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Vibraphonist Christos Rafalides was born in Kozani, Greece where he studied piano and classical percussion, working with top orchestras.
After hearing pianist George Cables play, Rafalides switched to jazz and the vibraphone, moving to Boston to study at Berklee and in New York at the Manhattan School of Music where he learned from Joe Locke.
Since 2002, Christos Rafalides has recorded regularly and worked with top musicians including Ravi Coltrane, Antonio Sanchez, Donny McCaslin, the Charles Mingus Epitaph Band, and some of Greece’s most creative artists.
On this LiveStream from April 6, 2020, Christos Rafalides improvises a few numbers on his solo vibraphone while Irini Rafalides (whose speaking microphone is unfortunately a bit low) draws images that complement his playing.
– Scott Yanow
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April 06, 2020
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You can follow Ethan Helm here.
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This is the twenty second in a series of special Jazz on the Tube reviews of live stream performances.
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This Livestream features duets by a pair of excellent young saxophonists: Ethan Helm and Owen Broder.
Ethan Helm leads the avant-garde group Wet Electric and has composed and arranged for several genres of music.
Owen Broder has worked with Ryan Truesdell, leads the quintet Cowboys & Frenchmen, and is a member of the Anat Cohen Tentet.
Helm (heard on tenor, bass clarinet and baritone sax), and Brodie (alto and flute) perform melodic music that sometimes hints at Eric Dolphy, and is filled with a variety of tone colors, attractive harmonies, and subtle creativity.
– Scott Yanow
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April 05, 2020
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This is the one hundred fifty-second in a series of special Jazz on the Tube reviews of live stream performances.
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A jazz singer, keyboardist and dancer, Goussy Célestin has a beautiful and friendly voice along with a vivid imagination.
Having studied with Ron Carter, Jimmy Heath, Max Roach, Donald Byrd, Barry Harris, Sheila Jordan and with several dance instructors, she works regularly in New York and the East Coast with a variety of groups; a highlight or her was performing duets with the late pianist John Hicks.
On her LiveStream from May 6, 2020, at first Goussy Celestin playfully pretends to be playing her quilt, singing a different note for each color that she dances on.
She next creates a choir via electronics on an infectious rhythmic piece, plays keyboard on one number which includes a short vocal, and then gives viewers a fine example of her jazz piano playing, wrapping up a spontaneous and solid all-round performance.
– Scott Yanow
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May 06, 2020
April 05, 2020
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April 04, 2020
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April 04, 2020
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This Livestream features two of the brightest stars of modern jazz today.
Pianist Fabian Almazan was born in Cuba, grew up in Miami, and studied in Northern California at the Brubeck Institute and with Kenny Barron at the Manhattan School of Music.
A longtime member of the Terence Blanchard Quintet, Almazan has worked with many other top artists including Gretchen Parlato, Paquito D’Rivera, and Ambrose Akinmusire, and released five albums of his own.
Bassist Linda May Han Oh, who was born in Malaysia and grew up in Australia, played several instruments before settling on the bass in high school.
She has worked with many of the who’s who of jazz during the past dozen years including Pat Metheny, Steve Wilson, Jon Irabagon, and Billy Childs.
On April 18, 2020, Linda May Han Oh and Fabian Almazan teamed up for a set of colorful and diverse originals, with the music starting three minutes into the performance; they clearly inspire each other throughout.
– Scott Yanow
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April 18, 2020
April 03, 2020
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