Performance / Tour News

Former 'American Idol' Contestants on Broadway

Source: All About Jazz
May 18, 2008

Castoff contestants from Fox TV's “American Idol" talent competition are becoming golden cast members for Broadway's musicals.

An “Idol" runner-up in 2004, Diana DeGarmo, 19, turned into one of Broadway's top marquee draws when she made her Broadway debut in a supporting role in “Hairspray," The Los Angeles Times said. “Hairspray" producer Margo Lion said “American Idol" contestants have helped Broadway up its “hip factor" and attract a younger generation of theatergoers. Disney's “Tarzan" has 2003 “Idol" semifinalist Josh Strickland ...

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John Densmore's Tribaljazz at the Keswick Theatre on June 6, 2008

Source: All About Jazz
May 17, 2008

JOHN DENSMORE'S TRIBALJAZZ

Exclusive Central Atlantic Concert!

“I've been mouthing off about being a jazz drummer since before The Doors," John Densmore relates. “Thirty years later, I'm finally putting my sticks where my mouth has been."

Densmore's lifelong adoration of jazz and his insatiable hunger for global sounds has prompted the birth of Tribaljazz and its exclusive area performance by a global village of musicians at Glenside's Keswick Theatre on Fri., June 6 @ 8 PM.

Tribaljazz blends and fuses ...

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'American Idol' Taylor Hicks Will Join 'Grease'

Source: All About Jazz
May 17, 2008

Taylor Hicks is going from “Idol" to “Angel."

The “American Idol" alum will join the Broadway cast of “Grease" on June 6, playing Teen Angel in the revival of the popular musical. The gray-haired singer -- whose “Idol" fan base was called “The Soul Patrol" -- said he plans to add “soulful flavor" to his performance of “Beauty School Dropout." The flashy role, he said, is “a classic fit for a classic performer." “It's a big number, and, you know, ...

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Vampire Suit Performs at Tea Lounge - May 29th

Source: All About Jazz
May 17, 2008

Continuing a string of NYC performances in support of its imminent release - 'A New Song', Vampire Suit will perform at the Tea Lounge, 837 Union St., Brooklyn on May 29th at 9:00 pm. The ensemble includes leader/guitarist Jay Vilnai, Skye Steele on violin, Greg Heffernan on cello, Gary Pickard on saxophone and clarinet and percussionist Rich Stein. 'The music has enduring beauty that touches on the heart of the Middle East's musical culture while exhibiting western flair. Open improvisations ...

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American Idols Live! Tour

Source: All About Jazz
May 17, 2008

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New Africa Live

Source: All About Jazz
May 17, 2008

New Africa Live: Presents the New Africa Music Series

On Friday, May 30th, 2008 New Africa Live again returns to the Zipper Theater to host a premiere screening of Zina Saro-Wiwa's new film This is My Africa (55 Min.) and live musical performances by Ugandan MC Krukid and Morrocan jazz vocalist Malika Zarra. Doors will open at 9:00pm and the show will kick off at 9:30pm. The Zipper Factory is located at 336 West 37th Street in Manhattan. Tickets are ...

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Steely Dan in Concert at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood FL

Source: All About Jazz
May 16, 2008

Steely Dan will do a show at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida on June 8 at 7:00 pm. Steely Dan will then move onto Clearwater, FL at the Ruth Eckerd Hall on June 9. Grammy Award wining American jazz fusion/rock band, Steely Dan is comprised of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. The band first gained popularity in the 1970's with the release of six albums that blended jazz, rock, funk, R&B and pop. The band toured between 1972 ...

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Irene Atman - Live at Dizzy's, Melbourne Australia

Source: All About Jazz
May 16, 2008

ITake the sassiness of Anita O'Day, mix in the note-perfect purity of Lee Wiley, add a cup of Doris Day sunniness and stir in some Dianne Reeves soul. Cook well. That's the recipe for one utterly delightful jazz singer and it's not a made-up formula. Canada's Irene Atman has emerged from the Dizzy's Jazz Club oven as the real thing, a formidable talent who combines the gifts of her more famous sisters in swing, then adds her own considerable talents ...

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