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King Crimson at Lisner Auditorium

by Eric Thiessen
November 1, 2017

King Crimson Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University Washington DC October 28, 2017 The original King Crimson burst like a supernova upon the 1969 music universe, with talents from Jimi Hendrix to Pete Townshend extolling its virtues. The quickly departing band members ultimately would become integral parts of ...

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Donny McCaslin At Belfast International Arts Festival 2017

by Ian Patterson
October 31, 2017

Donny McCaslin Limelight Belfast International Arts Festival Belfast, N. Ireland October 25, 2017 “Are you here because of Bowie or for jazz?" a woman asked those around her in the queue for Donny McCaslin's gig--part of the Belfast International Arts Festival. The answer, by and large, was both.

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ENJOY JAZZ International Festival for Jazz and More 2017

by Henning Bolte
October 31, 2017

ENJOY JAZZ International Festival for Jazz and More Heidelberg/Mannheim/Ludwigshafen October 17-20, 2017 During fall Enjoy Jazz is the common thread running through the urban Rhine-Neckar-region in southwestern Germany. Unlike the fast-forward conveyor belt of musical acts whizzing past usually experienced at many jazz festivals, Enjoy Jazz covers a period of ...

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We Four at Dazzle

by Geoff Anderson
October 31, 2017

We Four Dazzle Denver, CO October 21, 2017 The majority of Twentieth Century jazz was represented on stage at Dazzle Saturday night. Either the players were there, in person, or they were merely one degree of separation from the key action and the dominant personalities. History lessons can be nice, but ...

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Sarah Jane Morris e Antonio Forcione al Parco della Musica di Roma

by Mario Calvitti
October 31, 2017

Sarah Jane Morris e Antonio Forcione Parco della musica Roma 8.10.17 Il sodalizio artistico che ha riunito la chitarra di Antonio Forcione e la voce di Sarah Jane Morris in una collaborazione nata quasi per caso pochi anni fa ha già portato alla realizzazione di un album, Compared to What, pubblicato ...

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Edgefest 2017: Give the Drummers Some, Part 1-2

by Troy Dostert
October 30, 2017

Part 1 | Part 2 Edgefest Ann Arbor, MI October 18-19, 2017 When mid-October rolls around, many fans of avant-garde jazz and creative music prepare to converge on Ann Arbor, Michigan for their annual pilgrimage to the Kerrytown Concert House, home of the Edgefest festival. Now in its ...

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Edgefest 2017: Give the Drummers Some, Part 2-2

by Troy Dostert
October 30, 2017

Part 1 | Part 2 Edgefest Ann Arbor, MI October 20-21, 2017 On the last two days of the festival, the Edgefest audience was treated to even more of the eclectic, explorative music that was present in abundance on Wednesday and Thursday. Edgefest-goers who were able ...

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Arturo Sandoval at the Blue Note

by Nicholas F. Mondello
October 30, 2017

Arturo Sandoval The Blue Note New York, NY October 28, 2017 The Halloween Party crowd was out in full regalia in the Village last night, but, the real action was at Arturo Sandoval's first show at the Blue Note. The 10-time Grammy®-winning Maestro was in top form as he and his ...

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Miles Electric Band at Koerner Hall

by Alain Londes
October 28, 2017

Miles Electric Band Koerner Hall Toronto, Ontario October 14, 2017 What started off as a successful “Miles Davis Festival" at the initiative of the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic in 2011 and led by Vince Wilburn Jr. and nephew of the great Miles Davis himself, would eventually lead to the Miles Electric Band ...

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Michael Lington At Blue Note Napa

by Walter Atkins
October 28, 2017

Michael Lington Blue Note Napa Napa, CA October 7, 2017 Danish saxophonist Michael Lington and company presented a genuinely rousing evening of contemporary jazz music and a few surprises at the inviting Blue Note Napa venue. The exhilarating second set also included a few tracks from his current Second Nature album ...