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Danish upstarts Magnus fra Gaarden offer a different take on traditional jazz. Image 1 of 2 A breath of fresh air blows into town this weekend with the arrival of Rudy Linka's Bohemia Jazz Fest.

Joshua Redman By Invitation Day 1 / Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band Joshua Redman By Invitation Day 2 / Kenny Werner Quintet Jeff Beck / Anat Cohen Festival International de Jazz de Montreal Montreal, Quebec, Canada July 4-6 2009 With the new Maison du Festival housing the press room, performance spaces and more, the closing of Montreal's ...

Reviewed by Mike Doherty Apparently there's a recession going on, but you'd never know it from visiting the jazz festival.

Photograph by: Montreal International Jazz Festival - s, When it's suggested to Joshua Redman that his latest album, Compass, may well represent a new artistic plateau for him - " just the saxophonist accompanied by the rare set-up of two sets of standup-bass-and-drums - " he immediately launches into a kind of aesthetic treatise: "Well, I don't ...

Brian Blade, one of the most sought-after drummers in jazz and pop-rock, will sit in with three different bands at the 2009 Montreal International Jazz Festival.

Sam Yahel has made the grade. His signature Hammond B3 sound-appearing on both his own work and on recordings by Joshua Redman , Bill Frisell , and Norah Jones -has identified him as one of the players that will take Jimmy Smith 's favorite instrument deep into the 21st century.

The online tour information service Pollstar has added a listing showing a performance by drummer Brian Blade on Friday, February 12, 2010 at the University of Missouri-St. Louis' Touhill Performing Arts Center .

Originally from Houston, Texas, Mike began studying music formally at the Houston High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, a school that is renowned for ita s musical alumni.

Without playing "name that tune," it is easy to mistake Jon Irabagon and Mike Pride's one song, 48-minute recording for one by Bill Laswell 's Massacre.

However, having not had Joshua Redman 's pedigree or James Carter 's flair for self-promotion, Turner's major-label output came and went without generating the attention a musician of his caliber deserved.

John Nazarenko plays the piano at the Filene Music Center at Skidmore College, where he has been an artist-in-residence for 10 years.

Montreal's long-running International Jazz Festival is always a good time. Photograph by: Tyrel Featherstone, Montreal Gazette The Montreal International Jazz Festival promises to be extra festive this summer as it celebrates its 30th birthday.

Whether you know it or not, the Berkeley High School jazz program has done a lot for you.

Jazz vocalist Tine Bruhn 's debut solo album 'Entranced" consists of a welcoming blend of mellow, yet groove-based originals, contemporary pieces by Joshua Redman with Tine's lyrics, songs by McCoy Tyner and Djavan, and a Swedish folk song arranged as a jazz waltz.

Aszure Barton will be opart of the Banff Centre's summer arts festival. Photograph by: Courtesy, The Banff Centre You know 'Sumer is icumen in' when the Banff Centre unveils its Summer Arts Festival lineup.

MUSIC SEJONG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, Grand Theater Tomorrow: Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc in Korea.

Known in the jazz world for his slick and superlative drumming skills, Brian Blade is engaged in making other musical statements these days.

Touring in support of his fifth album, "Compass," the youthful and slender Redman, who recently turned 40, played in the lean trio format he has become known for in recent years, accompanied by only bassist Matt Penman and drummer Gregory Hutchinson .

Joshua Redman, critical darling saxophone player, has shows at Seattle's Jazz Alley April 9-12. Music & Nightlife RSS feed Joshua Redman Saxophonist Joshua Redman, a force in the jazz world for the past 20 years, comes to Seattle this week, touring in support of his new album, "Compass," along with Gregory Hutchinson and Matt Penman .

April is already here and there are lots of great things to do -- this weekend alone is filled with fabulous movies and concerts.