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Article: Multiple Reviews

In Motian: Change of Heart & Think Like the Waves

by Fred Bouchard
July 8, 2007

Martin Speake Change of Heart ECM 2006 Gordon Grdina Think Like the Waves Songlines 2006 Paul Motian celebrated his diamond (75th) birthday in March. The drummer with ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Ian Hendrickson-Smith: Presenting & Blues in the Basement

by Ivana Ng
July 8, 2007

Night Crawlers Presenting Cellar Live 2007 Ian Hendrickson-Smith Blues in the Basement Cellar Live 2007 With the dog days approaching, Presenting captures the cool, refreshing atmosphere of ...

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Article: Live Review

Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville 2007

by Mathieu Belanger
July 8, 2007

A variety of styles has been a central preoccupation of the Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville (FIMAV) since its early days. This has not prevented the FIMAV from making conscious efforts in recent years to renew and diversify its public by targeting a younger generation of adventurous listeners. In this respect, the 24th edition ...

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Article: Album Review

Trevor Watts: Burundi Monday

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by Francis Lo Kee
July 8, 2007

American listeners may know Trevor Watts as an accomplished alto/soprano saxophonist, but more likely they will associate him with the British avant-garde. Now in his late sixties, Watts logged a lot of time with blues, rock and traditional jazz bands before joining drummer John Stevens in 1965 to form the Spontaneous Music Ensemble ...

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News: Event

Josh Irving Group CD Release Party July 12 at Smalls

July 7, 2007

The Josh Irving Quintet will be celebrating the release of their new recording A Common Thread on Thursday, July 12, 2007 at Smalls in the West Village (183 West 10th Street at 7th Ave). Joining Josh Irving will be a stellar band with George Dulin on Piano, Danny Zanker on Bass, and Bryson Kern on Drums ...

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Article: Film Review

Bill Evans: The Oslo Concerts

by Ernest Barteldes
July 7, 2007

Bill Evans The Oslo Concerts Shanachie 2007 On this DVD, we see two distinctive phases of pianist Bill Evans' career - the first a 1966 concert played at the Oslo Munch Museum in 1966 with bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Alex Riel, filmed in black and white, followed ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Miles, Miles, Miles

by Joel Roberts
July 7, 2007

16 years after Miles Davis' death, the legendary trumpeter continues to exert a powerful influence on the jazz world, as three new releases exploring three very different aspects of his rich musical legacy demonstrate. Ron Carter Dear Miles Blue Note 2007 Ron Carter, the bassist in Miles' ...

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Jazz Museum Honors Pianist Norman Simmons Thursday, July 12th

July 6, 2007

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem 104 East 126th Street New York, NY 10035 212 348-8300 The Jazz Museum Honors Pianist Norman Simmons Norman Simmons, Pianist Thursday, July 12, 2007 6:30-8:30 p.m. This series is free and open to the public. Pianist Norman Simmons ...

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Article: Live Review

Melbourne Jazz Festival 2007

by AAJ Staff
July 6, 2007

Melbourne Jazz Festival 2007 Melbourne, Australia May 3-12, 2007 With jazz increasingly the international language, it should come as no surprise that even distant Melbourne, Australia (an approximate 25-hour-flight from NYC) boasts the bevy of talent, both young and old, that it does. A few more-than-qualifying “Talent Deserving Wider Recognition candidates hail ...

News: Event

Summer Jazz Concert Series in Harlem

July 5, 2007

Casa Frela Gallery Presents Summer Jazz Concert Series in Harlem Casa Frela Gallery 47 West 119th Street NY, N.Y. 10026 212-722-8577 Fax: 565-342-9038 Featuring Octavio Kotan & Xiomara Laugart July 14th 8:00PM-10:00PM The son of one of Cuba's most legendary ...