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Umbria Jazz 2018: Part 1-2

By ROBERTO CIFARELLI
July 31, 2018
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Photos of several concerts held between July 13 and 15 at the 2018 Umbria Jazz Festival, featuring Quincy Jones, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Patti Austin, Noa, Paolo Fresu, Gianluca Petrella, John Clayton, and Chiara Civello.

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I love jazz because...jazz encompasses all. Jazz is freedom. It is the ultimate expressive musical conversation. I was first exposed to jazz as an infant. I grew up in a family of musicians. I first fell in love with jazz when listening to Ella Fitzgerald’s scat solo on “How High The Moon”. I met Dianne Reeves, Chaka Khan, Patti Labelle and more... The best show I ever attended was...I can’t pick a best
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I love jazz because...jazz encompasses all. Jazz is freedom. It is the ultimate expressive musical conversation. I was first exposed to jazz as an infant. I grew up in a family of musicians. I first fell in love with jazz when listening to Ella Fitzgerald’s scat solo on “How High The Moon”. I met Dianne Reeves, Chaka Khan, Patti Labelle and more... The best show I ever attended was...I can’t pick a best. But, I can say that seeing Dianne Reeves live changed my life. The first jazz record I bought was Nancy Wilson and Cannonball Adderley. My advice to new listeners; Listen to it ALL. Listen to instrumentalist, vocalists, big bands, vocal groups.... just LISTEN.
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