Performance / Tour News

Steely Dan Play Between a Hard Rock & Red Rocks

Source: All About Jazz
May 4, 2008

Steely Dan 'Think Fast" Tour 2008

Steely Dan, headed by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker will begin it's 2008 tour season playing the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood Florida beginning June 8th. The tour ends in California August 9th and most interesting Steely Dan plays the Continential Divide, high in the Rocky Mountains at Red Rocks Amphitheatre July 17th. Nestled in the Rocky Mountain Foothills fifteen miles west of Denver, Red Rocks is a geologically formed, open-air Amphitheatre that is ...

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Tim Siciliano, Dominic Duval and Brian Willson at 55 Bar on May 5th

Source: All About Jazz
May 3, 2008

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A Jazz Odyssey

Source: All About Jazz
May 2, 2008

Jazz Odyssey (no puppet show) Each generation gotta have its own jazz. And not repackaged/reworked olde jazz to make a kid feel all historically k'nektid -- thanks for the underwear, too, Mama -- but new jazz, the way Diz, Miles and Trane were once new. The way Bird took off on Gershwin in the '40s. That's what Tulsa's Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey are about: improvising on the music they grew up with, like Bjrk, the Flaming Lips and Jimi Hendrix. ...

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The Big Chris Barber Band - Shaw Theatre London on May 19-20, 2008

Source: All About Jazz
May 2, 2008

The Shaw Theatre, London - Monday 19th & Tuesday 20th May 2008 'Musical legend' is an accolade too easily given to artists these days - but trombonist Chris Barber is one of the few to whom it truly applies. Currently enjoying his 59th year as a band leader, he formed his first Barber New Orleans Band in 1949 at the age of 19 and since then, has performed more than 10,000 shows and made thousands of recordings. He has influenced ...

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David L. Abell Memorial Jazz Salons Presents Benny Green

Source: All About Jazz
May 2, 2008

David L. Abell Memorial Jazz Salons Presents Benny Green The salon will feature jazz pianist, BENNY GREEN, a player with a sensitive touch, stunning technical command and a sturdy sense of swing. Green will perform two solo sets of music and engage in an interactive dialogue with a featured host and the audience. Monday, June 16, 2008 7:30 p.m. Fowler Museum at UCLA, Lenart Auditorium General Admission: $25 Preferred Seating: $45 (inc. a post-concert ...

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A Month of Wednesdays at Barbes - May 2008

Source: All About Jazz
May 1, 2008

Concerts every Wednesday in May, 2008. Two sets per evening, 8 & 10 pm. $10 cover Wednesday May 7, 2008 8pm William Parker/Mark Helias duo 10pm Duo Mark Helias/Tim Berne A Month of Wednesdays at Barbes 376 9th St Brooklyn, NY 11215 718-965-9177 Sets at 8 & 10 pm $10 Cover Wednesday May 14, 2008 Open Loose - Mark Helias, Tom Rainey and Tony Malaby 8 & 10 pm Wednesday May 21, 2008 8pm ...

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Jimmy Cobb, Eric Alexander and Generations Band at Yoshi's San Francisco, Thursday, May 15!

Source: Rocket Words
May 1, 2008

The International Center for the Arts at San Francisco State is proud to present a history-making night of jazz featuring Jimmy Cobb and Eric Alexander at Yoshi's San Francisco on Thursday night, May 15, at 8 pm. The night will feature two great events: First will be the first public performance by the San Francisco State Generations Band, featuring Jimmy Cobb, Eric Alexander, Marcus Belgrave, Ronnie Mathews, Ray Drummond and Andrew Speight. This high-powered all-star band will play two sets ...

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The New School Standards Ensemble, Directed by Reggie Workman, Wed, April 28, 9PM, Free.

Source: The Cinarae Group
April 30, 2008

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