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Joe McPhee and Friends: Directed Improvisation at RUCMA, New York City

by Lyn Horton
June 7, 2008

Joe McPhee and Musicians RUCMA at the Living Theater New York City May 11, 2008 Although conducting and improvisation seem to be unlikely partners, nothing is more compelling than witnessing improvisation unfold during the process of conducting. To see a musician direct the music without necessarily playing an ...

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Nick Vayenas & World Culture Music at The Tribeca Performing Arts Center, NYC

by Budd Kopman
June 6, 2008

Nick Vayenas & World Culture MusicThe Tribeca Performing Arts CenterNew York City, New YorkMay 21, 2008 World Culture Music is an artists' collective music label founded by drummer Kendrick Scott. This concert was split into two halves, the first a showcase for the albums by the members of the collective, ...

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Tomasz Stanko Quartet with Billy Harper at MoMA: Tribute to Krzysztof Komeda

by Budd Kopman
June 3, 2008

Tomasz Stanko Quartet with Billy Harper: A Concert Tribute to Krzysztof KomedaMuseum of Modern ArtNew York City, NYMay 19, 2008 Starting last April, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) began running a series, called Jazz Score, celebrating original jazz composed for the scores of movies from the 1950s to the ...

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Supersilent alla Stazione Leopolda

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 3, 2008

Musicus Concentus - Firenze - 15.05.2008 Nella coreografica Stazione Leopolda chiusura col botto per Musicus Concentus - in collaborazione con Fabbrica Europa - con uno dei gruppi di punta della scena nord-europea, il quartetto norvegese Supersilent. La Leopolda è gremita di pubblico, in gran parte giovane e alternativo, e lo scenario si mostra da subito suggestivo. ...

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The Marcin Wasilewski Trio at Birdland, NYC

by Budd Kopman
June 1, 2008

The Marcin Wasilewski TrioBirdlandNew York City, New YorkMay 20, 2008 Pianist Marcin Wasilewski, bassist Slawomir Kurkiewicz, and drummer Michal Miskiewicz have been together since they were teenagers fifteen years ago. Over that time, they've put out a few albums locally in Poland and then were fortunate enough to be recommended ...

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Charles - Grydeland - Wallumrød - Zach: Dans les arbres

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 29, 2008

Vivienda - Milano - 14.05.2008 Improvvisazione estemporanea che sfocia in brevi squarci più strutturati. Ampi riferimenti al minimalismo ed a certe sue modalità espressive. Esplorazione strumentale spinta all'estremo, ma sempre ricca di contenuti musicali, mai fine a se stessa. Musica di origini nordiche (tre dei membri del quartetto sono norvegesi), ma assai distante dalle atmosfere tipiche ...

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Ravel - Hurel - Boulez - Wang / Divertimento Ensemble

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 28, 2008

Maurice Ravel - Sonata per violino e violoncello Philippe Hurel - Cantus Pierre Boulez - Dérive 1 Lin Wang - Ba Yin Teatrino di Corte della Villa Reale - Monza - 10.05.2008 Dopo il breve ma puntuale incontro introduttivo con Philippe Hurel e Lin Wang, coordinato da Alessandro Solbiati, spetta ai sapori spagnoli curati da Giulia ...

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Ben Allison & Man Size Safe

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 27, 2008

Jazz Club Ferrara (Torrione) - Ferrara - 12.04.2008 Ad ospitare la serata è il Torrione di Ferrara, bastione che si erge sulle antiche mura della città e che, sede del Jazz Club locale da qualche anno, tutte le settimane da ottobre ad aprile propone eterogenei appuntamenti di jazz all'interno di una cornice estremamente suggestiva. Il contrabbassista ...

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Kernel

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 27, 2008

Kernel: Eryck Abecassis/Kasper T. Toeplitz/Wilfried Wendling Sala concerti del Conservatorio - Cuneo - 23 maggio 2008 Grazie allo sforzo organizzativo della scuola di Musica e Nuove Tecnologie del Conservatorio di Cuneo, giunge per la prima volta in Italia Kernel, ensemble elettronico guidato dal poliedrico compositore polacco (francese d’adozione) Kasper T. Toeplitz. Musicista operante nella terra di ...

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39th Annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival: April 25-May 4

by Sandy Ingham
May 25, 2008

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, Louisiana April 25-27, May 1-4, 2008 It's been nearly three years since the worst natural disaster in U.S. history, and New Orleans is well along on the bumpy road to recovery. If further testimony were required, the Big Easy's 39th annual Jazz & ...