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Moers Festival Day 3 Reviewed

On stage (2004, Ned Rothenberg Double Band)

From Jazzwise:

At the beginning of its third day, the Moers Festival was presented with this year’s award for adventurous programming by the European Jazz Network. Already, it had justified this plaudit with several astounding sets in its new, specially converted concert hall, maintaining a 44-year reputation at the vanguard of improvised music, whether this be jazz, rock, electronic or folk-rooted. Following a few teething problems at last year’s opening of the new venue, practical matters were further refined in 2015, including an expansion of the sprawling festival encampment, long an important element of this alternative scene, since 1971.


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