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Ljubljana Jazz Festival: Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 20–29, 2012

by Henning Bolte
July 26, 2012

Ljubljana Jazz FestivalLjubljana, SloveniaJune 20-29, 2012Ljubljana, with its 53rd edition, truly hosts the oldest jazz festival in Europe. Norway's Molde, also a candidate, started one year later, in 1960. The capital of the now-independent Republic of Slovenia, neighbored by Austria, Hungary, Croatia and Italy, Ljubljana is situated one hour from Trieste, two hours ...

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Paolo Fresu e Daniele Di Bonaventura - Mistico Mediterraneo

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 25, 2012

Cortile del Bargello - Firenze - 18.06.2012 Gran bel concerto in una gran bella location, quello che ha aperto la rassegna La Sabbia del Tempo, a cura dell'Accademia San Felice: Paolo Fresu e Daniele Di Bonaventura nel cortile del Bargello di Firenze, trecentesco palazzo sede di uno dei più bei musei della città. Il duo si ...

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All About Jazz Presents at Kongsberg Jazzfestival: Kongsberg, Norway, July 5-6, 2012

by Henning Bolte
July 25, 2012

Kongsberg Jazz FestivalAll About Jazz Presents: Doing It NorwayKongsberg, NorwayJuly 5-6, 2012 Kongsberg is a small town in Buskerud with about 24,000 inhabitant, situated s 55 miles west of Oslo, the nation's capital. Founded in 1624, after silver was discovered in the hills, the Danish-Norwegian king recruited German miners from the ...

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Ruben Blades: Valencia, Spain, July 15, 2012

by Josep Pedro
July 25, 2012

Rubén BladesViveros ParkValencia, SpainJuly 15, 2012Year after year, the iconic Viveros Park hosts a series of varied shows that combine international stars with successful national bands of different styles. The prices remain high, even as the socioeconomic and political situation in Spain becomes increasingly dramatic. Along with guitarist George Benson, Rubén ...

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Los Autenticos Decadentes: New York, NY, July 14, 2012

by Ernest Barteldes
July 25, 2012

Los Autenticos Decadentes and 3ballMTYCentral Park SummerstageNew York, NYJuly 14, 2012On the last day of the 2012 Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC), hundreds of fans, dressed in Argentinean national soccer team jerseys, descended on Central Park for one-hour set by Los Autenticos Decadentes, preceded by Mexico's 3ballMty, a trio of young ...

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Umbria Jazz: gli spettacoli al Teatro Morlacchi

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 24, 2012

Teatro Morlacchi - 07-15.07.2012 [per la recensione dei concerti all'Arena Santa Giuliana clicca qui] Una delle scelte portanti e opportune di Umbria Jazz 2012 è stata quella di celebrare due ricorrenze importanti per il mondo del jazz: il centenario della nascita di Gil Evans e il trentennale della morte di Thelonious Monk. Nella programmazione del Teatro ...

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Valby Summer Jazz 2012: Copenhagen, Denmark, July 6-15, 2012

by Jakob Baekgaard
July 24, 2012

Valby Summer JazzPrøvehallen in Valby and The Betty Nansen TheatreCopenhagen, DenmarkJuly 6-15, 2012 Good things tend to grow, at least when there's passion and dedication involved, and Valby Summer Jazz, which primarily takes place at the outskirts of Copenhagen in the suburb of Valby, is indeed a labor of love that ...

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Umbria Jazz: gli spettacoli all’Arena Santa Giuliana

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 23, 2012

Arena Santa Giuliana - 06-15.07.2012 [per la recensione dei concerti al Teatro Morlacchi clicca qui] Partecipare a Umbria Jazz è sempre un'esperienza unica, anche se, fra decibel assordanti e “struscio" obbligatorio più volte al giorno lungo Corso Vannucci, fra insidiose arie condizionate e alterazione del ciclo del sonno, dieci giorni al festival perugino possono mettere a ...

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Bob DeVos and Don Friedman: Nyack, NY, June 29, 2012

by David A. Orthmann
July 23, 2012

Bob DeVos and Don FriedmanNyack Library Carnegie RoomNyack, NYJune 29, 2012The spate of live performances that expressly pay tribute to various figures from bygone eras of jazz raises a number of complex questions about the music and the business which surrounds it. Do concerts and club dates in honor of musicians ...

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DC Jazz Festival 2012: In Memoriam Chuck Brown

by Franz A. Matzner
July 22, 2012

DC Jazz Festival, Washington, DC June 1-10, 2012With the summer heat descending on the nation's capital, the city transforms, its southern personality asserting itself. Ties loosen, linen suits make their first appearance, people mosey instead of dash, and the beats of jazz reverberate from venue after venue as the city welcomes the annual DC ...