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Giovanni Falzone Contemporary Orchestra - Sempre Verdi - Requiem Around Requiem

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 18, 2013

Lampi 2013 Teatro Villoresi - Monza - 23.03.2013 22 Maggio 1873: muore Alessandro Manzoni. 22 Maggio 1874: prima esecuzione della Messa di Requiem di Giuseppe Verdi, dedicata al grande scrittore milanese. 22 Maggio 1974: nasce Giovanni Falzone Come sappiamo, il Requiem di Verdi è composizione molto frequentata ed eseguita. Conoscendo l'indole ed il temperamento di Falzone, ...

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Lisa Maroni: InTwoition

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 16, 2013

Pequod - Ostia Lido - 06.04.2013 «Per me le lingue, ancor prima che grammatica, sono musica». È intorno a questa frase, detta a inizio serata, che Lisa Maroni costruisce la sua idea stilistica. La cantante e compositrice umbra ha presentato dal vivo, nello splendido locale in stile marinaro Pequod (sail & music dinner club) di Ostia ...

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Cape Town Jazz Festival 2013

by Dan Bilawsky
April 15, 2013

Cape Town Jazz Festival 2013Cape Town, South AfricaApril 5-6, 2013Music has the power to transport those on the receiving end to another place, but the terms of travel are usually figurative in nature. For four North American journalists, however, the figurative took fantastic form with an offer to visit Cape Town, soak in ...

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Dolomiti Ski Jazz 2013

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 15, 2013

Val di Fiemme, 09.03.2013 - 17.03.2013 Saper improvvisare è dote fondamentale per un jazzista. Questa sedicesima edizione del Dolomiti Ski Jazz ci ha mostrato che la capacità di reagire rapidamente alle situazioni ed agli imprevisti è qualità indispensabile anche per gli organizzatori di un festival. Il pubblico del Dolomiti Ski Jazz, con buona probabilità, non si ...

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James Chance and Les Contortions: Cologne, Germany, Germany, February 28. 2013

by Phillip Woolever
April 13, 2013

James Chance and Les ContortionsGebaude 9Cologne, GermanyFebruary 28, 2013James Chance--still influential after his role as a catalyst in New York City's seventies-based No Wave movement--proved his enduring career amidst the upper creative edges is no novelty act. Chance and his cohesive backing trio (bassist Jacques Auvergne, guitarist Pierre ...

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Dhafer Youssef: Casablanca, Morocco, April 1, 2013

by Mehdi El Mouden
April 12, 2013

Dhafer YoussefJazzablanca FestivalCasablanca, MoroccoApril 1, 2013On April 1, 2013, the Jazzablanca Festival audience was in for a unique experience. Programmed on the third day of the festival and subsequent to singer Melody Gardot and Belgium's Vaya Con Dios, singer/oudist Dhafer Youssef traced a journey from mysticism to jazz via rock beats. ...

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Rob Mazurek Sound + Vision

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 12, 2013

Area Sismica - Forlì - 23.3.2013 A poca distanza dal concerto del Chicago Underground Duo, Rob Mazurek è tornato all'Area Sismica per quello che si può definire un regalo al locale al quale lo lega un'amicizia sviluppatasi negli ultimi anni: un concerto in solo, dimensione abbastanza rara nel variegato panorama dei suoi progetti musicali. La situazione ...

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Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet at Birdland

by Tyran Grillo
April 12, 2013

Tomasz Stańko New York QuartetWisława Release PartyBirdlandNew York, NYMarch 29, 2013 “Assassins" might not have been the first description that came to mind when Tomasz Stańko and his young new allies took to the stage, but they proved no less calculating when they deployed the selfsame tune off Wisława (ECM, ...

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SFJAZZ Collective: Phoenix, AZ, March 21, 2013

by Patricia Myers
April 11, 2013

SFJAZZ CollectiveMusical Instrument MuseumPhoenix, AZMarch 21, 2013The SFJAZZ Collective delivered an intense contemporary-jazz performance that showcased the playing and composing skills of this stellar octet, sponsored since 2004 by the non-profit SFJAZZ.The Collective's ninth annual tour is celebrating the genius of Chick Corea--the sixth keyboardist to be honored by ...

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Jazz in Church 2013

by Adriana Carcu
April 10, 2013

Jazz in ChurchBucharest, Romania March 21-24, 2013 From the very first edition, Jazz in Church has convinced through professionalism and a musical excellence, which are sure to place it soon among the best-rated European festivals. By putting together an illustrious lineup and demonstrating exquisite selectivity, the organizers inaugurated a location that emulates ...