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Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra at Mesa Arts Center

by Patricia Myers
March 20, 2014

Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra Mesa Arts Center Mesa, Arizona March 7, 2014 The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, one of the best big bands in the nation for three decades, swung mightily all night long with strong section work and stylish solos arranged for specific members, per Duke Ellington and Count Basie. A brief ...

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Dolomiti Ski Jazz 2014

by Paolo Peviani
March 20, 2014

Val di Fiemme, 8-15 Marzo 2014 Lassù, qualcuno ama il Dolomiti Ski Jazz. Nell'inverno più pazzo e ricco di precipitazioni degli ultimi anni, il periodo del festival ha coinciso con un meraviglioso anticipo di primavera. Un'intera settimana di sole e temperature sopra la media, che hanno portato un nutrito e caloroso pubblico ...

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Metastasio Jazz 2014

by Neri Pollastri
March 18, 2014

Teatro Metastasio e Teatro Fabbricone Prato 13.02, 27.02 e 03.03.2014 Seguendo la consuetudine degli ultimi anni, anche l'edizione 2014 di Metastasio Jazz--la rassegna pratese diretta da Stefano Zenni--si è articolata su tre date: un numero non ampio, ma sostanziato da proposte di altissimo livello. Il ...

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Live From Old York: Gavin Bryars, Craig Vear, Matt Quinn & The Chimera Ensemble

by Martin Longley
March 17, 2014

Gavin Bryars/Craig Vear York Unitarian Chapel March 1, 2014 This gig opened up the 2014 season of Late Music concerts, a series that's dedicated to newer developments in modern composition, at least when viewed in the context of centuries-old classical tradition. This two-part evening combined the works of Gavin ...

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Jeff Hamilton at Phoenix Musicians Union

by Patricia Myers
March 16, 2014

Jeff Hamilton Trio with Armand Boatman and Jack Radavich Phoenix Musicians Union Phoenix, Arizona March 6, 2014 An Oscar Peterson Trio-like swingfest was delivered by Los Angeles-based drummer Jeff Hamilton in a reunion with longtime Phoenix pianist Armand Boatman, for a scholarship benefit concert presented by the Phoenix Musicians Union as ...

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Disappear Incompletely at the Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society

by Bill Leikam
March 15, 2014

Disappear Incompletely Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society Half Moon Bay, CA February 9, 2014 The electro-jazz septet of Disappear Incompletely performed selected numbers from the Radiohead songbook, with all arrangements by trombonist and electronics master Rob Ewing in what might be best described as the jazzification of the English rock band. ...

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Celebrating Cecil Taylor at the Painted Bride Art Center

by Victor L. Schermer
March 14, 2014

Still the New Thing The Painted Bride Art CenterPhiladelphia, PA March 8, 2014 This concert was the first in a series entitled “Still the New Thing" honoring three icons of avant-garde jazz: Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman, and Sun Ra. Cecil Taylor turns 85 years old in March. To acknowledge the occasion, ...

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Vinterjazz Copenhagen: Carsten Dahl Trio w/ Reuben Rogers and Greg Hutchinson at Jazzhus Montmartre

by Henning Bolte
March 13, 2014

Carsten Dahl Trio w/ Reuben Rogers Vinterjazz 2014 Jazzhus Montmartre Copenhagen, Denmark February 20-21, 2014 Vinterjazz Vinterjazz has the same setup as the Jazzfestival Copenhagen in the summer. It is spread over the whole city but on a smaller scale. During the ten days in February ...

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Pat Metheny Unity Group at the Paramount Theater, Denver, March 7, 2014

by Geoff Anderson
March 11, 2014

Pat Metheny Unity Group Paramount Theater Denver, CO March 7, 2014 The Group is back. Sort of. For virtually his entire career, Pat Metheny has bounced back and forth between the highly successful Pat Metheny Group and a wide array of projects under his own name. Ever since the Group's eponymous ...

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Guano Padano al Posto Castello, Verona

by Angelo Leonardi
March 11, 2014

Il Posto Castello Illasi, Verona 02.03.2014 Ha preso il via al Posto-Castello, il locale cult di Illasi (Verona), il tour italiano dei Guano Padano (per i dettagli clicca qui), trio formato dal chitarrista Alessandro “Asso" Stefana, dal bassista Danilo Gallo e dal batterista Zeno De Rossi. La ...