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Christian Scott and Ambrose Akinmusire at Monterey Jazz Festival
By Jeff Dayton-Johnson | KUSP – Two bold young trumpeters stand out in the crowded roster of musicians appearing at this year’s Monterey Jazz Festival. Oakland born Ambrose Akinmusire (aged 30) is the Artist-in-Residence
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Melody Gardot At Monterey Jazz Festival: the KUSP Interview
Interview by: Brett Taylor & Geo Warner | KUSP Friday night on the Jimmy Lyons main stage, vocalist Melody Gardot mixed musical accents from Latin America, North Africa and beyond, drawing upon her acclaimed
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Eddie Palmieri at Monterey Jazz Festival: the KUSP Interview
Eddie Palmieri sat down with KUSP’s Brett Taylor on Friday night. Photo: Stephen Laufer / KUSP. Eddie Palmieri brought the full weight of five decades of Latin jazz mastery to bear upon the Jimmy
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Scrambling Blissfully From One Stage To The Next
By Jeff Dayton-Johnson | KUSP – A festival as densely packed with stages and simultaneous performances as Monterey inevitably forces attendees to make difficult trade-offs. See Gregory Porter and miss Jack DeJohnette? Catch Ambrose
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Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band Rocks the Big Beat
By Jeff Dayton-Johnson | KUSP – Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band took the main stage at 8:30 with tight large-ensemble arrangements warmly appreciated by the audience. Goodwin seeks the same mix of precision and
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KUSP at MJF: It Began Many Years Ago…
By: Jeff Dayton-Johnson | KUSP – The 55th Monterey Jazz Festival, beginning this evening (Friday September 21) marks the 32nd consecutive year that KUSP will bring music from this fabled conglomeration of jazz titans
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