Performance / Tour News

Jen Shyu & Jade Tongue at the Jazz Gallery September 27th Sets@ 9:00 P.M. & 10:30 P.M

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
September 6, 2007

JEN SHYU & JADE TONGUE

Steve Coleman Vocalist Jen Shyu performs ritual invocation about Chinese laborers in 19th Century Colonial Cuba at The Jazz Gallery

September 27, 2007 (One Night Only) 2 Sets: 9:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m. Jazz Gallery, 290 Hudson Street, New York, NY $12 ($10 members)

(New York, NY) - Known mostly for her virtuosic singing with saxophonist/composer Steve Coleman & Five Elements, Jen Shyu takes her own group and compositions ...

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Michelle Walker Live at Bar Next Door Sept. 10

Source: All About Jazz
September 6, 2007

Michelle Walker Performs Live @ THE BAR NEXT DOOR

MONDAY September 10, 2007

New York, NY - Critically acclaimed jazz vocalist, Michelle Walker, will perform in concert at the intimate stage of The BAR NEXT DOOR in its widely respected jazz lounge on Monday September 10, 2007. She will perform sets throughout the night starting promptly at 8:00pm. Michelle has spent the past few years amassing an impressive musical resume of concert and festival performances, including The Lincoln ...

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Bebel Gilberto Begins Fall Tour at the Fillmore September 6

Source: All About Jazz
September 5, 2007

Bebel Gilberto begins her Fall tour with a live show at San Francisco's Fillmore on September 6th. She is currently touring in support of her latest release, Momento.

Fall Tour Dates: Thursday September 6: The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA Saturday September 8: Avalon, Los Angeles, CA Monday September 10: The Showbox, Seattle, WA Tuesday September 11: Aladdin Theatre, Portland, OR Thursday September 13: Park West, Chicago, IL Friday ...

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Ornette Coleman, 2007 Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient, Opens the 2007/08 UCLA Live Jazz Series Sept. 26

Source: All About Jazz
September 5, 2007

"If jazz is the 'sound of surprise,' then Ornette, at first hearing, is the sound of shock and awe." --Slate LOS ANGELES--The Ornette Coleman Quintet kicks off UCLA Live's 2007/08 Jazz series with the world premiere of new music and work from Coleman's latest Grammy-nominated album, “Sound Grammar" (2006), awarded the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Music. Coleman's unique band includes his son Denardo and the unusual combination of three bass players--two acoustic and one electric. The Quintet features Ornette Coleman, ...

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2008 Rutgers Camden Jazz: Badder.. Hipper.. Untied..

Source: All About Jazz
September 5, 2007

Love Jazz? Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts has the baddest lineup in town with a Festival that'll take you on a trip to Cuba, Rio de Janeiro and back to the streets of NYC and Philadelphia with two incredible masters, Savion Glover and McCoy Tyner on the same stage!

Plus, each headline performance date features a FREE Saturday afternoon of Jazz community events, showcases and hands-on workshops for all ages from 1-5pm! What better way to introduce young listeners to ...

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Rob Reddy to Unveil New Work, Ensemble in October

Source: Improvised Communications
September 5, 2007

Saxophonist/composer Rob Reddy and his new ensemble, Rob Reddy's Tenfold, will be in residence at Brooklyn's Jalopy Theater every Friday night in October to perform his latest and most ambitious extended work, Episodes and Antinomies. The world premiere of this ten-movement suite, commissioned by the American Composers Forum, will happen Friday, October 5th at 9:00 p.m. Three other performances will follow on October 12th, 19th and 26th respectively, further exploring the nuances and possibilities of this diverse music. The opening ...

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Gemini Soul "Live" @ The Rhythm Room; Oct 3rd (Jazz Fusion)

Source: Kari-On Productions
September 5, 2007

Tickets On Sale Now - Gemini Soul “Live" @ The Rhythm Room

Wednesday - October 3rd @ 8:30 PM THE RHYTHM ROOM 1019 E. Indian School Road Phoenix, AZ 85014 602-265-4842

Showtime: 8:30 PM Tickets: $15 Advance/Door Ticket Purchase through ticketweb.com Tickets by phone: 1-866-468-7624

Cyber Jazz recording artists Andre Ajamu Akinyele - bass & programming (Ah-jah-moo + Ah-kin-yay-lay); Jon O'Bergh - keyboards, piano & programming; ...

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Antoinette Montague with the Bill Easley Quartet, Saturday, Sept. 8, Yonkers Riverfest 2007

Source: All About Jazz
September 5, 2007

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