Performance / Tour News

Stan Freberg Big Band Reunion & Concert

Source: All About Jazz
May 29, 2008

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Two Damon Smith Concerts in Chicago: 5/31 and 6/3

Source: All About Jazz
May 28, 2008

WHO: “Matter and Memory" Trio Damon Smith - double-bass Paul Hartsaw - Tenor and Soprano Sax Jerome Bryerton - Drums and selected cymbals

WHEN: Saturday 5/31 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: House Concert @ 3224 W. North Ave Apt# 3 Chicago, IL 60647 Contact phone: (312)343-2712

WHO: Damon Smith - double bass Guillermo Gregorio - alto saxophone, clarinets ...

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Jazz Surviors

Source: All About Jazz
May 27, 2008

THE VIBRAPOHONIST TEDDY CHARLES Teddy Charles was tearing through some of Charlie Parker's most daunting tunes with a quartet at the Dix Hills Center for the Performing Arts, (Huntginton, NY) here as the audience of nearly 200 people roared its approval. Given the energy he exuded -- despite a leg injury -- it would have been hard to guess his age. But Mr. Charles, who turned 80 last month, is not just any octogenarian, nor just any musician. He played ...

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Paul Broadnax Trio & Vocalist Patricia Adams: An Evening of Duets @ Ryles in Boston

Source: Patricia Adams Ensembles
May 27, 2008

WHO: The legendary Paul Broadnax Trio Paul Broadnax - piano/vocals featuring Peter Kontrimas - bass Gary Johnson - drums Patricia Adams - vocals

WHERE: Ryles Jazz Club 212 Hampshire Street, Inman Square Cambridge, MA.

WHEN: Thursday evening, June 12th 8:00 pm to midnight

Paul Broadnax and his trio have been entertaining Boston audiences for decades. His warm demeanor ...

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El Chicano Recaptures the Magic at the Greek

Source: Michael Ricci
May 27, 2008

DYNAMIC DUO: War's Mitch Kashmar and Fernando Harkless perform at the Greek as part of Latin Legends Live. Seminal 1970s band that was on the cutting edge of the Eastside sound is led by Bobby Espinosa. On Sunday at the Greek Theatre, a reunited El Chicano showed that the band is worthy of renewed attention as one of the most accomplished exponents of the Eastside sound. Led by the white-haired Bobby Espinosa — who was perched behind his beloved Hammond ...

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Saxophonist Alex Han to Tour with Marcus Miller

Source: All About Jazz
May 27, 2008

20 year old jazz saxophonist and composer, Alex Han, is scheduled to tour 14 European cities with legendary two-time Grammy Award-Winning musician, composer and producer, Marcus Miller. The band line-up for this tour beginning July 3, 2008 is Alex Han on saxophone, Federico Gonzalez Pena on keyboards, and Jason “JT" Thomas on drums. Han is also scheduled to perform with Miller on the 2009 Playboy Jazz Cruise. Since age 12, Han has performed at world-renowned venues including The Blue Note, ...

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Jewish Museum Opens Cultural Summer Program

Source: All About Jazz
May 27, 2008

Andrej Hermlin and his Swing Dance Orchestra" Present “Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen - Jews in Jazz There are but a few who don't know the song “Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen," but not many are aware of the significant role Jewish musicians and composers played in the emergence of jazz - not only in America, but also in Germany and the former Soviet Union. The opening of the sixth Cultural Summer Program at the Jewish Museum Berlin addresses this ...

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The Brooklyn Jazz Underground's Monday Night Residency at Park Slope's Tea Lounge Continues!

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
May 27, 2008

The Brooklyn Jazz Underground Monday Night Music & Movies @ Tea Lounge June 2008: The Tea Lounge is located at 837 Union Street, Brooklyn NY 11215 (between 6th and 7th Avenues). Music begins at 8:30 PM. Movies begin at 10:30 PM. A suggested donation is in effect. June 2: A Shane Endsley Configuration June 9: The Sunny Jain Collective, Sunny Jain (drums); Rez Abbasi (guitar); Steve Welsh (tenor sax/effects); Gary Wang (bass) June 16: Benny Lackner, Benny Lackner (keyboards), Derek ...

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