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Brown vs Brown

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 21, 2008

Area Sismica - Forlì - 5.4.2008 Brown vs Brown è una band giovane, ma i suoi membri hanno alle spalle una solida formazione musicale e un ricco background di esperienze. In particolare, il sassofonista Dirk Bruinsma, il più anziano nel gruppo, milita da diciotto anni nelle file dei Blast. Formatisi nel 2004, i Brown vs Brown ...

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Charles Lloyd New Quartet in San Francisco

by Eric Benson
April 20, 2008

Charles Lloyd New Quartet Herbst Theater San Francisco March 28, 2008 Is there a point at which deeply spiritual music becomes too ethereal for its own good? A point at which both message and music are lost on an earth-bound audience? John Coltrane's late-career immersion in the spiritual through turning ...

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Neil Cowley Trio at Norwich Arts Centre

by Robert Mitchell
April 20, 2008

Neil Cowley TrioNorwich Arts CentreNorwich, EnglandApril 11, 2008 Jazz pianist Horace Silver once released an album called Jazz Has a Sense of Humor. No one on the contemporary scene seems to embody that statement more than pianist Neil Cowley and his trio (Richard Sadler, bass; Evan Jenkin, drums). His piano style ...

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Polar Bear at Ronnie Scott's, London

by Frederick Bernas
April 19, 2008

Polar BearRonnie Scott'sLondon, EnglandApril 8, 2008 London's famous jazz club has been going through troubled times. In December 2007 its artistic director resigned amidst criticism that the venue's booking policy was veering away from the mainstream, hard jazz it is known for. Considering such complaints, it was surprising to see Polar Bear in ...

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The Brad Mehldau Trio at Nighttown

by Matt Marshall
April 18, 2008

The Brad Mehldau Trio Nighttown Cleveland Heights, OH April 3, 2008 Set One The Brad Mehldau Trio stepped out from the hall at the corner of Nighttown's concert dining room, snaked around some tables and took up their instruments unannounced. Many in the crowd looked for verbal ...

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Wayne Bergeron

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 17, 2008

Teatro Golden - Palermo - 03.04.2008 Ex prima tromba della Maynard Ferguson Big Band, Bergeron ne ha riproposto a Palermo i tratti orchestrali più salienti. A suo favore note velocissime e scoppiettanti sovracuti, alla maniera del suo mentore. Un magma di swing e tecnica strumentale davvero notevoli. Tutte qualità non sostenute da un creativo rapporto con ...

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Michel Portal and the Birdwatchers

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 16, 2008

Pole Sude - Strasburgo - 14.03.2008 Dopo il progetto con la ritmica di Prince a Minneapolis nel 2000 Michel Portal è rimasto lontano dagli studi di registrazione trovando solo adesso un nuovo gruppo per sviluppare le proprie idee. Insieme al leader al clarinetto, clarinetto basso, sax soprano e musette ora troviamo il sassofonista tenore Tony Malaby, ...

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Jemeel Moondoc - Roy Campbell - Hilliard Greene - Klaus Kugel

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 15, 2008

Gheroartè - Corsico - 05.04.2008 Personaggio di culto della scena newyorchese, Jemeel Moondoc fa parte a pieno di titolo di quell’ampia leva di artisti che potremmo definire “seconde linee” del free jazz a stelle e strisce; musicisti dall’indiscutibile spessore e originalità che, pur nella recente invasione di personaggi legati all’ambito improvvisativo afroamericano, faticano a riscuotere i ...

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"Puglia in Jazz" - Fasano Musica

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 14, 2008

Teatro Kennedy - Fasano - 03.04.08 Il secondo e ultimo appuntamento jazz collocato nell’ambito della stagione concertistica “Fasano Musica” - il primo è stato uno Stefano Bollani “carioca” da tutto esaurito - poteva suscitare febbrili attese o forti perplessità. Le attese erano dovute ai nomi in cartellone: “il meglio” come si dice, del Jazz pugliese dell’ultima ...

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Michel Legrand At Birdland

by AAJ Staff
April 13, 2008

Michel Legrand Birdland New York City February 26-March 2, 2008 Legendary French master composer and pianist Michel Legrand recently played Birdland in New York City with his trio. Well, it wasn't really his trio: on bass was the great Ron Carter (Miles Davis' second great quartet) and, a la ...