Ian Patterson's Best Live Shows of 2012

From Lao to the Palestinian Territories, from Borneo to Vietnam, from Kuala Lumpur to London, and from Singapore to France, it was a busy year as far as reviewing gigs went. There were many wonderful concerts and some worthy of mention include guitarist Federico Casagrande, pianist Nicolas Bouloukos, guitarist Jeremy Tjordman and Norwegian duo Albatrosh, but my best concerts of the year are presented here in chronological order.


1. January 21: Ron Cole Trio Mark Two Pub, Vientiane, Laos










2. February 14: Remember Shakti Ramallah Cultural Palace, Ramallah, Palestinian Territories










3. May 11: New Cool Collective Borneo Jazz, Miri, Sarawak, Borneo










4. May 19: Meg Okura & the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble KL International Jazz Festival, Kuala Lumpur Convention Center, Malaysia










5. May 19: Ernie Watts & the Jeremy Monteiro International Trio KL International Jazz Festival, Kuala Lumpur Convention Center, Malaysia










6. May 20: Hiromi KL International Jazz Festival, Kuala Lumpur Convention Center, Malaysia










7. May 20: Ahmad Jamal KL International Jazz Festival, Kuala Lumpur Convention Center, Malaysia










8. September 1: Quoc Trung, Nguyen Le, Dhaffer Youssef, Than Lam, Rhani Krija, Kieu Anh Hanoi Opera House, Hanoi, Vietnam










9. October 13: : Michael Blake Trio with Samuel Blasser OCT LOFT Jazz Festival, Shenzhen, China










10. October 21: Diego Figueiredo Trio Beishan International Jazz Festival, China










11. October 21: Butterscotch Beishan International Jazz Festival, China










12. October 21: Luca Ciarla Quartet Beishan International Jazz Festival, China










13. November 21: Asian Jazz All-Stars Power Quartet Segre, France










14. December 2: Martin Taylor Penang Island Jazz Festival, Malaysia



Photo Credits

Ron Cole Trio: Ian Patterson

Remember Shakti: Ridvan Yumlu

New Cool Collective, Meg Okura Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble, Ernie Watts & the Jeremy Monteiro International Trio, Hiromi, Ahmad Jamal: Pein Lee

Nguyen Le, Quoc Trung, Dhaffer Youssef, Than Lam, Rhani Krija, Kieu Anh: Trongtung Nguyen

Michael Blake Trio with Samuel Blaser: Sabrina Ouyang

Diego Figueiredo, Butterscotch, Luca Ciarla: Grace Li

Asian Jazz All-Stars Power Quartet: Varian Monteiro

Martin Taylor: Michael Lee

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