This is really one of the best places for music . Keith Jarrett The Willisau Jazz Festival has taken place every year since 1966 and has become an eagerly anticipated event within the international jazz scene, attracting jazz musicians and enthusiasts from all over Europe. Over the years more than 3000 musucians have performed there, including Evean Parker, Keith Jarrett, Ornette Coleman, Chick Corea, Cecil Taylor, Betty Carter, Archie Shepp, Dollar Brand, Don cherry, Anthony Braxton, John Abercrombie, Horace Silver, Sun Ra, McCoy Tyner, Michel Petruccianni and John Zorn; the festival has become the epitome of of dedicated atmospheric jazz concerts. Text in English and German.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Till Schaap Edition
ISBN-10
3038280003
ISBN-13
9783038280002
eBay Product ID (ePID)
190307765
Product Key Features
Author
John Zorn, Olivier Senn, Niklaus Troxler
Format
Hardback
Language
English
Topic
Music & Dance
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Bern
Content Note
1420 Colour
Author Biography
Niklaus Troxler was the director of the international Jazz Festival Willisau from 1975-2009. As a result of his work as a independent graphic designer he received numerous national and international design awards. From 1998 to 2013 he was a professor at the Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design.Olivier Senn received a doctorate in musicology. The focus of his research is in music performance studies and jazz history. Since 2006 he has worked as a music researcher at the Lucerne University of Applied Science and Art.
Date of Publication
26/02/2014
Country of Publication
Switzerland
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