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Kocani Orkestar con Paolo Fresu e Antonello Salis

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 29, 2008

Teatro Metropolitan - Palermo - 17.04.2008 La classe (Fresu); l’estro estemporaneo (Salis); la gioiosa verve esecutiva (Kocan Orchestra). Sono queste le linee guida di un concerto avvincente, informato dall’asimmetria della tradizione ritmica balcanica. Una band al fulmicotone dalla contagiosa vis ludica, che ha vari punti di forza al suo interno: i melismi vocali d’ascendenza mediorientale; un ...

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Gov't Mule and Powder in Vail, Colorado

by Geoff Anderson
April 26, 2008

Gov't Mule Dobson Arena Vail, Colorado April 10, 2008 Not many rock bands sing about antipsychotic drugs, but Gov't Mule closed their show Thursday night with the Thorazine Shuffle. It seemed appropriate, too, because it had been snowing most of the day in Vail, had continued snowing through the ...

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Songs With Legs: Carla Bley, Steve Swallow and Andy Sheppard At Birdland, NYC

by Budd Kopman
April 25, 2008

Carla Bley / Steve Swallow /Andy SheppardBirdlandNew York, NYApril 10, 2008 The Lost Chords is the name of the quartet led by pianist Carla Bley with her partner, bassist Steve Swallow, saxophonist Andy Sheppard and drummer Billy Drummond. The group has recorded The Lost Chords (Watt, 2004) and, with the ...

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Acoustic Ladyland at Vortex, London

by Frederick Bernas
April 25, 2008

Acoustic Ladyland Vortex Jazz Club London, England March 28, 2008 As the act which opened the new Vortex in 2005, Acoustic Ladyland holds a special place in the hearts of many club regulars. The band returned on March 28 to a full house of over 100 people, with the usual ...

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Francesco Bearzatti - Vincent Courtois

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 25, 2008

Dialoghi - Jazz Per Due, X Edizione Chiesa di Santa Maria Gualtieri - Pavia - 29.03.2008 A volte, il jazz, ci regala dei piccoli miracoli. Il loro manifestarsi richiede alcuni fattori concomitanti. Un luogo suggestivo, un pubblico attento, musicisti che abbiano voglia di rischiare. Condizioni tutte presenti la sera del 29 marzo a Pavia, per il ...

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Medeski Martin & Wood

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 24, 2008

Teatro Asioli - Correggio - 06.04.2008 Formula vincente non si cambia. E perché mai? Ecco, sì, diciamo così. Medeski Martin & Wood sono il più verosimile equivalente musicale della Coca Cola. Effervescenti, decisi, di carattere, ammiccanti quanto basta per guadagnarsi un seguito pressoché planetario e allo stesso tempo terribilmente trendy, nell'ambito della musica (in qualche modo) ...

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Robert Mitchell & Omar Puente at St. Cyprian's, London

by Frederick Bernas
April 23, 2008

Robert Mitchell & Omar Puente St. Cyprian's Church London, England April 1, 2008 This unlikely duo of acoustic piano and electric violin allows Robert Mitchell and Omar Puente to stretch their considerable abilities beyond the confines of a conventional jazz group. Perhaps more unconventional was the venue, literally a Church ...

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Volapük

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 23, 2008

Area Sismica - Forlì - 12.04.2008 Volapük è il progetto principale (anche se non certo l'unico) del vulcanico Guigou Chenevier, il quale, in qualità di batterista degli Etron Fou Leloublan, fu negli anni '70 uno dei fondatori del movimento musical-politico europeo di Rock in Opposition. Chenevier è uno degli amici di lunga data dell'Area Sismica e ...

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Friday Night at Thelonious

by Eric Benson
April 22, 2008

It's Friday night at Thelonious, a second-floor jazz venue in Buenos Aires' tony Palermo district, and the doors are about to open. The staff huddles together, slurping up spaghetti and smoking Lucky Strikes, the quintet works through a few tunes for the sound check, and the cocktail tables and plush couches lie in wait. Like ...

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Branford Marsalis Demonstrates Leadership in Richmond

by Dean Christesen
April 21, 2008

Branford Marsalis Quartet Building Leaders Symposium at St. Christopher's School Richmond, VA April 12, 1008 With legendary musicians right in front of their eyes, a field house filled with people of all ages and all musical backgrounds watched as Branford Marsalis and his quartet donned the stage. For some, this ...