Updates.

• 0806Programme Jazz Middelheim 2010 completeWith Cassandra Wilson and the Archie Shepp Quartet with Special Guests Roswell Rudd & Leon Parker the last two names are added to the programme. Toots Thielemans comes to Jazz Middelheim with his Quartet.
  
  August 12th showcases tenor saxophone player Archie Shepp and his Quartet, replacing Hank Jones who recently passed away. For the occasion Achie Shepp brings along Roswell Rudd & Leon Parker as guests. Saxophone player, composer and vocalist Archie Shepp was one of the loudest voices in the radical sixties. He first appeared alongside John Coltrane.
  
  Toots Thielemans, the artistic godfather of the festival, is the headliner for Saturday August 14th. He takes to the Jazz Middelheim stage with Hein Van de Geyn, Karel Boehlee and Hans Van Oosterhout.
  
  Cassandra Wilson, back in Belgium after quite a while, has the honour of closing this 29th edition of Jazz Middelheim. During the last 20 years she became one of the leading jazz divas, although she also sings blues songs or pop songs as well now and then. Her main weapon is her moving, smokey, shady voice.
  
  Earlier the festival announced artists like Wayne Shorter Quartet, Ahmad Jamal, McCoy Tyner Trio feat. Joe Lovano, Dave Holland Flamenco Project for the 2010 edition.
  
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  posted on 2010-06-08 09:00:00, by davy
• 0706Klara LiveFront row seat for Klara at Jazz Middelheim.
  
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  posted on 2010-06-07 23:59:56, by davy
• 0405Lots of roots and jazz history at Jazz Middelheim 2010
  This year the 29th edition of Jazz Middelheim takes place from August 12th through August 15th in Park Den Brandt in Antwerp. There are names like Wayne Shorter Quartet, Ahmad Jamal, McCoy Tyner Trio feat. Joe Lovano, Dave Holland Flamenco Project and Toots Thielemans. The festival line-up is nearly complete.
  
  The festival opens on Thursday 12 August with Facing East, the Coltrane project of José James and Jef Neve. Pianists Hank Jones and McCoy Tyner both perform with their own trios and McCoy Tyner brings in Joe Lovano as his special guest.
  
  On Friday 13 August the main act is none other than Wayne Shorter and his quartet. Ahmad Jamal and the Jeroen Van Herzeele Quartet take to the stage earlier in the evening.
  
  Saturday 14 August has the godfather of the festival Toots Thielemans scheduled. A young band from the Antwerp Conservatory, Le Pragamatisme du Barman feat. Peter Evans, kicks off and other music earlier in the day features  Aka Moon + Baba Sissoko & Black Experience.
  
  On Sunday 15 August, the final  day of the festival, the latest programme additions include Chucho Valdés with his Afro Cuban Messengers and Dave Holland & Pepe Habichuela Flamenco Quintet feat. Josemi Carmona. Chris Joris Experience opens this final day of the festival.
  
  Click here for an overview of the programme
  posted on 2010-05-04 12:10:03, by koen

• 16.08Jazz Middelheim 2010
  Jazz Middelheim 2010 came to an end with 18 000 visitors. For the second year in a row this means a record edition. The festival day with among others headliner and artistic godfather of the festival Toots Thielemans was sold out on Saturday. The public enjoyed concerts of living jazz legends like Archie Shepp, McCoy Tyner, Ahmad Jamal, Wayne Shorter and Toots Thielemans who all wrote jazz history.
  
  The synergie on the festival site and in the organization resulted in much appreciated live broadcastings on KLARA radio for four festival days. So the people who could not attend the festival in the park did not have to miss a second of this 2010 edition.
  
  We would like to thank all visitors and volunteers. See you next year!
  
  posted on 2010-08-16 11:55:46, by davy