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Traditions and Clusters: Franco D'Andrea Sextet con Dave Douglas e Han Bennink

by AAJ Italy Staff
September 20, 2013

MiTo Settembre Musica Teatro Manzoni - Manzoni - 10.09.2013 Pianisti emergenti come Enrico Zanisi e Jerry Leonide. Vocalist più o meno autenticamente jazz come Dean Bowman e Gregory Porter. Belle realtà consolidate del jazz nazionale come la Contemporary Orchestra di Giovanni Falzone, il Black Hole Quartet, il duo Fulvio Sigurtà-Claudio Filippini. Il cartellone jazz di questa ...

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Punkt Festival 2013

by John Kelman
September 19, 2013

Punkt FestivalKick Kristiansand, Norway September 6-8, 2013 Punkt is back. Three simple words with greater significance. While the annual festival, which has made its name on the strength of two additional words--Live Remix--had an eighth edition in 2012 that, on paper, should have been nothing short of spectacular, it was ultimately ...

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Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2013

by AAJ Italy Staff
September 19, 2013

Si dice che il modo peggiore di raccontare un festival sia quello del compilatore ossessivo. Inventario, classifica e magari pure i voti. Orrore! Il jazz è una cosa seria. L'arte, per Giove e per Diana, è una cosa seria. Ma classificare e giudicare è divertente. Per chi scrive e per chi legge. E allora prendiamoci qualche ...

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Barranquijazz 2013

by Mark Holston
September 18, 2013

BarranquijazzBarranquilla, ColombiaSeptember 4-8, 2013“Audiences in Latin America are totally different than in Europe," Italian clarinetist Gabriele Mirabassi told me while we shared a bus ride from the international airport n Barranquilla, Colombia to our hotel. “Here, if you connect with them, people become passionate and emotionally expressive. In Europe, someone will come up ...

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SubCulture, Grand Opening: Gregg Kallor, Gregory Porter, David Murray Infinity Quartet ft. Macy Gray

by Scott Krane
September 18, 2013

The art of recording has changed music, more so in the information age. Nevertheless, it seems consensus in New York: jazz sounds better live. SubCulture is a new performance space in the district of Manhattan that is called 'NoHo.' The building is located at 45 Bleecker Street right in front of a stop for the B, ...

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Detroit Jazz Festival 2013

by C. Andrew Hovan
September 17, 2013

2013 Detroit Jazz FestivalDetroit, MichiganAugust 30-September 2, 2013Summing up the modus operandi that seemed to characterize so much of the performances at this year's Detroit Jazz Festival, one might sagaciously go with the phrase 'wild abandon.' Now in its 34th year of existence, the festival still boasts the title of “largest free jazz ...

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Attilio Donadio Cuneo Sax Festival 2013

by AAJ Italy Staff
September 17, 2013

Località varie (CN) - 12-15.09.2013 Festival bucolico e ruspante (specie quest'anno), a suo modo epico, quello che un manipolo di irriducibili cuneesi dedicano dal 2010 all'enfant du pays Attilio Donadio, indimenticato sassofonista e clarinettista scomparso nel '99, prodotto tipico di un jazz carbonaro d'antan che sbarcava - per così dire - il lunario nelle orchestre RAI ...

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Live From Old York: Krystle Warren, Gwyneth Herbert & Katy Moffatt

by Martin Longley
September 17, 2013

Krystle Warren/Gwyneth Herbert The Duchess September 10, 2013 The Duchess is mostly accustomed to music at high volume, so this evening of intimate almost-jazz singer-songwriters highlighted the ripping sound of the joint's sticky beer-suction flooring on its small gathering's footwear. Baby Jesus forbid that any audience member dared ...

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Detroit Jazz Festival 2013

by Steve Bryant
September 17, 2013

Detroit Jazz FestivalDetroit, MIAugust 30-September 2, 2013You have read the news and heard the stories on radio and TV. Detroit is bankrupt and going into ruin. However, Gretchen Valade definitely doesn't appear to believe the hype, as she managed to fashion the Detroit Jazz Festival (DJF) into one of the largest, most star-studded ...

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Down With Jazz 2013

by Ian Patterson
September 16, 2013

Down With JazzMeeting House SquareDublin, IrelandSeptember 6-8, 2013 Father Conefrey must be turning in his grave. He's surely cursing the cruel fates, for jazz you see, is alive and kicking in Dublin. On New Year's Day 1934 Father Conefrey led a 3,000-strong protest on the streets of Mohill in County Leitrim ...