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36th International Tampere Jazz Happening

by John Ephland
December 4, 2017

36th International Tampere Jazz Happening Tampere, Finland November 2-5, 2017 They were the winner of this year's Europe Jazz Network (EJN) Award for Adventurous Programming. Receiving the award at April's jazzahead! conference in Bremen, Tampere Jazz Happening and Artistic Director Juhamatti Kauppinen celebrated what has become 35 years of top-drawer programming. The ...

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The Brian Setzer Orchestra 2017 Christmas Rocks! Tour at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury

by Mike Perciaccante
December 2, 2017

The Brian Setzer Orchestra 2017 Christmas Rocks! Tour with the Texas Gentlemen NYCB Theatre at Westbury Westbury, NY November 22, 2017 Brian Setzer's holiday tour has become an annual extravaganza. The man really gets into the Christmas spirit. The rockabilly and Americana guitarslinger has brought his holiday-themed spectacular along with his ...

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Meeting of the Spirits: John McLaughlin & Jimmy Herring at the Michigan Theater

by C. Andrew Hovan
November 30, 2017

Jimmy Herring and The Invisible Whip + John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension Meeting of the Spirits Tour Michigan Theater Ann Arbor, Michigan November 15, 2017 When it comes to virtuosi, guitarist John McLaughlin ranks high in the jazz fusion world. Having the early fortune to connect with legendary drummer ...

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John Brackett Quartet at Redfish Restaurant

by Martin McFie
November 30, 2017

John Brackett Quartet Redfish Restaurant Hilton Head IslandNovember 2017 Smoky-voiced singer John Brackett led a quartet at Redfish restaurant on Hilton Head, Wednesdays in November. John played piano together with Howard Paul, CEO of Benedetto Guitars, playing a guitar hand-built by his luthiers. On bass was singer Maggie Evans and ...

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Crispell-Fonda-Sorgen Trio Live at The Falcon

by Mike Jurkovic
November 29, 2017

Crispell-Fonda-Sorgen Trio The Falcon Marlboro, New York November 26, 2017 From a furious flurry of dissonance, Paul Motian's energetic “Cosmology" emerged as the declarative opening salvo for this intuitive and adventurous set by pianist Marilyn Crispell, bassist Joe Fonda, and drummer Harvey Sorgen. Crispell, long a ...

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Vilnius Mama Jazz Festival 2017

by John Sharpe
November 28, 2017

Vilnius Mama Jazz Festival Vilnius, Lithuania November 15-19, 2017 Introduction Although a going concern since 2002, Vilnius Mama Jazz Festival doesn't possess the high profile internationally that its longevity might suggest. Set amid the baroque beauty of the Lithuanian capital, in an assortment of venues, the festival has brought together ...

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James Mahone at SFJAZZ

by Harry S. Pariser
November 26, 2017

James Mahone SFJAZZ The Music of Booker Little San Francisco, CA November 16, 2017 Way back in the early 1960s, a major new composer and trumpeter emerged on the scene, teamed up with extraordinary jazz musicians such as Reggie Workman, Julian Priester, Max Roach, Ron Carter and Eric Dolphy to ...

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Pat Martino Quintet at Chris' Jazz Cafe

by Victor L. Schermer
November 26, 2017

Pat Martino Quintet Chris' Jazz Cafe Philadelphia, PA November 24, 2017 This first set of legendary Pat Martino's yearly two night Thanksgiving engagement at Chris' Jazz Café celebrated the release of his Quintet's CD Formidable (HighNote, 2017). The guys were really prepared for some hefty music-making, deserving the word “formidable," ...

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Isabella Lundgren at Bullret Jazz Club

by Patrick Burnette
November 25, 2017

Isabella Lundgren with the Carle Bagge Trio Bullret Jazz Club Malmo, Sweden November 20, 2017 From time to time the “Bullret Jazz Club" uses the “Kuben" space at Malmo Live to host performances. On November 20, 2017, it was jazz singer Isabella Lundgren's turn to appear. Accompanied by the Carle Bagge ...

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David Ostwald’s Louis Armstrong Eternity Band at Birdland

by Tyran Grillo
November 25, 2017

David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Eternity Band Birdland New York, NY November 22, 2017 Every Wednesday night at Birdland, concertgoers can be sure of having a rollickingly good time with David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Eternity Band. But on 22 November 2017, this weekly making of music took on a mournful ...