Performance / Tour News

Winner of UWF/Phillips Jazz Competition Performed at Pensacola Jazzfest

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
April 12, 2007

Nicholas Paul, winner of the University of West Florida and Kathleen T. and Phillip B. Phillips Jazz Piano Competition, performed at Pensacola JazzFest on Saturday March 30, 2007. Paul is a student from California State University at Northridge and is already a professional having performed with veteran vocalist Tony Bennett. The UWF/Phillips Jazz Piano competition was the second in a continuing series. Ten thousand dollars in prize money was awarded in this national competition with $5,000 being awarded this year's ...

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Birdland's May Schedule -Heath Brothers Quartet, Paquito D'Rivera, Karrin Allyson... and More!

Source: All About Jazz
April 12, 2007

Heath Brothers Quartet, Karrin Allyson, Paquito D'Rivera, Regina Carter, Jeff Daniels, Nancy Anderson, Melissa Errico, David Berger & The Sultans Of Swing Play The Music Of Duke Ellington, Chico O'Farrill's Afro-Cuban Jazz Big Band, Jim Caruso' “Cast Party," & More! Birdland (315 West 44th Street between 8th & 9th Aves.) is pleased to announce an exciting line-up of extraordinary entertainment for the month of May. A detailed schedule follows: Ptaszyn Wroblewski Quartet Polish composer and tenor saxophonist Jan ...

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Singer Kim Nalley Plays Jazz at Pearl's in San Francisco, April 13-15

Source: Rocket Words
April 12, 2007

Popular vocalist's last Bay Area concert dates before performing trip to Russia San Francisco's North Beach district will be swinging this weekend, as vocalist Kim Nalley settles in for three nights at the classy North Beach nightclub, Jazz at Pearl's. Nalley is well known in the San Francisco Bay Area, across the U.S. and in Europe as well for her performing joie de vivre, sweet 'n' sassy singing style and splendid sense of swing. With influences ranging from the heartfelt ...

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Brian Patneaude Quartet CD Release Party at WAMC Performing Arts Studio Friday 4/20

Source: All About Jazz
April 12, 2007

BRIAN PATNEAUDE QUARTET TO CELEBRATE CD RELEASE @ WAMC PERFORMING ARTS STUDIO'S LINDA NORRIS AUDITORIUM ON FRIDAY APRIL 20th

On Friday, April 20th, the Brian Patneaude Quartet + 1 will celebrate the release of As We Know It (WEPA Records) with a performance at 8:00pm at the WAMC Performing Arts Studio's Linda Norris Auditorium, 339 Central Ave.,Albany, NY. Tickets for the event are $12 and are available online at www.wamcarts.org or by calling: (518) 465-5233 Ext. 4.

The saxophonist will ...

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John Abercrombie Quartet @ The Regatta Bar in Cambridge, MA

Source: Two for the Show Media
April 12, 2007

ECM Recording Artist John Abercrombie will be performing with his Quartet at The Regatta Bar in Cambridge, MA. On April 17th, 2007 for one night only in celebration of the new ECM release The Third Quartet - 7:30PM Showtime

The John Abercrombie Quartet features: John Abercrombie (Guitar) Mark Feldman (Violin) Marc Johnson (Bass) Joey Baron (Drums)

“There is a beguiling sonic transparency to the strings-plus-drums unit, and the players' close artistic bonds ...

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Quinn Lemley Stars as Rita Hayworth in the Heat is On! A Life in Concert Fri May 11 at the Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield CT at 8PM

Source: All About Jazz
April 12, 2007

THE HEAT IS ON! A life in Concert starring Quinn Lemley celebrating Rita Hayworth

Written and Directed by Carter Inskeep

Friday May 11th 8pm The Ridgefield Playhouse Ridgefield, CT

TICKETS: $50 RESERVATIONS: www.ridgefield.org Phone: 203.438.5795

See Quinn's Video from BB's on UTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Pj0ShnW6gM

THE HEAT IS ON! A theatrical concert backed by an 11- piece Big Band Orchestra based on the life of movie ...

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Amy London with Rich Siegel Orchestra 4/14

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
April 11, 2007

Hi All...

My 8-piece orchestra featuring Amy London for ballroom dancing. What could be better?! Come on out!!

Here are the details:

Saturday April 14 from 9pm to 1 am THE RICH SIEGEL ORCHESTRA Spring Ball at The International House (in the ballroom) 500 Riverside Drive (near W. 122 St., across from Grant's tomb) New York, NY 10027

$20 cover at the door, reservations are not taken. The evening includes ...

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Firehouse 12 to Present David Weiss and the Point of Departure Quintet May 11th

Source: Improvised Communications
April 11, 2007

Firehouse 12's 2007 Spring Jazz Series continues on Friday, May 11th with a two-set performance by David Weiss and The Point Of Departure Quintet. Led by trumpeter/composer/arranger David Weiss, and called “a post- bop ensemble stocked with prime talent" by The New York Times' Nate Chinen, the group re-examines and re-imagines music written by some of the late 1960's most innovative composers, including Kenny Cox and the Contemporary Jazz Quintet, Joe Henderson, Andrew Hill and Wayne Shorter.

“His writing may ...

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