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The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra Plays with Regina Carter

by Franz A. Matzner
February 26, 2006

The Kennedy Center is one of several venues in Washington, DC for really good jazz, but when it comes to big bands, there's no place else in the city that can effectively spotlight a large group like the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. The eighteen-member Jazz Orchestra celebrated its 20th anniversary together with feature violinist Regina Carter at ...

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Myra Melford and Leroy Jenkins: Equal Interest for All

by Erik R. Quick
February 26, 2006

In July of 1997, I won two tickets to a concert which was part of a three week “Jazz Arts Festival". This event was part of a small concert series, within the larger festival, and was entitled “Space Lives!". It was meant to commemorate the twentieth anniversary, and to celebrate the memory of, “D.C. Space", a ...

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The Jim Knapp Orchestra at the L.A.B. Performance Space in Seattle

by Bill Bennett
February 24, 2006

Jim Knapp Orchestra L.A.B. Performance Space Seattle, WA January 9th, 2006 The Jim Knapp Orchestra inaugurated a first Monday of the month series at the Seattle Drum School's intimate and acoustically friendly L.A.B. Performance Space with a superb concert of Knapp originals and arrangements on January 9th, 2006. The sound ...

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Ray Lema - Chico César

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 22, 2006

"Musica & Linguaggi" Teatro Toniolo - Mestre (Ve) - 07.02.2006 Al suo debutto con la formula del duo acustico, l'incontro tra il pianista del Congo Ray Lema e il cantautore brasiliano Chico César ha richiamato un pubblico numeroso e caldo al Teatro Toniolo di Mestre, nell'ambito della rassegna “Musica & Linguaggi" organizzata dal Circolo Culturale Caligola, ...

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Arvo Part

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 21, 2006

Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale Estone - Coro Filarmonico da Camera Estone Arvo Part Cattedrale di San Giovanni Battista - Torino 15.02.06 Integrandosi con una peculiare alchimia nell'atmosfera frizzante delle Olimpiadi Invernali, alcune occasioni concertistiche di alto profilo arricchiscono un'offerta di attrazioni già piuttosto variagata. Grazie all'impegno di Torino Settembre Musica e delle altre istituzioni coinvolte nell'evento olimpico, ...

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Ron Horton Quartet

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 17, 2006

Ron Horton Quartet Pinocchio Live Jazz - Firenze - 28.01.06 In una stagione caratterizzata da numerose escursioni nella musica d'oltreoceano, arriva al Pinocchio Live Jazz il quartetto del trombettista Ron Horton, con la partecipazione dell'ottimo Ben Allison al contrabbasso, di Mike Sarin alla batteria e di Antonio Zambrini al pianoforte. Un quartetto di grandi solisti, dunque, ...

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Robert Glasper at Joe's Pub

by Forrest Dylan Bryant
February 16, 2006

Robert Glasper QuintetJoe's Pub, NYCJanuary 13, 2006Anyone who attended Robert Glasper's January 13th set at Joe's Pub solely on the basis of Canvas, Glasper's recent recording for Blue Note, was in for a major shock. Canvas is a very well executed, compelling, but quite straightforward jazz album. What Glasper and his crew laid ...

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Dave Kikoski Trio

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 16, 2006

Dave Kikoski Trio Casa del Jazz - Roma - 14.02.2006 Afflitti da pianisti tardo romantici, spesso tristemente reclini sull'ottava centrale del pianoforte, in cerca di sublimi ispirazioni e momenti di rara poesia, abbiamo seguito con estremo piacere il concerto del trio di Dave Kikoski. Questi è un simpatico e goffo signore, che col pianoforte instaura un ...

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Rita Marcotulli - Andy Sheppard Duo

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 14, 2006

Rita Marcotulli - Andy Sheppard Duo Pinocchio Live Jazz - Firenze, 14.01.06 In prossimità dell'uscita del loro disco per Harmonia Mundi, Rita Marcotulli e Andy Sheppard hanno iniziato i concerti di presentazione aprendo la stagione 2006 del Pinocchio Live Jazz di Firenze. I due hanno mostrato in tutta evidenza il loro forte affiatamento, proponendo un repertorio ...

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Brad Mehldau and Gary Burton Generations Quintet at the Kimmel Center

by Victor L. Schermer
February 9, 2006

Brad Mehldau Solo Gary Burton Generations Quintet Kimmel Center, Verizon Hall Philadelphia, PA January 27, 2006 In this concert, part of the Mellon Jazz Festival series at the Kimmel, we heard two highly contrasting performances. Brad Mehldau, one of today's most favored jazz pianists, played a series of ...