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Umbria Jazz

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July 11th 2011
Saturday Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Marcus Miller led a tribute to Miles in the packed arena. As we'd eaten a late lunch on the terrace of the flat, we made the mistake of not having dinner before the gig. The support (a young Japanese pianist with a rhythm section) played an hour's set and the main band started around 1040 pm. We dined on slices of pizza and cans of Coke in a sid ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more