Great Live Moments - Jim Hall

April 2, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.

Add new comment | Filed under: band members, ben riley, bill evans, bill frisell, compositions, duets, embodiment, guitarist jim, guitarists, harvie, jazz forum, jazz guitarist, jim hall, jim hall trio, john scofield, Listening Post, Live Music, living jazz, pat metheny, ron carter, sonny rollins, wbgo

Guitarist Jim Hall is the embodiment of what makes jazz special. First of all, there's something so absolutely honest about his music. If you need proof that Hall is the greatest living jazz guitarist, ask Pat Metheny. Or Bill Frisell. Or John Scofield. They will tell you that Jim Hall is their guy. I suspect musicians admire Jim for many of the reasons that we do. Chiefly, Hall's asset is his ability to listen to the other band members. Just imagine all those Jim Hall duets with Bill Evans, Ron Carter, or any number of guitarists, not to mention his ensemble playing with Sonny Rollins... "Down From Antigua" is one of Jim Hall's trademark compositions. As many times as I've heard this tune, it still sounds fresh.
WBGO recorded the Jim Hall Trio at The Jazz Forum, February 5, 1983.
They are:
Jim Hall, guitar
Harvie Swartz - bass
Ben Riley - drums

Listen to "Down From Antigua" from the WBGO Archives.
-Josh

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Eliane Elias at J&R - Something For You

January 29, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.

Add new comment | Filed under: bassist, bill evans, billy hart, drummer, eliane elias, Listening Post, Live Music, marc johnson, music

Eliane Elias and her trio - bassist Marc Johnson and drummer Billy Hart - played the music of Bill Evans at J&R, and we broadcast it live.

If you missed it, you can listen to some selections from the live concert here.
-Josh

PS Some great Bill Evans quotes collected here.

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Blogging during the staff meeting?

January 2, 2008. Posted by .

Add new comment | Filed under: being a team player, bill evans, broadcasts, chomping at the bit, eliane elias, Jazz Alive, Jazz Education, jazz show, left hand, midday, music, toronto

This is the most painful part of being a team player. The monthly "all-staff meeting." Most of us are chomping at the bit to get back to the tons of work we have to do but acknowledge that it's important for the right hand to know what the left hand is doing. There's useful information exchanged here, for the most part. Upcoming stuff includes our broadcasts of Rhonda Hamilton's Midday Jazz Show from the International Association for Jazz Education in Toronto (Jan. 9-12) and Eliane Elias plays the music of Bill Evans live from J&R Music, Park Row, on January 19. Our winter fund drive is scheduled to begin January 30.

Other stuff upcoming: Our next Newark Today broadcast will feature a return visit from Police Director Garry McCarthy. That's on January 10, 8 p.m. A call-in show with Newark's departing schools superintendent, January 31, 8 p.m. This'll be a rare opportunity to hear from (and to talk to) Marion Bolden, a 40-year veteran of the Newark public school system. There was more stuff happening but I was posting these blog comments and I missed it, so ... David Cruz

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