ON THE COVER

• p 34 : Dee Dee Bridgewater
  Finding Her Roots »
  By Dan Ouellette
  When the vocalist decided to explore the connections between jazz and African music for her latest project, Red Earth, she did not cut any corners. Rather, she dove deep into this project, traveling to Mali to record with the likes of Oumou Sangaré and Toumani Diabaté. We went to Africa with Bridgewater for a behind-the-scenes account of the historic sessions.

FEATURES

• p 42 : Anthony Braxton
  Who’s Afraid of the Ghost ?
  By Ted Panken
• p 50 : James Blood Ulmer
  ’I Am The Concept !’
  By Frank-John Hadley
• p 56 : Avishai Cohen
  Low-End Octane
  By Michael Jackson

SPECIAL 82-Page SECTION : STUDENT MUSIC GUIDE 2008
– Where To Study Jazz 2008

DEPARTMENTS

• p 8 : First Take
• p 10 : Chords & Discords
• p 15 : The Beat
• p 17 : Living Jazz
  By D.D. Jackson
• p 18 : Backstage With... George Coleman
• p 20 : European Scene
• p 20 : The Archives : September 19, 1956
• p 22 : Things To Come
• p 24 : Caught
• p 26 : Players
  – Pink Martini
  – Tyshawn Sorey
  – Rick Parker
  – Joel Frahm
• p 61 : Reviews
• p 172 : Toolshed
• p 176 : Transcription : John medeski Pentatonic Organ Solo on ’Legalize It’
• p 178 : Master Class : Expressing Another Shade Of Blues
  By Larry Coryell
• p 180 : Pro Session : The Mythology of Copyright
  By Alan Bergman
• p 182 : Jazz on Campus
• p 186 : Blindfold Test : Eddie Henderson (trumpeter)