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Jazz Brugge 2012

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 16, 2012

Bruges (Belgio) - 4-7.10.2012 Anche questa edizione di Brugge Jazz si è rivelata una imprescindibile finestra sul futuro, proponendo artisti altamente creativi altrove ridotti alla semi-invisibilità mediatica. Il festival fiammingo è un'oasi di energia vivificante, che viaggia superbamente nel tempo e nello spazio. Nel suo cartellone troviamo sempre una musica che dal Nord Europa si estende ...

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Scarborough Jazz Festival: Scarborough, UK, September 28-30, 2012

by Duncan Heining
October 15, 2012

Scarborough Jazz FestivalScarborough, UK September, 28-30, 2012Now in its tenth year, Scarborough Jazz Festival is a fixture in the UK's jazz calendar. Situated on the east coast of North Yorkshire, Scarborough's heyday was in the Victorian era, when coaches would pull up outside hotels like The Royal or The Crown to disgorge ...

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Sonny Rollins at Symphony Hall in San Francisco

by Harry S. Pariser
October 14, 2012

Sonny Rollins Symphony Hall San Francisco, CA September 30, 2012 Excitement was palpable among people milling around the entrance of Symphony Hall in downtown San Francisco during the evening of September 30, 2012, where legendary saxophonist Sonny Rollins was to appear. Just past 8:00pm, he was introduced by Randall ...

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Minus the Bear: New York, NY, September 29, 2012

by Christine Connallon
October 14, 2012

Minus the Bear Best Buy Theater New York, NY September 29, 2012 On a crisp, clear fall Saturday night under an enormous harvest moon, a steady stream of concertgoers filed into the Best Buy Theater on Broadway in the heart of Times Square in New York City to see Seattle-based rock/pop band, ...

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John Surman: Manchester, England. June 18, 2012

by David McLean
October 14, 2012

John SurmanRNCMManchester Jazz FestivalManchester, EnglandJune 18, 2012As the lights slowly dimmed, a small and rather unremarkable man made his way onto the stage, in front of a table strewn with saxophones and wind instruments. However, as the audience soon discovered, when this man begins to play something utterly remarkable ...

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Fitz & The Tantrums: Huntington, NY, September 21, 2012

by Mike Perciaccante
October 13, 2012

Fitz & The Tantrums The Paramount Huntington, New York September 21, 2012 Fitz & The Tantrums possess one of the most inventive names ever conceived, but the band has much more than just a great moniker. Its music is a true hybrid---a modern soul/funk, with a heavy dose of indie ...

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Live From Old York: Mysore Brothers, Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick, Dr. Feelgood, Jesca Hoop & Chicken Shack

by Martin Longley
October 12, 2012

The Mysore Brothers National Centre For Early Music York, England September 23, 2012 York's NCEM uses the 11th Century medieval Saint Margaret's Church as its core, with a modern foyer area grafted onto the side of the ancient edifice. Straight away, the main concert space is ...

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The Necks: Manchester, England, September 15, 2012

by David McLean
October 12, 2012

The NecksBand On The WallManchesterSeptember 15, 2012The Necks is one of those rare and ingenious bands that has consistently made the role of the critic wonderfully obsolete. Since the group's inception in the late '80s and across 20 albums, this Australian trio has deftly maneuvered out of any pigeonhole ascribed to ...

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Westchester Jazz Orchestra: Dobbs Ferry, NY, September 29, 2012

by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
October 11, 2012

Westchester Jazz OrchestraMaster's SchoolDobbs Ferry, NYSeptember 29, 2012The much-acclaimed Westchester Jazz Orchestra (WJO) opened its 10th season with a program called West Side Stories, based on that brilliant and timeless 1957 Broadway musical by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim. In keeping with the WJO's ongoing educational objectives, the concert began with ...

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Steve Lehman Trio

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 10, 2012

Bimhuis - Amsterdam - 03.10.2012 Allievo di Anthony Braxton e Jackie McLean, l'altosassofonista Steve Lehman fa parte di quell'avanguardia newyorkese che porta avanti i concetti appartenenti alla musica europea contemporanea - ed in particolare alla musica spettrale, maturata in Francia negli ultimi decenni del 20° secolo - alla luce della tradizione jazzistica afroamericana. Prolifico compositore, dopo ...