Performance / Tour News

Tuesdays on the Terrace: Dee Alexander

Source: All About Jazz
June 27, 2008

WHAT: Tuesdays on the Terrace: Dee Alexander

WHEN: Tuesday, July 15 5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.

WHERE: MCA Terrace and Sculpture Garden

HOW: FREE

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. ...

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Grachan Moncur III: Jammin' on the Hudson

Source: All About Jazz
June 27, 2008

Riverbank State Park in association with Brownstone Entertainment Complex, LLC, are pleased to present, for our fourth year: “Jammin' on the Hudson"; “The Concert series For The Serious Jazz Lover".

On Sunday July 24, 2008, we are proud to present one of the founders, of the so-called 'avant-garde' period, and a genuine 'Icon' in Jazz. His father was the bassist with The Savoy Sultans, and he has been keeping the tradition alive in his own right. A great trombonist whos' ...

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Piers Lawrence Quartet at the Kitano

Source: All About Jazz
June 27, 2008

WHO: The Piers Lawrence Quartet

WHEN: Thursday night, July 3, 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.

WHERE: KITANO 66 Park Ave @ 38th St. NYC.

This is the 1st night of a long weekend so bring your super-sauve, fridgadaire, low-down groove on and explore our independence from the tyranny of the mundane... The KITANO is one of the most beautiful live music venues ...

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Melba Joyce: Jammin' on the Hudson

Source: All About Jazz
June 27, 2008

Riverbank State Park in association with Brownstone Entertainment Complex, LLC, are pleased to present, for our fourth year: “Jammin' on the Hudson"; “The Concert series For The Serious Jazz Lover".

On Sunday July 13th 2008, music 'listeners' and Jazz Lovers alike will have the privilege of hearing a very special vocalist who, in my estimation, has yet to receive the major recognition she deserves, but nevertheless, she is one of the great vocalists on the music scene today. For the ...

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Bjork Sigur Ros' Webcast Iceland Concert

Source: All About Jazz
June 27, 2008

Bjork, Sigur Ros' Iceland Concert to be Webcast Tomorrow

In what is expected to be one of the biggest concerts in the country's history, Icelandic superpowers Bjork and Sigur Ros will play the open-air Nattura tomorrow in Reykjavik. The concert is being held to raise awareness about the impact aluminum smelting is having on Iceland's landscape. Can't make it to Reykjavik on such short notice? Thankfully, Nat Geo Music, the musical offshoot of National Geographic Entertainment, will webcast the concert ...

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Tom Petty Soars Down from Mulholland

Source: Michael Ricci
June 27, 2008

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers soar through a set of jangly epics for their adopted hometown at the Hollywood Bowl.

Tom Petty is no newcomer to the Hollywood Bowl. He's a frequent visitor, seeming to find both comfort and inspiration in its vast open-air setting, a space well-suited to his epic tales of young antiheroes and world-weary survivors. The power of those songs about rebellion and possibility, the joy and confusion of young boy-girl confrontations -- many of which date ...

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Jack Sheldon Returns to the Bay Area

Source: All About Jazz
June 27, 2008

Jack Returns to the Bay Area!! Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society

Jack Sheldon with his group “The Jack Sheldon California Cool QuartetTM" will play at the Douglas Beach House in Half Moon Bay. Sunday August 17th (4:30 PM to 7 PM) Think of it as only half a moon away.

The Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society is a non-profit organization for the musical arts. Since 1966 the Society has presented live jazz, classical, and world music ...

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Page Talks Reunion Rumors

Source: All About Jazz
June 27, 2008

From phish.com:

A LETTER FROM PAGE

Phish - Coventry by Jeff Kravitz Given the volume of speculation and rumors that have bubbled up recently, I have been asked to make a statement... Here goes.

For me, the last four years have been great. I've spent quality time with my family and have watched my daughter grow. I took great pleasure and pride in writing and recording an album. I'm living a healthy lifestyle. I travel as little as possible and ...

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