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Regrets? I’ve Had A Few.
By Jeff Dayton-Johnson | KUSP – The festival is over, I’ve had a couple of decent nights’ sleep. I can’t quite shake the MJF blogging jones, so I am compelled to blog one final
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Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour: End of the Festival
Dee Dee Bridgewater, Bennie Green, Lewis Nash, Christian McBride (partial), Sunday night. Photo: Stephen Laufer / KUSP. By JeffDayton-Johnson | KUSP – Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour- a somewhat cumbersome name for a group,
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Monterey Jazz: Sunday Night Shows
Tigran Hamasyan Takes Flight. Photo: Jeff Dayton-Johnson | KUSP By Jeff Dayton-Johnson | KUSP – Amidst a line-up featuring multiple performances by guitar jazz icons Pat Metheny and Bill Frisell, festival-goers might not have
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Esperanza! Monterey Jazz! RADIO!!
By Jeff Dayton-Johnson | KUSP – One of the most eagerly awaited shows of this year’s festival was Esperanza Spalding’s. She took to the arena stage – and the KUSP airwaves – shortly before
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Tierney Sutton at Monterey Jazz: the KUSP Interview
Interview by Jeff Dayton-Johnson | KUSP – Tierney Sutton wowed the audience at the Night Club stage last night (a concert our kusp.org webcast viewers also saw). This morning, she dropped by to talk
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Ambrose Akinmusire Talks to KUSP
Ambrose Akinmusire is this year’s MJF Artist-in-Residence. His Friday night Dizzy’s Den set with his quintet is a strong contender for the best performance of this year’s festival. Minutes before going on stage
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Monterey Jazz: Second Round Saturday Night
By Jeff Dayton-Johnson | KUSP – Bill Frisell took two thirds of his Big Sur Quintet from earlier in the evening – himself, viola player Eyvin Kang and drummer Rudy Royston – to the Night
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Monterey Jazz: First Round Saturday Night
Catherine Russell from the Garden Stage. Photo: Michael Lambert | KUSP By Jeff Dayton-Johnson | KUSP – Bringing the highlights of the Monterey Jazz Festival to you, the loyal blog reader, requires that we
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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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Aram Shelton Quartet at Monterey Jazz Festival
By Jeff Dayton-Johnson | KUSP – Oakland-based Aram Shelton brought his quartet to the MJF for the first time, with a pair of Saturday afternoon sets at the intimate Coffee House Gallery. Aram is
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