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Dave Liebman Group, Ottawa, Canada, April 24, 2008

by John Kelman
May 13, 2008

Dave Liebman Group Cafe Paradiso Ottawa, Canada April 24, 2008 Aside from the annual TD Canada Trust Ottawa International Jazz Festival, it's rare that Ottawans get to experience a group that has, for many years, successfully brought together a lifetime's worth of experience into a sound encompassing all ...

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Cape May Looks to the Future

by Ken Franckling
May 12, 2008

After producing 28 jazz festivals in 14 years, Cape May Jazz Festival Co-Founder Carol Stone and her team found themselves at a bit of a turning point when they began planning this spring's 29th edition. The festival has featured weekends each April and November that extend the tourist season in New Jersey's historic southernmost city. Over ...

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Saxophonist/Flutist Roxy Coss at William Paterson U., New Jersey

by David A. Orthmann
May 10, 2008

Roxy Coss William Paterson University Wayne, New Jersey April 7, 2008 “I wanted to show you all of the different music I like," said Roxy Coss, after remarking that she doesn't talk very much on stage. The absence of between-songs patter didn't matter because Coss's talents as an instrumentalist (tenor ...

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Jazz Goes to the Movies: Spike Lee and Terence Blanchard at the Kimmel Center, Philadelphia

by Victor L. Schermer
May 8, 2008

The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Verizon Hall Philadelphia, PA April 19, 2008This event, unusual for the Mellon Jazz Series at the Kimmel Center, brought together Terence Blanchard and his quintet, several crossover (jazz and pops) vocalists, and a fine pickup orchestra conducted by Michael Pedicin performing Blanchard's music from ...

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Adam Rogers Quintet: Live at the Village Vanguard

by David Miller
May 8, 2008

Adam Rogers Quintet Village Vanguard New York, New York April 12, 2007 Intensity is the first word that comes to mind when describing the Adam Rogers Quintet's performance at the Village Vanguard on April 12. That's a remarkable achievement, considering how disjointed the set could have been.For what was ...

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Freddy Cole and Dave Brubeck Quartets at the Kimmel Center, Philadelphia

by Victor L. Schermer
May 5, 2008

Kimmel Center for the Performing ArtsVerizon HallPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaApril 16, 2008 It was a pleasure to attend and review this double bill at the Kimmel Center with two most honored and respected musicians and their quartets: Freddy Cole and Dave Brubeck. Both groups gave their all, producing some exceptional music.

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David Arnay: At the Parkway Grill, Pasadena, California, April 18th, 2008

by Kim Vinson
May 5, 2008

Mellow Out and Maybe Shout on a Friday Night A bumper to bumper car ride on a congested Los Angeles freeway ended in a welcoming atmosphere of musical satisfaction at Parkway Grill in Pasadena on Friday, April 18th, 2008. The dinner crowd waited patiently for seating in a designated area, adjacent to a cozy lounge softly ...

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JazzFest Denver 2008: Winard Harper and Sean Jones

by Geoff Anderson
May 3, 2008

Winard Harper Sextet/Sean Jones Group JazzFest Denver, Denver Center for the Performing Arts Denver, Colorado March 8, 2008 JazzFest Denver 2008 was a two-night affair with four acts per night. Because I continually fail in my perpetual quest to “do it all," the following account is necessarily limited to ...

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Ari Hoenig and Punk Bop at the Regattabar, Boston

by Michael Epstein
May 1, 2008

Ari Hoenig and Punk Bop Regattabar Boston, Massachusetts April 8, 2008 On Tuesday, April 8, drummer Ari Hoenig and his Punk Pop trio featuring Gilad Hekselman on guitar and Orlando LeFleming on bass played at Boston's Regattabar. Although he can be heard as a sideman on numerous recordings ...

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Biennale Musiques En Scène

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 30, 2008

Lione - 04-20.03.2008 Quarantesette compositori provenienti da diciassette paesi, diciannove prime assolute, tre opere liriche, una delle quali scritta e diretta dall’ospite d’onore Peter Eötvös. Questi sono in estrema sintesi i numeri dell’edizione 2008 della Biennale “Musique en Scène” di Lione, organizzata dal GRAME, prestigioso centro di creazione musicale e di ricerca informatica. Il compositore e ...