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New England Conservatory Jazz Orchestra, Ken Schaphorst Big Band At Regattabar In Cambridge on November 6, 2024
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Ann Braithwaite
The 17-member NEC Jazz Orchestra makes an off-campus appearance on Wednesday, November 6 at the Charles Hotel’s Regattabar (1 Bennett St., Cambridge). The orchestra is the opening act for the Ken Schaphorst Big Band, the 17-piece ensemble of acclaimed composer, performer and Jazz Studies Co-Chair Schaphorst. The performance starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $20-$30. For information visit regattabarjazz.com. The NEC Jazz Orchestra performance celebrates the 150th birthday of revered composer Charles Ives by performing Schaphorst’s new arrangements of some of ...
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James Blood Ulmer, One Of The 'Greatest Guitarists Of All Time,' In Cambridge, MA on November 16, 2023
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Mary Curtin Productions
James Blood Ulmer is among the most distinctive and influential electric guitarists who has made a career built on left turns and reinvention. One of the most expressive guitarists on the planet, Blood is one of the undisputed keepers of the flame for the “harmolodic movement” created by Ornette Coleman. He takes those fundamentals and applies them at will to any genre he pursues, from rootsy Americana, rock, hyper funk, outside electric, Hendrix-inspired cosmic blues. Blood’s music is rooted in ...
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The Alex Hitchcock Quintet Release: Live At The London And Cambridge Jazz Festivals
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Dynamic Agency
Vital Contemporary Jazz Trailblazers Release New EP Ahead Of National Tour Spring 2018 marks the release of Live At The London And Cambridge Jazz Festivals, the outstanding new body of work from emerging luminaries of instrumental jazz the Alex Hitchcock Quintet. Led by an exciting young tenor saxophonist swiftly gaining a reputation as a skilful and unique player, Hitchcock and his band are five of London’s most sought after players, now establishing themselves as leading figures in their own right ...
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JCA Orchestra At The Lily Pad in Cambridge on April 10, 2018 at 8pm
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Darrell Katz
JCA ORCHESTRA in concert, Tuesday, April 10, 8PM at The LilyPad in Inman Square. The Jazz Composers Alliance will present new music by resident composers David Harris, Darrell Katz & Bob Pilkington Donations are $15, and $10 for students and seniors. On Tuesday, April 10, at 8PM, the 20-piece JCA Orchestra will present a program of new music for jazz orchestra at The LilyPad, which is at 1353 Cambridge St in Cambridge. Featured will be new music for jazz orchestra ...
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Melissa Kassel & Tom Zicarelli Group at Lilypad in Cambridge on June 4
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Melissa Kassel
Melissa Kassel & Tom Zicarelli Group : Melissa Kassel Vocalist, Tom Zicarelli Pianist, Bruce Arnold Guitarist, David Clark Bass & Gary Fieldman Drums. June 4 at 6:30 p.m. Lilypad 1353 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA $12.00 cash at the door. Melissa Kassel & Tom Zicarelli invite you to an eclectic evening of original music and jazz standards. About Melissa Kassel & Tom Zicarelli Group Keven Lowenthal the Boston Globe writes that “This smart, sensitive, and quietly adventurous ...
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Bob Mover Quartet Sept. 23 At Lilypad In Cambridge, MA
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SF Media
The Bob Mover Quartet will perform at Lilypad in Cambridge, MA on Monday, September 23 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Saxophonist/vocalist Mover will be joined by guitarist Joe Cohn, bassist Will Slater and drummer Bob Gullotti. Lilypad is at 1353 Cambridge St. at Cambridge's Inman Square. Tickets for the performance are $15, or $10 with a valid student ID. The concert celebrates the recent release of My Heart Tells Me, a two-disc set mixing deeply soulful standards with original ...
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A Steve Lantner Summer At Outpost 186 In Cambridge (MA)
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Chris Rich
Since Steve Lantner is the only Outpost 186 artist to actually lay out his entire season schedule in a grown up and timely manner, it is only fair that we at the Outpost call attention to this fact. And what a season it is. July is a twofer with his usual Tuesday slot given to a solo. These can be all over the map and generally reflect his inspirations of the moment. Look for it on July 23rd at the ...
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A Rare Sighting Of Burton Greene At Outpost 186 In Cambridge MA
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Chris Rich
Outpost 186 is very pleased to present Burton Greene on tour with his latest composition “Variations on the Hungarian Folk Songs of Bela Bartok" and featuring a documentary film about his life and music called “Moldavian Blues” by the English film maker Malcolm Hart. The film will precede the concert. The film Moldavian Blues tells the story of how Jazz Pianist Burton Greene evolved from the pursuit of the American idiom to a more pressing awareness of his own Jewish ...
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William Hooker Brings Drum Thunder To Outpost 186 Cambridge MA on Sunday April 14th
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Chris Rich
The venerable William Hooker rolls into town for a solo performance involving projected visuals and a duet segment with trumpeter Forbes Graham. The proceedings will commence at 8 pm with a suggested donation of $10.00. Mr. Hooker has been an avid collaborator with Knitting Factory notables such as Elliot Sharp, Thurston Moore and Zeena Parkins in addition to the many stellar adherents of the Free Jazz core stretching back several decades to his work with Cecil Taylor, David S. Ware ...
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A Rare Shipp And Bisio Duo Sighting In Cambridge At Outpost 186
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Chris Rich
On Saturday, January 19th, Matthew Shipp returns to Cambridge, MA after a lengthy absence. And once again, he’ll be gracing the cozy confines of Outpost 186 in ever louche Inman Square. This visit will include consummate gentleman and astute bassist, Michael Bisio, with excursions through his disc, Floating Ice, on Relative Pitch Records. It has been more than a year since the last Shipp concert and this will provide a welcome respite from the avalanche of the droll music school ...
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