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Joshua Redman/Sam Yahel/Brian Blade

by C. Andrew Hovan
March 8, 2004

NightTown Cleveland Heights, Ohio Between all the equipment and the makeshift tables crammed into every available space, there was barely enough room to move amidst NightTown’s already crowded environs, as this quaint little pub on the eastside of Cleveland is usually home to modest acoustic sets. It gave the term “standing room only" a ...

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Charlie Haden's Quartet West with Strings

by C. Andrew Hovan
March 8, 2004

Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan It’s more common for European crowds to be privy to the kind of major production that accompanied Charlie Haden’s brief pass through the University of Michigan. But being the metropolitan and forward-thinking town that Ann Arbor is, little surprise that they’d attract this ...

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Steve Lacy & Roswell Rudd: Live at the Bird of Paradise (Ann Arbor, Michigan)

by C. Andrew Hovan
March 8, 2004

Coming together in one of those “once in a lifetime" sort of ways, a recent two-night stand by the reunited Steve Lacy/Roswell Rudd Quartet was not only remarkable in terms of the musicians involved but also notable due to the venue chosen for the occasion. Anyone familiar with the jazz lineage of Detroit and the suburbs ...

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Pat Metheny Trio at The Capitol Theatre in Cleveland

by C. Andrew Hovan
March 8, 2004

Pat Metheny Trio The Capitol Theatre Columbus, OH April 2000Much like a modern-day Ellington, guitarist and composer Pat Metheny has kept his working group together for many decades now and utilizes it as a workshop for developing his compositions, always tailoring his work, like the maestro, for the persons involved. Pushing ...

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Pat Metheny Group in Cleveland Lakewood Civic Auditorium Cleveland, Ohio March 6, 2002

by C. Andrew Hovan
March 8, 2004

You have to savor the moments when you can. I mean, with as many sidebars as Pat Metheny seems to take these days, his efforts with the PMG are of a limited scope and they come with some space between the records and touring- about four and a half years to be exact. It was 1997 ...

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Cedar Walton Trio

by C. Andrew Hovan
March 8, 2004

Night Town Cleveland Heights, Ohio Every spring, jazz fans in Cleveland can look forward to a stupefying array of festivities revolving around the Tri-C JazzFest, which happens to be America's premier educational jazz festival. Over the years, this has also meant that other jazz-related presentations have had the opportunity to ride the ...

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Let My Children Hear Music

by C. Andrew Hovan
March 8, 2004

The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra with guests Christian McBride, Bobby Watson, and Marcus Belgrave Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland, Ohio Since 1980, the month of April has not only meant the budding of spring for Cleveland area music lovers, but also the opportunity to take advantage of one of the country’s most distinguished ...

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April In Cleveland: The Tri-C JazzFest

by C. Andrew Hovan
March 8, 2004

Tri-C JazzFest Cuyahoga Community College Cleveland, Ohio For the past 23 years, April in Cleveland has meant jazz, not only for those who like to listen to the music but for those youngsters trying to make sense of it all by receiving the sage wisdom handed down by the masters. ...

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Sci-Fi and Beyond

by C. Andrew Hovan
March 8, 2004

Christian McBride Quartet Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland, Ohio It’s hard to say where it came from, but the old adage is that those who can’t make it in the “big time” usually end up teaching. But just go tell that to Christian McBride. Arguably one of the most accomplished and in-demand ...

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Charlie Hunter Quartet at the Beachland

by C. Andrew Hovan
March 8, 2004

Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, Ohio Talk about a blast from the past, the hardwood floors and vintage décor of Cleveland’s Beachland Ballroom give it a retro aura that the young alternative crowd surely must embrace. Lately the club has been booking blues shows and it was perfectly logical to bring in Charlie Hunter ...