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Ian Anderson: New York, NY, October 5, 2012
by Mike Perciaccante
Ian Anderson The Beacon Theatre New York, New York October 5, 2012 It was a decidedly older crowd that attended Ian Anderson's show at The Beacon Theatre on this cool, early October evening. Though the majority of the audience ranged from early-forties to early-sixties, it was also at least partially populated ...
European Saxophone Ensemble: Helsinki, Finland, October 9, 2012
by Anthony Shaw
European Saxophone EnsembleKoko Jazz ClubHelsinki, FinlandOctober 9, 2012For want of a better explanation, some great gigs really do just happen--the place, the people, the acoustics, even the weather conspiring to make the program truly fantastic as well as fitting. And on Wednesday night, October 9, down at the Koko Jazz Club, ...
European Jazz Network General Assembly: Bari, Italy, September 27-30, 2012
by Henning Bolte
European Jazz Network General AssemblyBari/ItalySeptember 27-30, 2012The European Jazz Network (EJN)-an association of presenters, producers of venues, festivals and of facilitating national jazz organizations from various European countries-celebrated its 25th anniversary during its General Assembly, which took place September 27-30, 2012 at the Puglian capital, Bari, in South Italy.From the very ...
Live From Old York: Krar Collective, Big Boy Bloater, Jason & The Scorchers & Walter Trout
by Martin Longley
Krar Collective National Centre For Early Music York, England October 5, 2012 Despite the increasing interest in Ethiopian music,-growing from retro appreciation to present day innovations-opportunities to catch live performances of these sounds are still reasonably scarce. The London-based Krar Collective set out to remedy this ...
2012 Thelonious Monk International Drums Competition
by Franz A. Matzner
It can never be said that the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz does anything halfway. Held annually at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, this year's competition and gala concert was ambitious and extravagant--equal parts a celebration of jazz drumming, a salute to women's past and present contributions to the art form, and a promotion for ...
Anthony Braxton chiude Biennale Musica 2012
by AAJ Italy Staff
Non deve sembrare una scelta eccentrica se Biennale Musica 2012 - il cui sottotitolo +Extreme- ha voluto sottolineare la presenza nel panorama contemporaneo di orientamenti estetici estremi - ha pensato bene di affidare la conclusione ad Anthony Braxton. Il poliedrico musicista americano il 13 ottobre ha pilotato il suo 12+1tet (senza nascondere di essere superstizioso, è ...
Shemekia Copeland: New York, NY, September 27, 2012
by Mike Perciaccante
Shemekia Copeland City Winery New York, NY September 27, 2012Shemekia Copeland, the daughter of the late, great blues guitarist Johnny “Clyde" Copeland, is an accomplished blues singer in her own right. She possesses a soulful, smoky voice and can, when needed, whisper a seductive lyric or belt and wail ...
Michael Wolff: Half Moon Bay, CA, September 23, 2012
by Bill Leikam
Michael WolffTribute to Cal TjaderDouglas Beach HouseHalf Moon Bay, CASeptember 23, 2012Early in the week prior to this performance, the Douglas Beach House was already nearly sold out and yet, when the doors opened that Sunday afternoon, people still clamored to get in to hear some of vibraphonist Cal ...
55th Monterey Jazz Festival: September 21-23, 2012
by Larry Taylor
Monterey Jazz FestivalMonterey, CASeptember 21-23, 2012Standing out this year at the 55th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, as expected, were the three honorees--Ambrose Akinmusire, Bill Frisell and Jack DeJohnette. Besides receiving accolades they also had busy schedules, appearing in concerts in the festival for three-days, Sept. 21-23, at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Northern ...
Dutch Jazz & World Meeting 2012: October 5-6, 2012
by John Kelman
Dutch Jazz & World Meeting Amsterdam, The NetherlandsOctober 5-6, 2012With Jazzahead! 2012--the annual European jazz trade fair--demonstrating that jazz is, if not exactly big business, then certainly bigish business, it's no surprise to find that The Netherlands' biannual Dutch Jazz & World Meeting is making the same salient point, albeit more narrowly ...
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