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Article: Live Review

Ottawa Jazz Festival 2010: Days 7-9, June 30-July 2, 2010

by John Kelman
July 4, 2010

Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 | Days 7-9 | Days 10-11 radio.string.quartet.vienna / Tord Gustavsen EnsembleTD Ottawa International Jazz Festival Ottawa, Ontario, Canada June 30-July 2, 2010 As the 30th Anniversary of the TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival enters the home stretch, it once again provided a day of ...

News: Festival

A Spectacular Night - Marred by One Idiot

July 4, 2010

Guitarist John Scofield was a great choice to open the New Orleans portion/final phase of the 2010 Montreal International Jazz Festival. His Piety Street Band released an exceptional funky New Orleans-gospel and blues-based CD under the Piety Street name earlier this year. The band was even better in person last night at the Theatre Maisonneuve. Pianist/B3 ...

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Ottawa Jazz Festival 2010: Days 4-6, June 27-29, 2010

by John Kelman
July 1, 2010

Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 | Days 7-9 | Days 10-11Kenny Garrett Presents / John Scofield and the Piety Street Band Ralph Towner and Paolo Fresu / Medeski, Martin and Wood John Geggie and Friends / Youn Sun Nah / Manu Katché TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival Ottawa, Ontario, Canada June 27-29, 2010 ...

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Article: Interview

Alan Ferber: Developing String Theory

by Franz A. Matzner
June 28, 2010

Trombonist and composer Alan Ferber is a precise and thoughtful individual whose careful, deliberate expression is equally evident in both his insightful way of speaking--and his beautifully composed and executed recordings. As a freelancer, Ferber has tackled a wide breadth of music, everything from big band and small ensemble jazz to Broadway musicals and the beats ...

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Article: Live Review

Assaf Kehati, Billy Hart, & Noam Weisenberg: Trio Music

by David Lighton
June 27, 2010

Assaf Kehati Trio featuring Billy Hart Twins Jazz Washington, D.C. June 5, 2010 In recent years, the guitar trio--with bass and drums--has reached mythic status. Once an obscure instrumentation, the setting has been elevated to new heights by young guitarists seeking the kind of interplay for which the piano ...

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Article: Interview

Mick Goodrick and Wolfgang Muthspiel: Musical Synthesis

by Matthew Warnock
June 22, 2010

When guitarists Wolfgang Muthspiel and Mick Goodrick walked up to the stage on January 30th, 2008, they were not only preparing to record a live album for Muthspiel's Material Records label, they were celebrating a musical and personal relationship that stretches back more than two decades. First meeting at the New England Conservatory, where Muthspiel studied ...

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Take Five With Koby Hayon

by AAJ Staff
June 22, 2010

Meet Koby Hayon:Koby Hayon was born and raised in Jerusalem, Israel. While studying at the Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in Tel Aviv, Hayon gathered experience as a guitarist with the DGK Trio and other notable groups. In 2001, Koby moved to the United States, where he would ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Keith Jarrett at Carnegie Hall Veterans Finding Their Way

June 21, 2010

It took a while for Keith Jarrett to locate his muse at Carnegie Hall on Thursday night. From his station at the piano he worked through familiar cycles of theme and variations with his longtime partners, the bassist Gary Peacock and the drummer Jack DeJohnette. The music in the concerts first half was sympathetic and duly ...

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Article: Live Review

Alex Chilowicz Senior Recital

by David A. Orthmann
June 18, 2010

Alex Chilowicz Senior Recital William Paterson University Wayne, NJ May 9, 2010 In November of 2009, Alex Chilowicz, along with members of the Manhattan School of Music's Jazz Philharmonic Orchestra, performed Focus, Eddie Sauter's seven part composition for string orchestra and improvised tenor saxophone. The piece was originally written for ...

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Article: Interview

Manu Katche: Play As You Are

by Ian Patterson
June 15, 2010

Manu Katché is one of the most original drummers anywhere, defying categorization and straddling musical genres with ease and flair. A French national of Ivorian background, he has turned his hand to pop, rock, fusion and jazz, and his exposure to all these elements, plus his classical training, is indelibly stamped in a playing style all ...