Articles by Willard Manus
Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival 2009
by Willard Manus
Edinburgh Jazz & Blues FestivalEdinburgh, ScotlandJuly 31-August 9, 2009The Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival is a popular annual event. Running from July 31 to August 9, the 2009 version draws tens of thousands of jazz and blues fans from the UK, Europe and the USA, thanks to its proven track record and generous roster of star attractions (Roy Hargrove, Dick Hyman, Barbara Morrison, Joe Temperly, among many others). It also helps that the Festival takes place in ...
Continue ReadingJazz in Cuba
by Willard Manus
Friends had told me to expect music everywhere I went in Havana: in the bars and clubs, coming out of doorways, windows and taxis, an outpouring of Latin polyrhythms that went on all day and night, like a soundtrack. What I hadn't expected to find, though, was the vast amount of jazz played by musicians of the highest calibre, both oldtimers and youngsters alike.The jazz scene in Havana is spearheaded by two state-owned clubs, The Jazz Cafe, and ...
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