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Live at the Alberta Street Pub

When Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble teamed up with songwriter Catherine Feeny and jazz drummer Chris Johnedis, one night at the Alberta Street Pub last November, they produced a great show and live recording. I imagine the set’s opening line, “I’m sorry” half-whispered by Feeny, from the song “Against You,” hooking the ears of everyone there, […]

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The Sound of the New Big Band

Jessika Smith’s Big Band Hits a Milestone for PJCE Records I remember the first time that I listened to Miles Davis, and it just happened to be a big band album arranged by Gil Evans, called Miles Ahead (1957). The richness of the horns struck me like nothing before. But then I can remember rediscovering […]