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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, May 15-21

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
May 16, 2015

In Northeast Minneapolis, it's Art-a-Whirl weekend. In the Twin Cities metro area, it might be dubbed Jazz-a-Whirl. Actually that title might fit every weekend here. This weekend is the final gig for former resident bassist Michael O'Brien's current visit, a CD release for JoAnn Funk and Jeff Brueske's “Jazz in the Lobby Bar," a “comeback" of sorts for veteran guitarist Paul Renz, a grand finale for Jazz at Studio Z's fourth season with Eric Gravatt and Dean Magraw, an evening ...

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Dynamic Singer / Songwriter / Keyboardist Frank McComb Brings His Unique Brand Of Soul-jazz To Rams Head In Annapolis On Sunday, July 19th

Source: Inque Public Relations
May 15, 2015

Featuring Special Guests Jazz Singer / Keyboardist Aziza Miller & BET’s 'Sunday Best' Season One Winner Gospel Singer Crystal Aikin Frank McComb, the former MoJazz and Columbia Records singer who is now among the most successful independent artists in Urban Adult/Contemporary Jazz, is on a hot streak in 2015 with SRO performances in Europe, South Africa and Australia all the way to New York’s legendary The Bitter End Club and Studio City in California where he just played for the ...

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Aimée Allen: New CD with Romero Lubambo - Release Gig at Cutting Room on June 16

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
May 14, 2015

Aimée Allen New CD “Matter of Time" with Special Guest Romero Lubambo CD Release Gig: June 16, 2015 The Cutting Room Aimée Allen Upcoming Dates Friday, May 15, 2015, 8:00pm Café du Soleil 2723 Broadway New York, NY 10025 Thursday, May 21, 2015, 6:00pm Aimée Allen / François Moutin Duo La Caye 35 LaFayette Ave Brooklyn, NY 11217 Friday, May 22, 2015, 6:00pm

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Randy Weston & Billy Harper Appearing At Highlights In Jazz

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
May 14, 2015

Jack Kleinsinger’s Highlights In Jazz—New York’s Longest Running Jazz Concert Series—concludes its 43rd Season with Jazz, Past & Present, a historic double bill featuring NEA Jazz Master Randy Weston with Billy Harper performing The Roots of the Blues and Highlights In Jazz New Stars Benny Benack, Steven Frieder, Dylan Meek, Devin Starks & Kosta Galanopoulos plus a very special surprise guest. Thursday, June 11, 2015 at 8 pm at Tribeca Performing Arts Center of Borough of Manhattan Community College, 199 ...

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Jazz this week: Regina Carter, Jeff Beck, STL Free Jazz Collective, and more

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
May 14, 2015

View more events at stlouis.jazznearyou.com. This week's calendar of jazz and creative music performances in St. Louis is book-ended by two performers - perhaps the most famous living jazz violinist, and a legendary rock guitarist—who both have successfully stretched the boundaries of their respective musical genres. In between, there are a number of noteworthy shows from local musicians in styles ranging from traditional jazz to free improv. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, May 13 Violinist Regina Carter returns to ...

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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, May 8-14

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
May 9, 2015

Some jazz giants visit this week (Tim Berne, Horacio “El Negro" Hernandez), and the weekend is filled with veterans and rising stars across the metro. Spring is here, and we're warming up for big sounds this summer. Big Gigs This Week Friday, May 8. A Twin Cities favorite for the past decade, Red Planet plays less often these days but with no less intensity. Dean Magraw, Chris Bates and Jay Epstein invigorate Jazz Central Studios on the Bridge Series, now ...

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Chris Washburne & Syotos at Subrosa on May 19th at 8pm

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
May 8, 2015

Acid Mambo!! New CD Low Ridin' Featured on NPR & WBGO—Climbing Jazz Week Charts Low Ridin'—the debut CD of Chris Washburne & The SYOTOS Band for ZOHO—has been creating a buzz, being featured on WBGO's “Radar" preview spotlight and on the NPR Music homepage. On the most recent Jazz Week chart, the release has climbed from #207 to #23 in just a couple of weeks! The band makes their first New York City appearance since the release at Subrosa on ...

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Guitar Legend David Torn To Tour Us In Support Of New Album

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
May 8, 2015

Los Angeles, CA: Ever-intrepid guitarist, producer, improviser, film composer and soundscape artist David Torn will embark on his first solo tour of the US since the mid-nineties (see itinerary below). The 22-city tour is in support of only sky—an album that explores the far sonic edges of what one man and a guitar can create, a solo recording of almost orchestral atmosphere. only sky is Torn’s first ECM release since 2007’s acclaimed “prezens”, a full-band project, with Tim Berne, Craig ...

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