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Moldejazz 2019

by Martin Longley
July 30, 2019

Moldejazz Molde, Norway July 15-20, 2019 In the last few years, the Moldejazz festival's artists-in-residence have kept their appearances down to a manageable human count, with two or three concert manifestations apiece from Pat Metheny, Vijay Iyer and Maria Schneider. For the 2019 edition, that position was awarded to Norwegian ...

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Melissa Aldana: Visions

Read "Visions" reviewed by Friedrich Kunzmann

by Friedrich Kunzmann
July 18, 2019

Compositional and instrumental virtuosity always walks along a razor's edge between self-indulgence and purposeful accomplishment. On Visions, sought after saxophonist Melissa Aldana proves that she doesn't only master balancing this edge but that she can also go beyond the complexities of structure, scales and improvisation and naturally create her very own musical aesthetic. In interplay with ...

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Brussels Jazz Festival 2019

by Martin Longley
February 15, 2019

Brussels Jazz Festival Flagey Brussels, Belgium January 10-19, 2019 The Brussels Jazz Festival is a relative newcomer, but this ambitious 10-dayer managed to sell out around two thirds of its gigs, and was overall the most successful in attendance for this fifth edition. Concerts are held in the ...

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Above The Crowd

By Rostyslav Voitko

Label: LabelWhoAble
Released: 2018
Track listing: Freddie; Dary; Expected Agreement; Heavy Beetle; Above the Crowd; Wading Through Circles; Chornomorets; Bluffing the Monkey; Rhythm.

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Jazzkaar 2018

by Martin Longley
July 24, 2018

Jazzkaar 2018 Tallinn, Estonia April 20-29, 2018 In the year of Estonia's celebrations, having attained a full century as a Republic, its Jazzkaar festival continues to be amongst the very best of the European range. Held annually in Tallinn, and primarily centred around the Telliskivi Creative City, the festival continued ...

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Martin Nevin: Tenderness is Silent

Read "Tenderness is Silent" reviewed by Troy Dostert

by Troy Dostert
June 29, 2018

After numerous sideman appearances with a wide swath of the jazz world, from Albert Tootie" Heath to Greg Osby and Ambrose Akinmusire, bassist Martin Nevin felt it was time to take on a more prominent role. For Tenderness is Silent, his debut disc as a leader, he's assembled a top-flight band, especially as these players are ...

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A Rift in Decorum: Live at the Village Vanguard

By Ambrose Akinmusire

Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2017
Track listing: DISC 1 1. Maurice & Michael (sorry I didn't say hello) 2. Response 3. Moment in between the rest (to curve an ache) 4. Brooklyn (ODB) 5. A song to exale to (diver song) 6. Purple (Intermezzo) 7. Trumpet Sketch (milky pete) DISC 2 1. Taymoor's World 2. First Page (Shabnam’s poem) 3. H.A.M.S. (in the spirit of honesty) 4. Piano Sketch (Sam Intro) 5. Piano Sketch (beyond enclosure) 6. Condor (Harish Intro) 7. Condor 8. Withered 9. Umteyo

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Jazz Jantar 2017

by Martin Longley
December 21, 2017

Jazz Jantar Klub Zak Gdańsk, Poland November 9-12, 2017 Jazz Jantar is one of the less well-known Polish festivals (outside of Poland), but it has been running in the northern port of Gdańsk for two decades, and is housed by Klub Zak, an arts centre that has roots ...

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Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet al Soresina Jazz Festival

by Vincenzo Roggero
July 11, 2017

Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet Soresina Jazz Festival 2017 Cortile Sala del Podestà 2.7.2017 Conclusione con il botto per la quinta edizione del Soresina Jazz Festival, ad esibirsi infatti nel cortile della Sala del Podestà l'Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet, nell'unica data italiana dell'anno. Trentacinquenne trombettista originario di Oakland, collaboratore ancora in età adolescenziale ...

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Ambrose Akinmusire at SFJAZZ

by Harry S. Pariser
July 3, 2017

Ambrose Akinmusire SFJAZZSan Francisco, California June 15, 2017 For trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, the band is everything: “When I'm playing with other people, it's hard to produce, because I don't have that relationship. But when I play with my band, it's endless," he told the New York Times in March 2011.