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David Lyttle & Andreas Varady at Bennigans Jazz Club

by Ian Patterson
January 22, 2018

David Lyttle & Andreas Varady Bennigans Jazz Bar Derry, N. Ireland January 14, 2018 There was an air of expectation around the duo gig of David Lyttle and Andreas Varady -two of the finest exponents of their respective instruments in contemporary jazz. Not surprisingly, Bennigans Jazz Club--a wonderfully intimate setting--was ...

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Never Alone: Reflections on the 2018 Winter Jazzfest

by Tyran Grillo
January 21, 2018

Ornette Coleman once said that sound has no parents. But that doesn't mean we can't be its children. On that point, jazz has always been something of a parental force, connecting progenies of representation across geographic and cultural borders. Its relationship to struggle has, however, at times been overshadowed by debate. On the one hand, jazz ...

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Tierney Sutton Band at the Newman Center

by Geoff Anderson
January 21, 2018

Tierney Sutton Band Newman Center Denver, Colorado January 11, 2018 The Tierney Sutton Band has been known for some time as a unit that takes jazz standards and runs them through its magical musical box and something very, very different emerges. Usually, the results are somewhat recognizable, other times the ...

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Vorcza at Nectar's

by Doug Collette
January 20, 2018

Vorcza Nectar's Burlington, VT January 13, 2018 Vorcza brought its earthy elegance to Nectar's early this new year in what hopefully constitutes a harbinger of more frequent appearances to come in 2018. The stage once inhabited so regularly by Phish can seem uncomfortably cramped for some bands, but from a particular ...

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Rossano Sportiello Trio at The Jazz Corner

by Martin McFie
January 20, 2018

Rossano Sportiello Trio The Jazz Corner Hilton Head Island, SC December 22, 2017 Rossano Sportiello from Milan showed the elegance and deft touch of a concert pianist Friday, December 22nd at the Jazz Corner on Hilton Head Island. He plays softly, modulating the volume only when the piece ...

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Jesper Bodilsen al Pinocchio di Firenze

by Neri Pollastri
January 19, 2018

Jesper Bodilsen “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" Firenze Pinocchio Live Jazz 9.12.2017 A un anno dalla pubblicazione dell'ottimo disco Santa Claus is Coming to Town il contrabbassista danese Jesper Bodilsen, ben noto per essere membro dello straordinario “trio danese" di Stefano Bollani, porta il suo progetto “natalizio" sul palco ...

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Ranky Tanky: African Rhythms Preserved

by Martin McFie
January 18, 2018

Liberia, the West African country named for freedom, was partly financed by wealthy Americans as a haven for people who escaped enslavement. Its capital Monrovia was named for US President Monroe. The Gola (also called Gula) tribe are indigenous to the northern borderlands of Liberia with Sierra Leone. The Gola people are farmers who weave swamp ...

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Jazztopad 2017: Concerts In Living Rooms

by Martin Longley
January 17, 2018

Jazztopad 2017: Concerts In Living Rooms Various homes Wroclaw, Poland November 25-26, 2017 You, dear reader, might have been to the occasional house concert, growing in popularity as these events are: but have you ever attended three in one afternoon, six over two days? Such was the ...

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Lean On Me: José James Celebrates Bill Withers @ NYC Winter Jazzfest

by Dan Bilawsky
January 15, 2018

Lean On Me: José James Celebrates Bill Withers Le Poisson Rouge NYC Winter Jazzfest New York, NY January 1, 2018 By the time José James took to the stage for his headlining slot on a quadruple-bill event that served as the second stand-alone concert in the 2018 NYC Winter ...

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Carl Bartlett, Jr. at Jazz At Kitano

by Keith Henry Brown
January 13, 2018

Carl Bartlett, Jr. Jazz At Kitano New York, NY December 14, 2017 Sad to say, in jazz and certainly all music, often hidden from public view are good musicians, who, for any reason have not yet been given their due. Some exist slightly outside the frame but produce ...