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Bill Frisell: Helsinki, Finland, August 29, 2012

by Anthony Shaw
September 11, 2012

Bill FrisellHelsinki FestivalHelsinki, FInlandAugust 29, 2012 It's hard to find a summer festival that is not critically dependent on the weather for that essential vibe. As such, August's Helsinki Festival stands as good a chance as any for success, with the main stage located a half-mile from the central station ...

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Andy Milne & Dapp Theory: New York, NY, August 26, 2012

by Ernest Barteldes
September 8, 2012

Andy Milne & Dapp Theory Charlie Parker Jazz FestivalTompkins Square Park New York, NYAugust 26, 2012 Perfect weather and mild temperatures were the setting for an afternoon of jazz music at New York's Tompkins Square Park on occasion of the 20th edition of the Charlie Park Jazz Festival. Pianist ...

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Jazz Middelheim: Antwerp, Belgium, August 16-19, 2012

by Martin Longley
September 7, 2012

Jazz Middelheim 2012 Park Den Brandt Antwerp Belgium August 16-19, 2012 The Jazz Middelheim festival is a weekender that hasn't relinquished its fondness for adventure over the last four decades. Nuzzling up against stellar bookings are acts, Belgian and otherwise, who seek to jolt the expectations ...

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Voices of the Wetlands All-Stars: Schwenksville, PA, August 19, 2012

by Wade Luquet
September 7, 2012

The Voices of the Wetlands All-StarsPhiladelphia Folk FestivalSchwenksville, PAAugust 19, 2012The farmland northwest of Philadelphia is a long way from the swamps of Louisiana, but the two came together for a good cause at the 51st annual Philadelphia Folk Festival in Schwenksville, PA. Closing out the Saturday evening set at the ...

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Dwight Trible: Pasadena, CA, August 11, 2012

by Chuck Koton
September 7, 2012

Dwight TribleBoston Court TheaterPasadena, CAAugust 11, 2012Unique: from the Latin unicus, denotes “one of a kind; being without equal." Its connotation, a bit less restrictive, expands the definition to include: rare and uncommon. Even with the significantly more liberal definitional range, “unique" remains one of the more egregiously abused words in ...

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Fete Quaqua: London, UK, August 19-21, 2012

by John Eyles
September 6, 2012

Fete QuaquaThe VortexLondonAugust 19-21, 2012Fete Quaqua is the annual three-day festival of improvised music organized by guitarist John Russell as an offshoot of his monthly Mopomoso evenings at The Vortex. “Quaqua" is a Latin word which translates as “wherever," and encapsulates Russell's declared intention that the festival should “provide a fertile ...

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Cheryl Bentyne & City of Hope All-Star Jazz Benefit: Hollywood, CA, August 11, 2012

by Carl L. Hager
September 5, 2012

Cheryl Bentyne & City of Hope All-Star Jazz BenefitCatalina Jazz ClubHollywood, CAAugust 11, 2012After kicking off Saturday night's festivities with a hard-charging version of Cole Porter's “It's Alright With Me," a beaming Cheryl Bentyne welcomed Catalina Jazz Club's capacity audience by effusing over the wide array of talent that had assembled ...

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Vince Giordano: New York, NY, August 14, 2012

by Andrew J. Sammut
September 5, 2012

Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks Sofia's Restaurant New York, NY August 14, 2012 Vince Giordano receives well-deserved attention for the twenties and thirties repertoire he's brought to the radio on A Prairie Home Companion, films such as 2008's Revolutionary Road and 2004's The The Aviator, and most recently ...

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Harvie S, Sheryl Bailey, Steve Johns: Nyack, NY, July 29, 2012

by David A. Orthmann
September 3, 2012

Harvie S, Sheryl Bailey, Steve JohnsNyack Jazz Week at the Turning Point CafePiermont, NYJuly 29, 2012Sometimes auspicious events occur in unlikely circumstances. The last part of Nyack Jazz Week 2012 was billed as a closing night concert with surprise guests, followed by a jam session. Long before the first set began, ...

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Time in Jazz 2012

by AAJ Italy Staff
September 3, 2012

Berchidda e dintorni - 09-16.08.2012 Time in Jazz 2012, festival sardo che ha doppiato la boa del quarto di secolo, ha trattato il tema del fuoco, l'ultimo della serie sui quattro elementi: tema serpeggiante, ora pertinente, con riferimenti anche drammatici, ora pretestuoso o soltanto nominale. Personalmente ritengo che un altro tema sia risultato predominante e persistente: ...