Wednesday, 28 November 2012

A History of Modern Music (The Guardian)

A History of Modern Music (The Guardian)

A History of Modern Music (The Guardian)

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 09:43 AM PST

A history of jazz music timeline

A History of Modern Music: the timeline

In a seven-part series, Guardian and Observer critics chart the history of modern music, tackling a different genre each day and picking 50 key moments. Use this interactive guide to travel through time and see their selections

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Tuesday, 20 November 2012

Jazz Festival in Poznan: Begins this Thursday 22.11.2012

Jazz Festival in Poznan: Begins this Thursday 22.11.2012

Jazz Festival in Poznan: Begins this Thursday 22.11.2012

Posted: 20 Nov 2012 09:45 AM PST

This year's edition will be inaugurated by a concert from  Jason Adasiewicz's Sun Rooms Trio. Their debut album made the New York Times top 10 jazz and pop recrdings of 2010 list. Certainly one of the highlights will be the performance by Living by Lanterns,  their first performance in Europe after their premiere in Chicago in 2011. Mike Reed, with Jason Adasiewicz and his band Loose Assembly, will also be on the bill to present their project inspired by Sun Ra. There will also be the chance to see a performance of Harrison Bankhead and his sextet, the music draws inspiration from the esthetics of AACM, it's melodic with characteristic rhythms of Bankhead. One surprise should be The Awakening. The legendary band from the funk fusion scene of the 70s is back on stage. Meanwhile Mary Halvorson will present her innovative jazz guitar sound with her quartet consisting of: Taylor Ho Bynumen, Tomas Fujiwara, naturally, and others. For the grand finale come and hear "Blowing in from Chicago", a new version of the legendary session recorded in 1957. It will be a return to the saxophone sound of the 50s. Performing will be Ed Wilkerson, Ari Brown, Ken Chaney, Ernie Adams and Harrison Bankhead.

(from Poznan in Your Pocket, read the whole article here)
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