Something very special today – instead of playing an entire concert, check out great artists and great tunes from past live shows – including the Chris Ward Band, the Curtis Brothers, the Grace Kelly Quintet, Mark Shilansky and many more.
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00:00 Live Jazz Hole with DJ Linus
00:50 Landscapes – Chris Ward Band featuring Jean-Michel Pilc
12:09 The Duel – Panama Ensemble
20:14 Live Jazz Hole with DJ Linus
21:12 Descarga – Curtis Brothers with Insight
28:38 Seven In One – Mitch Perrins Atlantic Quartet
38:20 Live Jazz Hole with DJ Linus
39:31 Longing – Mark Shilansky
46:37 101 – Grace Kelly Quintet
55:53 Live Jazz Hole with DJ Linus
56:59 Fresno – Julian Waterfall Pollack Trio
65:01 Live Jazz Hole with DJ Linus
65:25 Spring Is Back And So Am I – Claude Diallo
71:56 End
Personnel:
Chris Ward Band featuring Jean-Michel Pilc – Landscapes
Chris Ward (ts), Jean-Michel Pilc (p), Joe Martin (b) and Gerry Gibbs (d)
NEC’s Panama Ensemble – The Duel
Danilo Perez (director), Michael Thomas (as), Matthew Sheens (p), Hector Rodriguez (g), Brad Barrett (b) and Patrick Kunka (d)
Curtis Brothers with Insight – Descarga
Luques Curtis (b), Zaccai Curtis (kbds), Richie Barshay (d), Reinaldo De Jesus (perc) and more
Mitch Perrins Atlantic Quartet
Mitch Perrins (drums), Janelle Reichman (tenor sax, clarinet), Brad Whiteley (keys), PJ Roberts (bass)
Mark Shilansky – Longing
Mark Shilansky (p), Keala Kaumeheiwa (b) and Mark Walker (d)
Grace Kelly Quintet – 101
Grace Kelly (ss), Jason Palmer (tp), Doug Johnson (p), Evan Gregor (b) and Jordan Perlson (d)
Julian Waterfall Pollack – Fresno
Julian Waterfall Pollack (p), Noah Garabedian (b) and Evan Hughes (d)
Claude Diallo – Spring Is Back And So Am I
Claude Diallo (p)
Grace Kelly
August 13th 2011, Rose Theatre – Brampton, ON
August 14th 2011, Brampton Global Jazz – Brampton, ON
August 18th 2011, Chat Noir Oslo Jazz Festival – Oslo, Norway
August 25th 2011, Kendall Square – Cambridge, MA
August 27th 2011, Chan’s – Woonsocket, RI
August 28th 2011, Shalin Liu Performance Center – Rockport, MA
September 2nd 2011, Monty Alexader Jazz Festival – Easton, MD
September 4th 2011, Berklee College of Music – Boston, MA
September 10th 2011, Rosslyn Jazz Festival – Arlington, VA
September 11th 2011, COTA Jazz Festival – Delaware-Water-Gap, PA
Julian Waterfall Pollack
September 9th 2011, Smalls Jazz Club – New York, NY
October 25th 2011, The Earshot Jazz Festival – Cornish University, Seatlle, WA
Claude Diallo
November 22nd-27th 2011, Lucerne Festival – Lucerne, Switzerland
December 2nd 2011, Wein Berneck – Switzerland
December 6th 2011, Kaufleuten – Switzerland
Decmeber 9th 2011, Romanshorn – Switzerland
December 11th 2011, Zurich, Switzerland
December 14th 2011, Theater Stadelhofen – Switzerland
December 15th-17th 2011, Café Schober – Switzerland
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