Oud virtuoso Ara Dinkjian to perform at London Jazz Festival May 18, 2012 - 15:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - This year’s London Jazz Festival, which runs from 9-18 November, has added yet more top names in addition to the host of major artists already announced, confirming it’s the biggest LJF to date and a grand way to mark its 20th anniversary, Jazzwise Magazine reports. The Queen Elizabeth Hall hosts the hot Californian trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire and his Quintet on November 9; Kurt Elling accompanied by his long standing pianist Laurence Hobgood comes in on November 14; and a rare London date by one of the great jazz guitarists, Jim Hall, features him with the Kenny Wheeler Big Band at the same venue on November 18. Esperanza Spalding brings music from her acclaimed Radio Music Society album to the Royal Festival Hall on November 15 and the Purcell Room has the Michael Janisch & Greg Osby band on November 10; a contemporary big band special on November 11 with Beats & Pieces and Norway’s Ensemble Denada and on November 18 the American-Armenian oud virtuoso Ara Dinkjian who mixes jazz and Armenian music. Dee Dee Bridgewater will also be in town for the festival and appears at Ronnie Scott's from November 15-17. Tickets are now on sale for these dates as well as the festival names already announced in Jazzwise, including Sonny Rollins, John McLaughlin, Jan Garbarek, Chick Corea/Christian McBride/Brian Blade trio, Brad Mehldau Trio, John Surman and Bill Frisell. The London Jazz Festival is held in association with BBC Radio 3 and sponsored by Jazzwise.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news U.S. welcomes Armenia, Azerbaijan’s border delimitation announcement  Blinken said it is an important step towards concluding a durable and dignified peace agreement.Residents Of border villages protest as Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on delimitation Residents of several Armenian communities in the northeastern Tavush province began protests late on Friday.Up to 10% cashback from GetTransfer with IDBank cards IDBank clients who make their booking on GetTransfer will receive an exclusive cashback.European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 |
