Performance / Tour News

Sony Holland Plays Sentimental Farewell to the Empire Plush Room

Source: J.P. Stevens
October 8, 2007

Sony Holland @ the Empire Plush Room 940 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA October 25, 26, 27th @ 8pm October 28th @ 7pm Box Office (866) 468-3399 Vocalist Sony Holland will bring her quartet back to the Empire Plush Room for the last time this October 25th through the 28th. The venerable venue will be closing its doors for good at the end of 2007. It has hosted jazz and cabaret concerts ...

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Diamanda Galas at MCA in Chicago October 25

Source: All About Jazz
October 8, 2007

Songs of Exile, Thursday, October 25, 7:30 pm Tickets $24, MCA members $19 Guilty, Guilty, Guilty, Saturday, October 27, 7:30 pm Tickets $28, MCA members $24 Legendary chanteuse and popular cult icon Diamanda Gals' passion and presence are undeniably intense. In Songs of Exile, Gals sets poems by exiled artists to her own powerful piano compositions for a moving experience about isolation and sorrow. In Guilty, Guilty, Guilty, Gals reinterprets bittersweet songs of love ...

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Mark Rapp: A Showcase Performance at the Triad Theater in New York

Source: All About Jazz
October 8, 2007

Voted one of the “Top 25 Emerging Jazz Trumpeters" by DownBeat Magazine, Mark Rapp presents a showcase performance of music from his debut recording effort. Produced by Grammy winner Jason Olaine and engineered by Robert “LB" Dorsey (the Roots, Beyonce), this open-to-the-public show is for industry insiders who are considering releasing their efforts. Fresh from a headlining performance alongside Branford Marsalis in SC (Southern Exposure Greenville), the Mark Rapp Group is excited to perform for you.

Venue Address Triad ...

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Susan Werner to Play Tin Angel in Philadelphia on November 4

Source: All About Jazz
October 7, 2007

In the summer of 2006, as if the muse was tugging on her heartstrings, singer-songwriter Susan Werner attended the Chicago Gospel Music Festival in her adopted hometown for the first time. The overwhelming, ecstatic energy of the event prompted her friend Kenni to remark, “Wow, is there a way you can get all this joy, but without the Jesus?" This honest question sparked a remarkable creative odyssey that led Werner to pews in over 20 churches across the United States ...

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Will Sellenraad Group @ The 55 Bar NYC, Sunday October 7th (Tonight)

Source: All About Jazz
October 7, 2007

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Vocalist DeeAnne Gorman's "Autumn in New York" October Dates

Source: All About Jazz
October 7, 2007

SUNDAY 10/7/07 - 1-5pm DeeAnne Gorman Jazz Duo (DeeAnne Gorman, vocals & Eldad Zvulun, keyboard) PRUDENCE CAFE 228 W. 18th St. (bet. 7th & 8th Aves.) - Chelsea, N.Y.C. 1 (212) 691-1541 - no cover jazz brunch in this newly opened chic little spot by the owners of Prudence Designs Boutique -

SATURDAY 10/13/07 - 9pm-12:30am Reginald Quinerly Quartet feat. DeeAnne Gorman LANGAN'S

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Russ Lorenson Brings Tony Bennett's Best to the Wilson Center

Source: RL Productions
October 6, 2007

Russ Lorenson brings his acclaimed show, Benedetto/Blessed: A Tribute to the Life and Music of Tony Bennett, to The Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, 19805 W. Capitol Drive, Brookfield, Wisconsin 53045, for one show only, Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 1:00pm. The best is yet to come as singer and recording artist Russ Lorenson honors an American music icon in his show, Benedetto/Blessed: A Tribute to the Life and Music of Tony Bennett. Lorenson's tribute to the man ...

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Saxophonist James Spaulding Takes over Reins for Trumpeter Charles Tolliver in Reggie Workman's Sculptured Sound Presents @ Twins DC, Fri. Oct. 5 & Sat., Oct. 6

Source: The Cinarae Group
October 6, 2007

Master Saxophonist James Spaulding will take over the reins for Charles Tolliver this weekend at Twins DC!

James Spaulding, has established his reputation as a masterful soloist for ensemble performances, and for many years was among the busier sidemen for Blue Note Records. An exceptional saxophonist and flutist, he is one of the many fine artists to come out the Indianapolis area. Spaulding has performed with such jazz notables as the Sun Ra Orchestra, Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson, Max Roach ...

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