Performance / Tour News

Cuneiform Artists on Tour: September 2008

Source: All About Jazz
September 5, 2008

AHLEUCHATISTAS September 9 - The Grey Eagle - Asheville, North Carolina September 13 - Black Cat - Boone, North Carolina Friday, October 24th - Hunter Gatherer - Columbia, SC Saturday, October 25th - MACA - Marion, NC Saturday, November 1st - New French Bar - Asheville, NC at New French Bar (with The Usaisamonster) Friday, November 14 - Sinister Noise - Rome, Italy Saturday, November 15 - CS Bruno - Trento, Italy Sunday, November 16th - Cave 12 ...

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Satoko Fujii: Jazz, with a Little Japanese Rock for Good Measure

Source: All About Jazz
September 5, 2008

MONTREAL -- Consider Satoko Fujii something of a late bloomer. Even though she started playing piano at the age of 4, she didn't realize that improvisation was her calling until she was 20, and she didn't start recording as a jazz musician until 1996, when she was in her late 30s. Since then, however, the 49-year-old pianist and composer has made up for lost time. She has more than 50 titles in her discography, offering everything from solo sessions and ...

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St. Louis Jazz Club Sets Fall 2008 Schedule

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
September 5, 2008

The St. Louis Jazz Club has set its concert schedule for fall 2008, beginning (as described in the previous post) with this Sunday's annual picnic at Concord Farmer's Hall. The Club's season continues on Sunday, September 21 with a performance by the St. Louis-based jazz and swing band Cornet Chop Suey (pictured) at Bel-Air Bowl, 200 South Belt West in Belleville.Then on Sunday, October 12, the SLJC will present the traditional jazz sounds of Peoria, Illinois' Dixie Daredevils ...

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Delmark Records' 55th Anniversary Jazz/Blues Tribute Concert

Source: All About Jazz
September 4, 2008

We hope you can come out and celebrate with us at... Delmark Records' 55th Anniversary Tribute Concert at Old Town School of Folk Music !! Friday, September 26, 2008, 8 pm 4544 N. Lincoln Ave in Chicago's Lincoln Square 773-728-6000 Chicago Blues/Jazz Summit with Dave Specter (guitar, bandleader) www.davespecter.org, myspace.com/davespecter Ari Brown (sax, bandleader) http://aacmchicago.org/richard-ari- brown, http://centerstage.net/music/whoswho/AriBrown.html Nicole Mitchell (flute) www.nicolemitchell.com , myspace.com/blackearthsounds Lurrie Bell (guitar, voc) www.lurrie.com, myspace.com/lurriebell Jimmy Johnson (guitar, voc) http://www.sroartists.com/artists/jimmyjohnson/ Corey Wilkes (trumpet) www.coreywilkes.com , myspace.com/coreywilkes ...

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Buddy Rich Memorial Concert Rolls out After 10 Years of Marking Time

Source: All About Jazz
September 4, 2008

Las Vegas, -- The much awaited return of the Buddy Rich Memorial Concert is now over. In late August, Cathy Rich, daughter of the late, legendary drummer Buddy Rich, confirmed plans for the Buddy Rich Memorial and that it would take place at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on October 18. Her company, Scabeba Entertainment, Drucker Labs and drumming icon Neil Peart will produce this historic event, which promises to be the most intense and compelling ever in terms ...

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Winard Harper at the Atlas Performing Arts Center in Washington, DC in October

Source: All About Jazz
September 4, 2008

The Duke Ellington Jazz Festival Presents: Winard Harper Lang Theatre Washington, DC Saturday, October 4, 2008 7:30pm Constantly in reverence of his predecessors while remaining innovative in his own right, Winard Harper has become one of the most celebrated drummers in jazz. He is a virtuoso an on the drum set as the balafon, the West African equivalent of the marimba. Critics have commented that Harper is as pleasing and ...

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Sonny Fortune Quartet at Twins in October

Source: All About Jazz
September 4, 2008

The Duke Ellington Jazz Festival Presents:

The Sonny Fortune Quartet Twins Jazz Washington, DC Saturday, October 4, 2008 9pm & 11pm

Legendary saxophonist Sonny Fortune embodies all the finest qualities of other great artists: hard work, dedication to his art, and exceptional music. CBS's TV's 48 Hours with Dan Rather id a feature on Sonny, and he also was the subject of a recent CBS Sunday Morning feature with Dr. Billy Taylor. ...

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Monty Alexander at Blues Alley in October

Source: All About Jazz
September 4, 2008

The Duke Ellington Jazz Festival Presents: Monty Alexander Blues Alley Washington, DC October 5, 2008 8pm and 10pm In a career that spans more than four decades, acclaimed-Jamaican pianist Monty Alexander has spent a lifetime exploring the rich depths of musical and cultural diversity. As a testament to his versatility, Alexander has performed and/or recorded with artists from every corner of the musical universe: Frank Sinatra, Ray Brown, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, ...

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