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Dashboard Confessional at the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater

by Mike Perciaccante
June 27, 2015

Dashboard Confessional Nikon at Jones Beach Theater Wantagh, NY June 14, 2015 Chris Carrabba is the driving force behind Dashboard Confessional. As the alternative, emo, indie rocking band's lead singer/chief songwriter, Carrabba has been called the posterboy for his musical genre and generation. Many of Carrabba's songs are filled with a ...

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Anthony Braxton's Sonic Genome at Turin's Jazz Festival 2015

by Francesco Martinelli
June 25, 2015

Egyptian Museum Turin Jazz Festival Turin, Italy May 28, 2015 Someone might ask: “Why is an African-American saxophonist from Chicago performing inside the Egyptian Museum in Turin? Where is the connection between “da jazz" and Ancient Egypt?" Sorry, but it isn't a legitimate question. If you still don't make the connection, ...

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Antonio Adolfo Graces Seattle's Brazilian Scene

by Mark Holston
June 24, 2015

Antonio Adolfo & Hendrik Meurkens The Triple Door Seattle, Washington May 22, 2015 Brazilian pianist, composer, arranger and educator Antonio Adolfo made a rare West Coast appearance for a one- niter on May 22 at a storied downtown Seattle, Washington venue, The Triple Door. The Rio de Janeiro native, now based ...

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Jyderup Accordeon Traef 2015: Meeting of the Master Improvisers

by Jakob Baekgaard
June 24, 2015

Jyderup Accordeon Traef Jyderup, Denmark June 14-21, 2015 Where do you find some of the greatest improvisers in music today? The answer, in a folk high school in the middle of a forest near a small Danish town called Jyderup, seems like a bad joke. Nevertheless, it is the truth ...

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Brisbane International Jazz Festival 2015

by Ian Patterson
June 23, 2015

Brisbane International Jazz Festival Various locations Brisbane, Australia June 3-8, 2015 Celebrating its third edition, the Brisbane International Jazz Festival may be one of Australia's youngest jazz festivals but the state of Queensland is no stranger to jazz. The non-profit organisation Jazz Queensland has been curating concerts, developing audiences and working ...

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Burlington Discover Jazz Festival: Burlington, VT, June 5-14, 2015

by Doug Collette
June 20, 2015

Burlington Discover Jazz Festival Burlington, VT June 5-14, 2015 The continuing success of the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival not only elevates the level of participation in the city's music scene for the duration of each annual run, but also shines a light throughout Vermont's Queen City to illuminate the variety of venues ...

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Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue at The Space at Westbury

by Mike Perciaccante
June 19, 2015

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue with special guests The Pimps of Joytime The Space at Westbury Westbury, NY June 12, 2015 The new, young ambassador of the New Orleans sound stormed the stage at Westbury, NY's The Space on Friday, June 12. Troy “Trombone Shorty" Andrews is a ...

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Moon Hooch at Shakespeare's Pub

by John Ephland
June 19, 2015

Moon Hooch Shakespeare's Pub Kalamazoo, Michigan May 29, 2015 It was an interesting combination. Two saxophones and a drummer, along with a sound system that kept everyone on their feet, if not dancing. The up-and-coming New York aspirants Moon Hooch (previously touring with They Might Be Giants, Lotus and Galactic), on ...

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Premio Internazionale Massimo Urbani

by Giuseppe Segala
June 18, 2015

Premio Internazionale Massimo Urbani XIX edizione Camerino 04-06.06.2015 Il cuore dell'Italia, nella città marchigiana di Camerino, ricorda ogni anno Massimo Urbani con il Premio a lui dedicato, rivolto ai giovani solisti di tutta la Penisola meritevoli di considerazione e supporto. Premio prestigioso, che nel corso degli anni passati ha ...

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Larry McKenna and Bootsie Barnes Quintet: Inaugural Jazz Bridge River Cruise

by Victor L. Schermer
June 17, 2015

Larry McKenna-Bootsie Barnes Quintet The Jazz Bridge River Cruise Philadelphia, PA June 13, 2015 The Jazz Bridge, a Philadelphia area organization whose meritorious mission is to assist local jazz and blues musicians and vocalists in times of crisis, sponsors numerous concerts, but this was their first cruise event, and they ...