Performance / Tour News

Lang Lang Leads a Course in Contemporary China

Source: Michael Ricci
July 19, 2008

The pianist, Lang Lang headlines a Hollywood Bowl program displaying the nation's musical ability.

China, the sleeping giant of classical music, is slowly stirring. We don't yet know how or when, but a huge country's huge appetite for Western music will inevitably have a huge effect. The eyes, ears and corporate checkbooks of the West increasingly angle East. The Olympic Games next month will include a grandly scaled arts festival headed by a French-trained vanguard classical composer, Chen Qigang. China's ...

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Ethiopia: Another Nation Under a Groove

Source: All About Jazz
July 19, 2008

The term world music suggests sounds that are esoteric and unfamiliar -- neither of which applies to Ethiopiques.

Ethiopiques, one of the hippest acts of the summer of 08 that recently played both London's high-tone Barbican theater and the rather more dclass Glastonbury Festival. And even though the music is certainly not from round these parts, its hooks and grooves are ones any veteran soul-boy or jazzer can relate to: funky brass, swirling organ, growling sax, rippling congas, ecstatic vocals ...

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Paul McCartney Joins Billy Joel at Shea Stadium

Source: Michael Ricci
July 19, 2008

Billy Joel Gives Shea Its Own Last Waltz

It takes a lot to upstage Billy Joel at Shea Stadium. Performing in what was advertised as the last concert at Shea Stadium, was joined by Paul McCartney.

But late on Friday night, nearly three hours into a career-spanning performance advertised as the last concert at Shea before it was to be demolished, Joel seemed happy to turn over the spotlight to Paul McCartney, who, he said, had just flown in from ...

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Sten Hostfalt with Calmer @ Galapagos Art Space NYC

Source: All About Jazz
July 19, 2008

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New Orleans Trumpeter Lionel Ferbos Still Playing Gigs at 97

Source: All About Jazz
July 19, 2008

NEW ORLEANS -- In the 1930s, people danced in New Orleans night clubs to the sweet and melodic jazz of Creole singer and trumpeter Lionel Ferbos. Now they sit at tables and sip cocktails, watching the 97-year-old perform as one of the city's oldest working jazz musicians. Born July 17, 1911, Ferbos started playing professionally during the Great Depression. He still performs regularly at French Quarter clubs and has appeared at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival annually since ...

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Antoinette Montague Summer Performance Schedule

Source: All About Jazz
July 19, 2008

Antoinette Montague - Summer 2008 Performance Schedule - Live Jazz and Blues

Antoinette Montague will be swinging into Summer with a hot set of sessions presented by Jazzmobile -- in Brooklyn; Mt. Vernon, NY; and Newark, NJ. She'll also be appearing in Yonkers in their Jazz and Blues at Dusk Series and at New York City's famous The Kitano.

Born and raised in Newark, Antoinette Montague recently released her first CD, Pretty Blues but she has had many invaluable musical ...

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Mike Clark's Prescription Renewal Dates

Source: All About Jazz
July 19, 2008

Mike Clark and Prescription Renewal

Drummer Mike Clark will be performing at Mojito in San Francisco, CA. on July 20th, 21st, & 22nd 2008 with his band, Prescription Renewal made up of Paul Jackson on Bass and Skerik on saxophone. July 23rd at The Mint in Los Angeles, CA. with his band, with Jeff Babko on Keyboards. Mike Clark's Prescription Renewal Mike Clark - Drums Paul Jackson - Bass Skerik- Saxophone Jeff ...

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Chicago Jazz Philharmonic Tribute to Nelson Mandela

Source: All About Jazz
July 18, 2008

Nelson Mandela's recent 90th birthday inspired tributes from around the world, yet none took the form of Chicago's planned celebration, unfolding Monday evening in Millennium Park.

Orbert Davis, a widely admired trumpeter and artistic director of the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, presents the world premiere of a four-movement orchestral-vocal suite composed for the occasion. Titled “Hope in Action," the work serves as a tribute to Mandela's achievements and an evocation of his life's journey, says Davis. The idea for the piece ...

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