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Rigas Ritmi Festival, Riga, Latvia, July 4-7, 2012
by Bruce Lindsay
Rigas Ritmi FestivalRiga, LatviaJuly 4-7, 2012As city-based jazz festivals go these days Rigas Ritmi (it means Riga Rhythms) is a pretty small affair. But small is beautiful, as they say, and a combination of inventive programming and the lovely city of Riga, the capital of Latvia, made for a very pleasurable few days. ...
After A Winning Spring Season Rigas Ritmi Festival In Latvia Prepares For Main Summer Event July 4-7, 2012
MUSIC YEAR ROUND Riga, one of the Baltic's three major cultural destinations, has emerged as a world-class destination for jazz aficionados. This year's auxiliary Spring Concert Series and the Rigas Ritmi Festival, the main event in July, attracted renowned artists from the world over, representing the countries of Argentina, USA, Japan, France, Spain, Italy, Germany and ...
Ulf Wakenius: Vagabond
by Ian Patterson
Swedish guitarist Ulf Wakenius is perhaps best known for his ten year stint in pianist Oscar Peterson's trio, following in the footsteps of guitarists Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis and Joe Pass. Wakenius clocked up enough road miles with Peterson to have traveled to the moon and back, and he also toured extensively and recorded with bassists ...
Latviaʼs Rigas Ritmi Festival 2012 Now Brings Jazz To The Baltics Year Round
STARTING IN APRIL WITH AN EXQUISITE LINE UP OF INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS SPRING SEASON: April 26 - 28, 2012 SUMMER SEASON: July 4 – July 7, 2012 WINTER SEASON: December 1 - 9, 2012 New York, NY: Rigas Ritmi (“Rigas Rhythms“), the annual jazz festival in Riga, Latvia, is proud to announce the ...
Andy Peterson Independent: Anusha
by Ian Patterson
A veteran of Malaysia's pop, jazz, and fusion circles, slap bassist Andy Peterson's first solo album draws from long years of experience and the diverse musical sources that have colored his playing. Peterson started out with the Falcons, a Malaysian pop band, in 1976, paying his dues as the band toured extensively throughout Europe. However, it ...
Penang Island Jazz Festival: Penang, Malaysia, Dec 1-4, 2011
by Ian Patterson
8th Penang Island Jazz FestivalPenang, MalaysiaDecember 1-4, 2011 For small, independent jazz festivals heavily reliant on private sector sponsorship, it can be a jungle out there. In the case of the Penang Island Jazz Festival, sandwiched between the Straits of Malacca and tropical forest, this is literally true. Monkeys, civet and leopard ...
Simin Tander: Wagma
by Ian Patterson
Vocal improvisation rarely strays far from scat, so it's something worth celebrating when a voice emerges with a distinct vocabulary. Afghan/German singer/composer Simin Tander is such a voice, and her debut is an intriguing offering of compositions sung in English, Spanish and her own, striking improvisations. Backed by a piano-led jazz trio which is both sympathetically ...
Hong Kong International Jazz Festival, Days 1-3, September 25-27, 2011
by Ian Patterson
Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 | Days 7-8 Hong Kong International Jazz FestivalHong KongSeptember 25- October 2, 2011 Jazz Festivals in Hong Kong have, until recently, had a checkered history. The very first Hong Kong Jazz Festival was held in 1987 and was an import of the Japanese-sponsored Live ...
Youn Sun Nah: Same Girl
by AAJ Italy Staff
Quando partono le prime note di “My Favorite Things," un mondo di possibilità musicali sembra dischiudersi. La coreana Youn Sun Nah in un arrangiamento spoglio, suona la kalimba. E sguazza con la sua voce d'avorio come una falena triste tra le note dello standard di Rodgers e Hammerstein II. Pura magia. Un ostinato alla chitarra di ...
