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Steve Kuhn Trio at Dazzle

by Geoff Anderson
April 13, 2016

Steve Kuhn Trio Dazzle Denver, CO April 4, 2016 Against the backdrop of a bombastic presidential election campaign with calls for nuclear proliferation and carpet bombing it's refreshing to hear nuance. The Steve Kuhn Trio understands nuance. And more. But it's the nuance that makes listening to this trio so satisfying. ...

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Sons of Kemet at Black Box, Belfast

by Ian Patterson
April 12, 2016

Sons of Kemet Black Box Belfast, N. Ireland April 7, 2016 The finer points of ancient Egyptian religion might not have been the chief topic of discussion among the Black Box crowd as it waited for Mobo Jazz Award winners Sons of Kemet to take the stage in. Yet music ...

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Jim Black Trio al Teatro Franco Parenti

by Paolo Peviani
April 12, 2016

Jim Black Trio Jazz Al Parenti Teatro Franco Parenti Milano 08.04.2016 L'ultima avventura musicale di Jim Black vede il batterista di Seattle in compagnia di due giovani e talentuosi musicisti, il contrabbassista Thomas Morgan ed il pianista Elias Stemeseder. La formazione è quanto di più classico si possa trovare. ...

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Big Ears Festival 2016

by Mark Sullivan
April 11, 2016

Big Ears Festival Knoxville, TN March 31-April 2, 2016 Since its beginning in 2009, the Big Ears Festival has always been willfully, unapologetically eclectic. Their own self-description is “a dynamic, interactive experience that explores connections between musicians and artists, crossing all musical genres while interfacing with film, performance and the visual arts." ...

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Swingin' In The Rain: Portland Jazz Festival 2016

by Chuck Koton
April 11, 2016

Sonny Fortune and Azar Lawrence Jimmy Mak'sPDX Jazz FestivalPortland, OR February 18-19, 2016 Any American burg that aspires to “great city" status has got to have a solid jazz scene. Sorry, but hipster hat shops, artisanal juiceries, and $6 coffee from beans grown on sustainable farms in Africa and Latin ...

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Warren Haynes and the Ashes and Dust Band at the Ogden Theater

by Geoff Anderson
April 9, 2016

Warren Haynes and the Ashes and Dust Band Ogden Theater Denver, CO April 1, 2016 Warren Haynes' musical journey continues. Is he on a quest? Certainly he's not looking for a specific “musical identity." The whole point of the journey seems to be covering as much musical territory as possible in ...

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Giovanni Falzone Open Quartet all’Auditorium Stefano Cerri di Milano

by Paolo Peviani
April 8, 2016

Giovanni Falzone Open Quartet Area M Auditorium Stefano Cerri Milano 30.03.2016 Dopo averlo ascoltato in numerosi progetti tributo, ricchi di composizioni originali ma comunque ispirati ad una cifra stilistica ben definita (Giuseppe Verdi, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin...) salutiamo con piacere il ritorno del trombettista Giovanni Falzone ad una ...

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Mauro Ottolini e Ottovolante Orchestra a Sona-Verona

by Angelo Leonardi
April 7, 2016

Mauro Ottolini Ottovolante Orchestra Teatro Parrocchiale Sona (Verona) 22.03.2016 Ogni tanto il multiforme talento di Mauro Ottolini mostra il volto più estroverso e spettacolare, riesumando il fortunato progetto “Ottovolante": un'orchestra che interpreta il repertorio dei musical italiani e dei primi varietà televisivi, con le canzoni di Fred Buscaglione, Gorni Kramer, ...

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Gregory Porter At The Ulster Hall, Belfast

by Ian Patterson
April 6, 2016

Gregory Porter Ulster Hall Belfast, N. Ireland March 31, 2016Though Gregory Porter has played Ireland several times, it's unlikely that any of the previous venues to welcome the Californian singer-songwriter have quite the history--or indeed the character--of Belfast's Ulster Hall. In its one hundred-and-fifty-year history this handsome Victorian music hall has ...

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Donny McCaslin “Fast Future” al Teatro Franco Parenti

by Paolo Peviani
April 5, 2016

Donny McCaslin Fast Future Jazz Al Parenti Milano Teatro Franco Parenti 21.03.2016 Strana la vita del jazzista. Passi anni, come ha fatto Donny McCaslin, a suonare musica rigorosa, con collaborazioni importanti (una per tutte, quella con Dave Douglas) ed il tuo nome circola, senza nemmeno troppo clamore, esclusivamente tra ...