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Wayne Shorter Quartet: Toronto, February 12, 2011

By ALAIN LONDES February 22, 2011

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Wayne Shorter Quartet Massey Hall Toronto, Canada February 12, 2011

During a recent NPR interview with Michelle Mercer, the author of Footprints: The Life and Music of Wayne Shorter (Tarcher, 2004) talked about how the saxophonist is still capable of keeping people interested through his continuous playing and writing. His quartet has not ...

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Wayne Shorter Quartet with NEC Philharmonia, Boston

By TIMOTHY J. O'KEEFE November 18, 2009

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Wayne Shorter Quartet with NEC Philharmonia Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory Boston, Massachusetts October 24, 2009

Crushing waves, pound against jagged stone. Water breaks into spotted foam, falling, rising, then pounding again. The sounds splash and spray, captivating a stunned and silent audience.

The Wayne Shorter Quartet took the stage for the ...

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Wayne Shorter y Magos Herrera en el Festival de Jazz de Barcelona (I)

By JOAN FARGAS November 2, 2009

Índice Medalla de oro Wayne Shorter Quartet Magos Herrera

Medalla de oro La 41 edición del Voll-Damm Festival Internacional de Jazz de Barcelona empezó con un invitado de primer nivel: Wayne Shorter. La sensación que vivimos fue de noche histórica. Antes del concierto, el director del festival, Tito Ramoneda, recordó la figura de ...

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Jazz Weekend In Old York: Eric Dolphy, Benny Goodman, and Wayne Shorter Revisited

By MARTIN LONGLEY December 3, 2008

Jazz Weekend In Old York The National Centre For Early Music York, England November 21-23, 2008

England's deeply historical city of York is far from being a jazz nexus, but its main alternative music venue does have an ongoing policy of presenting one--off gigs in an atmospheric converted church space. The National Centre For ...

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Wayne Shorter and Dave Holland at Carnegie Hall

By CHAD KUSHINS July 6, 2005

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When Wayne Shorter put a new working acoustic jazz band together in 2001, there were two possible outcomes that his fans and listeners could have expected: 1) “Nice! Wayne Shorter is going to finally bring back is innovative style of playing and band-leading with new, original compositions that just might rival his composing power demonstrated during ...

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Wayne Shorter with Quintet and Orchestra

By CRAIG JOLLEY March 12, 2004

University of Southern California September 8, 2000

The evening began slowly with still another version of the Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras Number 5, the quintet accompanied by twelve cellos and a bass. Shorter on soprano sax took the role of the soprano voice in the original. The remainder of the first half was ...

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Herbie Hancock & Wayne Shorter duo

By DAVID ADLER March 12, 2004

The John Harms Center for the Arts (Englewood, NJ) October 2000

These two giants began their duo conclave with some topical humor. Sauntering relaxedly onto the stage, Hancock and Shorter took up positions near their respective microphones. Hancock welcomed the audience and said, “We’re going to begin this evening with...." Shorter interjected: ...

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