Performance / Tour News

Jann Klose at Bethlehem Musikfest

Source: Anne Leighton
August 2, 2008

JANN KLOSE AT BETHLEHEM MUSIKFEST, AUGUST 10 (Pop singer-songwriter also to perform Sept. 20 at Sellersville Theater with artist and classical rocker Annie Haslam) If you're attending the Bethlehem Musikfest on August 10, please stop by the Lyric Platz stage at 5 PM for Jann Klose's set. Jann, who has scheduled a full show at the Sellersville Theater this September, is a local favorite and was asked by the Philadelphia Songwriter's Project to be part of its program at Musikfest. ...

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STS9/Umphrey's McGee NYC

Source: All About Jazz
August 2, 2008

STS9/Umphrey's McGee :: 07.24.08 :: Roseland Ballroom :: New York, NY

Following the success of last year's “D.U.M.B." tour, which found progressive jam-rockers Umphrey's McGee swapping headlining spots with trance-jammers The Disco Biscuits, the Umph has recently embarked on a somewhat similar pairing with hotter-than-a-pistol Sound Tribe Sector 9. STS9 recently released their latest studio effort on their own 1320 Records, Peaceblaster, which juxtaposes two words as different as STS9's instrumental, dark electro style and UM's lightning quick guitar ...

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Cuneiform Artists on Tour - August, 2008

Source: All About Jazz
August 1, 2008

Considering the summer is traditionally NOT a good time to be touring/playing out, except for major artists hitting the 'sheds, we've got a lot of bands out there bringing the music to the people. And you can see who some of our new artists who will be releasing albums in 2009 will be! AHLEUCHATISTAS September 9 - The Grey Eagle - Asheville, North Carolina September 13 - Black Cat - Boone, North Carolina November 14 - Sinister Noise ...

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August Jazz at Charlie O'S

Source: All About Jazz
August 1, 2008

Celebrating Eight Years of Presenting Live Jazz

This August is Charlie O's eighth anniversary of presenting the best in live straight ahead jazz in the Los Angeles area and we want to thank all of you - musicians and fans alike - who make this all possible! Our thanks go to our wonderful staff as well. We'll be celebrating all month long with great guest artists, outstanding big bands, hot Latin jazz, a CD Release Party and two birthday parties. ...

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Hank Jones and Gerald Wilson at the Hollywood Bowl

Source: Michael Ricci
August 1, 2008

At the Bowl, these greats, each reaching the 90-year mark, show how it's done.

Jazz pianist Hank Jones and composer-arranger Gerald Wilson will celebrate their 90th birthdays over the next two months, but their performance at the Hollywood Bowl Wednesday night was full of youthful vibrancy, the pair demonstrating the skillful mastery that comes from seven decades spent perfecting their art. The most compelling aspects of the evening were the ways in which the music reflected their individual personas. Jones ...

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Dee Alexander MCA Tuesdays on the Terrace

Source: All About Jazz
August 1, 2008

Tuesdays on the Terrace presents another inspiring season of free evening jazz concerts on the MCA's Terrace and Sculpture Garden. Hosted by local radio personalities, visitors are invited to enjoy cocktails, Puck's Express snacks, or a dinner buffet from Puck's Cafe while listening to Chicago's finest jazz musicians. Dinner reservations at Puck's are recommended, call 312.397.4034. In case of rain, the event takes place in Puck's. Tuesdays on the Terrace: Dee Alexander Tuesday, August 19 5:30 ...

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Mark Soskin at the Kitano Hotel

Source: All About Jazz
August 1, 2008

The Mark Soskin Quartet Featuring:

Mark Soskin- Piano Jay Anderson- Bass Victor Lewis- Drums Steve Wilson-Alto Sax

AT THE KITANO HOTEL 66 Park Avenue @38th Street Friday, August 22nd and Saturday, August 23rd 2 SETS 8:00 PM, 10:00 PM $25 cover $15 minimum

CALL 212-885-7119 FOR RESERVATIONS, kitano.com

“Soskin's touch is authoritative, crisp and relentlessly creative" --All About Jazz

New CD One Hopeful Day ...

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Instrumental Women Presents "Lady Jazz in the Key of Grand" at the Ford Amphitheatre

Source: All About Jazz
August 1, 2008

Hollywood, CA - The John Anson Ford Amphitheatre and Instrumental Women, La Quetta M. Shamblee, Founder and Executive Director; Phyllis Battle, Artistic Director and Co-Music Director; and Carol Chaikin, Co-Musical Director, present The Ninth Annual Lady Jazz Concert, “LADY JAZZ IN THE KEY OF GRAND," on Sunday, August 31, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. at the Ford Amphitheatre; 2580 Cahuenga Boulevard East; Los Angeles, CA 90068.

This year's honoree, pianist Karen Hernandez, weaves Latin and Blues riffs throughout the evening's jazz ...

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