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Scott Hamilton: Half Moon Bay, CA, September 4, 2011

by Bill Leikam
October 14, 2011

Scott Hamilton and the Larry Vuckovich QuintetDouglas Beach House aka Bach Dancing & Dynamite SocietyHalf Moon Bay, CaliforniaSeptember 4, 2011 The Douglas Beach House was honored with the appearance of tenor saxophonist Scott Hamilton and pianist Larry Vuckovich's quintet-- a stellar band comprised of some of the best in jazz, ...

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Zen Zadravec: West Orange, NJ September 16, 2011

by David A. Orthmann
October 12, 2011

Zen ZadravecCecil's Jazz ClubWest Orange, NJSeptember 16, 2011 The presence of bassist Bill Moring and drummer Eliot Zigmund on a New York City area bandstand virtually guarantees a nimble, efficient, swinging foundation, and bodes well for the success of any ensemble. Along with alto saxophonist Mark Gross, Moring and Zigmund ...

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Alan Broadbent Trio: New York, NY, September 24, 2011

by Dan Bilawsky
October 12, 2011

Alan Broadbent TrioKitanoNew York, NYSeptember 24, 2011 Park Avenue's Kitano briefly seemed like Bradley's in its heyday, as piano jazz royalty like Fred Hersch, Bill Mays and Andy Bey converged on a single location to take in the sounds of one of their own. While Alan Broadbent is rightly hailed ...

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MiTo tra musica e parole: Pierre Boulez e Alessandro Solbiati

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 10, 2011

Pierre Boulez - “Pli selon Pli" - Auditorium “Giovanni Agnelli" del Lingotto - Torino--21.09.2011 Alessandro Solbiati - “Leggenda" Teatro Carignano - Torino - 27.09.2011 Tra i tanti eventi di spicco del festival MiTo, ve ne sono due, in particolare, in cui la musica cosiddetta “contemporanea" si incontra e confronta con la parola secondo modalità e all'interno ...

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Hong Kong International Jazz Festival, Days 4-6, September 28-30, 2011

by Ian Patterson
October 10, 2011

Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 | Days 7-8Hong Kong International Jazz FestivalHong KongSeptember 25-October 2, 2011 The 2011 Hong Kong International Jazz Festival offered up over forty groups from 24 countries--a big jump from the eight bands that made up the first edition of HKIJF in 2008. Apart from the ...

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Monterey Jazz Festival: Monterey, CA, September 16-18, 2011

by Larry Taylor
October 8, 2011

54th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Monterey Fairgrounds Monterey, CA September 16-18, 2011 The Monterey Jazz Festival--still going strong after 54 years. What's more, this year, Sept. 16-18, it was better than ever: the music was great; weather warm yet crisp and the atmosphere bucolic at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Northern ...

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ZZ Top: Westbury, NY, August 29, 2011

by Mike Perciaccante
October 8, 2011

ZZ Top With special guests The Cadillac Black NYCB Theater at Westbury Westbury, NY August 29, 2011 Originally scheduled for Sunday, August 28, 2011, (after carefully reviewing the projected trajectory of Hurricane Irene), venue officials, Nassau County executives and band management agreed to delay ZZ Top's Long Island appearance until the ...

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Helen Sung: San Diego, CA, September 15, 2011

by Dan McClenaghan
October 6, 2011

Helen SungDizzy'sSan Diego Wine and Culinary Arts CenterSan Diego, CA September 15, 2011 From post World War II through the 1970s, what is now called San Diego's “Gaslamp Quarter," centered on 5th Avenue in the in the city's downtown, was a neon-lit area of beer bar dives, pornographic theaters, ...

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Trombone Shorty en el 43 Voll-Damm Festival Internacional de Jazz de Barcelona

by Enrique Turpin
October 6, 2011

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue43º Voll-Damm Festival Internacional de Jazz de BarcelonaSala Bikini27 de septiembre de 2011La antesala al 43º Voll-Damm Festival Internacional de Jazz de Barcelona, que supuso la presentación en Barcelona como líder del volcánico Trombone Shorty, se convirtió en una transparente declaración de intenciones sobre los cimientos en ...

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Guelph Jazz Festival: Guelph, Canada, September 7-11, 2011

by Sara Villa
October 5, 2011

Guelph Jazz Festival, Colloquium & Nuit Blanche Guelph, Canada September 7-11, 2011 As Prez used to say, if you are a good improviser you are able to tell a soulful story. What happens, then, when some of the most experimental improvisers from Canada, Australia, Norway, and England (among the others) are involved in ...