Performance / Tour News

Amram/Kerouac Concert June 2nd 8PM at the Theatre of the New City

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
May 3, 2007

FROM CAIRO TO KEROUAC: A 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF NEW YORK CITY'S 1ST-EVER JAZZ POETRY READINGS WITH JACK KEROUAC & DAVID AMRAM Jeffrey Cole, The Jack Kerouac Project of Orlando Inc. and Crystal Field Present Classics of Jazz, world music and the words of Jack Kerouac with David Amram and his quartet, with guests John Ventimiglia of “Ths Sopranos" reading from Jack Kerouac's ON THE ROAD, and Jazz Vocalist Trisha O'Brien singing some of Jack's favorite tunes. June 2nd 2007, ...

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Geri Allen & the Mary Lou Williams Collective at the Kelly-Strayhorn Theatre Sunday May 6th at 3:00PM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
May 3, 2007

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Sarah Partridge Brings New Show, "I've Gotta Roam," to Oak Room June 12-23

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
May 3, 2007

With elegant tradition and high musical style, jazzy songbird and actress Sarah Partridge is set to appear again at the world-famous Oak Room at the Algonquin Hotel [59 West 44th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues] with a new show called “I've Gotta Roam" June 12 - 23. Some of her shows at the legendary nightspot are a part of New York's hottest jazz event, the JVC Jazz Festival-New York, which takes over the city this year, during the week ...

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Joe Chambers' Outlaw Band at Smoke May 11th and 12th

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
May 3, 2007

Joe Chambers' Outlaw Band at Smoke May 11th and 12th Javon Jackson - saxes Misha Tsiganov - piano/keyboards Dwayne Burno - bass Steve Berrios - percussion Joe Chambers/ vibraphone - drums Smoke Jazz Club 2751 Broadway (212) 864 6662 Set Times 8:00, 10:00 & 11:30pm Combining hip-hop gestures with straight-ahead trends, Joe Chambers pushes the modern mainstream envelope toward broader acceptance. Jim Santella-AllAboutJazz.com About ...

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Alyssa Graham Performs Live at Rockwood Music Hall May 8

Source: All About Jazz
May 3, 2007

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Singer/Pianist Bob Dorough Plays Jazz at Pearl's May 4-6

Source: Rocket Words
May 3, 2007

Swinging, whimsey and the beloved songs of “Schoolhouse Rock" on tap in North Beach

“[Bob Dorough] is one of the great joys of modern music. A true force of nature, standard bearer of the concept of 'heart and soul' - hipster saint . . . and all around righteous teacher. He's like some kind of giant smile that rose with the sun seventy-some years ago and stayed up there in the sky, shining down for all to see"--Mike Zwerin, International ...

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Patti Wicks Returns to Italy for May Tour

Source: All About Jazz
May 3, 2007

Jazz pianist/vocalist Patti Wicks will perform with her regular Italian rhythm section - bassist Giovanni Sanguineti and drummer Giovanni Gullino on a multi-city performance tour which will include selections from their latest CD, Italian Sessions, with special guest, Italy's legendary jazz tenor player Gianni Basso.

“Patti Wicks Trio returns with Italian Sessions, one small pearl of a CD" --All About Jazz Italia

“Italian Sessions replicates the serendipitous combination that contributed so much to the success of Basic Feeling. --Il Cittadino ...

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New Haven's Firehouse 12 to Present Andy Milne and Dapp Theory June 2nd

Source: Improvised Communications
May 2, 2007

On Saturday, June 2nd, Brooklyn-based keyboardist/composer Andy Milne and his longstanding group Dapp Theory (formerly Cosmic Dapp Theory) will perform at New Haven's Firehouse 12 as part of its five-stop June tour of the Northeast. The group, which strives to link the essence of jazz with hip hop and other forms of musical expression, features vocalist/percussive poet/MC John Moon, saxophonist Loren Stillman, bassist Chris Tordini and drummer Sean Rickman.

“Dapp Theory defies convention," declared JazzReview.com's John Kelman in his review ...

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