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ZZ Ward at Irving Plaza

by Mike Perciaccante
October 3, 2015

ZZ Ward with Marc Scibilia and The Young Wild Irving Plaza New York, NY September 18, 2015 With a first name like ZZ, one is sure to attract some attention. With blonde hair and model-like looks like those of ZZ Ward, attention is virtually demanded. With fantastic pipes, ...

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Monterey Jazz Festival 2015

by Josef Woodard
October 2, 2015

Monterey Jazz Festival Monterey County Fairgrounds Monterey, CA September 18-20, 2015 Try as one might to just take the venerable but vibrant Monterey Jazz Festival for its immediate, present-tense and face value pleasure, historical angles keep filtering into the event, intentionally and otherwise. For this year's big, multi-staged jazz meeting at ...

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Monterey Jazz Festival 2015, Part 2

by Walter Atkins
October 2, 2015

2015 Monterey Jazz Festival Monterey County Fairgrounds Monterey CA September 18-20, 2015 The 58th edition of the storied Monterey Jazz Festival continued its long tradition of bringing its rich blend of both venerable and new artists to the historic Northern California venue. This year's extensive line up included: Chick Corea, Diane ...

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Brda Contemporary Music Festival 2015

by Angelo Leonardi
September 30, 2015

Brda Contemporary Music Festival 2015 Smartno--Slovenia 10-12.09.2015 A Smartno in Slovenia, poco oltre il confine con l'Italia prospicente Cormons, si tiene da cinque anni un piccolo ma avvincente festival dedicato alla libera improvvisazione. La regione, chiamata Brda, è tanto suggestiva quanto quella del vicino Collio: un paesaggio di verdi ...

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Bob DeVos Quartet at the 12th Annual OSPAC Jazz and Brew Fest

by David A. Orthmann
September 29, 2015

Bob DeVos Quartet Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center 12h Annual Jazz and Brew Fest West Orange, NJ September 19, 2015 A loud, protracted rumble, not unlike the sound of aircraft hovering overhead, briefly marred the second selection of a set by guitarist Bob DeVos' Quartet. It took a minute ...

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Oddarrang at Lavaclub Night in Helsinki

by Anthony Shaw
September 29, 2015

Oddarrang Club Night Lavaklubi, Helsinki, Finland September 22, 2015 The name of this band itself conjures quite a mystery. Even in its Finnish homeland the word has no apparent association, except possibly the title of the local Saami or Lappish news broadcast, Oddasat! Actually an atmosphere of shamanic intensity is quite ...

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King Crimson at Usher Hall

by Ian Patterson
September 26, 2015

King Crimson Usher Hall Edinburgh, Scotland September 18, 2015 It's been thirty-three years since King Crimson last toured the UK and you have to go back to 1973 to find the last occasion Robert Fripp's storied band played Scotland. That's a long gap, whatever way you look at it; malt whiskies ...

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Charles Evans Quartet with Dave Liebman at Philadelphia Art Alliance

by Victor L. Schermer
September 23, 2015

Charles Evans Quartet with Dave Liebman Philadelphia Art Alliance Ars Nova Workshop Philadelphia, PA September 18, 2015 This concert by the Charles Evans Quartet can best be described as “jazz chamber music." The Quartet came together on the occasion of the release their second album, On Beauty (More is ...

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Brazilians Spice Up Annual Montana Guitar Festival

by Mark Holston
September 21, 2015

Crown of the Continent Guitar Festival Flathead Lake Lodge Bigfork, Montana August 30-September 5, 2015 Forget for a moment the stellar roster of international guitar greats at Bigfork, Montana's annual Crown of the Continent Guitar Festival, their inspired performances and enthusiastic, SRO crowds. This annual weeklong mixture of master ...

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Miles Mosley and the West Coast Get Down at the Santa Monica Pier

by Christopher Hoard
September 21, 2015

Miles Mosley and The West Coast Get Down Twilight Concerts at The Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica, CA September 3, 2015 The West Coast Get Down continues to manifest themselves in myriad versions this year. They've been a fixture for more than a decade in Los Angeles, bringing in standing-room only ...