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Joe Hunt Group: New York, NY, May 12, 2012

by David A. Orthmann
June 16, 2012

Joe Hunt GroupSmalls Jazz ClubNew York, NYMay 12, 2012“It's tough keeping up with these young bloods," Joe Hunt said to the audience with a smile. He was referring to three student musicians from the New England Conservatory (where Hunt directs an ensemble), all of whom are a half century younger than ...

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35th Paradise Valley Jazz Party

by Patricia Myers
June 16, 2012

35th Paradise Valley Jazz PartyMusical Instrument MuseumPhoenix, AZApril 21-22, 2012A kaleidoscopic history of jazz was delivered during three sessions of the 35th annual Paradise Valley Jazz Party, from post-bop, ballads and blues to a swinging recreation of the Quintet of the Hot Club of France.Peak moments that elicited the ...

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John Geggie / Lorne Lofsky / Joe Sullivan / Jim Doxas: Ottawa, Canada, May 26, 2012

by John Kelman
June 14, 2012

John Geggie / Lorne Lofsky / Joe Sullivan / Jim DoxasGeggie Concert SeriesNAC Fourth Stage, Ottawa, CanadaMay 26, 2012For his final show of the 2011/2012 Geggie Concert Series, Ottawa bassist John Geggie put together a group of Canadian musicians who are all deserving of broader international recognition. A down-the-middle mainstream jazz ...

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Sun Trio: Helsinki, Finland, May 22, 2012

by Anthony Shaw
June 14, 2012

Sun TrioLaulumiehet RestaurantHelsinki, FinlandMay 22, 2012We never really listen to music with only our ears; even in a dark room, lying back with headphones, our mind fills with images, sensations and other paraphernalia. Similarly, seeing Sun Trio perform in the hallowed surroundings of Helsinki's Laulumiehet Restaurant, it was impossible to disassociate ...

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Jerry Dammers' Spatial A.K.A Orchestra at the Norfolk And Norwich Festival 2012

by Bruce Lindsay
June 13, 2012

Jerry Dammers' Spatial A.K.A OrchestraTheatre Royal Norfolk And Norwich FestivalNorwich, UKMay 26, 2012It only took a quick glance at the stage to confirm that this was to be no ordinary jazz gig: Jerry Dammers' Spatial A.K.A Orchestra doesn't do ordinary. Dammers, leader and keyboard player of '70s ska band The Specials, ...

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Zara McFarlane: Norwich, UK, May 24, 2012

by Bruce Lindsay
June 12, 2012

Zara McFarlaneNorfolk and Norwich FestivalNorwich PlayhouseNorwich, UKMay 24, 2012The Norfolk and Norwich Festival is gaining a reputation as one of the finest arts festivals in the UK, one that's always willing to experiment, make use of street venues and the beautiful Norfolk countryside, and give rising stars as well ...

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Young Jazz Festival 2012 a Foligno

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 11, 2012

Foligno - 24-26.05.2012 Anche il Young Jazz Festival, tornato sotto la direzione artistica di Giovanni Guidi in questa ottava edizione, ha dovuto fare i conti con i tagli di bilancio. Nonostante ciò la programmazione di maggior rilievo ha continuato ad estendersi lodevolmente su tre giorni (24-26 maggio), incorniciati da un prologo ed un epilogo con finalità ...

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Brandino and Friends Live at Seven Grand

by Anthony Polis
June 9, 2012

Brandino and FriendsSeven Grand Whiskey BarLos Angeles, CAMay 21, 2012When people talk about jazz venues in Los Angeles, downtown's Seven Grand Whiskey Bar doesn't usually come to mind. That's unfortunate because this popular bar has featured jazz and blues Monday through Wednesday for over a year. It's a classy yet hip ...

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Kuala Lumpur International Jazz Festival: 19-20 May, 2012

by Ian Patterson
June 8, 2012

KL International Jazz Festival Kuala Lumpur Convention CenterKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaMay 19-20, 2012The 19th and 20th of May, 2012 will long be remembered by jazz lovers in Kuala Lumpur as the day jazz came to town. The 13 acts that performed on the stage of the KL Convention Center made history by ...

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Victoriaville 2012

by Kurt Gottschalk
June 4, 2012

Festival International Musique Actuelle VictoriavilleVictoriaville, CanadaMay 17-20, 2012There are many ways to weigh a music festival, but one method that sets a fairly reasonable standard for excellence is whether or not there was at least one point that elicited feelings of good fortune. Not just if it was enjoyable or if highly respected ...