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Brad Mehldau Trio

by AAJ Italy Staff
August 3, 2012

Arena del mare - Genova - 20.07.2012 La letteratura su Brad Mehldau è sterminata. I critici hanno recensito, analizzato nota per nota, discusso, espresso opinioni. Dire e scrivere qualcosa di nuovo diventa compito sempre più arduo e qui, del resto, si vuole soltanto raccontare di un suo concerto. Il lettore perdonerà l'autore, dunque, se tra le ...

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Festival de Jazz de San Sebastián - Heineken Jazzaldia

by AAJ Italy Staff
August 2, 2012

I festival jazz della Spagna basca condividono l'impostazione “democratica" del circuito maggiore europeo (tipo North Sea, Molde, Umbria Jazz): programmi densi, aperti a tutte le tendenze in campo, ma con chiare preferenze al mainstream del momento. Non fa eccezione Jazzaldia nella splendida San Sebastian, che in cinque giornate e ben dodici postazioni concertistiche quotidiane, nella sua ...

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Rigas Ritmi Festival, Riga, Latvia, July 4-7, 2012

by Bruce Lindsay
August 2, 2012

Rigas Ritmi FestivalRiga, LatviaJuly 4-7, 2012As city-based jazz festivals go these days Rigas Ritmi (it means Riga Rhythms) is a pretty small affair. But small is beautiful, as they say, and a combination of inventive programming and the lovely city of Riga, the capital of Latvia, made for a very pleasurable few days. ...

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Jakob Bro / Thomas Morgan / Jon Christensen: Copenhagen, Denmark, July 8, 2012

by Henning Bolte
August 2, 2012

Jakob Bro / Thomas Morgan / Jon ChristensenHofteatretCopenhagen, DenmarkJuly 8, 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 of the Danish capital is like a musical monsoon cloudburst. The concerts range from big international stars ...

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Victor Wooten Band, Denver, CO, July 14, 2012

by Geoff Anderson
August 2, 2012

Victor Wooten BandCervantes Masterpiece BallroomDenverJuly 14, 2012How low can you go? You can't go any lower than the Victor Wooten Band. The band is deep, it's low, it's almost all bottom. This is a band where five members play bass. That is to say, five bass players. In one band. They ...

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Il Ritmo delle Città - Jazz From Scandinavia

by AAJ Italy Staff
August 1, 2012

Il Ritmo Delle Città Chiostro di Santa Maria alla Fontana - Milano - 12.07.2012 Jazzisticamente parlando, il mese di luglio milanese è stato animato dalla rassegna Il Ritmo Delle Città, con una serie di concerti all'aperto che ha coinvolto i luoghi più diversi (dal Teatro dell'Arcimboldi al Politecnico, dai parchi alle cascine che ancora (r)esistono nel ...

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North Sea Jazz Festival: Rotterdam, The Netherlands, July 6-8, 2012

by R.J. DeLuke
August 1, 2012

North Sea Jazz FestivalAhoyRotterdam, The NetherlandsJuly 6-8, 2012The city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands seems ideal for a jazz festival. It's a large enough metropolis to hold things of interest for any tourist--arts, culture, architecture, fine eateries, interesting activities--while at the same time being friendly, laidback and manageable. Toss the mammoth ...

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Istanbul Jazz Festival: Istanbul, Turkey, July 3-19, 2012

by James Pearse
August 1, 2012

Istanbul Jazz FestivalIstanbul, TurkeyJuly 3-19, 2012Istanbul, the second largest city in the world, has become an important meeting point in countless ways.Founded in around 660 BC by King Byzas, captured by the Romans and later by Sultan Mehmed II to become the capital of the Ottoman Empire, Istanbul was, despite its ...

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Bebel Gilberto: New York City, NY, July 21, 2012

by Ernest Barteldes
August 1, 2012

Bebel GilbertoBrazil Summerfest at Central Park SummerstageJuly 21, 2012New York, NYAs part of the 2012 edition of Brazil Summerfest, a New York city-wide event of contemporary Brazilian music, singer Bebel Gilberto took to the stage at Rumsey Playfield for the second time in her career, following a very eclectic performance by ...

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Francesco Bearzatti Tinissima Quartet - Monk & Roll

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 31, 2012

Suoni Mobili Casatenovo - 11.07.2012 Nel corso del mese di luglio la rassegna “Suoni Mobili" ha portato, in vari e suggestivi luoghi della Brianza monzese e lecchese, una serie di concerti di classica, jazz, rock, folk, etno... Suoni Mobili in quanto itineranti, dunque, ma anche in quanto non facilmente classificabili in generi e categorie pre-definite. Il ...