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Hyde Park Jazz Festival 2014

by Mark Corroto
October 8, 2014

Hyde Park Jazz Festival Chicago, IL September 28-29, 2014The good folks at the Hyde Park Jazz Festival have a problem. Now in it's eight edition, the two day affair has attracted throngs of intelligent jazz listeners and too many 'must see' jazz acts. This year's festival held September 28-29 featured 40 ...

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Live From Old York: Cate Le Bon, Hans Theessink, Chris Wood, Wizz Jones & Çiğdem Aslan

by Martin Longley
October 8, 2014

Cate Le Bon The Duchess September 17, 2014 Early arrivals received a bonus set from Cate Le Bon, as her selfsame quartet played under the moniker of H. Hawkline. This involved guitarist and keyboardist Huw taking the lead vocals, sticking to strings, with Le Bon playing lead parts on ...

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New Riders of the Purple Sage at The Rusty Nail

by Doug Collette
October 8, 2014

New Riders of the Purple Sate The Rusty Nail Stowe, Vermont September 18, 2014 In the seventh year of the modern revival, the New Riders of the Purple Sage returned to Vermont--where they've been before titular leader David Nelson knowingly observed--to play at Stowe's revitalized Rusty Nail. The current quintet, all ...

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Henry Threadgill: Very Very Threadgill 2014

by Kurt Gottschalk
October 7, 2014

Henry Threadgill Harlem Stage Gate House Very Very Threadgill New York, NY September 27-28, 2014 Henry Threadgill isn't one to repeat himself. In nearly 40 years of recording, he's only repeated a few compositions. So why would a retrospective of his work by a mere recapitulation? Very Very Threadgill--held ...

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Shock and Awe: Azar Lawrence Drops "The Seeker" On Dizzy's

by Chuck Koton
October 7, 2014

Azar Lawrence Quintet Dizzy's Club Coca Cola New York, NY June 26-29, 2014 There ain't no denyin' that jazz is best heard “live." Ideally, the band is playing in a club equipped with quality sound and lighting systems, staffed by experienced people who are respectful of the music (especially bartenders ...

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Wadada Leo Smith Silver Orchestra & Anthony Braxton Trio Live at Zipper Hall

by Robert Bush
October 7, 2014

Wadada Leo Smith Silver Orchestra, Anthony Braxton Trio Zipper Hall 2014 Angel City Jazz Festival Los Angeles, CA September 27, 2014 The 2014 Angel City Jazz Festival, a spectacular non-commercial multi-day event, may well have reached its zenith with the inspired double-bill concert featuring Wadada Leo Smith's Silver ...

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Jazz Finland Festival / European Jazz Conference 2014

by Ian Patterson
October 6, 2014

Jazz Finland Festival/European Jazz Conference Hotel Crowne Plaza/Various Venues Helsinki, Finland September 18-21, 2014 When the steamship RMS Andania docked in the port of Helsinki in 1926 it unloaded more than just cargo. The American jazz group the Andania Yankees that disembarked stayed for two months and effectively kick-started jazz ...

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Van Morrison at The Limerick Jazz Festival

by Ian Patterson
October 5, 2014

Van Morrison Limerick Jazz Festival University Concert Hall Limerick, Ireland September 25, 2014 Who would have thought that Van Morrison commands a following as loyal and dedicated as fans of the Grateful Dead? The tickets for the singer's concert in Limerick had sold out in an hour and a ...

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John Mayall at the YMCA Boulton Center For The Performing Arts

by Mike Perciaccante
October 5, 2014

John Mayall YMCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts Bay Shore, NY September 19, 2014 During John Mayall's long and storied career, the singer, songwriter, harmonica master, keyboardist and guitarist has used Chicago blues as the foundation for his signature sound, which also melds rock with a slight touch of ...

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Jazz at Bran Castle 2014

by Adriana Carcu
October 5, 2014

Bran Castle Bran Jazz Festival Bran, Romania August 29-September 1, 2014 The castle located in the heights of the Transylvanian Carpathian Mountains known as the dwelling place of the legendary Count Dracula has hosted the second edition of a jazz festival that ushered in a new type of record: the ...