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Penang Island Jazz Festival

by AAJ Italy Staff
December 23, 2011

Bayview Beach Resort - Penang (Malesia) - 01-04.12.2011 La Malesia, patria di tigri, di una giungla tra le più antiche al mondo e, nell'immaginario italiano, anche di Sandokan, ha conosciuto negli ultimi trent'anni uno sviluppo economico fortissimo. Immersa nelle acque del Golfo del Bengala e dello stretto di Malacca a Occidente e del mar Cinese meridionale ...

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Norm Zocher: Cambridge, MA, December 6, 2011

by Andrew J. Sammut
December 23, 2011

Norm Zocher Outpost 186 Cambridge, MA December 6, 2011 Norm Zocher is well known for his guitar work on Boston's forward-thinking jazz scene, as well as gigs with Maria Schneider, Steve Lacy, Bob Brookmeyer, Esperanza Spalding and local mainstay the Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra, all between teaching at ...

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Venticinquesima edizione del festival Jazzdor a Strasburgo

by AAJ Italy Staff
December 22, 2011

Arriva la venticinquestima edizione del jazzdor di Strasburgo, festival ormai conosciuto fuori dai confini nazionali francesi e dalle dimensioni sempre più debordanti, in termini quantitativi e qualitativi. Per la quinta volta c'è stata la collaborazione Berlino-Strasburgo, dal 2 al 5 giugno, con ben tredici formazioni francesi o miste a mostrare nella capitale tedesca la vitalità di ...

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Penang Island Jazz Festival: Penang, Malaysia, Dec 1-4, 2011

by Ian Patterson
December 21, 2011

8th Penang Island Jazz FestivalPenang, MalaysiaDecember 1-4, 2011 For small, independent jazz festivals heavily reliant on private sector sponsorship, it can be a jungle out there. In the case of the Penang Island Jazz Festival, sandwiched between the Straits of Malacca and tropical forest, this is literally true. Monkeys, civet and leopard ...

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Markus Stockhausen - Ferenc Snetberger Duo

by AAJ Italy Staff
December 21, 2011

Teatro Vascello - Roma - 14.11.2011 Inserito all'interno di una rassegna di arte contemporanea, “Cose," che nell'arco della stagione proporrà diversi appuntamenti non soltanto musicali, il concerto del duo formato dal chitarrista ungherese Ferenc Snetberger e dal trombettista tedesco Markus Stockhausen è stato l'unico tenuto in Italia dal duo nell'ambito di un breve tour europeo. I ...

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Pipoka Trio with Sam Huber, Helsinki, Finland, December 7, 2011

by Anthony Shaw
December 21, 2011

Pipoka Trio with Sam Huber Rytmihairioklubi Helsinki, Finland December 7, 2011 For a band with a name as simple as it is impenetrable, Pipoka embodies all that is exciting yet daunting in modern Finnish jazz. Its two founding members, accordionist Veli Kujala and guitarist Jarmo Julkinen, have now found a stable ...

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Sophie Milman, Denver, CO, November 27, 2011

by Geoff Anderson
December 18, 2011

Sophie MilmanDazzleDenver, CONovember 27, 2011Jazz is and always has been an amalgam of styles and influences. In fact, that's what keeps it interesting and vital and always moving forward. Musicians from different backgrounds and cultures bring different sensibilities to the music and add new sounds and attitudes. Like the search for ...

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Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble, Huddersfield, UK, November 18, 2011

by Duncan Heining
December 17, 2011

Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic EnsembleBates MillHuddersfield, UKNovember 18, 2011 From tiny sextets do mighty 18-piece chamber ensembles grow. 21 years ago, improvising saxophonist Evan Parker first put together his original Electro-Acoustic Ensemble. Five ECM CD's later--not to mention Set on Parker's own psi label--the Evan-expanding EPEAE premiered Tesserae, its next release, ...

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The Allman Brothers Band: Boston MA , December 3, 2011

by Doug Collette
December 17, 2011

The Allman Brothers BandOrpheum TheatreBoston, MADecember 3, 2011 The Allman Brothers never disappoint. At the least, they are the epitome of professionalism in concert, and when they are inspired, as they sounded this fourth night at the Beantown venue, they (deeply) stir their audience and add to their own legacy, ...

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Barcelona Voll-Damm Internacional Jazz Festival: Barcelona, Spain, November 21-26, 2011

by Bruce Lindsay
December 14, 2011

Barcelona Voll-Damm Internacional Jazz FestivalBarcelona, SpainNovember 21-26, 2011 The Barcelona Voll-Damm Internacional Jazz Festival is an established part of the cultural life of this vibrant Spanish city. The 2011 festival was the 43rd, and once again it brought some exceptionally fine jazz to a host of equally fine venues, attracting stars of the ...