Performance / Tour News

Jazz on the Lawn Presents Great Local Talent, Right at Home

Source: All About Jazz
August 23, 2008

Russ Mullen and the Jazz Associates are taking the stage Sunday, August 24, at 5 pm on the lawn in front of City Hall for Jazz on the Lawn's fourth fun-filled evening of jazz this summer.

Russ Mullen has not only excelled as a musician, but also as a teacher and inspiration to youth in Santa Monica. Russ teaches full-time at John Adams Middle School and directs the John Adams Middle School Jazz Band and Jazz Workshop in Santa Monica ...

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Jazz is for Everyone

Source: All About Jazz
August 23, 2008

The highest rendition of individual emotion in music By now I hope you have heard of the really exciting festival of jazz music coming to Brantford's Harmony Square in just four weeks' time. The Brantford International Jazz Festival on Sept. 20 is the realization of a dream for Nancy and Frank DiFelice. They have been bringing a very successful series of jazz concerts to Brantford since 1996 and, with this festival, they are bringing a wide array of jazz sounds ...

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Ozomatli | 07.30.08 | Philadelphia

Source: JamBase
August 23, 2008

Words by: Bobby Coleman | Images by: Rod Snyder

Ozomatli :: 07.30.08 :: Festival Pier :: Philadelphia, PA

Ozomatli :: 07.30.08 :: Philly English being the only language I speak and understand, I owe a great deal to two fans standing next to me at this show that were into to this band big time and helped to translate their lyrics. I've listened to Ozomatli on WXPN, a public radio station in Philadelphia, because ...

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Jazz This Week: Notes from the Dog Days

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
August 23, 2008

It's still the dog days of August in St. Louis, and thus still one of the slower times of the year for jazz in our town, but if you're in the mood to hear some music over the next few days, here are a few possibilities you may want to consider:On Friday, popular singer Erin Bode and her band return to The Gramophone, while Gaslight Square veterans Trio Tres Bien (pictured) with singer Danita Mumphard are at Cookie's ...

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Boredoms at the La Brea Tar Pits

Source: All About Jazz
August 22, 2008

Boredoms' free Friday night concert at the La Brea Tar Pits was probably the second-most impressive percussion-centric event in the world that evening. But it's a testament to the wild ambitions of Boredoms' founder, Yamatsuka Eye, and the 88 drummers who joined him for a new avant-garde symphony, “88 BoaDrum," that it took the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics to overshadow the Japanese art-punk ensemble. “88 BoaDrum" arrived on the numerologically auspicious heels of last year's “77 BoaDrum," held ...

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Beck Kicks Off "Modern Guilt" Tour in Reno

Source: All About Jazz
August 22, 2008

Beck Duets With Devendra Banhart on Dylan Tune at Tour Opener

Beck kept things simple at the launch of his 2008 North American tour at the Grand Sierra Theatre in Reno, Nevada, on Thursday night. No marionettes, no Flaming Lips, no flaming guitars or leaf-blowers, but just the full range and restlessness of his music and a minimum of special effects, with a packed set-list stretching from the early '90s and up to his new album, Modern Guilt. Beck arrived ...

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Jazz Vocalist Michelle Walker Performs @ The 55 Bar (Early Set)

Source: All About Jazz
August 22, 2008

Michelle Walker Performs Live @ THE 55 BAR

SATURDAY AUGUST 23, 2008

New York, NY - Critically acclaimed jazz vocalist, Michelle Walker, will perform the early set on SATURDAY August 23, 2008 at one of New York City's most established and loved music watering-holes stages, The 55 BAR. Her two sets will consist of originals, new and old standards with her refreshing and engaging arrangements starting promptly at 6:00pm and 7:3pm.

Michelle has spent the past few years ...

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Michelle Walker Live @ Smoke

Source: All About Jazz
August 21, 2008

Jazz Vocalist Michelle Walker sings live at SMOKE Jazz Club Sunday August 24, 2008

2751 Broadway New York, NY 10025 212.864.6662 2 Sets: 6:00pm & 7:00pm No Cover, $20 minimum

BIOGRAPHY

It is easy to see why 2008 is looking to become a breakout year for jazz vocalist Michelle Walker. Coming off the heals of an extraordinary 2007/2008 touring season, Walker impressed critics with her performances in Moscow, ...

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