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Michel Camilo Dave Jones seeks fresh insights into the piano playing and composition of the Dominican pianist once posited as "a Latin Scott Joplin" Editor: Mark Gilbert  |
 Wayne Shorter documentary in preparationA documentary about the life and music of Wayne Shorter is slated for release in 2014 by Brave World Pictures Jazz at Canary WharfThis year’s annual three-day Canary Wharf Jazz Festival features Soweto Kinch, Carleen Anderson, Zoe Rahman and more SNJO tours US and CanadaThe Scottish National Jazz Orchestra is set to play New York and Canada this June, as well as recording a new album with Mike Stern and Bill Evans The Jazz Cruise 2014Next year’s 13th annual Jazz Cruise sailing from Florida features Gregory Porter, Arturo Sandoval, Kurt Elling, Wycliffe Gordon and many more Review: Cerkno Jazz FestivalBob Weir visits the small town of Cerkno in Slovenia for an imaginatively staged jazz festival beneath snow-capped mountains Dankworth legend rebornDave Gelly previews a John Dankworth tribute at Music In The Garden that pulls together half a century of talent associated with the late bandleader Review: Jazz Sous Les Pommiers 2013Derek Ansell in Normandy, reminded yet again that for sunshine, scenery and sparkle, you would have to go a long way to improve on Jazz Sous Le Pommiers Preview: Inverurie Jazz Festival 2013The second Inverurie Jazz Festival in Aberdeenshire features among its several attractions the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra led by Tommy Smith3 websize.jpg "Review: Bergamo Jazz Festival 2013") Review: Bergamo Jazz Festival 2013Andy Hamilton finds Gregory Porter's performance of staggering virtuosity and commitment the highlight of this year's Bergamo Jazz Festival, Italy New blue plaque for John DankworthA new blue plaque at Sir John Dankworth’s childhood home in Waltham Forest was unveiled to the public on 10 May Review: Surman & Stanko, The BarbicanMichael Tucker reports on an ECM double bill featuring John Surman, ’distinctly poetic, British and European’, and Tomas Stanko, the ’Polish exemplar of Slavic soul’ New acts added to Brecon Jazz rosterDjango Bates, John Etheridge, Nils Petter Molvaer and a new all-day event in collaboration with Welsh jazz clubs and societies have been added to the Brecon Jazz Festival.jpg "Jazz Journal Index 2012") Jazz Journal Index 2012What happened in jazz in 2012? Find that review or article as published in Jazz Journal 2012 via the handsomely appointed Jazz Journal Index 2012. It has details of all our feature articles and lists all of the 790-odd CDs we reviewed Sanborn, Bley added to London Jazz FestivalDavid Sanborn (with Bob James), Carla Bley and Ketil Bjørnstad feature in the second wave of artists announced for the 2013 London Jazz Festival.jpg "Review: Zoe Rahman in concert") Review: Zoe Rahman in concertMichael Tucker relishes the engagingly unpretentious stagecraft and musical effervescence of the pianist's performances in Southampton and Brighton websize cc.jpg "Review: Michel Camilo at Ronnie Scott’s") Review: Michel Camilo at Ronnie Scott’sDave Jones encounters a force of nature in pianist Michel Camilo, his mix of musical fireworks and blistering cadenzas earning a standing ovation Oldest jazz band in the world on filmA documentary about what is described as the oldest jazz band in the world, the Peace Old Jazz Band, received its première at the Hot Docs festival Wigan Jazz Festival line-up announcedThis year's Wigan Jazz Festival takes place from 11 to 14 July and includes Igor Butman, Darius Brubeck and Georgina Jackson Review: International Jazz Day, IstanbulN. Buket Cengiz reports on an event marked by star-studded concerts and the emergence of the ’heretofore unknown’ rhetorical powers of bassist Marcus Miller Fourth Valamar jazz festival in CroatiaEddie Palmieri and Trilok Gurtu are among the players confirmed for the fourth annual Valamar Jazz Festival in the coastal city of Poreč in Croatia in June Review: Norwich Jazz PartyBruce Lindsay enjoys a mix of familiar old favourites and a little gentle radicalism at this year's May bank holiday Norwich Jazz Party Dame Cleo's Music in the GardenThis June sees the 13th annual ’Music in the Garden’ at Dame Cleo Laine's Old Rectory Wavendon garden Ystad Sweden festival tickets on saleThe fourth annual jazz festival in Ystad, Sweden this August includes Hugh Masekela, Kenny Barron, Tom Harrell and Harry Allen.jpg "Summer jazz in Powys") Summer jazz in PowysThis year's Titley Jazz Festival in Powys, Wales features tributes to Miles Davis, Gerry Mulligan and Django Reinhardt plus the usual hog roast and real ale First acts named for London Jazz FestivalThe first slew of names announced for this year's London Jazz Festival includes Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter and Madeleine Peyroux Review: Rypdal and Mikkelborg in NorwayMichael Tucker enjoys a poorly attended concert in Oslo by the Norwegian rock-jazz guitarist and Danish trumpeter and advises future audiences not to be so dilatory.jpg "Review: Aaron Weinstein at The Crazy Coqs") Review: Aaron Weinstein at The Crazy CoqsComparisons between swing violinist Aaron Weinstein and Woody Allen don't really work, says Dave Gelly, but his humour certainly merits a drought notice Review: Melody Gardot at the BarbicanDerek Ansell finds much to applaud in 'singer extraordinary' Melody Gardot's rapturously received, full-house show at the Barbican, London Swanage Jazz Festival all set for its 24thThe 24th Swanage Jazz Festival brings three days and nights of jazz to Dorset's Jurassic Coast, 12 to 14 July Review: Too Cool, Sue Richardson QuintetDerek Ansell catches Sue Richardson's recreation of Chet Baker in 'Too Cool: The Music of Chet Baker' at Reading Concert Hall, 13 March Brecon Jazz Festival 2013 announcedBrecon 2013 has a third more gigs than last year, including The Impossible Gentlemen, Acker Bilk, Courtney Pine, Gilad Atzmon, Zoe Rahman and Alan Barnes/Martin Taylor |
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