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Mopomoso featuring Evan Parker Trio at The Vortex in London

by Marcus O'Dair
December 9, 2008

Evan Parker TrioThe Vortex Jazz clubLondon, EnglandNovember 16, 2008 Fair enough, it's billed as “Mopomoso featuring Evan Parker Trio." But still, a five-hour bill culminating in less than twenty minutes from the man himself would try the stamina of all but the most committed free improv devotees. Thankfully, with ...

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Francesco Bearzatti Tinissima Quartet

by AAJ Italy Staff
December 9, 2008

Pinocchio Live Jazzm - Firenze - 01.11.2008 Inaugurazione della stagione 2008-2009 del Pinocchio Live Jazz con la rappresentazione dal vivo di uno dei migliori CD (non solo italiani) dell'anno in corso: la Suite for Tina Modotti del clarinettista e sassofonista Francesco Bearzatti. Com’è noto, il lavoro è ispirato alla figura della fotografa friulana Tina Modotti e ...

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Bugge Wesseltoft at the London Jazz Festival 2008

by Marcus O'Dair
December 8, 2008

Bugge WesseltoftLondon Jazz Festival 2008King's PlaceLondon, EnglandNovember 15, 2008 Having attended the Peter Brotzmann gig earlier the same night, I arrived at Bugge Wesseltoft's show a little late. It's a surprise to see the Norwegian--best known for the embrace of electronics in so-called nu-jazz, or what he terms his ...

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Milton Nascimento and The Jobim Trio at the University of Michigan

by C. Andrew Hovan
December 7, 2008

Milton Nascimento and The Jobim Trio University of Michigan, Hill Auditorium Ann Arbor, Michigan October 18, 2008 It's not often that all-star groups assembled to honor a particular milestone manage to coalesce in a manner that transcends the novelty factor to become a satisfying listening experience. But this is just ...

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Peter Brotzmann at the London Jazz Festival 2008

by Marcus O'Dair
December 5, 2008

Peter BrotzmannLondon Jazz Festival 2008Purcell RoomLondon, EnglandNovember 15, 2008 Peter Brotzmann must have one of the most undeviatingly linear careers in modern jazz. A full 40 years after his landmark Machine Gun album and fast approaching 70 years of age, the German multi- reedist is still best known for ...

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Arve Henriksen with Orchestra at London Jazz Festival 2008

by Marcus O'Dair
December 4, 2008

Arve HenriksenLondon Jazz Festival 2008Kings Place, LondonNovember 14, 2008The solo violin piece from Charles Mutter and the improvised duet between trumpeter Arve Henriksen and live samplist Jan Bang both have their moments, while John Orford's (intentionally?) hilarious distorted bassoon solo wins almost the biggest cheer of the night. Yet the highlights ...

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Jazz Weekend In Old York: Eric Dolphy, Benny Goodman, and Wayne Shorter Revisited

by Martin Longley
December 3, 2008

Jazz Weekend In Old YorkThe National Centre For Early MusicYork, England November 21-23, 2008England's deeply historical city of York is far from being a jazz nexus, but its main alternative music venue does have an ongoing policy of presenting one--off gigs in an atmospheric converted church space. The National Centre For ...

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Massa Sonora - Massalombarda (RA) - 22-23.11.2008

by AAJ Italy Staff
December 3, 2008

Massalombarda (RA) - 22-23.11.2008 L’anno scorso si chiamava Map of Moods, era la prima iniziativa del genere a livello nazionale, riuniva i collettivi musicali di ricerca con l’organizzazione del Gallo Rojo e il sostegno della Regione Emilia Romagna e del Comune di Massalombarda. Ci si poteva imbattere, oltre che in quelli previsti dal cartellone, in concerti ...

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London Jazz Festival 2008

by Frederick Bernas
December 2, 2008

London Jazz Festival 2008 London, England Nov. 14-23, 2008 Ken Vandermark, Barry Guy, Mark SandersThe VortexNovember 14 In a meticulously unplanned concert, the music often seemed like a sonic battle between these three renowned improvisers. Sporting a black fitted tee and a hairstyle that could be straight from the ...

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Franck Vigroux

by AAJ Italy Staff
December 2, 2008

Area Sismica - Forlì - 15.11.2008 Franck Vigroux è un chitarrista dotato, emerso dalla scena pullulante della new music degli ultimi cinque anni. Ma definirlo “chitarrista” è limitativo, considerati i suoi interessi e il suo modo d'intendere l'essere musicista. Vigroux, oltre che chitarrista (e a volte forse anche più che chitarrista) è un musicista elettronico, un ...