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Taylor Ho Bynum and Harris Eisenstadt in London: A Second Anglo/American Convergence

by John Sharpe
May 22, 2009

Convergence Quartet The Vortex London, U.K. April 27, 2009 Last sighted on these shores in the autumn of 2006, the success of the Convergence Quartet 's inaugural meeting has now borne the fruit of a further tour for cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum, drummer Harris Eisenstadt, and the up-and-coming English pairing ...

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Tomasz Stanko Quartet at the 2009 Norfolk and Norwich Festival, Day 2

by Bruce Lindsay
May 22, 2009

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Tomasz Stanko QuartetNorfolk and Norwich FestivalSt Peter Mancroft ChurchNorwich, UKMay 3, 2009 Trumpeter Tomasz Stanko (pictured left) brought his quartet to the Norfolk and Norwich Festival for the first time, to ...

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Vijay Iyer and His Trio Come to Williamstown, MA

by Lyn Horton
May 22, 2009

Vijay Iyer Trio Williamstown Jazz Festival Sterling and Francine Art Institute Williamstown, Massachusetts May 6, 2009 Last year, Vijay Iyer produced the much acclaimed Tragicomic with a quartet that included alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa. But, for the Williamstown Jazz Festival, Iyer assembled a trio ...

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The Five Peace Band at The Flynn, Burlington Vermont, May 1, 2009

by Doug Collette
May 21, 2009

The Five Peace Band Flynn Center for the Performing Arts Burlington, Vermont May 1, 2009 The whole that is The Five Peace Band certainly seems to be less than the sum of its parts, at least as they played the final concert of their extended tour at The ...

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Andy Sheppard Quartet: Opening Night at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival 2009, Day 1

by Bruce Lindsay
May 21, 2009

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 Andy SheppardNorfolk and Norwich FestivalNorwich PlayhouseNorwich, UK May 1, 2009 Tenor-soprano saxophonist Andy Sheppard (pictured left) showcased his album Movements in Colour, his first on the ECM label (2009), in what was a beautiful performance ...

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B.C. All-Stars: The Jodi Proznick Quartet, and the Brad Turner Quartet with Phil Dwyer

by Alayne McGregor
May 20, 2009

B.C. All-Stars: the Jodi Proznick Quartet, and the Brad Turner Quartet with Phil DwyerNational Arts Centre: B.C. SceneAuditorium, National Library of CanadaOttawa, CanadaApril 30, 2009 A real all-star cast of British Columbia jazz players could have filled the stage of the National Library, and then spilled on to ...

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Sacred Beats: Zakir Hussain with Charles Lloyd, Eric Harland, and Members of Remember Shakti at Carnegie Hall

by Warren Allen
May 19, 2009

Zakir Hussain and Friends Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage New York, NY April 29, 2009 On April 29th, the last concert of his Perspectives series at Carnegie Hall, Zakir Hussain entered and bowed to the applause of a packed house. After thanking the musicians and crowd, he ...

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Norwich Jazz Party 2009

by Bruce Lindsay
May 19, 2009

Norwich Jazz PartyNorwich, UKMay 2-4, 2009 The third Norwich Jazz Party, held over a 3-day holiday weekend in the airport Holiday Inn, gathered together over 30 jazz musicians from the USA, Britain and Europe who grouped together in 37 different performance combinations from solo piano to big band swing. They delighted the ...

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New Orleans Jazz Fest draws 400,000+

by Sandy Ingham
May 18, 2009

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, LAApril 22-May 4, 2009There are hundreds of good reasons for jazz lovers to join the crowds at the annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Reasons with names like Marsalis and Jordan, Batiste and Boutte--families whose musical heritage in the Birthplace of Jazz spans several ...

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Gil Scott-Heron at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom in Denver

by Geoff Anderson
May 17, 2009

Gil Scott-Heron Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom Denver, CO May 1, 2009 Politics has always been just as important to Gil Scott-Heron as his music. Perhaps more so. From the late 1960s into the 90s Scott-Heron preached the message of change; questioning the status quo; sticking up for the oppressed. Therefore ...