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Article: Live Review

Enjoy Jazz Festival: Heidelberg / Mannheim / Ludwigshafen, Germany, October 30-November 7, 2012

Read "Enjoy Jazz Festival: Heidelberg / Mannheim / Ludwigshafen, Germany, October 30-November 7, 2012" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

2012 Enjoy Jazz FestivalHeidelberg/Mannheim/Ludwigshafen, GermanyOctober 30-November 7, 2012After a week in northern Sweden covering the 2012 Umeå Jazz Festival--where the were days shortening and the temperature dropping--moving south to Heidelberg, Germany was a welcome respite from the oncoming onslaught of winter that's also approaching back home in Canada. For this year's coverage of ...

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Article: Album Review

George Schuller's Circle Wide: Listen Both Ways

Read "Listen Both Ways" reviewed by Troy Collins

by Troy Collins

Listen Both Ways is the first studio recording by drummer George Schuller's longstanding Circle Wide quintet to concentrate primarily on his original compositions. The group's previous Playscape releases, 2003's Round 'Bout Now and 2008's Like Before, Somewhat After, paid homage to the seminal efforts of famous post-war bandleaders--trumpeter Miles Davis' Second Great Quintet on the former ...

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Article: Album Review

Marshall Gilkes: Sound Stories

Read "Sound Stories" reviewed by Dave Wayne

by Dave Wayne

One thing evident from the outset of Marshall Gilkes' Sound Stories: this is a band that impresses with the sheer force of its Herculean chops and unbridled, ceaseless energy. Juilliard-educated and currently residing in Cologne, Germany, Gilkes is one of the most impressive young jazz trombonists to emerge in the last few years. Given the crop ...

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Article: Interview

Christoph Stiefel: Isorhythms and Circus Clowns

Read "Christoph Stiefel: Isorhythms and Circus Clowns" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay

It's the end of a lengthy but enjoyable telephone interview with Christoph Stiefel and things are drawing to a close. Then the pianist asks if he can add one more comment: “This is my year. This is a really happening year for me: it's incredible. I've developed my style solo and with my Inner Language Trio ...

Article: Album Review

Keith Jarrett: Sleeper

Read "Sleeper" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

Il cosiddetto quartetto europeo di Keith Jarrett non è mai stato un gruppo stabile. Nei cinque anni della sua esistenza (1974-79) ha suonato solo in occasione di tre tour (europeo nel 1974, europeo/americano nel 1977 e giapponese/americano nel 1979) e ha realizzato altrettanti album ufficiali, i primi due realizzati in studio (Belonging e My Song) e ...

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Article: Live Review

2012 Umea Jazz Festival: Umea, Sweden, October 24-28, 2012

Read "2012 Umea Jazz Festival: Umea, Sweden, October 24-28, 2012" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

Umeå Jazz Festival Umeå, Sweden October 24-28, 2012 Nestled about 20 kilometers from the coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Sweden, connected by the Ume River, sits Umeå (pronounced: ooo-me-oh), a town of about 120,000 (including the surrounding region). Small it may be, but since 1968 it has hosted an annual ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Carta de Amor

Read "Carta de Amor" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

It's sure been a banner year for fans of the ECM label, with a slew of fine new releases from artists including guitarist John Abercrombie (Within a Song), bassist Arild Andersen (Celebration), pianist Tord Gustavsen (The Well), and saxophonist Tim Berne (Snakeoil). Previously out-of-print or never-before-in-print studio recordings from saxophonist Jan Garbarek (Dansere) and pianist Jon ...

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Article: Album Review

Beka Gochiashvili: Beka Gochiashvili

Read "Beka Gochiashvili" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco

An amazingly talented prodigy from Tbilisi, Georgia, sixteen year-old Beka Gochiashvili is nothing short of extraordinary, emerging as the latest piano virtuoso to hit the jazz circuit with an impressive self-titled debut sure to turn some heads and garnish well-deserved attention. Keyboardist Chick Corea's influence permeates the album, beginning with performances from Return To Forever band ...

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Article: Album Review

Cecil Taylor: FLY! FLY! FLY! FLY! FLY!

Read "FLY! FLY! FLY! FLY! FLY!" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

83 years old and approaching ninety releases as a leader, pianist Cecil Taylor's place in the history of jazz may already rest assured, but he's more cited than seen these days. He may not come up as a primary influence as often as usual suspects Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, McCoy Tyner or Herbie Hancock, but in ...

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Article: Live Review

John Surman: Manchester, England. June 18, 2012

Read "John Surman: Manchester, England. June 18, 2012" reviewed by David McLean

by David McLean

John SurmanRNCMManchester Jazz FestivalManchester, EnglandJune 18, 2012As the lights slowly dimmed, a small and rather unremarkable man made his way onto the stage, in front of a table strewn with saxophones and wind instruments. However, as the audience soon discovered, when this man begins to play something utterly remarkable ...


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