Rusconi and jef neve biography

  • With a particular focus on the strength of the European scene, we present Rusconi, Jef Neve, Alexander Hawkins and Marcin Masecki - pianists pushing at the.
  • The trio take their name from their pianist Stefan Rusconi but they proved to be a highly interactive ensemble with all three members involved.
  • Jef Neve and Rusconi.

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    EFG LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL – JULY ANNOUNCEMENT

    This month’s announcement sees yet more world-class talent heading to London in November.
With a particular focus on the strength of the European scene, we present Rusconi, Jef Neve, Alexander Hawkins and Marcin Masecki - pianists pushing at the boundaries of traditional piano-led jazz.
    The integral place occupied by UK artists within this scene is highlighted with large-scale produced projects from Nikki Iles with the Royal Academy of Music Big Band, Phil Meadows’ stunning new Engines Orchestra,
Robert Mitchell’s Invocation – including Panacea, the Bournemouth Symphony Chorus and Goldsmiths’ (Big) Strings – and a special celebration of years of the life of Coleridge Goode, led by Gary Crosby.
    Two new family friendly matinees are announced – Supersonics and Family Jazz All Stars featuring Juliet Kelly.
    Our announcement is completed by four heavyweight jazz masters Charles Lloyd, Henri Texie

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    FESTIVAL PREVIEWS

    LO QUE VENDRA&#;

    Lo Que Vendrà&#; “la musica para bailar” born in under artistic direction by Simone Marini and Daniela Fidanza with the intent to revisit the milestones of the orchestras that have contributed to the development of classical and contemporary repertory of Tango Argentino. It &#;s regularly invited to shows, concerts, milongas and festivals in Italy (Pescara, Chieti, Teramo, L&#;Aquila, Rome, Padua, Brescia, Bassano del Grappa, Ravenna, Torri del Benaco, Lucca, Senigallia, Forlì, Verona, Civitanova Marche, Siena, Pisa, Milan, Venice, Saint-Vincent , Caserta, Benevento, Stintino) and in Europe (Baden-Baden, Nizza, Lussembourg), accompany International artists: Roberto Herrera, Ezequiel Paludi y Geraldin Rojas, Roberto Reis y Natalia Lavandeira, Sergio Natario y Alejandra Arrue&#;, Los Hermanos Macana, Esther y Mingo Pugliese, Georgina Vargas, Gustavo Saenz, Pablo Garcia, Sebastian Jimenez y Maria Ines Bogado, Horacio Ferrer, Ana Karina Rossi, Roxa

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    Photograph of Soweto Kinch and Shabaka Hutchings of The Blue Notes by Tim Dickeson


    EFG LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL


    DAY TWO, 15/11/


    DEDICATION ORCHESTRA

    The first Saturday of the festival and an enjoyable måltid with my London dwelling cousin Tim Owen, former Jazzmann contributor and writer of the now happily re-activated Dalston Sound blog

    Both Tim and I had tickets for the early afternoon performance by the Dedication Orchestra at Queen Elizabeth entré. Although we missed the pre-gig talk relating to South African Jazz and the legacy of the Blue Notes the performance itself was excellent, bringing back happy memories of my first exposure to the music of the Dedication Orchestra some twenty years ago at the old Outside In Festival which used to be held at the Hawth in Crawley. I&#;ve waited all that time to see them again but in the meantime the albums &#;Spirits Rejoice&#; () and &#;Ixesha (Time)&#; () have been regularly revisited, &#;Spirits Rejoice&#; being a particular per