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Rusty Scott Organ Group: Cambridge, February 9, 2011
by Timothy J. O'Keefe
Rusty Scott Organ GroupRegattabarCambridge, MAFebruary 9, 2011 The cold February night, part of a long winter that dropped 60 inches of snow on Boston, didn't prevent a crowd from gathering as Rusty Scott celebrated his release of The Thrill is Gone (CD Baby, 2010). Scott, a Boston area pianist, slid away ...
Nicholas Payton: Boston, February 24, 2011
by Andrew J. Sammut
Nicholas PaytonScullers Jazz ClubBoston, MAFebruary 24, 2011 Pressing the unmuted bell of his trumpet right up to the microphone, trumpet player Nicholas Payton invited, impressed, seduced and surprised the crowd at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston. Yet he never assaulted the audience, despite power and confidence to burn. Immense energy ...
RAI Nuova Musica 2011
by AAJ Italy Staff
Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI Auditorium RAI Arturo Toscanini" - Torino - 27 gennaio, 4 e 10 febbraio 2011 Solo tre sono i concerti di RAI Nuova Musica quest'anno (meno del 2010, ma certo più del nulla assoluto registrato nel 2009), ed è da sperare che la sforbiciata ai finanziamenti pubblici, causa (o concausa?) della riduzione ...
Donkey Monkey: Helskini, Finland, February 16, 2011
by Anthony Shaw
Donkey Monkey Kanneltalo Helsinki Finland February 16, 2011 Whenever an unorthodox lineup takes the stage, listeners are easily distracted from a show's musical content. A frozen winter night's performance in a suburb of Helsinki, Finland may not be the most objective situation to assess the intriguing cross-cultural Donkey Monkey, but the ...
Jimmy Cobb's So What Band: Albany, February 10, 2011
by R.J. DeLuke
Jimmy Cobb's So What BandThe Egg, Albany, USAFebruary 10, 2011 It's well documented that the music of Miles Davis' seminal Kind of Blue (Columbia) has captivated music fans and musicians since it was born in 1959. The lone surviving member of that legendary band, drummer Jimmy Cobb, has been bringing the music ...
Trio X
by AAJ Italy Staff
Pole Sud - Strasburgo - 11.02.2011 È da diversi anni che il trio X suona insieme, deliziando il pubblico con la sua musica così speciale, a cavallo fra free storico e ricerca contemporanea. A Strasburgo, unica tappa francese del tour europeo, si sono esisbiti l'11 febbraio in una serata che prevedeve da apripista," alle 19, il ...
Either/Orchestra: New York City, February 11, 2011
by Daniel Lehner
Either/OrchestraLe Poisson Rouge New York, NYFebruary 11, 2011 If you graduated school to work for a law firm or a contracting company, your reunion would probably not be a raucous or joyous event. However, if you and your classmates went on to be the employees of Lee Konitz, Lester Bowie, ...
Red Holloway Quartet: San Diego, February 8, 2011
by Robert Bush
Red Holloway Quartet with Plas JohnsonSaville Theater, San Diego City CollegeSan Diego, CAFebruary 8, 2011 Red Holloway has been there and done that" when it comes to jazz standards and all forms of the blues. While normally his specialties are both playing the tenor saxophone and belting out blues vocals, ...
Gianluca Petrella apre il 30° Mantovajazz
by AAJ Italy Staff
Mantovajazz Festival Clos Wine Bar - Mantova - 10.02.2011 È stato Gianluca Petrella col nuovo progetto Exp and Tricks ad aprire il 10 febbraio 2011 il trentennale del Mantovajazz Festival. Organizzata dall'Arci mantovana e dal Circolo del jazz, la rassegna è da decenni un appuntamento culturale atteso, che coinvolge anche le province limitrofe: nel corso della ...
Mark Dresser, Matthias Ziegler and Denman Maroney: San Diego, February 4, 2011
by Robert Bush
Mark Dresser / Denman Maroney / Matthias ZieglerConrad Prebys Concert Hall, UCSDSan Diego, CAFebruary 4, 2011 Dresser, Maroney and Ziegler have a wealth of performing experience as a unit, although surprisingly, this was their first performance together since 2003. Held in the acoustically superb Conrad Prebys Concert Hall, this reunion ...

