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Newport at 50: A Golden Weekend

by Ken Franckling
September 3, 2004

Festival Productions Inc. knew how to throw a party Aug. 11-15 for the 50th anniversary of one of the great events in jazz. It was unfortunate that the host, founding producer George Wein, couldn't be present for most of it. Everywhere you turned, there was great music by high-caliber jazz artists at the 2004 edition of ...

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Wadada Leo Smith/Oliver Lake/Adam Rudolph Live at the Electric Lodge

by Rex Butters
September 3, 2004

Wadada Leo Smith/Oliver Lake/Adam Rudolph Electric Lodge Venice, CA On a sunny Saturday Spring afternoon, Venice's Electric Lodge housed the sonic sunlight of percussion pontiff Adam Rudolph and two old friends, Oliver Lake and Wadada Leo Smith. Leo and Lake have played together since the '70's, as the recently reissued Song Of ...

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August-September 2004

by Miriam Zolin
August 31, 2004

In this edition: John Pochee , Ten Part Invention at the Chicago Jazz Festival Freedman Fellowship Wangaratta Festival of Jazz Umbria Jazz in Melbourne Reviews by Adrian Jackson Australian Jazz Korner : Read reviews, interviews, banter and news on this discussion thread started by Kenny Weir and maintaining momentum thanks to postings by musicians, ...

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San Francisco Alt Fest's Cultural Quake

by Rex Butters
August 29, 2004

Index: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 The San Francisco Alternative Music Festival 2004 pulled off its third year organizing performances by world renowned improvising musicians with growing attendance, intriguing one time match ups, and spontaneity. Hosted by festival directors John Lee and Rent Romus, the event culminated ...

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Reflections at the Newport 50th

by Victor L. Schermer
August 25, 2004

Index: Barry Harris Sextet Ravi Coltrane Quartet Mulgrew Miller Branford Marsalis Quartet with Guest Miguel Zinon Dave Brubeck Quartet Renee Rosnes with Marian McPartland Ron Carter Trio Jamie Cullum Conclusions: Wither Jazz? As a member of the All ...

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North Sea Jazz Festival 2004

by Patricia Myers
August 25, 2004

29th North Sea Jazz Festival The Hague, The Netherlands July 9-11, 2004 The North Sea Jazz Festival is not for the weak or the meek. More than 200 concerts in the sprawling Congress Centre featured top jazz musicians as well as blues, soul, R&B, crossover and world-music artists, plus numerous student ensembles. ...

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Latin Jazz Night at the Hollywood Bowl

by Jim Santella
August 24, 2004

Jazz At Lincoln Center's Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra Los Hombres Calientes Willie Colon The Hollywood Bowl Hollywood, California August 11, 2004 Latin Jazz Night at the Hollywood Bowl this year was filled with traditional influences from South and Central American countries; as well ...

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26th Annual Playboy Jazz Festival

by Patricia Myers
August 23, 2004

A diverse roster ranging from top jazz musicians to blues, soul, R&B, crossover and world-beat music filled the Hollywood Bowl for the 26th annual Playboy Jazz Festival, June 19-20. During the quarter-century that I've reviewed this festival, programming has mixed jazz legends and emerging talent from many musical genres. The main jazz lineup included Wynton Marsalis, ...

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Starbucks Edinburgh Jazz Festival 2004

by Robert R. Calder
August 18, 2004

The Edinburgh Jazz Festival has been going since 1979, and has so interesting a history it's hard not to write quite a lot about it. The Director for all those years, Mike Hart, decided to try out something modelled on the “Jazz Party" his then band had been invited to in North America. That seemed a ...

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Satchmo Summerfest Reaches Ripe Old Age of 4

by Sandy Ingham
August 18, 2004

Going back to New Orleans is like visiting a dear friend after a too-long separation. She greets you with a warm embrace, serves up drinks and good food, then takes you out and shows you a great time. In midsummer, make that a very warm embrace. There's good reason to spend the first weekend ...