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One more chapter of Pori Jazz history: on July 17th, 1976 Webster Lewis Quintet had a gig in Riihiketo School. In the band were Webster Lewis (1943-2002) in piano and organ, Stan Strickland in sax and flute, Paul Socolow in bass, Ralph Penland (1953-2014) in … Continue reading
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Sunday July 18, 1976 was a great day for a jazz saxophone lover in Finland. At the sunny Kirjurinluoto in Pori Jazz Festival played two of the bright stars of the jazz sky: first Dexter Gordon and then Stan Getz (1929-1991) and … Continue reading
Hungarian Frigyes Pleszkán (1959-2011) was known as a young age virtuoso jazz pianist. He began studying the piano at the age of eight, and held his first concert at the age of eleven. Same year in December 1970 Plezskán recorded … Continue reading
Do you like Indian music with jazzy spices – or guitar jazz flavored with exotic instruments and micro intervals? That’s how I would describe Shakti, the fusion band established by guitarist John McLaughlin with the Indian violin player L. Shankar, Zakir Hussain on tabla and T. H. “Vikku” Vinayakram on ghatam. … Continue reading
Last Friday, January 17 was Cedar Walton’s 80th birthday. He did not have the possibility to celebrate that as he passed away August 19 last summer. You can read more about his life here. Cedar Walton Quartet played on Saturday … Continue reading
In Pori Jazz 1976 we could enjoy the original and traditional New Orleans jazz, played by Preservation Hall Jazz Band (PHJB). The members of the band in Pori were: Dave Williams (April 26, 1920 – March 13, 1982), piano Emanuel Sayles (January 31, … Continue reading
July 16th, 1976. U.S. Army Band is playing in front of the Town Hall of Pori. I notice a slightly more formally dressed gentleman using a movie camera. He is clearly not a standard Pori Jazz visitor. So I take … Continue reading
Yle uutisoi tänään, että pitkäaikainen jazztoimittaja ja jazzin monitoimimies Matti Konttinen on kuollut 75 vuoden iässä. Hän oli toinen merkittävä radion jazzääni, jonka olemme menettäneet lyhyen ajan sisällä (ks. Timo Peltoniemi). Matti Konttinen toimi myös Ylen ulkopuolella aktiivisesti kotimaisessa jazzissa ja … Continue reading
I don’t know with whom Dexter Gordon was discussing during the break in Kirjurinluoto at Pori Jazz, July 18, 1976, but he seemed to have a great time. (Edit 2, June 10: We now strongly believe that Dexter is discussing with Red … Continue reading
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This is a picture gallery from the visit of U.S. Army Band in Pori Jazz festival July 1976. The band had four performances: 15th at Hotel Otava, 16th at Hotel Rantasipi Yyteri and a free gig outside Pori Town Hall, and 17th at Riihiketo School. The members of … Continue reading
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