Performance / Tour News

Byrne and Eno Set First Dates

Source: All About Jazz
July 17, 2008

David Byrne & Brian Eno Set First Tour Dates

Eno & Byrne As we previously reported, David Byrne and Brian Eno have once again been working together on a new album with plans to tour. The first two dates, billed as “Songs of Talking Heads' David Byrne and Roxy Music founder Brian Eno," have been released. The legendary duo will play at Atlanta, Georgia's Chastain Park Amphitheater on September 20 and Santa Barbara, California's Arlington Theatre on October 4. It's ...

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Vocalist Beat Kaestli @ The Jazz Bakery, Los Angeles - Sunday August 3rd

Source: All About Jazz
July 16, 2008

WHO: Beat Kaestli

Line up: Beat Kaestli - voice Greg Manning - piano Stan Sargeant - upright and e-bass Eric Valentine - drums

WHEN: Sunday August 3rd - 8/9:30 PM

WHERE: The Jazz Bakery 3233 Helms Ave. Culver City, CA 90034 310.271.9039 click here for directions

COST: Cover: $25

Artist Info at myspace.

After returning from tours and ...

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Mike Clark's Prescription Renewal Comes to Las Vegas

Source: Two for the Show Media
July 16, 2008

Drummer Mike Clark will be performing at Aruba in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday, July 18th, 2008 with his band, Prescription Renewal made up of Paul Jackson on Bass and Vernell Brown on keyboards. Mike Clark's Prescription Renewal Mike Clark - Drums Paul Jackson - Bass Vernell Brown - Piano “He's a great jazz drummer--and he hasn't lost any of the stuff that he brought from Oakland. So now he's totally free to do ...

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The BandA ecLectics Live at the Drom in NYC

Source: All About Jazz
July 16, 2008

SUNDAY JULY 20, 8:00PM The BandA ecLectics is an 11-piece ensemble consisting of musicians with jazz, world and classical music tendencies and affiliations. These professional musicians will be performing two sets of original compositions with a fresh and unique sound, created by Petros Sakelliou. The musical material involves finely composed orchestrations as well as improvisations, arranged organically into a whole that vibrates originality. The instrumentation is very unique as well, as it employs timbers with a variety of references, summing ...

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A Couple of Deep Blues Festival Bands

Source: All About Jazz
July 16, 2008

A COUPLE OF DEEP BLUES FESTIVAL BANDS

I feel real bad about this. All three of these bands have been in the disc changer for two weeks. I've been intending to write about them but time just slipped by. Here we are now, on the eve of me leaving and I still haven't written a single word...So let it be known, all three of these bands deserve far more attention than they are about to get.

The Scissormen

The Scissormen ...

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Broadway Says Hello to Dolly Parton

Source: All About Jazz
July 16, 2008

NEW YORK -- “It's the most fun I've ever had as a songwriter," Dolly Parton twanged Tuesday as she announced that the stage version of 9 to 5: The Musical would open on Broadway next spring.

“I feel like Minnie Pearl! I'm just so glaaaad to be here," cooed Parton, a petite vision in tight white pedal pushers and the highest of white high heels. The country superstar stood in a Times Square studio with the cast and creative team ...

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Laurie Krauz Daryl Kojak Quintent Tapestry Rewoven

Source: All About Jazz
July 16, 2008

One Night, One Set, One Giant “Tapestry Rewoven" Sneak Preview! Laurie Krauz & The Daryl Kojak Quintet will be appearing at the Metropolitan Room in New York City for one night with a sneak preview and “barn raiser" of their work-in-progress, “Tapestry Rewoven," a jazz re-imagining of the Carole King classic “Tapestry." They promise to blow the roof off the joint!!! Featuring Laurie Krauz, vocals; Daryl Kojak, piano; Sean Conly, bass; Gene Lewin, drums; “Sweet" Sue Terry, sax; Jamie Fox ...

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Maria Neckam @ Googie's Upstairs at the Living Room Tonight

Source: All About Jazz
July 16, 2008

TONIGHT, Wednesday, July 16th, at 9:30pm: Maria's Music @ Googie's Lounge, upstairs at The Living Room (154 Ludlow St. betw. Stanton and Rivington, Lower East Side, subway: F train to 2nd Ave) Maria Neckam - voice, some piano and compositions Lars Dietrich - alto sax Samir Zarif - tenor sax Yotam Silberstein - guitar Zack Lober - bass Colin Stranahan - drums no cover charge, one ...

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