Performance / Tour News

Swinging Europe - The Ebu Jazz Project - EYJO on Tour to China in May 2007

Source: All About Jazz
May 2, 2007

Lars Moller fronts this years EYJO on a 3-week tour which will include China

“What the world needs now is more swinging and less skirmishing; long live Swinging Europe and the EYJO!"

With these words of praise Jack Bowers, writing for the webmag “All about Jazz" pays tribute to the EYJO in his review of their latest CD from last year and continues: “What a great (one is almost tempted to say “civilized") ...

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Timucin Sahin @ Tea Lounge Brooklyn

Source: All About Jazz
May 1, 2007

After a fabulous concert at Knitting Factory on 30 april with his Quartet, Sahin will appear at Brooklyn's proggressive club Tea Lounge on 3 rd of May.

This time he'll feature Dan Wiess on drums, Sean Conley on bass and John O' Gallagher on alto sax.

Timucin's unique sound on fretless electric guitar and his emotional content in his composing made him non-comparable and his music almost impossible to categorize.With his unique quartet he'll present new dimensions in todays contemporary ...

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Diana Krall Announces Summer Tour, First Major Public Appearances in a Year

Source: Shore Fire Media
May 1, 2007

GRAMMY Award winner and multi-platinum selling jazz artist Diana Krall is set to return to the road in support of her latest release - “From This Moment On" (Verve). Released in the fall of 2006, 'Moment' debuted at #7 on The Billboard 200 Chart, and spent 9 consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard's Top Jazz Chart. Though Krall is known to “summon heartbreak with the best of them" (USA Today) this “sunnier than usual" (Entertainment Weekly) set is said to ...

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Randy Weston to Headline "Power of One" Benefit for Darfur in Brooklyn, NY on May 5th

Source: All About Jazz
May 1, 2007

JAZZ LEGEND RANDY WESTON, BROADWAY & SCREEN STAR LILLIAS WHITE TO HEADLINE THE “POWER OF ONE" JAZZ / GOSPEL BENEFIT CONCERT FOR DARFUR REFUGEES AT BROOKLYN'S MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE ON SATURDAY, MAY 5TH BROOKLYN, NEW YORK - MAY 2007 - Brooklyn shows its support for the Darfurian refugees at a benefit concert on Saturday, May 5th at Medgar Evers College located at 1650 Bedford Avenue (Corner of Crown Street) at 6:00pm. Presented by the National Religious Leaders of African Ancestry ...

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Prana Trio Performs at Rose Live May 3

Source: Michael Ricci
May 1, 2007

Prana Trio will be performing at Rose Live Thursday May 3rd, 2007 9:00PM, $7 345 Grand St. in Brooklyn NY www.liveatrose.com

Sunny Kim- Vocals Nathan Goheen- Bass Brian Adler- Drums with special guest Petr Cancura- Sax

Prana Trio was established to transfer the universal idea of breath into a format based around musical improvisation. The trio's main focus has been to compose ...

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Les Paul (Mon) Mingus Orch. (Tues) May 2-6 Kenny Garrett/Pharoah Sanders (Fri Late Nite) JD Allen (Sat Late Nite) Dave Berkman at the Iridium Jazz Club

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
April 30, 2007

IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121 8:30 & 10:30PM, Fri. & Sat. 3rd Sets AT MIDNIGHT Note: Set Times for Les Paul Remain at 8 & 10PM EVERY MONDAY LES PAUL AND HIS TRIO JOHN COLIANNI- PIANO- LOU PALLO- GUITAR, NICKI PARROTT- BASS Note: Set Times for Les Paul Remain at 8 & 10PM MINGUS LEGACY EVERY TUESDAY ...

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Rob Scheps Big Band + Ed Neumeister; Disjecta,wed. May 2; Portland, Or

Source: All About Jazz
April 30, 2007

On Wednesday May 2, the incendiary Rob Scheps Big Band returns to Disjecta, the hip arts space in SE Portland where the band had a sold out show last Novemeber. Special Guest Ed Neumeister, Master jazz rombonist & composer, from Austria & L.A. The West Coast Premieres of 11 of Ed's pieces, plus surprises. Wed. May 2 8 pm & 10:30 pm Disjecta 230 East Burnside Portland, OR. all ages/ non- smoking Tix NOW ...

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Linda Kosut in Sell-out Tribute to Oscar Brown, Jr. at the Triad Theater, NY

Source: Jizel Music
April 29, 2007

Linda Kosut Reprises Sold Out Tribute to Oscar Brown, Jr. at Triad Theater, NY SAN FRANCISCO - Linda Kosut, Bay Area jazz and cabaret performer brings her show, “Long As You're Living," a joyous and moving tribute to the great Oscar Brown, Jr., to the Triad Theater for two nights only, Fridays, June 1 at 7:00pm and June 8 at 9:00pm. The Triad Theater is located at 158 W. 72 St at Broadway, New York City. Reservations (800) 838-3006 or ...

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