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Article: Live Review

Cape Town Jazz Festival 2012

by John Kelman
April 18, 2012

Cape Town Jazz FestivalCape Town, South AfricaMarch 30-31, 2012An invite to cover the 13th annual Cape Town Jazz Festival would have been reason enough to travel over 8,000 miles to South Africa. But when the invite, from South Africa Tourism, stretched to an expansive ten-day trip--beginning in Johannesburg, continuing on to Cape Town ...

Article: Jazz in the Aquarian Age

Dave Brubeck: The Inspired Moment of Unity

by Bob Kenselaar
April 17, 2012

[Standing tall with a flowing salt-and-pepper mane, Dave Brubeck had a broad smile and was quick to laugh when I met him in the fall of 1978 at publicist Peter Levinson's New York office for this interview. He was enjoying his tour with the New Brubeck Quartet, the group he formed with his sons. He reminisced ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Jazz Punks: Smashups

by Franz A. Matzner
April 16, 2012

Jazz PunksSmashupsSelf Produced2012As its name and debut album title suggest, the Los Angeles-based Jazz Punks seeks to “smash up" the jazz, punk and rock genres. But let's face it, jazz and punk hate each other, right? Jazz: all brain and no balls. Punk: all balls no brain. Nothing ...

Article: Opinion

Le mille facce di Miles Davis.

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 12, 2012

Discutere di Miles Davis è un esercizio sempre eccitante: il trombettista di Alton, Illinois, è stato uno degli artisti più importanti della storia e ogni sua fase artistica è ampia e ben documentata. L'abbondanza di materiale fortunatamente non va mai a discapito della qualità. Miles è riuscito in questo miracolo perché ha sempre saputo guardare avanti, ...

Article: Album Review

Miles Davis: The Complete Recordings 1945-1960 (34 CD + 1 CDRom)

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 12, 2012

Alzi la mano chi pensa che sarebbe stato possibile riconoscere il genio del divino trombettista Miles Davis già dalle sue prime registrazioni di fine aprile 1945 con il gruppo di Herbie Fields e l'oscuro cantante Rubberlegs Williams. Il cantante era ruvido e anche non particolarmente intonato, eppure in quel sestetto erano presenti due musicisti piuttosto noti ...

Article: Film Review

Miles! The Definitive Miles Davis at Montreux DVD Collection 1973-1991

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 12, 2012

Miles! The Definitive Miles Davis at Montreux DVD Collection 1973-1991 Miles Davis Eagle Eye Media Valutazione: 5 stelle Questo monumentale box di 10 DVD parte con una piccola delusione ma poi riguadagna il terreno perduto e alla fine chiude trionfalmente il cerchio vitale legato alla vita di uno dei più grandi artisti della storia. La piccola ...

Article: Album Review

Miles Davis with John Coltrane: The Legendary 1960 European Tour (Box 3 CD)

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 12, 2012

Fra la fine di marzo e gli inizi di aprile del 1960 il quintetto di Miles Davis era in Europa per un tour che segnava l'ultimo atto della collaborazione del trombettista con il saxofonista John Coltrane, stella nascente del firmamento jazzistico dell'epoca immediatamente successiva. Fu un tour che suscitò parecchio scalpore fra il pubblico e la ...

News: Festival

NJPAC & WBGO Announce James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival

April 12, 2012

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) and WBGO Jazz 88.3FM announced today that they will inaugurate The James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival, a weeklong celebration of jazz and the musical legacy of longtime Newarker and beloved jazz musician James Moody. Grammy Award-winning bassist and composer Christian McBride serves as Artistic Adviser to the Festival, ...

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Article: Live Review

Ron Carter at 75: New York, March 27, 2012

by Bob Kenselaar
April 10, 2012

Ron Carter at 75: A Life in MusicAlice Tully HallNew York, NYMarch 27, 2012On the night of the Juilliard School's tribute to Ron Carter, electronic billboards lining 65th Street near Lincoln Center flashed bright pictures of the iconic jazz bassist. The event was a lot like the man and his music: ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Bridge Presents Trumpeter John Swana In Cheltenham On Wednesday, May 2nd!

April 10, 2012

Appearing at the Cheltenham Center for the Arts, 439 Ashbourne Rd, Cheltenham, PA for this series' last concert of the season will be trumpeter John Swana and his band, featuring guitarist Steve Giordano, Lucas Brown on organ, and drummer Wayne Smith Jr. on May 2nd. One show: 7:30-9PM. $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. Free Buffet. ...