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Article: Profile

Edmar Castaneda: A World Of Music

Read "Edmar Castaneda: A World Of Music" reviewed by Ian Patterson


The harp may be the least common instrument in jazz/improvised music--even the humble kazoo gets more of a run out. Dating back over 5,000 years to ancient Mesopotamia, the harp in its various guises is common to nearly all cultures across the continents. Throughout Asia, Africa and Latin America the harp is an important element of ...

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Article: Live Review

Tampere Jazz Happening 2013

Read "Tampere Jazz Happening 2013" reviewed by John Ephland


Tampere Jazz Happening Tampere, Finland October 31-November 3, 2013 It all started with a whimper. Or, rather, a quiet, almost serene drum roll. You knew things were going to eventually explode, but, of course, the getting there was half the fun. The Danish drum duo Toto was working in tandem in what ...

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Article: Live Review

Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 2013

Read "Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 2013" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Guinness Cork Jazz Festival Various Venues Cork Ireland October 25-28, 2013 Whether it was chance or fate is debatable but the fact is that had it not been for a cancelled bridge tournament the first Cork Jazz Festival might never have got off the ground. The 35th Guinness Cork Jazz ...

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News: Event

Jazz Harpist Edmar Castaneda Embarks On Six-date Irish Tour

Jazz Harpist Edmar Castaneda Embarks On Six-date Irish Tour

The harp is not without precedent in jazz but it’s unlikely anyone has ever played the harp quite like Colombian harpist Edmar Castaneda. Irish audiences are in for a special treat when Castaneda embarks on a six-date tour of the country between 20th and 27th October, culminating in a performance at the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival. ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Stefano Bollani / Hamilton de Holanda: O que sera

Read "Stefano Bollani / Hamilton de Holanda: O que sera" reviewed by Ian Patterson


There's a relative paucity of piano and guitar duo recordings; Bill Evans and Jim Hall in the world of jazz, Horacio Salgán and the late Ubaldo de Lio in the world of tango, and Pamela and Robert Trent in the classical world are notable exceptions. When it comes to crossover, jazz pianist Michel Camilo and flamenco ...

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News: Festival

Jazz Festivals Flower in Colombia

Jazz Festivals Flower in Colombia

By Mark Holston Colombians know a great deal about the power of music. In the 1980s and early '90s, when cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar and other drug lords turned South America's second most populous country into a battlefield, music was used as a tool to lure youngsters away from a life of drug-fueled violence. In the ...

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Double Portion

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2012
Track listing: Double Portion; Zeudi; A Harp In New York; Poem Of Strings; Libertango; Ocaso De Mar; Quitapesares; Portrait D'un Jardin; A La Tierra; Samba For Orvieto.

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Article: Album Review

Carol Robbins: Moraga

Read "Moraga" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


While the harp is often pigeonholed as an instrument that belongs in the confines of classical music, artists like Carol Robbins, Zeena Parkins and Edmar Castaneda are helping to change public perception about this topic. Castaneda has created rhythmically engaging music that's high on excitement, and Parkins is constantly breaking barriers by invading every area, from ...

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Article: Album Review

Carol Robbins: Moraga

Read "Moraga" reviewed by Edward Blanco


The harp is probably one of the least recognized and utilized instruments in jazz yet, the jazz harp is as much a part of the genre as the saxophone, with only a handful of musicians making it their instrument of choice. The late Dorothy Ashby and Alice Coltrane, along with Lori Andrews, Columbian Edmar Castaneda and ...

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News: Festival

Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival Celebrates Landmark 35th Anniversary

Headliners Include Diana Krall, Chris Botti, Trombone Shorty, Esperanza Spalding, Yellowjackets, Maceo Parker, and more! Saturday, June 30, and Sunday, July 1 SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY: The Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festiva will celebrate its landmark 35th Anniversary at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, June 30 and July 1, with a dynamic lineup of more than 20 acclaimed artists ...


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