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Article: Live Review

Enjoy Jazz Festival: Days 7-10, October 26-29, 2009

Read "Enjoy Jazz Festival: Days 7-10, October 26-29, 2009" reviewed by John Kelman


Days 1-2 | Day 3-6 | Days 7-10 | Days 11-12 The main purpose of visiting the Heidelberg/Mannheim/Ludwigshafen region may be for the music, but during the day there's plenty to see and do. Wandering around the old part of Heidelberg, it's difficult not to be moved by the profound sense of age, especially coming ...

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Freihofer's Jazz Festival: One Great Weekend

Read "Freihofer's Jazz Festival: One Great Weekend" reviewed by R.J. DeLuke


Freihofer's Jazz FestivalSaratoga Springs, New YorkJune 27-28, 2009Freihofer's Jazz Festival, in its 32nd year, provided an outstanding array of music and musicians and added to its legacy--started by George Wein in 1978--in fine fettle on June 27 and 28 in the upstate New York community of Saratoga Springs. For producer Danny ...

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Article: Live Review

2009 Freihofer's Jazz Festival: One of the Great Jazz Lawn Parties

Read "2009 Freihofer's Jazz Festival: One of the Great Jazz Lawn Parties" reviewed by Ken Franckling


Freihofer's Jazz FestivalSaratoga Springs, New YorkJune 27-28, 2009My return visit to to Freihofer's Jazz Festival after an eight-year absence reminded me very quickly that this two-day event remains one of the summer season's great jazz lawn parties. The ampitheater and spacious park-setting of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center provides dual tugs--trips into the ...

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Article: Live Review

Ottawa Jazz Festival 2009: Days 1-3, June 25-27, 2009

Read "Ottawa Jazz Festival 2009: Days 1-3, June 25-27, 2009" reviewed by John Kelman


Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 John Stetch TV Trio / Dave Douglas Brass Ecstasy / Roberta Gambarini Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio / Jimmy Cobb's So What Band; S.M.V. The Botos Brother / Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue / Al GreenTD Canada Trust Ottawa International Jazz Festival Ottawa, Ontario, Canada ...

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Article: Live Review

New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 2009

Read "New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 2009" reviewed by Gary Firstenberg


If you want to experience music as wide and as deep as the mighty Mississippi River, it is best to go right to the source. In the lush surroundings of the oldest horse racing track in The Big Easy, the 40th Annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival celebrated a diverse assortment of music, and provided ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

John Hicks: Live at the Jazz Corner of the World, Jammin' Uptown & Mind Wine: The Music of John Hicks

Read "John Hicks: Live at the Jazz Corner of the World, Jammin' Uptown & Mind Wine: The Music of John Hicks" reviewed by Graham L. Flanagan


Mickey Bass New York Powerhouse EnsembleLive at the Jazz Corner of the WorldEarly Bird2009 Alvin QueenJammin' UptownNilva-Just a Memory2008 John Hicks Legacy BandMind Wine: The Music of John Hicks

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Article: Interview

Clifton Anderson: Legacy

Read "Clifton Anderson: Legacy" reviewed by Maxwell Chandler


Clifton Anderson has been on a lifelong journey of artistic evolution. From his start as a child surrounded by a musical family, to formal education mixed with the practical experience of live gigs, Clifton's odyssey is ever-unfolding. Whether playing as a long-standing member of his uncle Sonny Rollins' band, helping to run the Doxy label or ...

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News: Video / DVD

David Sanborn Live at Montreux 1984 - On DVD February 17

David Sanborn Live at Montreux 1984 - On DVD February 17

A frequent visitor to the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival, master-of-the-sax David Sanborn has wooed crowds with his smooth cool jazz, swinging bebop, wild rock fusion, and mesmerizing solos. Whether a sideman or solo artist, he knows how to keep that Swiss crowd salivating for more. On a very special night in 1984, he headlined the festival, ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Larry Willis: The Offering, Excursions & Expose

Read "Larry Willis: The Offering, Excursions & Expose" reviewed by Francis Lo Kee


Larry Willis The Offering HighNote 2008 Paul Murphy/Larry Willis Excursions Wicked Chops 2008 Paul Murphy/Larry Willis Expose Murphy 2008

Album

The Offering

Label: HighNote Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: The Offering; TD?s Tune; Alter Ego; Ethiopia; The Rock; Three-Four Movement; Theme From Star Trek; Melancholia.


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