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Rob Mazurek Quintet

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 8, 2010

Area Sismica - Forlì - 27.2.2010 Rob Mazurek è stato uno dei protagonisti di quella scena musicale di Chicago che, fra la seconda metà degli anni '90 e il decennio appena trascorso, ha realizzato una sorta di fusione fra il jazz più avventuroso e il rock desideroso di spingersi oltre i propri confini ordinari; una fusione ...

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Eric Clapton & Jeff Beck at Madison Square Garden

by Doug Collette
March 7, 2010

Eric Clapton & Jeff Beck Madison Square Garden New York, New York February 19th, 2010 Eric Clapton was the perfect host during his appearance with Jeff Beck February 19th at Madison Square Garden. The man once likened to God could not have been more gracious had he played ...

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Matthew Shipp at Cafe Oto, London

by John Sharpe
March 6, 2010

Matthew Shipp/Paul Dunmall/John Edwards/Mark Sanders Cafe Oto London February 12, 2010 At first glance the opening night of New York City-based pianist Matthew Shipp's three-day residency at north London's Cafe Oto promised a fire music spectacular. Lined up to appear alongside him were three of the UK's leading improvisors ...

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McCoy Tyner Quartet with Joe Lovano at the Kimmel Center

by Victor L. Schermer
March 5, 2010

Kimmel Center for the Performing ArtsVerizon HallPhiladelphia, PAFebruary 19, 2010 Whenever you go to hear McCoy Tyner, it's never a question of how well he's going to play. For half a century, during and after his legendary tenure with the quintessential John Coltrane Quartet that also included Jimmy Garrison and Elvin ...

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Francesco Diodati "Neko"

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 4, 2010

Casa del Jazz - Roma - 20.02.2010 Francesco Diodati è il prototipo del jazzista moderno: dotato tecnicamente; musicalmente colto; voglioso di migliorarsi attraverso lo scambio di informazioni con musicisti altrettanto preparati, e in grado di guardare al futuro attraverso l'intreccio incondizionato di generi e stili. Questo è emerso dalla performance dello scorso 20 febbraio alla Casa ...

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Galactic/Karl Denson's Tiny Universe at Fillmore in Denver

by Geoff Anderson
March 3, 2010

Galactic/Karl Denson's Tiny Universe Fillmore Denver February 20, 2010 The grooves were deep, the rhythms infectious, the funk ubiquitous. Saturday night the Fillmore in Denver served up a double helping of syncopation with Galactic and Karl Denson's Tiny Universe. The Tiny Universe opened with an hour and twenty minute ...

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Marc Copland Trio: Cafe Paradiso, Ottawa, Canada

by John Kelman
March 3, 2010

Marc Copland Trio Café Paradiso Ottawa, Canada February 27, 2010 Running a jazz club in a town where the scene is, in relative terms, marginal at best is a constantly risky proposition, but over the past several years Alex Demianenko's Café Paradiso has become an institution in Ottawa, where ...

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Rava suona Gershwin

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 3, 2010

Piacenza Jazz Fest - 20.02.2010 Parte con il botto la settima edizione del Piacenza Jazz Fest, rassegna che la mannaia abbattutasi su finanziamenti e risorse non ha scalfito dal punto di vista della qualità e della varietà delle proposte. Lo storico spazio “Le Rotative" si è rivelato insufficiente ad accogliere il foltissimo pubblico accorso per assistere ...

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North Mississippi Allstars at Highline Ballroom

by David Miller
March 2, 2010

North Mississippi AllstarsHighline BallroomNew York, NYFebruary 26, 2010As expected, in the best way possible. When my friend (a North Mississippi Allstars virgin) asked what we were in for as the Allstars took the Highline Ballroom stage on a snowy Friday evening in New York, I told her some specifics: drummer Cody ...

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XFest 2010: Real Time Together

by Gordon Marshall
March 2, 2010

Various Artists XFest 2010 119 Gallery, Lowell, Mass. February 26-28, 2010 Call it XFest. Curated by musician Walter Wright and held annually at his 119 Gallery in Lowell, Mass, the pace of it couldn't be closer or faster. Within its three days of rapid-fire sets, musicians who have never played ...