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Bergamo Jazz 2016

Read "Bergamo Jazz 2016" reviewed by Libero Farnè


Bergamo Jazz 2016 13-20 mar. Tutto sommato Bergamo Jazz 2016 ha tenuto fede alle parole programmatiche di Dave Douglas, suo nuovo direttore artistico, tese a presentare “un ampio spaccato di alcune delle espressioni di questa musica in costante evoluzione...," in considerazione anche del fatto che essa “ci arriva in varie forme e ...

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Article: Live Review

Vossa Jazz 2016

Read "Vossa Jazz 2016" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Vossa Jazz Various venues Voss, Norway March 18-20, 2016 Perched high on the mountain side, the weather-beaten wooden farm houses of the Voss folk museum command a truly impressive view of the town below, ringed by snow-capped mountains, interlocking valleys and ice-covered fjords that stretch to the four points ...

Article: Album Review

Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio: Live In Studio

Read "Live In Studio" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


È possibile che il nome di questa formazione e il suo stesso leader non vi dicano molto ma guardate chi sono gli altri protagonisti e gli ospiti coinvolti. Il pianista Kenny Barron e il bassista Ron Carter completano il trio mentre si aggiungono Roy Hargrove in quattro brani e Cassandra Wilson in tre. Senza esagerare è ...

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News: Recording

"The Songbook Sessions: Ella Fitzgerald," Jane Monheit's First CD On Her New Emerald City Imprint, Due For April 8 Release

"The Songbook Sessions: Ella Fitzgerald," Jane Monheit's First CD On Her New Emerald City Imprint, Due For April 8 Release

Vocalist Jane Monheit had long thought about recording an Ella tribute. Fitzgerald’s beloved songbook albums held “Biblical” importance for her when she was growing up and have never lost their hold on her. Those dreams have come to fruition with Monheit’s new album, The Songbook Sessions: Ella Fitzgerald. It was the perfect maiden project for her ...

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Article: Building a Jazz Library

Stan Getz

Read "Stan Getz" reviewed by Mark Barnett


The story of Stan Getz (1927-1991) has to begin with Lester Young. Before Young, tenor sax players seemed awash in testosterone. Their sound was full, rich, deep, blown hard out of the instrument's lower registers, with emotion pouring out in lavish swoops and honks. Then along came Lester. In the post-war 1940s, he invented a new ...

Article: Album Review

Kevin Mahogany: The Vienna Affair

Read "The Vienna Affair" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Il numero dei cantanti jazz di sesso maschile è sempre stato esiguo rispetto al preponderante universo femminile, oggi più che mai. La recente scomparsa di Mark Murphy (il massimo vocalist moderno, già da qualche anno in semi-ritiro) ha accentuato la carenza anche se l'ingresso in scena di Gregory Porter ha portato una ventata d'aria ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

The Many Sides of Mike Nock

Read "The Many Sides of Mike Nock" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard


Throughout his career, the New Zealand-born pianist, Mike Nock, has explored many musical forms: fusion, modern jazz and classical music. You name it, and he has played it. At one time, he was even involved with the Naxos Jazz label as a producer and the music he helped bring to the world once again showed his ...

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Article: Live Review

Josh Lawrence Quintet at Chris’ Jazz Café

Read "Josh Lawrence Quintet at Chris’ Jazz Café" reviewed by Victor L. Schermer


Josh Lawrence Quintet Chris' Jazz Cafe Philadelphia, PA February 5, 2016 Josh Lawrence is a top-of-the-line, ascending trumpeter/composer/bandleader in Philadelphia and New York who in a few short years has three solo albums under his name, is a member of Orrin Evans' Captain Black Big Band and is co-founder of ...

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News: Recording

The New York Standards Quartet Celebrates Ten Years Of Touring & Recording With New CD "Power Of 10"

The New York Standards Quartet Celebrates Ten Years Of Touring & Recording With New CD "Power Of 10"

The New York Standards Quartet Celebrates Ten Years of Touring & Recording With New CD Power Of 10 Feat. Tim Armacost (saxophones), David Berkman (piano), Michael Janisch (double bass), Gene Jackson (drums) Available on Whirlwind Recordings March 18, 2016 (US & Japan) (December 4, 2015 in Europe) CD Release Celebration: April 28 @ Smalls, NYC NYSQ ...

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Article: Year in Review

2015: The Year in Jazz

Read "2015: The Year in Jazz" reviewed by Ken Franckling


The year 2015 was a curious blend of ups and downs, with glimmers of optimism offset by its losses. Venues opened to great fanfare, but others closed for a variety of reasons. UNESCO's International Jazz Day became firmly entrenched as the exclamation point on Jazz Appreciation Month activities in April. Daily arts journalism took a hit ...


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