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February 2011On the Cover24 Bunky Green& RudreshMahanthappaBreaking FreeOf The SystemBy Ted Panken30Though the feeling they generateis best described as “free,” altosaxophonists Bunky Green andRudresh Mahanthappa both workwithin strongly conceptualizedstructures that leave them plentyof space to soar. A seeminglyodd pairing on the surface, thetwo share a common passionand stimulate each other toextremely high levels of creativity,as heard on their latest CDproject as coleaders, Apex.Omar SosaCover photography by Jimmy KatzMassimo MantovaniFeatures30 Omar SosaGoes DeepBy Dan Ouellette34 John McNeilAll WitBy Jim Macnie38 Kevin EubanksShapes HisPost-Leno CareerBy Kirk Silsbee42 150 Great Jazz VenuesAn International Listingof the Best Placesto See Live Jazz55 Mina Cho 59 Mike Reed 67 Kneebody68 TarbabyDepartments8 First Take10 Chords & Discords13 The BeatRememberingJames Moody17 European Scene18 Caught20 PlayersJohn HébertJames FalzoneAndrew RathbunMilton Suggs51 Reviews70 Master ClassClaire Daly72 Transcription74 Toolshed78 Jazz On Campus82 Blindfold TestKenny Barron &Mulgrew Miller6 DOWNBEAT FEBRUARY 2011