Wadada Leo Smith joins Pacifica Red Coral in Austria (2013)

Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet & RedCoral - Live at Jazzfestival Saalfelden - August 24, 2013
Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet & RedCoral - Live at Jazzfestival Saalfelden - August 24, 2013
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Michael Franks sings at Newport Jazz (1986)

Michael Franks - Full Concert - 08/23/86 - Newport Jazz Festival (OFFICIAL)
Michael Franks - Full Concert - 08/23/86 - Newport Jazz Festival (OFFICIAL)
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McCoy Tyner records ‘Expansions,’ his tenth album with Woody Shaw, Gary Bartz, Wayne Shorter et al (1968)

McCoy Tynerr’s ‘Expansions’ is his tenth album recorded on August 23, 1968 with Woody Shaw, Gary Bartz, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, Herbie Lewis and Freddie Waits and released in June 1970 by Blue Note.

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Brecker Brothers play at Mt Fuji Jazz (2003)

Brecker Brothers, Japan, August 23, 2003.
Brecker Brothers, Japan, August 23, 2003.
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Gerry Mulligan Quartet plays at Newport Jazz (1986)

Gerry Mulligan Quartet - Venus DeMilo - 8/23/1986 - Newport Jazz Festival (Official)
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Stanley Jordan plays at Newport Jazz (1986)

Stanley Jordan - Full Concert - 08/23/86 - Newport Jazz Festival (OFFICIAL)
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Mahavishnu Orchestra attend a French festival (1972)

Mahavishnu Orchestra 8-23-1972
Mahavishnu Orchestra 8-23-1972
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Bill Frisell takes his trio to New-Jersey (2017)

The Bill Frisell Trio - Aug 21, 2017
The Bill Frisell Trio - Aug 21, 2017
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We remember Toots Thielemans. ‘Toots, 94, Une (dernière) Fois’

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This day (August 22, 2016), in Brussels, Belgium, died Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans a.k.a Toots Thielemans, a Belgian jazz musician well known for his guitar and harmonica playing as well as his whistling. Thielemans is credited as one of the greatest harmonica players of the 20th century. (more…)

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