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Luciano Linzi - Direttore artistico di JazzMI
by Paolo Peviani
Milano ha sempre ospitato numerose iniziative e rassegne in ambito jazzistico. Più o meno strutturate, più o meno significative. Per molti anni, tuttavia, alla città è mancato un vero e proprio festival. Una lacuna non da poco per una città di grandi ambizioni, che ama confrontarsi e competere con le principali capitali europee. ...
Courtney Pine: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
by David Burke
Courtney Pine didn't pick up his beloved tenor saxophone for more than a decade, until an album exploring the black British experience demanded it. The multi-instrumentalist eschewed the horn on the likes of Europa, House of Legends and Song (The Ballad Book), his two-hander with pianist Zoe Rahman. “I spoke to Sonny Rollins about ...
Louis Hayes: Serenade for Horace
by Victor L. Schermer
This gem of a tribute album is, in the words of the poet Wordsworth, a “recollection in tranquility" conceived and led by drummer Louis Hayes in memory of his beloved lifelong friend, pianist Horace Silver. In 1956, Silver invited Hayes to New York City from his native Detroit to join the Horace Silver Quintet, which produced ...
2017 Detroit Jazz Festival
by Richard Conde
The stars were out at the 38th Annual Detroit Jazz Festival. The world's largest free outdoor event held in the Motor City presented a stellar lineup in 2017 including Herbie Hancock, Artist-In-Residence Wayne Shorter, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Esperanza Spalding, Benny Golson, Chucho Valdes and more. This photos series captures the spirit of Detroit's annual Labor Day ...
Impressions of Monterey Jazz Festival 2017: MJF At 60
by Walter Atkins
Monterey Jazz Festival Monterey County Fairgrounds Monterey, CA September 15-17, 2017 The 60th edition of the long running Monterey Jazz Festival 2017 was well received. This year boldly continued the MJF's opulent tradition of presenting a special blend of fantastic jazz and other music genres in a casual ...
60th Monterey Jazz Festival
by Roberto Cifarelli
The Monterey Jazz Festival marked its 60th edition with an impressive programme, featuring 500 artists and over 130 concerts spread over eight stages during the third weekend of September. The stellar line up of musicians that graced the Monterey County Fairgrounds included Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Jimmy Heath, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Brad Mehldau & ...
Monterey Jazz Festival 2017
by Gregory Savage
Beautiful sunshine and perfect temperatures, were the backdrop for the 60th Monterey Jazz Festival. Coupled with good food and jazz lovers everywhere, the setting for an incredible weekend. But, this was only the icing. The “cake" was 500 musicians showing up for work, including some of the greatest jazz artists of all time. Headlining the hit ...
38th Annual Detroit Jazz Festival
by C. Andrew Hovan
38th Annual Detroit Jazz Festival Hart Plaza Detroit, Michigan September 1-4, 2017 Those of us who have been following jazz music for a long time know that there are definite changes in the landscape these days that are having a major impact on the music scene. For starters, we recently have ...
2017 Montclair Jazz Festival
by Richard Conde
The 8th annual 2017 Montclair Jazz festival in Nishuan Park in Montclair NJ came alive on August 12 with the sights and sounds of jazz. Actress S, Epatha Merkerson, from the hit TV series “Law and Order" was once again mistress of ceremonies along with WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM announcer Gary Walker. This festival had performances ...
Umbria Jazz 2017
by Libero Farnè
Umbria Jazz Perugia Varie sedi 7-16.7.2017 Mantenendosi fedele alla sua consolidata formula, Umbria Jazz si è protratta per dieci giorni su vari palcoscenici, con concerti gratuiti e a pagamento, cercando di adeguare stili e proposte differenti ai diversi contesti interessati e rivolgendosi quindi a diverse fasce di pubblico. In particolare, la ...
