In this second of his three reports from the 2023 Amazonas Green Jazz Festival in Manaus in Brazil, US writer Ted Panken tells the story of the Amazonas Band - an ensemble which has been at the heart of the festival since its first edition in 2006 - and its inspiring founder/leader Rui Carvalho,Dave Liebman…
Amazonas Green Jazz Festival, July 21-July 30, 2023, Manaus, Brazil. In this first of three reports, we welcome New York-based journalist Ted Panken to LJN. Ted reports for us from the Amazonas Green Jazz Festival, which ran from July 21 to July 30 in Manaus, the capital of the Amazonas State in Brazil. As this…