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Go: Organic Orchestra Levitates Electric Lodge

by Rex Butters
August 26, 2006

Adam Rudolph's Go: Organic Orchestra Electric Lodge Los Angeles, CA June 2006 Adam Rudolph took a couple of weeks off from his world travels and high profile collaborations to convene his annual Nemeton of the Now, the Go: Organic Orchestra. These yearly concerts amount to a self-contained music festival featuring ...

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27th Annual Tri-C JazzFest

by C. Andrew Hovan
August 25, 2006

Now in its 27th season, Cleveland's Tri-C JazzFest continues to balance artistic and financial considerations with a line-up this year that placed an emphasis on piano jazz. Much lamented was the absence of Latin Jazz night, a popular mainstay of the festival for several years now, which has become a separate event staged in the fall. ...

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Charles Gayle at Ortlieb's Jazzhaus in Philadelphia

by Edward Zucker
August 25, 2006

Charles Gayle Ortlieb's Jazzhaus Philadelphia PA July 13, 2006 In the annals of jazz, Charles Gayle's story is unique. Gayle originally came to prominence as a free jazz tenor and alto saxophonist. In the early 1990s Gayle found religion. His concerts became sermon. Gayle would preach instead of playing ...

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Joe Morris Organ Trio at Tonic

by Troy Collins
August 24, 2006

Joe Morris Organ Trio Tonic 107 Norfolk Street, Lower East Side, New York City, USA August 10, 2006 In the midst of a late summer downpour, guitarist Joe Morris premiered his newest ensemble on the stage of Tonic, the Lower East Side's venerable avant-garde jazz mecca. Featuring fellow ...

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Angelica Sanchez Quintet at The Stone

by Troy Collins
August 24, 2006

Angelica Sanchez Quintet The Stone Corner of Avenue C and 2nd Street Lower East Side, New York City, USA August 10, 2006 Pianist Angelica Sanchez brought her latest quintet to The Stone to debut a new long-form composition, but only after exploring the limitless possibilities of spontaneous ...

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Swingadelic at Maxwell's

by Tom Dwyer
August 23, 2006

Swingadelic Maxwell's Hoboken, NJ June 24, 2006 It's a Monday evening around 8:30 pm when a group of musicians wanders into Maxwell's, the venerable music club in Hoboken, NJ and start tuning up. Swingadelic, an eleven-piece “little big band has been gigging the front room at Maxwell's every other ...

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Dave Brubeck - TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival

by Brenton Plourde
August 19, 2006

Like all the other concerts within the last 60 years, all the miles logged and all the other countries traveled, this one was for Iola. Bringing an end to the 20th edition of the TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival, piano legend Dave Brubeck and his Quartet opened to the sellout crowd with a rendition of ...

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Charlie Hunter Trio and Christian McBride Band at TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival

by Brenton Plourde
August 19, 2006

The face of drummer Simon Lott said it all. He and pianist/keyboardist Erik Deutsch are the newest members of The Charlie Hunter Trio after the departure of saxophonist John Ellis and drummer Derek Phillips. Judging by the new sound Lott and Deutsch bring, the new Charlie Hunter Trio could make a case as the new Garage ...

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Trey @ The Tweeter: Opening the Doors

by Doug Collette
August 19, 2006

Trey Anastasio Tweeter Center Mansfield, MA June 21, 2006 The summer of 2006 is what Trey Anastasio must've been thinking of when he decided to announce the disbandment of Phish a little over two years ago: with his own band, he's embarked on the first of two legs of touring ...

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McCoy Tyner at the TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival

by Brenton Plourde
August 18, 2006

There was a red light that reflected into the piano which showed to everyone its inner workings. Vijay Iyer took the stage just shortly past the scheduled start time. Iyer brought his blend of African, Asian and European music to the Toronto Jazz Festival. Joined by saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa, standup bassist Stephan Crump and drummer Tyshawn ...