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Umbrella Music Festival 2009

by A. Henkin
December 20, 2009

Umbrella Music FestivalChicago, ILNovember 5-8, 2009 If jazz is to survive in a modern world without the support of major labels or corporate funding, it will be through the efforts of organizations like Umbrella Music, “a group of Chicago-based musicians and presenters working together to provide concert opportunities for creative and improvising musicians." ...

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Duane Eubanks at The Turning Point Cafe

by David A. Orthmann
December 19, 2009

Duane Eubanks The Turning Point Café Piermont, NY November 7, 2009 In the middle of Duane Eubanks's trumpet solo on “Recorda Me," the set's second selection, the music suddenly moved beyond an aggregation of interesting individual performances. It was the first of many transcendent moments in which the band jelled ...

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Vincent Courtois Quartet in Helsinki, November 9, 2009

by Anthony Shaw
December 19, 2009

Vincent Courtois Quartet Malmintalo - Helsinki, FinlandNovember 9, 2009 Vincent Courtois likens himself to an off-road, all-terrain vehicle: he takes his music to places where other cellists are reluctant to go. And it can't be denied after being in the company of his current quartet for an evening's entertainment that ...

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Bill Frisell 858 Quartet

by AAJ Italy Staff
December 18, 2009

Auditorium (Sala Sinopoli) - Roma - 30.10.2009 Tra i tanti progetti portati avanti dal poliedrico chitarrista Bill Frisell, quello col quartetto 858 è sicuramente uno dei più interessanti. Nato nel 2005 per l'incisione di un CD di composizioni ispirate a 8 dipinti astratti del pittore d'avanguardia Gerhard Richter, il gruppo ha successivamente proseguito la propria attività ...

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Home Away From Home: Avishai Cohen in Paris

by David Miller
December 18, 2009

Avishai CohenAlhambraParis, FranceNovember 26, 2009 Hypnotic. Mesmerizing. Religious. These three adjectives come to mind when reflecting on Avishai Cohen's concert at Alhambra in Paris, the last of a three-night engagement at the intimate venue close to Place de la République. A sorrowful piano/percussion duo--Shai Maestro's weeping piano accompanied ...

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John Geggie / Josh Rager / Paul Meyers: Ottawa, Canada November 28, 2009

by John Kelman
December 18, 2009

John GeggieGeggie Concert Series: 2009-10, #3 National Arts Centre, Fourth Stage Ottawa, Canada November 28, 2009 For the third in his 2009-10 Geggie Concert Series, Ottawa bassist John Geggie once again demonstrated his astute ability to bring together musicians who have not previously played together, but who share ...

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Masada Quintet "Stolas"

by AAJ Italy Staff
December 18, 2009

Aperitivo in Concerto Teatro Manzoni - Milano - 16.11.2009 Stolas è il dodicesimo capitolo di “Masada - The Book of Angels," il progetto di John Zorn incentrato sugli angeli-demoni che popolano l'esoterismo ebraico. L'album è stato realizzato in quintetto da Joe Lovano, Dave Douglas, Uri Caine, Greg Cohen e Joey Baron. E c'è in questo, un ...

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George Cables

by AAJ Italy Staff
December 17, 2009

Brass Group - Palermo - 11.12.2009 Un concerto altamente istruttivo per capire perché Cables abbia già lasciato una traccia indelebile nel jazz, attraverso memorabili incisioni live con Art Pepper e Dexter Gordon. Colpisce di lui innanzi tutto la modestia da sideman, l'attitudine a voler interagire a tutti i costi con la ritmica locale, fino a cedervi ...

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Paolo Fresu & Uri Caine with Alborada String Quartet

by AAJ Italy Staff
December 16, 2009

Roma Jazz Festival 2009 Auditorium Parco della Musica (Sala Sinopoli) - 24.11.2009 Ultimi giorni della 33^ edizione del Roma Jazz Festival, manifestazione che quest'anno si è svolta seguendo la linea programmatica delle “Jazz Labels". Nel contesto non poteva certo mancare una pagina dedicata alla Blue Note, a celebrare la quale sono stati invitati sul palco dell'Auditorium ...

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Shooting Star: Esperanza Spalding in Paris

by David Miller
December 16, 2009

Esperanza SpaldingNew MorningParis, FranceNovember 24, 2009 The heavy drumbeat pierced the air, and the sellout crowd, believing the show to have started, slowly put down their drinks and turned to face the stage. It took some longer than others, but soon all realized that Esperanza Spalding, she whose name was on ...