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OCT-LOFT Jazz Festival: Shenzhen, China, October 8-23, 2012
by Ian Patterson
OCT-LOFT Jazz FestivalShenzhen, ChinaOctober 8-23, 2012The OCT-LOFT Jazz Festival, in Shenzhen, Gaungdong Province, is one of the youngest jazz festivals in China, yet in just two editions it has already established itself as one of the best. Financially, it can't compete with the Shanghai Jazz Festival, which for its 2012 edition attracted renowned ...
Michael Blake: In the Grand Scheme of Things
by AAJ Italy Staff
Nel corso della sua carriera artistica Michael Blake si è distinto per la ricerca di percorsi musicali alternativi al mainstream: la sua è da sempre una musica meticcia che pur affondando le proprie radici nella tradizione jazzistica assimila componenti provenienti dal rock, dal country ma anche dal gospel o dal soul... In the Grand Scheme of ...
The Painted Bride Stirs-up Excitement With A Special Event To Acknowledge Jazz On Vine–the Longest Continuing Jazz Series In Philadelphia
BRIDE'S BLACK CAT BREW RECENT RECIPIENT TO AN ASCAP NATIONAL AWARD FOR ADVENTUROUS PROGRAMMING THE BRIDE STIRS-UP EXCITEMENT WITH A SPECIAL EVENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE JAZZ ON VINE —THE LONGEST CONTINUING JAZZ SERIES IN PHILADELPHIA AND ALSO ON TAP FOR THIS EVENING'S CELEBRATION, MTO PLAYS SLY STEVEN BERNSTEIN'S MILLENNIAL TERRITORY ORCHESTRA DEBUTS TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC OF ...
Matt Wilson: Have Drums, Will Travel
by Lawrence Peryer
Drummer Matt Wilson must surely be in the running for the title of hardest-working man in jazz. Wilson is a composer, bandleader, producer and teacher. As a leader, his projects include the Matt Wilson Quartet, Arts & Crafts, Christmas Tree-O and the Carl Sandburg Project. He has been in bands with luminaries such as Joe Lovano, ...
Michael Blake "Kingdom of Champa"
by AAJ Italy Staff
Aperitivo in concerto Teatro Manzoni - Milano - 22.01.2011 Correva l'anno 1995. In compagnia della moglie, originaria di quel paese, Michael Blake si recava in Vietnam. Un viaggio sulle tracce di ricordi familiari, ma inevitabilmente anche all'interno di una delle grandi, laceranti, ferite della storia nord-americana. Colonna sonora di quel viaggio era una musicassetta contenente Sketches ...
NYC Winter Jazzfest, Day 1: January 6, 2012
by Daniel Lehner
Day 1 | Day 22012 NYC Winter Jazzfest, Day 1New York, NYJanuary 6, 2012 No one could argue that jazz didn't have a tumultuous 2011. For the better, bassist/vocalist Esperanza Spalding's Grammy for Best New Artist marked the first time a jazz musician was awarded that honor, and veteran tenor ...
Landon Knoblock / Jason Furman: Gasoline Rainbow
by Bruce Lindsay
Pianist Landon Knoblock and drummer Jason Furman share a decade-long history of function bands; playing church meetings, weddings and corporate events across Florida before relocating to New York State. They also share a love of improvised music and experience with a wide-ranging collection of musicians including Michael Blake, Kevin Mahogany, Rosemary Clooney, and the Four Tops. ...
Peter Scherr: Son of August
by C. Michael Bailey
Bassist Peter Sherr made a splash with his trio recording with Jazz Folk--Jazz in the Stone Age (Self Produced, 2010)--a strange collection of grunge covered jazz. Son of August pairs the bassist with his slide guitar playing brother, Tony Scherr, second guitarist Brad Shepik, and saxophonist Michael Blake, for a curious collection of progressive jazz and ...
Hellbent
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Released: 2010
Track listing:
01. Mr. John; 02. Hellibent; 03. Like Father, Like Son; 04. The Two Step (Osgood); 05. Flipper; 06. WigWise (Ellington);
07. I Want You Back (The Corporation).
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The 22nd Edition of Earshot Jazz Festival: October 15 to November 7, 2010
Seattle's annual Earshot Jazz Festival returns October 15 and continues through November 7 with more than 50 distinctive concert events in venues all around the city. “Seattle's most important annual jazz event" —Downbeat Known for “adventurous, spot-on programming" (Jazz Times) and praised as “one of the best festivals in America" (Seattle Times) the Earshot Jazz Festival ...
