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Jazz Baltica 2012 Opening Night: Niendorf, Germany, June 29, 2012

by Alex T.
August 10, 2012

Jazz Baltica Ensemble / Stefano Bollani with the NDR Big BandJazz Baltica 2012Niendorf, GermanyJune 29, 2012In the course of its 21 years of existence, Jazz Baltica has developed into one of Germany's most important jazz festivals. After a period of uncertainty about sponsors and funding in 2010 and 2011, Jazz Baltica ...

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Fano Jazz by the Sea: la chiusura con Fresu-Sosa e Brian Blade

by AAJ Italy Staff
August 10, 2012

Come impostare la ventesima edizione di un festival jazz in un periodo di vacche talmente magre (e non è lecito aspettarsi rimpinguamenti nel futuro) da rendere costituzionalmente problematica la sopravvivenza di ogni evento culturale? La ricetta escogitata dagli organizzatori di Fano Jazzby the Sea, in primis dal suo direttore artistico Adriano Pedini, è stata tanto semplice ...

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Roy Hargrove Quintet

by AAJ Italy Staff
August 8, 2012

Casa del Jazz - Roma - 22.07.2012 In un'estate romana che si fa notare per la chiusura, speriamo temporanea, dello storico festival di Villa Celimontana, la Casa del Jazz costituisce un'isola felice in una città sempre meno interessata alla cultura. La crisi non è l'unica spiegazione del crollo dell'offerta di musica a Roma, ma non vogliamo ...

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Joris Teepe Trio: New York, NY, July 19, 2012

by Bob Kenselaar
August 7, 2012

Joris Teepe Trio, with special guest Dave StrykerSmall's Jazz ClubNew York, NYJuly 19, 2012We wouldn't expect bassist/composer Joris Teepe to bring along a big band, symphony orchestra, and a chorus of a hundred voices with him to a gig at Small's Jazz Club. While there's no doubt that Small's is a ...

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Tony Bennett

by AAJ Italy Staff
August 7, 2012

Parco della Musica - Roma - 15.07.2012 Ascoltare dal vivo Tony Bennett (classe 1926) è un'esperienza da non perdere: dopo Sinatra è il più grande crooner della storia. Le differenze con The Voice sono molte, includono il timbro e la diversa collocazione generazionale, portando a modalità interpretative assai diverse e guidate dalle peculiarità caratteriali. Al dramma ...

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Holt Festival: Holt, UK, July 25, 2012

by Bruce Lindsay
August 6, 2012

Holt FestivalHolt, UKJuly 25, 2012Holt, in Norfolk, is a pretty East Anglian market town that nestles in pleasant, almost stereotypical, English countryside. It's home to a mere 3,500 people, but it punches way above its weight artistically and culturally, seeming to have more art galleries than Manhattan. In recent years it has developed ...

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Juan de Marcos: Skopje, Macedonia, June 1, 2012

by Nenad Georgievski
August 5, 2012

Juan de Marcos and the Afro-Cuban All StarsUniversal HallOFFestSkopje, MacedoniaJune 1,2012“It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing." That old line may not mean anything these days but it still vibrates with truth for singer Juan de Marcos and his Afro-Cuban All Stars, whose explosive cocktail ...

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Pori Jazz Festival: Pori, Finland, July 19-21, 2012

by Anthony Shaw
August 4, 2012

Pori Jazz Festival uLTRA mUSIC nIGHTSPori, FinlandJuly 19-21, 2012 On a scale of 1-10, summertime activity in the capital of this northerly European nation barely registers a “1," whilst in the normally sleepy western coastal town of Pori it is topping out for the penultimate week of July. It's the ...

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Jakob Bro / Thomas Morgan / Jakob Mielcke: Copenhagen, Denmark, July 9, 2012

by Henning Bolte
August 3, 2012

Jakob Bro / Thomas Morgan / Jakob MielckeA Culinary Tribute To The Art Of ImprovisationRestaurant Mielcke & Hurtigkarl, FrederiksbergCopenhagen Jazz FestivalCopenhagen, DenmarkJuly 9, 2012The Copenhagen Jazz Festival, with its more than 1,000 concerts in 10 days, spread over more than 100 venues and stages in all parts ...

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Umberto Petrin / Pheeroan akLaaf Duo: Clusone, Italy, July 21, 2012

by Garrison Fewell
August 3, 2012

Umberto Petrin / Pheeroan akLaff DuoClusone Jazz FestivalMons TheaterClusone, ItalyJuly 21, 2012A premier performance by the piano-drum duo of Umberto Petrin and Pheeroan akLaff opened the first set on Saturday night at the 32nd annual Clusone Jazz Festival near Bergamo, Italy. Their music provided much more than the stereotypical ...