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Gary Peacock Trio at Jazz Standard

by Tyran Grillo
November 9, 2017

Gary Peacock Trio Jazz Standard New York, NY November 7, 2017 Anyone old enough to remember when special effects in films were handmade has probably noticed the lack of apparent weight in modern CGI. Compare, for example, the cityscapes of Blade Runner 2049 to those of its 1982 predecessor, ...

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Pat Metheny at Cologne Philharmonic

by Phillip Woolever
November 8, 2017

Pat Metheny Philharmonic Hall Cologne, Germany October 28, 2017 Pat Metheny remains a highly popular, award winning force in the music business after more than four decades. The still-amazing guitarist and his current ensemble demonstrated exactly why, many times over, during their dynamic set in Cologne's beautiful symphony hall. This extensive ...

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Kurrent Duo at The Bop Stop

by C. Andrew Hovan
November 8, 2017

Kurrent Duo with Brian Charette and Jordan Young The Bop Stop Cleveland, Ohio October 26, 2017 Taking the tried and true organ trio format and turning it on its side, Brian Charette's latest self-produced release is a mind-bending mélange of colors that is certainly one of the best recordings of ...

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Instant Composers Pool at The MAC

by Ian Patterson
November 8, 2017

Instant Composers Pool The MAC Tempered Belfast, N. Ireland November 3, 2017 It's a significant year for Instant Composers Pool, for 2017 marks the Dutch jazz collective's fiftieth anniversary. Sadly, the year also saw the passing of Misha Mengelberg, pianist, composer and co-founder of the IPC along with Willem ...

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Stefano Bollani al Parco della Musica di Roma

by Mario Calvitti
November 8, 2017

Stefano Bollani Parco della Musica Roma 15.10.17 Anche se inserito nella programmazione dell'Auditorium come una anteprima del prossimo Roma Jazz Festival, è difficile considerare un concerto di piano solo di Stefano Bollani semplicemente come un concerto jazz. A riprova, basterebbe il tutto esaurito nella sala e le lunghissime file alla biglietteria ...

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Ann Hampton Callaway at Birdland

by Tyran Grillo
November 5, 2017

Ann Hampton Callaway Birdland New York, NY November 1, 2017 In her iconic theme song for The Nanny, Ann Hampton Callaway quips: “She's the lady in red when everybody else in wearing tan." And while Callaway wasn't dressed in red when she graced Birdland on 1 November 2017, she did stand ...

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Monday Night Big Band with Kristin Korb at Malmo Live

by Patrick Burnette
November 3, 2017

Monday Night Big Band Featuring Kristin Korb Malmo Live Malmo, Sweden October 30, 2017 The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra recently celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. While its longevity is impressive, so is the wide-ranging the influence of the organization, which was started by Thad Jones and Mel Lewis in the mid-sixties. In ...

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Yoko Miwa Trio at Scullers

by Doug Hall
November 3, 2017

Yoko Miwa Trio Scullers Jazz Club Boston, MA October 26, 2017 Inside Scullers' new smaller jazz nightclub downstairs, with its dark wood interior and low light, it would be quiet except for the wonderfully energized and spirited enthusiasm that internationally acclaimed pianist and composer Yoko Miwa brings to the stage. ...

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Los Angeles Guitar Quartet's European Debut of Pat Metheny Commission Highlights Uppsala International Guitar Festival

by John Ephland
November 1, 2017

14th Annual Uppsala International Guitar Festival Uppsala, Sweden October 11-15, 2017 While much if not most of this year's Uppsala International Guitar Festival-once again held in the music-friendly Konsert & Kongress building-was devoted guitarists and music emanating from the worlds of classical, Brazilian, Tango and Flamenco, other musical strains were ...

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Simone Rubino al Teatro della Pergola di Firenze

by Neri Pollastri
November 1, 2017

Simone Rubino Firenze Teatro della Pergola Amici della Musica 22.10.2017 Appuntamento atipico per gli Amici della Musica, storica rassegna del Teatro della Pergola di Firenze: per la composita serie “Odissea Bach" è andato in scena il solo di Simone Rubino, ventiquattrenne percussionista classico di Chivasso, fin da giovanissimo impostosi ...