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Student Ensemble and Martial Solal: Philadelphia, April 9, 2011

by Victor L. Schermer
April 22, 2011

Berklee Global Jazz Institute/ Boyer College of Music and Dance, Temple University Martial Solal Perelman Theater,Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts,Philadelphia, PAApril 9, 2011 This was the final concert of the 2010-2011 season of the popular Jazz Up Close series, celebrating the legendary Thelonious Monk, organized by pianist/curator Danilo ...

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Kurt Elling: Denver, Colorado, April 9, 2011

by Geoff Anderson
April 22, 2011

Kurt EllingSoiled Dove UndergroundDenver, COApril 9, 2011 Perhaps it's ironic: jazz wants to be free, yet boundaries abound. Nowhere has a boundary been more touchy or controversial than the line between jazz and rock. Miles Davis blurred it, trounced it, trod upon it, spat on it. And, in some circles, ...

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Fieldwork: Philadelphia, March 12, 2011

by Dylan McGuire
April 21, 2011

Fieldwork Christ Church Neighborhood House TheatrePhiladelphia, PAMarch 12, 2011 To describe the music of avant-garde jazz trio Fieldwork--featuring polymath/pianist Vijay Iyer, drummer Tyshawn Sorey and saxophonist Steve Lehman--as complex may be an understatement as broad as the group's dedication to exploring the far reaches of harmony, ensemble dynamics, and the physical ...

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The Power of the Blues: Eric Clapton & Wynton Marsalis at Jazz at Lincoln Center

by David Miller
April 20, 2011

Eric Clapton, Wynton Marsalis, Taj MahalRose HallNew York, NYApril 9, 2011 Let's get something out of the way here. Eric Clapton has nothing left to prove. That much is certain. The man many call “god" has accomplished enough throughout his long and varied career that he is now free to pursue ...

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40 Years of Jazz at Harvard: Cambridge, April 9, 2011

by Andrew J. Sammut
April 20, 2011

Harvard All-Stars and the Harvard University Sunday and Monday Jazz Bands Harvard Sanders Theatre Cambridge, MA April 9, 2011 Ivy League universities are known for bringing together extraordinary individuals to do extraordinary things. Yet Saturday, April 9 was an even more extraordinary night at school for Harvard students, when an honor roll ...

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Bill Smith - Enrico Pieranunzi

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 18, 2011

Chiesa di Santa Cristina - Bologna - 13.04.2011 Negli ultimi decenni in Italia non si è potuto ascoltare di frequente Bill Smith. Rara quindi l'occasione offerta il 13 aprile (unica data in Italia) dalla rassegna “Contrasti: il clarinetto da Mozart al jazz" svoltasi nella ex Chiesa di Santa Cristina a Bologna. Non è un caso inoltre ...

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Anthony Branker & Word Play: Princeton, NJ, April 3, 2011

by Victor L. Schermer
April 17, 2011

Anthony Branker & Word PlayPaul Robeson Center for the ArtsSolley AuditoriumPrinceton, NJApril 3, 2011 Trumpeter Anthony Branker's Princeton, New Jersey concert--sponsored by The Princeton Council for the Arts, funded by Wachovia-Wells Fargo Bank, Bloomberg and other sources--was a musical gem set on the laconic, early spring day of ...

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Japan Benefit Concert at the Village Vanguard

by Emilie Pons
April 16, 2011

On Monday, April 4, 2011, the storied Village Vanguard, a classy little West Village basement club, hosted one of numerous benefit concerts for Japan around New York City. The Village Vanguard Orchestra was featured for three incredible sets, like every Monday; but on this special occasion invited a series of wonderful guest musicians to contribute.

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Portland Jazz Festival 2011 - A Look Back

by Lloyd N. Peterson Jr.
April 16, 2011

Portland Jazz FestivalPortland, OregonFebruary 18-27, 2011 Promoter Bill Royston and general manager Don Lucoff have once again pulled off a hat trick of significant proportions. With the arrival and guest appearance of perhaps the greatest “star" that jazz has welcomed since Wynton Marsalis, this year's Portland Jazz Festival had the makings to ...

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Europart Quartet di Mauro Negri

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 15, 2011

Mantova Jazz Circolo Arci Tom - Mantova - 02.04.2011 Il 2 aprile 2011 il penultimo concerto di Mantova Jazz al Circolo Arci Tom, ha presentato in anteprima l'Europart Quartet, nuovo progetto di Mauro Negri che ha coinvolto tre eccellenti strumentisti europei: il trombonista Georgi Kornazov, il contrabbassista Georg Breinschmid e il batterista Mauro Gonzi. Com'è noto ...