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MiTo Settembre Musica
by AAJ Italy Staff
Milano - 01-25.09.2008 Seconda edizione del MiTo, rassegna che ha letteralmente sommerso Milano (ed ovviamente Torino) con uno tsunami di concerti lungo tutto il mese di settembre. Certo la logica è più quella dell'evento che non della promozione culturale (a proposito: possibile che Milano sia ormai da diversi mesi senza assessore alla cultura?), e viene da ...
Keith Jarrett Trio Returns to the Kimmel Center: "The Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Tour"
by Victor L. Schermer
Keith Jarrett Trio The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Verizon Hall Philadelphia, PA September 19, 2008 The universally acclaimed Keith Jarrett Trio returned for its third visit to the Kimmel Center as part of its "Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Tour" and to kick off the new season of Citibank-sponsored jazz ...
Sidney Bechet Society Concert with Evan Christopher, NYC
by Daniel Kassell
Creole a la Django Thalia Theater, Symphony SpaceNew York City September 15, 2008 It is unusual for the clarinet, the smallest and hardest-to hear-instrument in a jazz ensemble, to be in the forefront. But Evan Christopher has brought the musical stick front and center in the various sized ensembles ...
Allman Brothers at Red Rocks, Denver
by Geoff Anderson
Allman Brothers Band Red Rocks Denver, Colorado August 30, 2008 The Allman Brothers Band doesn't tour much anymore; maybe two or three months a year. Even then, their dates are concentrated mainly on the East Coast and in the Deep South. Outside of those stops, this year's tour had ...
Chris Potter Underground, Live at the Regattabar
by Michael Epstein
Chris Potter Underground Regattabar Boston, MA September 10, 2008 For the past four years, Chris Potter has been forging ahead on the music scene with a new vision. Compare his 2004 release on Sunnyside, Lift: Live at the Village Vanguard, with the 2007 Sunnyside release Follow the Red Line. Both ...
Jeremy Pelt and JD Allen: New Leaders at Kennedy Center
by Franz A. Matzner
Since first playing together in the early '90s under drummer extraordinaire Winard Harper, trumpeter Jeremy Pelt's and saxophonist JD Allen's paths have crossed several times, as they solidified their places at the forefront of modern jazz. Each now a master technician, innovative composer, and successful bandleader, Pelt recently asked Allen to contribute to the Jeremy Pelt ...
Matthew Shipp & the Roy Campbell/Joe McPhee Quartet in Antwerp
by John Sharpe
Matthew Shipp and the Roy Campbell/Joe McPhee QuartetTribute to Albert Ayler deSingel International Arts Center Antwerp, Belgium September 6, 2008 Themed around the iconoclastic '60s saxophonist Albert Ayler, the evening's fare at the modern deSingel International Arts Center on the edge of Antwerp city center was an intriguing ...
Tanglewood Jazz Fest: Casteneda, Elias, McPartland, and Freelon Headline Labor Day Show
by R.J. DeLuke
Tanglewood Jazz Festival Tanglewood Lennox, Massachusetts August 29-31, 2008 Tanglewood, the venerable Lenox, Massachusetts, music facility, is renowned for classical music and has been the home for many of the great composers and conductors over the years. But the annual Tanglewood Jazz Festival has carved out its own reputation ...
The John Abercrombie Quartet at Birdland, NYC
by Budd Kopman
The John Abercrombie QuartetBirdlandNew York City, New YorkThursday, September 4, 2008 This gig was in the second night of a four-night stand for the quartet consisting of guitarist John Abercrombie, violinist Mark Feldman, bassist Marc Johnson and drummer Joey Baron. The group absolutely cooked during the early set before a ...
Rob Schwimmer at the Northampton Center For The Arts, Northampton, MA
by Lyn Horton
Rob Schwimmer Northampton Center for the Arts Northampton, Massachusetts September 12, 2008 It is against human nature to live in a vacuum: individuals can't grow without interaction with their environment. The same is true for all creative arts, none of which would have changed or developed without creative minds capable ...

