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Kosi at The Way Station

by Tyran Grillo
October 11, 2015

Kosi The Way Station Brooklyn, NY June 24, 2015 Kosi has devalued the phrase “unsung hero" by being a valuable heroine of song. The New York-based singer-songwriter has dropped three albums so far in her fiercely independent career. Between the intimate guitar-accompanied One More Cup of Coffee and her full band ...

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Willie Nile at the YMCA Boulton Center For the Performing Arts

by Mike Perciaccante
October 10, 2015

Willie Nile YMCA Boulton Center For the Performing Arts Bay Shore, NY September 26, 2015 In a perfect world Willie Nile would be a superstar. The musician's career has been interrupted by various issues, bad luck, a bout with pneumonia and protracted legal problems. Nile's music, which is ...

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John Scofield and Joe Lovano at the Regattabar

by Dave Dorkin
October 9, 2015

John Scofield and Joe Lovano Regattabar Cambridge, MA September 18, 2015 John Scofield has appeared in so many different musical settings, particularly in the past twenty years, that it is easy to forget that while he is capable of exquisite blues, funk, rock and fusion, it is in ...

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Theo Bleckmann and the Julia Hülsmann Trio at The Stone

by Tyran Grillo
October 9, 2015

Theo Bleckmann and the Julia Hülsmann Trio The Stone A Clear Midnight: Kurt Weill and America New York, NY June 21, 2015 In late June of 2015, vocalist Theo Bleckmann held residency at New York's The Stone. The venue's interdisciplinary hipness was epitomized by Bleckmann's week-long tenure, during which his ...

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Doug Webb at The Turning Point Cafe

by David A. Orthmann
October 8, 2015

Doug Webb The Turning Point Cafe Piermont, NY September 28, 2015 The Monday Jazz Sessions, a fixture at The Turning Point Café since 2007, are a product of the dauntless efforts of series curator John Richmond. Among other responsibilities, Richmond books the musicians, publicizes the events, enthusiastically greets visitors, tends to ...

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Ornette Coleman Tribute at Blue Note NYC

by Tyran Grillo
October 8, 2015

Dave Liebman & Friends Blue Note New York, NY June 23, 2015 It's not often one can claim a musician to have redefined the jazz landscape, but that's exactly what saxophonist Dave Liebman said of the late Ornette Coleman (1930-2015), subject of a spontaneous tribute at the Blue Note in ...

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John Zorn and Bill Laswell at The Stone

by Tyran Grillo
October 8, 2015

John Zorn/Bill Laswell The Stone New York, NY June 25, 2015 Associations between composer John Zorn and bassist Bill Laswell go back at least to the formation of their band Painkiller (with drummer Mick Harris) in 1991, and it was trailing the shadows of that potent abyss that they reconvened for ...

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European Jazz Conference 2015: Hungarian Showcases

by Henning Bolte
October 7, 2015

Budapest Music Center European Jazz Conference Hungarian Showcases Budapest, Hungary September, 24-27, 2015 The European Jazz Conference is a step forward for pan-European cooperation and collaboration. What was formerly the General Assembly of the Europe Jazz Network (EJN), became the European Jazz Conference from 2014. It is now also opened to ...

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European Jazz Conference 2015

by Ian Patterson
October 6, 2015

European Jazz Conference Budapest Music Centre Budapest, Hungary September 24-27, 2015 In times when war and poverty are provoking large-scale migrations to Europe, the responses both individually and collectively of the European nations have raised important questions concerning responsibility, human rights, humanitarian aid and trans-national collaboration. In the light of Orwellian ...

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Hendrik Meurkens-Doug Webb Quintet at Trumpets Jazz Club

by David A. Orthmann
October 5, 2015

Hendrik Meurkens-Doug Webb Quintet Trumpets Jazz Club Montclair, NJ September 25, 2015 The opening set of a one-off gig by a quintet co-led by vibraphonist/harmonicist Hendrik Meurkens and tenor saxophonist Doug Webb consisted of overlapping, concurrent factors which resulted in over an hour's worth of music brimming with emotional and ...