Live Review: 2019 Playboy Jazz Festival
Every year the Playboy Jazz Festival, held at the 19,000-capacity Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, is a roll of the dice in regards to mainstream … Read More “Live Review: 2019 Playboy Jazz Festival”
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Concert Review: Carla Bley and Ethan Iverson at the Healdsburg Jazz Festival
There are any number of Northern California jazz festivals that have been around longer than the one in Healdsburg, but none save the granddaddy of … Read More “Concert Review: Carla Bley and Ethan Iverson at the Healdsburg Jazz Festival”
Live Review: Spoleto Festival USA 2019
There had never been anything like it before at Spoleto Festival USA—four consecutive days of 100-degree heat—and nothing like it before in Charleston, S.C., where … Read More “Live Review: Spoleto Festival USA 2019”
Concert Review: Pat Metheny Solo at Rockport Music
There is an inherent risk with a solo jazz guitar concert that rather than experiencing a tour of a verdant garden, with life flowing in … Read More “Concert Review: Pat Metheny Solo at Rockport Music”
Live Review: Atlanta Jazz Festival 2019
If you’re smart, when you attend the Atlanta Jazz Festival in 93-degree heat and unrelenting sun with zero breeze, you do what a lot of … Read More “Live Review: Atlanta Jazz Festival 2019”
Live Review: Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival Opening Night
This year it made perfect sense for the Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival to honor pianist, composer, and educator Geri Allen, who performed at the … Read More “Live Review: Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival Opening Night”
Live Review: Outsiders Fest in Philadelphia
Besides the funky ferocity of his bass playing, Jamaaladeen Tacuma is famous for his eclectic sartorial ensembles. As the curator of the Outsiders Improvised & … Read More “Live Review: Outsiders Fest in Philadelphia”
Live Review: Jason and Alicia Hall Moran in Washington
One of the perks of being artistic director at a major American performing arts venue? Putting oneself on the program. But the grand Two Wings: … Read More “Live Review: Jason and Alicia Hall Moran in Washington”
Live Review: Savannah Music Festival 2019
Call it the Jazz at Lincoln Center influence, but the Savannah Music Festival’s annual Jazz Week (March 29-April 5) had a bit more of an … Read More “Live Review: Savannah Music Festival 2019”
Live Review: Big Ears Festival 2019
Knoxville, Tenn.’s determinedly eclectic Big Ears Festival celebrated its 10th anniversary with a packed long weekend of boundary-stretching music from March 21 to 24. Rather … Read More “Live Review: Big Ears Festival 2019”
