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Mehmet Polat Trio Performs Friday, Jan. 15 at The Shinnyo Center
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Michael Ricci
This Friday, Jan. 15, The Shinnyo Center for Meditation and Well-being will welcome the critically-acclaimed global jazz performance group, the Mehmet Polat Trio, to the United States, for a special transatlantic session of its ongoing Jazz Meditation series. The Mehmet Polat Trio will accompany a Shinnyo Center meditation guide to lead the audience in a short, music-infused meditation before a performance. The Mehmet Polat Trio is a spiritual yet adventurous group consisting of three virtuosos of the ney, kora and ...
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International jazz in more ways than one
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
The excellent and versatile Orlando-based drummer Eddie Metz Jr. brought his International Jazz Trio to Port Charlotte on Monday, January 11 for a concert with more foreign tinges than just the trio's membership. The band consists of Metz, Australian-born bassist and singer Nicki Parrott, and Italian-born pianist Rossano Sportiello. Metz tends to get top billing on Florida tours because he lives here, but it really is a trio of equals. All three players contribute mightily to the group's dynamic sound ...
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Jazz this week: Jazz at Lincoln Center Group, Rob Endicott, Miss Jubilee, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Though it's been a relatively mild winter so far in St. Louis, many touring acts are still taking it easy this time of year, and not all local presenters are back up to full speed after the holiday break. Still, while this week's offerings of live jazz and creative music may be fewer in number than usual, you can count on StLJN to point you to the good stuff. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, January 13 Pianist Adaron “Pops" ...
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Satoko Fujii + French-Japanese Quartet Kaze Tour Australia: January 13-19, 2016 and Japan: January 23-30
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
Pianist Fujii Performs Solo and Duo Concert with Alister Spence January 13 in Glebe Two-trumpet ensemble Kaze unleashes storm of inventive sound with performances in Australia and Japan including Sydney, Melbourne, Kobe and Tokyo “One of the most musically dynamic and intense “jazz" sets of the year… If you think you can imagine what piano, drums, and two trumpets will sound like, think again.” —Derk Richardson, KPFA “One of the best gigs I’ve seen this year….” –-Steve Dalachinsky, The Brooklyn ...
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World Class Bosman Twins Return to Jazz at the Bistro on March 10-12
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Michael Ricci
Whether it’s the Bosman Twins’ longevity as jazz masters, classically trained musicians, classroom instructors, or their charismatic and engaging entertaining style, The Bosman Twins always leave their fans wanting more. A favorite among high profile private events to fun at festivals in the park, they put the “B” back in BeBop and Big Band Sounds. If you are “a head nodding” jazz lover; “a jamming dancing machine;” or “can’t sit still in your seat,” the Bosman’s performance is where you ...
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The Swiss Connection
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
Drummer-singer Patricia Dean brought her trio to the South County Jazz Club's matinee concert series at the Venice FL Art Center Thursday, and quite willingly handed the center of attention to her pianist. William Evans is based in St. Petersburg for a few months a year but spends the bulk of his time teaching jazz piano and performing in Switzerland, where he's a longtime faculty member at the Swiss Jazz School in Basel. When he's back in Southwest Florida, it's ...
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Punta del Este International Jazz Festival - January 6-10, 2016
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
“Do small things with great love."—Francisco Yobino, Punta del Este International Jazz Festival Director By Maria Cabeza Francisco Yobino was a pioneer; when he started thinking of making a jazz festival in Punta del Este (Uruguay) people told him he was nuts: “ In the middle of the countryside?" “ Surrounded by cows?" “ You should try this project in Europe or in the USA!" but he stayed in Uruguay and it has been 20 years since his dream came ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, January 8-14
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
The usual January deep-freeze is rumored to be enroute. Better get out and hear some hot jazz this weekend and store up some fuel to keep the music burning through the week! The 8'Oclock Jump series returns to Walker West; there's a new trio of veterans at the Black Dog; a Minnesota Orchestra retiree heads to the Dunsmore Room.. and more in area jazz this week. Big Gigs This Week Friday, January 8. Walker West Music Academy hosts the 2016 ...
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