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Panama Jazz Festival: Panama City, January 14-19, 2013
by Josef Woodard
Panama Jazz FestivalPanama City, PanamaJanuary 14-19, 2013Taking in the dense, ambitious and unusually large-spirited phenomenon that is the Panama Jazz Festival, which rounded the corner to its milestone tenth anniversary in this year's mid-January edition, the question of how this institution came to pass lurked in the periphery. How was it that this ...
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra: Toronto, Canada, January 30, 2013
by Chuck Schultz
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton MarsalisMassey HallToronto, OntarioJanuary 30, 2013Big Band Jazz never died, it just took up residency on the corner of New Orleans and Chicago.The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra took the stage at Massey Hall on January 30, 2013 in Toronto, Canada and showed ...
Rita Marcotulli "In Between"
by AAJ Italy Staff
Parco della Musica - Roma - 16.12.2012 A poche ore dal concerto al Parco della Musica di Roma abbiamo avuto modo di contattare Rita Marcotulli, che ci ha introdotto al suo progetto In Between: «Questo gruppo, nel quale c'era anche Nils Petter Molvær, aveva già suonato alcuni anni fa al Festival di Roccella Jonica. Poi ognuno ...
Chicago Underground Duo
by AAJ Italy Staff
Area Sismica - Forlì - 27.1.2013 Rob Mazurek attualmente è uno dei protagonisti più apprezzati del jazz contemporaneo: la sua poetica coniuga l'eredità della tradizione free (soprattutto la lezione di Don Cherry per lo stile alla cornetta), la modernità delle strutture compositive (con l'uso di forme aperte e l'influenza dei generi musicali coevi come il post-rock ...
Canzionere Grecanico Salentino: New York, NY February 1, 2013
by Ernest Barteldes
Canzionere Grecanico SalentinoMichael Schimmel Center For the Arts at Pace UniversityNew York, NYFebruary 1, 2013At the opening performance of its debut US tour, the Southern Italian Canzionere Grecanico Salentino sextet presented a cohesive set of traditional and original songs in an almost all-acoustic setting. The sextet opened by coming onstage, one ...
David Hidalgo and Marc Ribot: Burlington, VT, January 26, 2013
by Doug Collette
David Hidalgo and Marc RibotThe Flynn Center for the Performing ArtsBurlington, VTJanuary 26, 2013It was indicative of the engagement of the near sold-out audience at The Flynn on January 26, 2013 that, with one word of encouragement from guitarist/vocalist David Hidalgo, its handclapping kept a (fairly) steady rhythm going for the ...
Jennifer Leitham-Judy Roberts Duo: Phoenix, Arizona, January 21, 2013
by Patricia Myers
Jennifer Leitham and Judy RobertsThe Nash, Jazz in AZ CenterPhoenix, AZJanuary 21, 2013The first-ever duo concert of bassist Jennifer Leitham and pianist Judy Roberts delivered dynamic musical invention that showcased their remarkable talent and synergism.Leitham's quicksilver agility and forceful skill reached far beyond the identity of acoustic bass as ...
Shemekia Copeland: New York, NY, January 18, 2013
by Mike Perciaccante
Shemekia Copeland The Iridium New York, NY January 18, 2013 Shemekia Copeland has a big voice. She sings with a passion and can fill a room with her beautiful tones without the benefit of amplification. Touring behind 33 1/3 (Telarc, 2012), Copeland did just that during her early show at New ...
Rudresh Mahanthappa: Buffalo, NY, January 27, 2013
by Chuck Schultz
Rudresh MahanthappaAlbright Knox Art GalleryBuffalo, NYJanuary, 27 2013It is no secret that modern jazz musicians often draw upon multiple cultures when creating their art.In saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa's case, he begins by meshing traditional music from India along with influences ranging from the Middle East to the East Village, from ...
Ninety Miles: Boulder, CO, January 17, 2013
by Geoff Anderson
Ninety MilesMacky AuditoriumBoulder, COJanuary 17, 2013Cuba has long held an allure for jazz musicians. The sounds and particularly the rhythms emanating from that country have influenced jazz nearly from the beginning. From early in the 20th Century, the Latin tinge, as Jelly Roll Morton called it, has seasoned the jazz sound. ...
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