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Adam O'Farrill's ELEPHANT at BOP STOP

by John Chacona
September 26, 2026

Adam O'Farrill's ELEPHANT BOP STOP at the Music Settlement Cleveland, OH September 9, 2026 What might have been on the minds of listeners who considered attending a concert by Adam O'Farrill's ELEPHANT, but who didn't know quite what to expect? Since the band had a name and not a ...

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Punkt Festival 2026

by Nenad Georgievski
September 23, 2026

Punkt FestivalTeateret/KunstsiloKristiansand, Norway September 3-5, 2026 Kristiansand does not announce itself the way a festival city usually does. The southern Norwegian port sits low along a coastline of pale granite and pine, its old town a grid of white wooden houses running down to Fiskebrygga, a fishing-harbor district where ...

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Den Andre Festivalen #9

by Daniel Mège
September 22, 2026

Den Andre Festivalen Oslo, Norway September 4-5, 2026 The Other Festival, The Other Collective, The Other Ensemble, Other Records: a unique binational initiative L'Autre Festival/Den Andre Festivalen (in French and Norwegian; The Other Festival) is a unique jazz festival that grew out of a master's project at the Norwegian Academy of Music ...

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Jazz & Wine in Montalcino 2026

by Marco Iacoboni
September 21, 2026

Jazz & Wine in Montalcino 2026--ventinovesima edizione Castello Poggio alle Mura, Fortezza Montalcino (SI) 20--26 luglio 2026 Sette sere, due palcoscenici, e un unico filo rosso che da quasi trent'anni tiene insieme le colline del Brunello e il linguaggio più libero della musica. Anche nel 2026 Jazz & ...

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Islay Jazz Festival 2026: Festival Round-Up

by Mark McKergow
September 18, 2026

Caol Ila Islay Jazz Festival Islay, Scotland September 11-13, 2026 The 27th jazz festival on the Scottish whisky island of Islay (pronounced eye-la) brought together the best of Scotland's burgeoning jazz talent, particularly younger players, with international guests. With shows in distilleries, village halls, bird sanctuaries and other unexpected venues, the ...

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Fergus McCreadie Solo: Brahms And Beyond At Islay Jazz Festival

by Mark McKergow
September 17, 2026

Fergus McCreadie Caol Ila Islay Jazz Festival Islay, Scotland September 12, 2026 Piano virtuoso Fergus McCreadie stepped into new territory with this extraordinary solo performance, pairing Brahms' piano music with his own improvisation. The idea proved irresistible, drawing the largest ticket sales in the festival's history. The music will stay with everyone ...

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Laura Macdonald Quartet at Caol Ila Islay Jazz Festival

by Mark McKergow
September 16, 2026

Laura Macdonald QuartetCaol Ila Islay Jazz Festival Islay, Scotland September 12, 2026 Ayrshire-born and Berklee-educated saxophonist, composer and educator Laura Macdonald has been a central figure in Scottish jazz for a quarter century. She first performed at the Islay festival in 2000, has released four albums and was named Best Scottish Jazz ...

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Stefano Bollani a Prato Estate

by Neri Pollastri
September 16, 2026

Stefano Bollani Prato Estate 2026 Piazza S. Maria delle Carceri 4 settembre 2026 La prima volta che ho visto Stefano Bollani in piano solo fu nel novembre del 2002: aveva appena pubblicato Les fleurs bleues, uscito per Label Bleu, parte in piano solo, parte in trio con Scott Colley al contrabbasso ...

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Detroit Jazz Festival 2026: A Gathering in a Great Jazz City

by Paul Rauch
September 15, 2026

Detroit Jazz Festival 2026 Hart Plaza Detroit, MI September 4-7, 2026 Thursday evening is when artists, media and event staffers begin to file into the Detroit Marriott, arriving from points around the globe. The common purpose is the 47th annual Detroit Jazz Festival, an annual tradition on Labor Day weekend. The ...

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Ursa Major at Miner Auditorium

by Steven Roby
September 15, 2026

Christian McBride's Ursa Major Miner Auditorium San Francisco, CA September 13, 2026 Christian McBride stood toward the rear of the Miner Auditorium stage Sunday night, directing traffic from behind Nicole Glover and Ely Perlman. Even when he switched from upright to electric bass and began one of his fleet, muscular solos, he ...