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Nice Jazz Festival 2019
Nice Jazz Festival
Théâtre de Verdure
Nice, France
July 16-20, 2019
Sebastien Vidal, the artistic director of the Nice Jazz Festival, expressed his goals for 2019 as diversity and inclusivity. The Festival takes place in the center of the city, near a tram line station. They welcomed forty ...
Bray Jazz Festival 2018
Bray Jazz Festival
Various Venues
jny:Bray, Ireland
May 4-6, 2018
From the hilltop vantage point the Irish Sea lies veiled under a blanket of thick mist. Greystones, five miles to the right, birthplace of the great Christy Doran, peeks out, seemingly floating above the misty clouds like a Roger ...
Good Things Happen Slowly: A Life In And Out Of Jazz
Good Things Happen Slowly: A Life In And Out Of Jazz
Fred Hersch
307 Pages
ISBN: #9781101904343
Crown Archetype Press
2017
Disclaimer #1: Like the author, I harbor a blood pathogen (he HIV, me Leukemia) that is intent on killing me.
Disclaimer #2: Being of similar ...
Jonathan Finlayson: Moving Still
Trumpeter Jonathan Finlayson has been an in-demand sideman for a decade, laying a foundation of top-tier groundwork in recording with Steve Coleman on all of that uncompromising composer's Five Elements albums since 2002. Finlayson's performing credits include gigs with Ravi Coltrane, Steve Lehman, Mary Halvorson, Vijay Iyer, and many other notable artists. Not until 2013 did ...
read moreMegumi Yonezawa Trio: A Result of the Colors
Those outside of New York City, where Megumi Yonezawa currently resides, may only recognize the Japanese pianist, if anywhere, as sidewoman for Greg Osby (see 2004's Public on Blue Note), who brought her onboard following an enthusiastic endorsement from none other than Jason Moran. It was in Osby's band that she developed a rapport with drummer ...
read moreMonterey Jazz Festival 2013
Monterey Jazz Festival
Monterey, California
September 28-30, 2013
Like a lavish banquet, one can't indulge in the whole spread, but only savor favorites. That was the case with the lineup at the 56th annual Monterey Jazz Festival which ran at the Monterey Fairgrounds in Northern California.
Topping the ...
Thirsty Ear at Stone Curated by Peter Gordon: October 1-15
In 1990, Thirsty Ear made its emergence as a record label of its own, quickly accelerating
its position and becoming one of the top alternative independent labels within the U.S. music
industry. Since its beginning in 2000, the story of the Blue Series has been one of focused,
organic evolution. From free jazz masters, legends in their own time, ...
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A Lousy Day In Harlem by Ed Palermo
