Home » Search Center » Results: evan parker

Results for "evan parker"

Advanced search options

282

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Geggie Series Presents Padovani, Trudel and Mazza

Jazz Geggie Series Presents Padovani, Trudel and Mazza

The National Arts Centre is pleased to announce the Fourth Stage 10th season with the return of the critically acclaimed Geggie Series. The first concert of the season will be presented in collaboration with the Embassy of France and the Alliance Franaise on Saturday, September 26, 2009 at 8pm. The concert will have a transatlantic flavour ...

480

News: Festival

Barcelona International Jazz Festival 2009 Complete Roster!

Here is the complete schedule for the 41 Voll-Damm Barcelona International Jazz Festival, opening on October 28th with Wayne Shorter Quartet, and closing at the NYC’s Jazz Standard with four very special nights (December 3rd to 6th), featuring Chano Dominguez Quinteto Flamenco. Watch the video! Concerts Sunday, October 18th Celebrating Blue Note ...

595

Article: Live Review

Alexander Hawkins Ensemble at the Vortex, London

Read "Alexander Hawkins Ensemble at the Vortex, London" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe

Alexander Hawkins Ensemble The Vortex London, England August 10, 2009 If you can judge a person by the company he keeps, then pianist Alexander Hawkins must be someone to watch given his musical associations, both actual and virtual. The packed house at the Vortex certainly thought so, confounding Hawkins' ...

347

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Alejandro Florez

Read "Take Five With Alejandro Florez" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

Meet Alejandro Florez:Guitarist Alejandro Florez earned a Master's degree in Jazz Performance and Composition from the University of North Texas before moving to NYC. He now performs in various jazz and Colombian bands, and works as a composer/arranger, session player and educator. Alejandro's current projects include “Tibagui," which performs his original music; the Alejandro ...

302

Article: Album Review

Alexander Hawkins Ensemble: No Now Is So...

Read "No Now Is So..." reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe

Both the enigmatic title and Red Planet sleeve photography of this debut recording by Alexander Hawkins' six-piece ensemble suggest something out of the ordinary. The feeling is confirmed by a glance at the distinctive instrumentation, which pitches the strings of cellist Hannah Marshall, guitarist Otto Fischer and bassist Dominic Lash against the percussion of Javier Carmona ...

401

Article: Multiple Reviews

Improvisation from Barcelona: Agusti Fernandez and Octante

Read "Improvisation from Barcelona: Agusti Fernandez and Octante" reviewed by John Eyles

by John Eyles

Albums by pianist Agusti Fernandez and the group Octante (as well as the concurrent release of Barcelona Chronicles by guitarist Derek Bailey) provide a timely opportunity to celebrate the dynamic improvised music scene of Barcelona, Spain. The profile of the city's improvisers has steadily grown in recent years, not least because of the work of IBA ...

1,127

Article: Live Review

TD Canada Trust 2009 Vancouver International Jazz Festival

Read "TD Canada Trust 2009 Vancouver International Jazz Festival" reviewed by A. Henkin

by A. Henkin

TD Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz FestivalVancouver, CAJune 26th-July 5th Probably one of the few places on the planet not deep in mourning for recently deceased pop star Michael Jackson was Vancouver, on the western coast of Canada, or at least the parts of the city given over to the 24th annual TD ...

688

Article: Live Review

Evan Parker Trio at the Vortex in London

Read "Evan Parker Trio at the Vortex in London" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe

Evan Parker Trio The Vortex London, England July 16, 2009 “Support your local heroes!" is an injunction that should be familiar to every jazz fan. And that's what the Vortex Jazz Bar does on a regular basis by giving saxophone master Evan Parker a slot, usually on ...

256

Article: Album Review

The New Black: The White Album

Read "The White Album" reviewed by Clifford Allen

by Clifford Allen

Percussionist Gino Robair's Rastascan label, based in the Bay Area, has long been a sort of outpost for non-idiomatic improvisation in the US, recording groups like the Evan Parker/Barry Guy/Paul Lytton Trio, German reedman Wolfgang Fuchs, saxophonist John Butcher and guitarist Derek Bailey. Robair studied with AMM percussionist Eddie Prevost in England, as well as composition ...

151

News: Looking For...

Online Petition to Support Instants Chavires

Online Petition to Support Instants Chavires

On Thursday July 2nd 2009 we were shocked to learn that the balance of the operational subsidy allocated to our Association by the General Council of the Seine-Saint-Denis Department had been slashed by no less than 25,000€--a drop of more of 19%. This in addition to a 7,000€ cut in our municipal subsidy (at the beginning ...


Engage

Publisher's Desk
How AAJ Works plus Radio & Podcast News
Read on...
The place for jazz polls and surveys!
Reader Polls
Which jazz venues deserve to be on top?
Cast Your Vote Today
The Big Question
What was the most memorable jazz concert you attended?
Post Your Comment

Get more of a good thing!

Our weekly newsletters highlight our top stories, top album reviews, website news, free songs, radio & podcast shows, news, and upcoming jazz events near you.

Install All About Jazz

iOS Instructions:

To install this app, follow these steps:

All About Jazz would like to send you notifications

Notifications include timely alerts to content of interest, such as articles, reviews, new features, and more. These can be configured in Settings.