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Ayman Fanous and Tomas Ulrich in Concert: Improvisational Excitement in Classical Music

by Erik R. Quick
June 24, 2009

Ayman Fanous and Tomas UlrichSt. Mary's Episcopal ChurchWashington D.C.May 9, 2009 Jazz performance and concert production is hardly thriving in Washington, D.C. Clubs have either closely entirely or altered programming significantly so as to focus on music deemed to have wider commercial appeal. As a result, creative improvisation is increasingly hard ...

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Jazz Journalist Association 2009 Awards Dinner

by Ralph A. Miriello
June 22, 2009

2009 Jazz Journalists Association AwardsJazz StandardNew York, New YorkJune 16, 2009 On Tuesday, June 16th I was privileged to attend this year's Jazz Journalists Association Awards held at the Jazz Standard in New York City. It was a rare opportunity to meet and mingle with some iconic artists, some up-and-coming musical ...

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New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 2009

by Gary Firstenberg
June 21, 2009

If you want to experience music as wide and as deep as the mighty Mississippi River, it is best to go right to the source. In the lush surroundings of the oldest horse racing track in The Big Easy, the 40th Annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival celebrated a diverse assortment of music, and provided ...

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2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

by Joel A. Siegel
June 21, 2009

The 2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival marked the return of pre-Katrina level attendance. Despite the national recession, the festival announced sales of more than 400,000 tickets for the seven-day event over two weekends. As usual, producer Quint Davis did a masterful job blending the various musical components, including New Orleans jazz, national jazz acts, ...

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Marc Ribot / Evan Parker / Han Bennink at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, June 14th

by Marcus O'Dair
June 19, 2009

Marc Ribot / Evan Parker / Han Bennink Queen Elizabeth Hall London, England June 14, 2009 The Moment's Energy, a new ECM release from Evan Parker, may be a slight disappointment from an artist who has been acclaimed by some as the heir apparent to John Coltrane. Yet this appearance, ...

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John Geggie / Edward Simon / Jim Doxas: Ottawa, Canada June 13, 2009

by John Kelman
June 19, 2009

John Geggie/Edward Simon/Jim DoxasGeggie Concert Series: 2008-09, #8 National Arts Centre, Fourth Stage Ottawa, Canada June 13, 2009 It's been a banner year for John Geggie's Geggie Concert Series at the intimate Fourth Stage in Ottawa, Canada's National Arts Centre. With guitarist Vic Juris heating the room up ...

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Campi Jazz Festival

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 16, 2009

Teatro Dante - Campi Bisenzio (FI) - 06-09.05.2009 Giunto alla sua undicesima edizione, il Campi Jazz Festival - svoltosi dal 6 al 9 maggio al teatro Dante della cittadine alle porte di Firenze - ha avuto come apertura gli Avion Travel che reinterpretavano Paolo Conte, come chiusura la locale Sunrise Jazz Orchestra diretta da Stefano Rapicavoli, ...

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New Classics: Mark Soskin Quartet with Ravi Coltrane at the Kitano Hotel

by Warren Allen
June 16, 2009

Mark Soskin Quartet with Ravi Coltrane The Kitano Hotel New York, NY May 2, 2009 Mark Soskin is one of the more underrated pianists working today. Perhaps best known for his sideman work alongside greats like Sonny Rollins and Herbie Mann, Soskin combines an always melodic approach with a ...

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Young Jazz in Town 2009

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 15, 2009

Foligno - 28.05-02.06.2009 “Young Jazz": la denominazione del festival non è stata smentita dai fatti. Non solo perché giovanissimo è il suo direttore artistico, Giovanni Guidi, e prevalentemente giovani sono i musicisti invitati, ma anche per l'età media del pubblico, notevolmente più bassa che in molti altri festival italiani. Coerenti con quest'indirizzo sono state alcune scelte ...

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Phish at Fenway Park, Boston, May 31, 2009

by Doug Collette
June 14, 2009

Phish Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts May 31, 2009 When the sun broke through the clouds just as Trey Anastasio took his first solo of the night May 31st, there seemed to be no other place to be than Fenway Park in Boston listening to Phish. In their ...