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Jason Moran, Randy Weston and Billy Harper at SFJazz

by Harry S. Pariser
December 9, 2013

Jason Moran, Randy Weston and Billy Harper SFJazz San Francisco, CA November 24, 2013 Three fine musicians came together on stage in a new jazz facility in San Francisco. First up was a rising star in the jazz world, an acclaimed pianist who frequently incorporates samples of taped music and text ...

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Enjoy Jazz Festival 2013

by Adriana Carcu
December 7, 2013

Enjoy Jazz Festival Heidelberg/Mannheim/Ludwigshafen, Germany October 2-November 18, 2013 Enjoy Jazz is an event that can be attended in its entirety only by the lucky residents of the metropolitan area located in the Rhine-Neckar Triangle--and that for the simple reason that it runs for seven weeks. The good news is that ...

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Live From Old York: Delta Saxophone Quartet, Ballaké Sissoko, Larry Miller & Blackbeard's Tea Party

by Martin Longley
December 5, 2013

Delta Saxophone Quartet The Chapel November 22, 2013 The Delta Saxophone Quartet's best-known album is Dedicated To You, But You Weren't Listening (MoonJune, 2007) which tackled the music of Soft Machine, particularly concentrating on the the output of bassist/composer Hugh Hopper. Delta is a group which ostensibly exists within ...

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Brad Mehldau at The National Concert Hall, Dublin

by Ian Patterson
December 4, 2013

Brad Mehldau National Concert Hall Dublin, Ireland December 1, 2013 The National Concert Hall of Dublin is a long way from the bars and clubs of Greenwich Village, New York, where pianist Brad Mehldau cut his teeth in the early 1990s. Originally built for the Dublin International Exhibition of 1865 this ...

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Evan Parker at the The Vortex

by Sammy Stein
December 4, 2013

Evan Parker, John Edwards, John Russell The VortexLondon November 21, 2013 Outside the Vortex a man turned to me and said, “Well, I was expecting something, you know, a bit radical but nothing quite like this!" I knew just what he meant. We had just come outside for some ...

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Etienne Charles at The Little Carib Theatre, Port of Spain, Trinidad

by Nigel Campbell
December 3, 2013

Etienne Charles Little Carib Theatre Creole Soul Port of Spain, Trinidad November 30, 2013 Fresh from an exciting TEDx Port of Spain talk in the morning, the always dapper Etienne Charles and his band delivered a superb set of jazz at the gala opening of his Creole Soul tour stop ...

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London Jazz Festival 2013

by Duncan Heining
December 2, 2013

Enrico Pieranunzi, Julie Sassoon and Stan Tracey--Pianos on the Edge London Jazz Festival November 15-24, 2014 The Bishopsgate Institute in the City of London, a few blocks from the Bank of England, might seem an odd place for a jazz gig but--under the auspices of the Vortex Jazz Club in Dalston--stranger ...

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Live From Old York: Tom Lewis, Bryan Ferry, Blockheads, Brass Monkey & 4square

by Martin Longley
December 1, 2013

Tom Lewis The Black Swan November 7, 2013 It was easy to identify Tom Lewis whilst he was sitting amongst the audience at the Black Swan Folk Club, checking out the floor singers at the evening's beginning. This was a man sporting an anchor earring and an anchor ...

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The Claudia Quintet at The Workmans Club

by Ian Patterson
December 1, 2013

The Claudia Quintet The Workmans Club Dublin Ireland November 25, 2013 “Real fans do it on a Monday night," Improvised Music Company's Gerry Godley said in an address to the crowd that acknowledged the economic and logistical challenges facing promoters, musicians and fans alike. The Republic of Ireland's economy is ...

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The Voodoo Music + Arts Experience 2013

by Mike Perciaccante
November 30, 2013

The Voodoo Music + Arts Experience 2013 City Park New Orleans, LA November 1-3, 2013 The 15th Voodoo Music + Arts Experience was the first to be held on New Orleans' City Park's new festival grounds. The new space brought some new challenges. There were no benches on the festival grounds ...