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Vicenza Jazz: fra Italia e America

by Libero Farnè
May 17, 2016

Vicenza Jazz 2016 Varie sedi 06-14.05.2016 “Di nuovo in viaggio verso la libertà" era il titolo programmatico del festival veneto, sempre sotto la direzione artistica di Riccardo Brazzale: un titolo che da un lato presuppone un'identità forte e storica del jazz, dall'altro sprona in modo propositivo e benaugurale a tenere sempre ben ...

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The Julian Lage Trio at Signal Kitchen

by Doug Collette
May 16, 2016

The Julian Lage Trio Signal Kitchen Burlington, Vermont May 9, 2016 Burlington Vermont's Signal Kitchen offered the Julian Lage trio a more confined, but ostensibly more hip atmosphere than the venue of the guitarist's last visit to Vermont when he played the assembly hall of a church outside the Queen City. ...

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Cedric Burnside Project at 2016 Juke Joint Festival

by C. Michael Bailey
May 15, 2016

Cedric Burnside Project Delta Theater Juke Joint Festival Clarksdale, MS April 16, 2016 The Mississippi River Delta is an imperfect song played perfectly by an old woman losing her mind... It occurred to me, as the bus in which I was riding, passed through what approximates downtown Des ...

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Chris Isaak at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury

by Mike Perciaccante
May 15, 2016

Chris Isaak NYCB Theatre at Westbury Westbury, NY May 5, 2016 After over 30 years, Chris Isaak continues to appear as though he bathes regularly in the Fountain of Youth. With his 60th birthday looming, the musician looks decades younger than his birth certificate reveals. His high-energy performances rival those of ...

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Anderson Ponty Band at the Boulder Theater

by Geoff Anderson
May 13, 2016

Anderson Ponty Band Boulder Theater Boulder, CO May 4, 2016 Some collaborations are inevitable; Ella and Louie, Tedeschi and Trucks, peanut butter and chocolate. Others are not so obvious; Plant and Krause, Wynton Marsalis and Willie Nelson, pineapple and pizza (OK, maybe some people will disagree on that last one). Sometimes ...

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Lana Meets Jazz - 5a Edizione

by Paolo Peviani
May 13, 2016

Lana Meets Jazz -5a Edizione Lana 09.04-08.05.2016 Giunto alla sua quinta edizione, quest'anno il Lana Meets Jazz ha programmato concerti per un'intera settimana. Una dimensione importante, che accanto alle più che legittime soddisfazioni per la crescita ed il successo del festival, impone agli organizzatori Helga Plankensteiner e Miki Lösch una riflessione ...

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Tony Bennett Slays 'Em At Gilmore Keyboard Festival in Kalamazoo

by John Ephland
May 12, 2016

Tony Bennett and His Quartet Chenery Auditorium Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival Kalamazoo, MI May 7, 2016 You could sense it. Here was an artist who was the last man standing from an era that covered anything and everyone, from Gershwin to Gaga. With an accent on George. Tony ...

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Abullah Ibrahim at SFJAZZ

by Harry S. Pariser
May 12, 2016

Abdullah Ibrahim SFJAZZ San Francisco, CA April 29-30, 2016 At 81, pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, is still going strong, something he proved during a remarkable tour-de-force performance which spanned four nights at SFJAZZ in San Francisco. For the first two evenings (Thursday and Friday), Ibrahim appeared in the company of ...

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Nik Bartsch's Mobile at The Rubin Museum of Art

by Budd Kopman
May 11, 2016

Nik Bärtsch's Mobile Rubin Museum Of Art New York, NY May 6, 2016 Having seen Nik Bärtsch's Ronin live (albeit eight years ago), listened to Continuum and read the detailed review which notes the differences between the groups, did not lessen the impact of Mobile in concert.

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Bray Jazz 2016

by Ian Patterson
May 10, 2016

Bray Jazz Various venues Bray, Ireland April 29 -May 1, 2016 With first-rate music festivals mushrooming all over Ireland, Bray Jazz remains a highlight in a crowded calendar. Now in its seventeenth year, Bray Jazz' tried and tested format strikes a pleasing balance musically, with jazz, folk and world musics in ...