Performance / Tour News

Single Tickets for Jazz at the Bistro's 2008-09 Shows Go On Sale Friday, August 15

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
August 14, 2008

Single tickets for the 2008-2009 season at Jazz at the Bistro will go on sale at 10:00 a.m. this Friday, August 15. For more information on the Bistro's 2008-09 lineup, check out this post. Tickets can be purchased online via the Metrotix Web site, by phone at 314-534-1111, or in person at all Metrotix outlets and at the Jazz St. Louis/Jazz at the Bistro offices at 3547 Olive, Suite 260.Jazz St. Louis still is offering season ...

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Tamela D'Amico to Perform at Live Taping of the Dennis Bono Show in Las Vegas

Source: All About Jazz
August 13, 2008

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"Bassbass'n'voicethang" with Special Guest Andrea Wolper

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
August 13, 2008

WHAT: Golda Solomon's Po' Jazz... bassbass'n'voicethang

WHO: Barbara Sfraga, vox Christopher Dean Sullivan, bass Ken Filiano, bass and special guest poet/vocalist Andrea Wolper

WHERE: Cornelia Street Cafe

WHEN: Thursday, August 21st 6:00 pm & 7:00 pm sets

Another chapter in the exploration of the openness of sound, the bassdrums'n'voicethang (with voicist Barbara Sfraga, bass artisan Christopher Dean Sullivan and soundrhythium Michael T.A. ...

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Saxophonist Ernest Dawkins Comes to Redstone Room

Source: All About Jazz
August 13, 2008

Jazz alto saxophonist Ernest “Khabeer" Dawkins will bring his “Straight Ahead" Quartet with special guest pianist and jazz educator Willie Pickens to the River Music Experience's Redstone Room in downtown Davenport for Polyrhythms' Third Sunday Jazz Matine & Workshop on August 17. The workshop begins at 3 p.m., with admission $3 for students and $5 for adults. The concert begins at 6 p.m., with general admission $15 and reserve seating $20. Dawkins began practicing the electric bass while attending Chicago ...

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Czech Jazz Singer Veronika Diamant

Source: All About Jazz
August 13, 2008

Czech singer Veronika Diamant decided at a very early age that she wanted to be a jazz musician. She studied music at the Prague Conservatory and is currently working on her new album. If everything goes according to plan, it could be released in spring of next year. When I met with Veronika, I first asked her when she discovered the world of music. “Very soon, because of my father. My parents were not professional musicians but they loved music. ...

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Firehouse 12 Announces 2008 Fall Jazz Series Schedule

Source: Improvised Communications
August 13, 2008

New Haven's Firehouse 12 will kick-off its fourth annual Fall Jazz Series on Friday, September 19th with a performance by the Steve Lantner Trio. The weekly series will continue Friday nights through December 12th, with a one-week break on November 28th for Thanksgiving.

All performances will include sets at 8:30 and 10:00 p.m. Tickets will be $15 for the opening set and $10 for the second set. Tickets can be purchased online, by phone at (203) 785-0468, or at the ...

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Mike Ledonne Quintet Live at the Jazz Standard in New York

Source: Two for the Show Media
August 13, 2008

Pianist/Composer Mike LeDonne will be performing with his Quintet at The Jazz Standard in NYC on Tuesday September 16th, 2008 and Wednesday September 17th, 2008 Set Times: 7:30pm and 9:30pm Mike LeDonne Quintet: Eric Alexander - tenor saxophone Jeremy Pelt - trumpet Mike LeDonne - piano John Webber - bass Joe Farnsworth - drums Mike LeDonne is not only an exceptional musician in his own right, but a living link ...

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Jazz Pianist Tateng Katindig Misses Pinoy Camaraderie in La

Source: All About Jazz
August 12, 2008

LOS ANGELES--"Some people 'murder' my name, lalo na ang family name ko," jazz pianist and musical director, Tateng Katindig, recently told us about how his name is pronounced in the US. But, Tateng was simply amused. After all, his name is becoming known in LA's jazz circles. With his own jazz trio, the son of the saxophone great, Eddie Katindig, and Remedios Hernaez, Tateng is a regular attraction in various jazz clubs here. He is also a sought-after musician frequently ...

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