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Bobby Zankel: Philadelphia, PA, September 22, 2012

by Victor L. Schermer
October 10, 2012

John Coltrane Birthday Celebration with Bobby Zankel's Warriors Of The Wonderful Sound40th Street Field, University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PASeptember 22, 2012It's unusual to have a jazz milestone take place in a free-for-the-people neighborhood concert on an open urban space, but that is exactly what occurred as saxophonist Bobby Zankel and his avant-garde ...

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The Offspring with Neon Trees and Dead Sara: Huntington, NY, September 20, 2012

by Mike Perciaccante
October 7, 2012

The Offspring with Neon Trees and Dead Sara The Paramount Huntington, New York September 20, 2012 On a pleasant late-September evening, the Offspring set Long Island's Paramount concert hall on fire with its metal-influenced punk rock brand of musical mayhem. The Southern California band performed a set mostly comprised of ...

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Leonard Cohen Live in Istanbul

by Nenad Georgievski
October 6, 2012

Leonard CohenUlker Sports ArenaIstanbul, TurkeySeptember 19, 2012Singer Leonard Cohen does not play songs--he plays feelings. Besides being blessed with the “gift of a golden voice," he is blessed with the power to communicate with huge crowds of people. Only a handful of performers have that ability to grab people's attention with ...

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Donald Harrison & Quantum Leap: New York City, NY, September 20, 2012

by Ernest Barteldes
October 6, 2012

Donald Harrison & Quantum LeapThe Jazz StandardNew York City, New YorkSeptember 20, 2012New Orleans-based saxophonist Donald Harrison kicked off the evening's first set with a shuffle-based groove, immediately starting with an improvised solo. The quintet, rounded out by pianist Zaccai Curtis, bassist Max Moran, drummer Joe Dyson and electric guitarist Detroit ...

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The J. Geils Band: Westbury, NY, September 12, 2012

by Mike Perciaccante
October 6, 2012

The J. Geils Band North Fork Theatre at Westbury Westbury, New York September 12, 2012 To quote a phrase made famous by Peter Wolf and the members of the J. Geils Band, it was “nothing but a house party." The latest incarnation of the J. Geils Band rolled (literally--the band ...

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Mel Martin and His Tenor Conclave: Piermont, NY, September 14, 2012

by David A. Orthmann
October 4, 2012

Mel Martin and his Tenor ConclaveThe Turning Point CafePiermont, NYSeptember 14, 2012 Before the first note sounded in a seventy-five minute set by Mel Martin and his Tenor Conclave, there was a false start of sorts. Most of the band was assembled and ready to hit when they were asked ...

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Lean Left

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 3, 2012

Area sismica - Forlì - 22.09.2012 La XXIII stagione dell'Area Sismica si è aperta con Lean Left, una band che è nata come unione di due coppie musicali già esistenti autonomamente: il duo di Ken Vandermark e Paal Nilssen-Love, e il duo di Andy Moor e Terrie Hessels alias The Ex Guitars. La formula dunque si ...

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The Necks: Philadelphia, PA, September 22, 2012

by Kurt Gottschalk
October 3, 2012

The NecksPerforming to Food CourtLive Arts Festival + Philly FringeKimmel Center for the Performing ArtsPhiladelphia, PASeptember 22, 2012The prospect of Australian trio the Necks providing a live soundtrack for a theatrical production would seem to be either a perfect idea or an absolutely flummoxing mistake. The longstanding ...

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Ultima Festival: Oslo, Norway, September 10-15, 2012

by John Kelman
October 3, 2012

Ultima Festival Oslo, Norway September 15, 2012In a country that has called its “pathology" of over 600 music festivals per year “festival inflation," it's hard for any festival to stand out amongst the others, and yet so many of the events in Norway do. From Kristiansand's Live Remix festival, Punkt, to the superbly ...

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Culatello & Jazz

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 2, 2012

Castello di Roccabianca (PR) - 14.09.2012 Si conferma vincente la formula di Culatello & Jazz, appuntamento musicale/gastronomico giunto alla quarta edizione, che trova nel Castello di Roccabianca (Parma) adeguata e suggestiva cornice per il sempre numeroso pubblico. Si conferma vincente perché all'eccellenza della proposta gastronomica, pensata e realizzata dalla “stella Michelin" Massimo Spigaroli attorno al culatello, ...