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Article: Live Review

The SFJAZZ Collective: Toronto, Canada, October 15, 2011

by Alain Londes
October 29, 2011

The SF Jazz CollectiveKoerner HallToronto, CanadaOctober 15, 2011 The eight-piece, all-star SFJAZZ Collective rolled into town with its current project, dedicated to the music of Stevie Wonder, its original arrangements reflecting the Collective's personality. Part of a successful group of this magnitude is the talent, respect, and chemistry that helps everyone ...

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Article: Live Review

SFJAZZ Collective: Ottawa, Canada, October 13, 2011

by John Kelman
October 28, 2011

SFJAZZ Collective The Music of Stevie Wonder Centrepoint Theatre, Ottawa, Canada October 13, 2011 In its eight-year existence, the SFJAZZ Collective has gone from triumph to triumph, each year choosing a specific artist to honor--past years including pianist Herbie Hancock and saxophonists Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane and Wayne Shorter--and ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Kurt Elling Joined By Denmark’s Kluvers Big Band & Special Guests -- October 25-30 At Birdland In Nyc

October 20, 2011

In what promises to be a special engagement, preeminent jazz vocalist Kurt Elling will perform a six-night residency featuring Denmark's renowned Klüvers Big Band at New York City's Birdland, from October 25-30. Different special guests—Miguel Zenon, Ravi Coltrane, Lew Tabackin, Robin Eubanks and Stefon Harris—will join Elling and the 18-piece ensemble each evening. The New York ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Bridge Presents Orrin Evans at the Society Hill Playhouse on October 20th

October 7, 2011

Opening a new Jazz Bridge Neighborhood Concerts series called Jazz at the Playhouse, pianist Orrin Evans will be appearing at the Society Hill Playhouse, 507 S. 8th Street in Philadelphia on October 20th, 2011 and with him will be bassist Alex Claffy, drummer Justin Faulkner, and saxophonist Chelsea Baratz. One Show: 7:30-9 p.m. Admission: $10/$5 for ...

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Article: Live Review

Gary Burton Quartet: New York, NY, September 21, 2011

by Dan Bilawsky
September 30, 2011

Gary Burton QuartetBlue NoteNew York, NYSeptember, 21, 2011 Lionel Hampton carved out a place for the vibraphone in a swing setting, and Milt Jackson brought the instrument into bop, but Gary Burton remains the guru and guiding light in virtually every other aspect for vibraphonists and fans the world over. ...

News: Performance / Tour

SFJAZZ Collective: Fall Tour

September 24, 2011

FALL TOUR PLAYING THE MUSIC OF STEVIE WONDER AND NEW COMPOSITIONS The SFJAZZ Collective will perform dates in the US and Canada in October performing material from the new CD, SFJAZZ Collective: Music of Stevie Wonder and New Compositions, Live in New York 2011—Season 8. The tour and the release features new arrangements of the classic ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

SFJAZZ Collective: Live in New York Season 8 - Music of Stevie Wonder

by John Kelman
September 7, 2011

SFJAZZ Collective Live in New York Season 8: Music of Stevie Wonder SFJAZZ 2011 One old adage says, “If it ain't broke, don't fix it." But another says, “Change is good." For the first time in its eight touring seasons, the SFJAZZ Collective has found a way to manage ...

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News: Recording

SFJAZZ Announces Release of "SFJAZZ Collective: Music of Stevie Wonder and New Compositions, Live in New York 2011" - Season 8

August 31, 2011

SFJAZZ today announced the release of the SFJAZZ Collective's eight limited-edition set, SFJAZZ Collective: Music of Stevie Wonder and New Compositions, Live in New York 2011 — Season 8, of which a maximum of 5,000 copies will be produced. Available exclusively from SFJAZZ—presenter of this year's 29th San Francisco Jazz Festival, running September 15 through December ...

News: Interview

Saxophonist David Sanchez Interviewed at All About Jazz...And More!

August 29, 2011

What, besides music, transcends geopolitical divides so gracefully? What else unites people of different nationalities, political persuasions and religious creeds in common celebration just quite as harmoniously? Religions may have captured the hearts and minds of the majority of the planet's people, but remain bastions of ultra-conservatism and mistrust, despite all the rhetoric to the contrary. ...

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Article: Interview