Performance / Tour News

Urban and Latin Jazz from Dave Victorino and His Little Big Band

Source: All About Jazz
July 2, 2008

Dave Victorino on Tenor Sax and his Little Big Band will be performing at the Laguna Sawdust Festival in Laguna Beach, California, July 14 and August 18, 2008, as well as summer performances at Spazios and various city parks and music festivals in the Los Angeles area. Their calendar and booking information can be viewed at musicbyvictorino.com. Dave's most recent album, Alleys Less Traveled, 2008, can be heard at CDBaby.com. Dave has been a fixture on the Latin music scene ...

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Laurence Elder Performs at Blue Note

Source: AMP3 Public Relations
July 2, 2008

Jazz singer/songwriter Laurence Elder will be performing at Blue Note on Saturday, July 12th, 2008.

Laurence Elder's fresh, inspired blend of jazz, rock, blues and pop, along with his “triple threat" talents as a singer-songwriter-pianist, set his music apart as a vital new original sound. Already a signed artist on ESC Records in Europe and in Japan on the P-Vine label, Laurence has recorded with Grammy winners Paquito D'Rivera and Peter Erskine, who both appear as guests on his critically ...

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Alex Lattimore Comes Full Circle

Source: All About Jazz
July 2, 2008

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James Hunter Brings His Soul to Troubadour

Source: Michael Ricci
July 2, 2008

James Hunter makes 'The Hard Way' easy

On Tuesday night, James Hunter is bringing his unique variety of soul to the Troubadour. Unique, you may well question? Yes, unique.

Critics, in their effusive praise, wrong-peg Hunter as a revivalist purist of the Sam Cooke/Jackie Wilson school, but his music takes in a wide range of influences, including '50s piano-based R&B, early Skatalites horn charts, an almost post- modern guitar deconstruction of Ike Turner or Hubert Sumlin, and the New Orleans ...

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People's Revolutionary Party to Perform at the Living Theatre

Source: All About Jazz
July 1, 2008

People's Revolutionary Party, 9-Piece Improvising Big Band, to Perform “Post-everything Ascension funk" at the Living Theatre, Friday July 25 at 9 PM People's Revolutionary Party, a 9-piece improvising big bang, will bring their advanced ideological line to the legendary Living Theatre on Friday, July 25th at 9 PM. Tickets will be $10 general admission and $8 for students and seniors. Performing music described by the group's founder, guitarist/laptopist James Keepnews, as “post-everything Ascension funk," People's Revolutionary Party combines the hardcore ...

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Westchester Jazz Orchestra to Perform Free Concert in Nyack

Source: All About Jazz
July 1, 2008

Westchester, NY -- The Westchester Jazz Orchestra, a world-class ensemble made up of 17 jazz greats, was propelled to national recognition earlier this year when its debut CD became one of the most frequently played jazz CDs in the nation. On Tuesday, July 22 at 7:30 PM, WJO will perform its first concert outside of Westchester - a free concert in Nyack's Memorial Park. The performance will be part of the week-long Nyack jazz festival and the program will feature ...

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Monterey Jazz Festival & Monterey Bay Aquarium Announce Weekly "Evenings by the Bay" Summer Concert Series

Source: Monterey Jazz Festival
July 1, 2008

Live Performances Feature Talented Student Musicians From MJF's Jazz Education Programs, Saturday & Sunday Evenings, July 5 - August 31, 2008 Monterey, CA: The Monterey Jazz Festival is proud to announce the “Evenings by the Bay" concert series, produced in collaboration with The Monterey Bay Aquarium. Taking place Saturday and Sunday evenings from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Aquarium from July 5 through August 31, the concert series features some of the most talented student musicians in the Monterey ...

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Diehard Fans Get Their Jazz Groove at Douglass Theatre

Source: All About Jazz
June 30, 2008

Jazz isn't a dying art, enthusiasts at the Douglass Theatre's first Jazz in the Courtyard saidon Sunday, but it is in need of rejuvenation. Longtime area jazz musicians and a few others gathered for what will be a monthly event for the summer. Although it was supposed to be an outdoor event, a severe weather warning ran it into the theater's Gallery Annex. But supporters were glad to see an event spotlighting jazz in a city with a rich music ...

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