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Article: Live Review

10th Bray Jazz Festival

by Ian Patterson
May 28, 2009

10th Bray Jazz Festival Bray, Ireland May 1-3, 2009 The small town of Bray in county Wicklow is not the most obvious location for an international jazz festival. Situated twenty kilometers south of the capital Dublin and hugging the coast, it has been battered by the Irish Sea since at least 1300, ...

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News: Award / Grant

JJA's 13th Annual Jazz Awards - Join Us!

May 18, 2009

Mark your calendar! 13th Annual JJA Jazz Awards June 16, 2009 3:00-6:00pm at The Jazz Standard 116 E. 27th Street New York, NY Join us at the JJA's 13th Annual Jazz Awards as we... Announce our 2009 award winners (see nominees below) Honor winners and nominees ...

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Article: Album Review

Julian Siegel Trio: Live At The Vortex

Read "Live At The Vortex" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May
May 18, 2009

He may or may not be “mad, bad and dangerous to know," as a female contemporary famously described the 19th century poet Lord Byron, but there is something distinctly Byronic about British reeds player Julian Siegel. His cascading curls (an early nickname was Wig), penchant for black clothing, and the intense lyricism of his playing combine ...

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Article: Live Review

Live Minimalism From New York: Shoko Nagai/Satoshi Takeishi, Signal, Rhys Chatham, Terry Riley & Glenn Branca

by Martin Longley
May 14, 2009

Shoko Nagai & Satoshi TakeishiThe StoneApril 21, 2009 These Japanese New Yorkers are giving the second performance of Abysm (there was a gig at Roulette in February), an ambitiously intense sequence that revolves around “a tale of a floating world (Ukiyo)," which appears to be the duo's own private land of sonic fantasy. ...

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Article: Film Review

Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense - Episode Two: 12 Notes in Real Time

by John Kelman
April 27, 2009

Episode One | Episode Two | Episode Three | Episode Four ---> Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present TenseEpisode Two: 12 Notes in Real Time The Documentary ChannelApril 27, 2009, 09:00-10:00PMParadigm Studio2009After a promising launch on April 20, 2009, with ...

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News: Award / Grant

Philadelphia Music Project Announces 2009 Grant Awards

April 21, 2009

Support from the Philadelphia Music Project brings 118 Events to the Philadelphia region Nineteen local music organizations receive almost $1.2 million in funding Philadelphia, PA -- The Philadelphia Music Project (PMP), a program of The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, has awarded $1,179,675 to 19 local music organizations in support of 118 concerts and residency ...

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Article: Film Review

Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense - Episode One: The Quiet Revolution

by John Kelman
April 20, 2009

Episode One | Episode Two | Episode Three | Episode Four --->Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present TenseEpisode One: The Quiet Revolution The Documentary ChannelApril 20, 2009, 09:00-10:00PMParadigm Studio2009Many still look back at Ken Burns' Jazz (2001) as the documentary that ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Dave Douglas 3 at Bucks County Community College

April 17, 2009

Modern jazz trumpet master Dave Douglas performs at Bucks County Community College Wednesday April 22, 7:00pm with his new trio featuring Donny McCaslin on saxophone and Marcus Rojas on tuba. Recognized as one of the most important and original American musicians of the last decade, two-time Grammy nominated Dave Douglas is an acclaimed trumpeter, composer and ...

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Article: Album Review

Yoni Kretzmer's New Dilemma: Yoni Kretzmer's New Dilemma

Read "Yoni Kretzmer's New Dilemma" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni
April 13, 2009

Unlike many young jazz players in Israel, tenor saxophonist Kretzmer chose to broaden his musical education in France, instead of the United States. This appears to have exposed him to a much more varied scene, and a more open and flexible definition of jazz genres. His musical world is rooted in the fusion-meets-progressive rock ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Oren Neiman

by AAJ Staff
April 9, 2009

Meet Oren Neiman: Born in Ramat-Gan, Israel, and raised in Toronto, Canada, and Israel, Oren grew up listening to many different kinds of music. He started playing mainly in rock bands, but soon became interested in jazz. He started studying the music, and playing in various venues around Israel.In August 2001, Oren ...