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Jay Phelps Big Band: Snape, UK, August 17, 2011

by Bruce Lindsay
August 26, 2011

Jay Phelps Big BandSnape MaltingsSnape, UKAugust 17, 2011 Trumpeter Jay Phelps, a native of Vancouver who moved to the UK in his teens, first came to the attention of the British jazz scene as a member of Tomorrow's Warriors. In his early 20s he co-founded Empirical, playing on that band's debut ...

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Ryan Cohan/Geof Bradfield: Chicago, IL, August 11, 2011

by Alex Marianyi
August 26, 2011

Ryan Cohan, Geof BradfieldMillennium Park Pritzker Pavilion Chicago, ILAugust 11, 2011 The heat wave broke in Chicago and, weather-wise, the night was shaping up to be one of the best all summer. African Journeys, featuring Ryan Cohan and Geof Bradfield, began as saxophonist Bradfield's group took the stage to perform his ...

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Michel Portal – Louis Sclavis

by AAJ Italy Staff
August 24, 2011

Suoni delle Dolomiti Buse de Tresca - 26.07.2011 Si suona? Non si suona? Quando un concerto è previsto all'aperto, tra le montagne, ad un'altitudine di 2200 metri, è il meteo a farla da padrone. Se le nuvole minacciano pioggia, con il termometro che segna una temperatura intorno ai dieci gradi, gli strumenti ad ancia soffrono particolarmente. ...

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Jim Campilongo Trio

by AAJ Italy Staff
August 23, 2011

Fara Music Fesival - 23.07.2011 Arrivi di pomeriggio e Fara Sabina ti appare come un posto incantato, dove il tempo si è fermato e non ha nessuna voglia di riprendere il suo corso. Una città addormentata, al punto che neanche i gatti rinunciano al loro pisolino nelle comode aiuole. Poi però succede che, perlustrando gli stretti ...

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John Butler Trio: Denver, CO, August 12, 2011

by Geoff Anderson
August 23, 2011

John Butler TrioRed RocksDenverAugust 12, 2011John Butler's favorite guitar has 11 strings. Friday night he also played banjo, ukulele, some sort of lap acoustic guitar using a metal bar on the frets like a steel guitar, a standard issue 6-string acoustic guitar, a Les Paul and a Stratocaster. But mainly he ...

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Rich Perry: Nyack, NY, July 24, 2011

by David A. Orthmann
August 21, 2011

Rich PerryOlive'sNyack, NYJuly 24, 2011 The opening night of Nyack Jazz Week 2011, an annual event which encompassed a variety of acts and venues, kicked off at Olive's with a set by tenor saxophonist Rich Perry. Best known for his tenure with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra and the Maria Schneider ...

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North Fork Rock & Folk Festival: Cutchogue, NY, July 30 - 31, 2011

by Mike Perciaccante
August 20, 2011

North Fork Rock & Folk Festival Peconic Bay Winery Cutchogue, New York July 30-31, 2011 The second annual North Fork Rock & Folk Festival was held in the fields at the Peconic Bay Winery in Cutchogue, NY on Saturday. The lineup featured Long Island-based local acts as well as national artists ...

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The Psychedelic Furs: Copiague, NY, August 5, 2011

by Mike Perciaccante
August 20, 2011

The Psychedelic Furs Tanner Park Copiague, NY August 5, 2011 A jam-packed Tanner Park came alive with the sounds of modern rock as '80s icons, the Psychedelic Furs, turned back time for an hour and a half on this warm and cloudy Friday evening in August. The stage, nestled less than one ...

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Fred Hersch Trio: New York, NY, July 19, 2011

by Warren Allen
August 19, 2011

Fred Hersch TrioThe Village VanguardNew York, NYJuly 19, 2011 It's reassuring to see that, within the highly fragmented and divided genre of jazz, a player like Fred Hersch flourishes and pushes the music forward as a modern form. He plays it like it doesn't need an explanation, which is to say ...

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Penguin Cafe: Snape, UK, August 12, 2011

by Bruce Lindsay
August 19, 2011

Penguin CaféSnape MaltingsSnape, UKAugust 12, 2011 Penguin Café occupies a unique place in the universe: a comforting and welcoming place where English eccentricity mingles happily with musics from the four corners of the Earth...and one or two other places, too. When the 10-piece group performed at Snape Maltings, with its own ...