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Jazz In Marciac Festival: Day 8
by Mark Sabbatini
The worst thing you can do to a funny guy is introduce him as such. Letting him crack a joke out of the blue is more likely to induce guffaws than if everyone's waiting for him to crack them up. It's part of that social quirk known as The Expectations Game, where presidential candidates lose ...
Report From The 4th Rochester International Jazz Festival
by Robert Iannapollo
Over the past four years, while no one was paying attention, Rochester, NY became host to one of the best jazz festivals in the country. Rochester NY???? Isn't that in upstate? Doesn't it still snow in June in Rochester? (No, it doesn't...usually). Why Rochester? During the past decade, Rochester has developed into quite a music ...
Jazz In Marciac Festival: Day 7
by Mark Sabbatini
Most everything may be closed in Europe on Sundays, but in Marciac late-night happenings went to the next level. Pianists leading a trio of featured concerts, rather than usual two, plus another rare night featuring major acts on a second stage were in the spotlight on day seven of the 28th annual Jazz In Marciac ...
Finding His Own Level: Trey Anastasio Live In Boston
by Doug Collette
August 4th in Boston was not your Trey Anastasio show on April Fools Day back in Vermont. The two-set performance at the Bank of America Pavilion was, in contrast, well- paced and structured to accent the momentum of the material, much of which was new and served to provide what may have been subliminal focus for ...
Kingston International Jazz Festival
by Ken Franckling
The Hudson Valley's resident jazz fans--and visitors--found themselves with two days of musical treasures on June 25-26, when Kingston chooses to celebrate Independence Weekend a week ahead of time.There were two independently produced free jazz festivals in New York's first capitol city. While I was there for Sunday's Kingston International Jazz Festival, down along the ...
Jazz In Marciac Festival: Day 6
by Mark Sabbatini
Godfather. Adopted son. Honorary Muskateer. Whatever the title, Wynton Marsalis is a figure of affection in Marciac. The trumpet player has performed at the Jazz In Marciac Festival every year since 1991 and taught at the village's esteemed college music program. His 2000 septet album The Marciac Suite is the finale in his eight-CD Swinging Into ...
Caramoor Jazz Festival 2005: Day 1
by R.J. DeLuke
The scene at the gorgeous Caramoor music facility in Katonah, NY, is laid back -- perfect for an afternoon/evening jazz festival -- and the quality of music on the first day of the 2005 edition (July 30) was consistently stellar, which is something attendees here have come to expect.It's a laid back atmosphere, but the ...
FIMAV 2005
by AAJ Staff
By Mathieu Bélanger If historically the music and artists the Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville (FIMAV) featured played a crucial role in the establishment of “musique actuelle as a genre - think of the Montréal-based Ambiances magnétiques collective - the FIMAV has always favored a broad perspective on so-called experimental music that ...
Jazz In Marciac Festival: Day 5
by Mark Sabbatini
Grow up in a small town like Aspen and it's a good bet you'll learn to ski and resent the annual crush of invading Texans. Grow up in Marciac and you're likely to get an education in jazz - and a more appreciative view of the annual visitors. Local students took the stage for much of ...
Jazz In Marciac Festival: Day 4
by Mark Sabbatini
Note: Grammy-winning Cuban vocalist Ibrahim Ferrer, who emerged from obscurity to become a breakout star with the Buena Vista Social Club, died Saturday in Havana at the age of 78. His last concert was Aug. 2 at the Jazz In Marciac Festival, where some who attended said he clearly was in poor health. Ferrer had suffered ...
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