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Iconic Band Spain, Featuring Singer/Bassist Josh Haden, Announce 6-Week East Coast and European Tour
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1888 Media
U.S. Swing From Jan 28 - Feb 3 Hits Boston, NYC, Philly, D.C. and Brooklyn; Euro Leg Runs From Feb 7 - March 11, Hitting 30 Cities In Twelve Countries; Josh Haden To Perform at Charlie Haden Memorial Show at Town Hall NYC on Jan 13 New Album SARGENT PLACE Dubbed “Dark Swagger” by Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, CA: Iconic band Spain, featuring singer/bassist Josh Haden, have announced a 6-week tour from January 28 - March 10. Kicking off ...
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Guitarist Ben Tyree: Sonic Architectures Live – Feb Residency @ Art Café (Brooklyn, NY)
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Ben Tyree
NYC-based guitarist and composer Ben Tyree presents Sonic Architectures LIVE residency at Art Café in Brooklyn, NY (884-886 Pacific St. @ Underhill Ave – Prospect Heights 11238) every Tuesday evening in February 2015. The residency will allow Tyree to present new works in solo, duet and larger ensemble configurations collaborating with previous as well as new partnerships. Since 2007, Tyree has released recordings of his original work on his own Sonic Architectures label. Sonic Architectures LIVE represents Tyree’s concepts of ...
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Jazz this week: New Year's Eve and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
While the usual holiday-season dearth of touring jazz acts continues, St. Louis' own jazz and creative musicians nevertheless will be taking to local stages this week to celebrate New Year's Eve and subsequently usher in the first weekend of 2015. Here's what's on the schedule... Wednesday, December 31 The annual First Night St. Louis will feature several bands and musicians of interest to StLJN readers, including both trumpeter Kasimu Taylor's quartet and pianist/singer Jesse Gannon at the Kranzberg Arts Center; ...
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Jazz Bridge First Thursday Concert Series In Cheltenham Presents Chico Huff
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Bruce Klauber
The Jazz Bridge First Wednesdays Neighborhood Concerts Series at the Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Ashbourne Road in Cheltenham—presents bassist Chico Huff on Wednesday, February 4. Showtime is 7:30 p.m., tickets are $10/$5 for students, and are only available at the door. For info: 215-517-8337 or visit jazzbridge.org/events/neighborhood-concerts. Originally a guitarist, Arlie “Chico” Huff has been playing music professionally – on bass—since he was 15 years old. Though never formally trained, he got serious, on-the-job training during his years living ...
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Jazz this week: Good 4 The Soul returns to the Bistro, Okoiucho, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The weeks of Christmas and New Year's Day usually are relatively slow for live jazz and creative music here in St. Louis, as most touring bands are off the road while many local musicians and venues also are enjoying a brief respite. Still, once we get to the weekend, there are some shows of note around town, and so we're going to tell you about them right now.... Friday, December 26 In what's become an annual post-Christmas engagement, Good 4 ...
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Ho-Ho-Ho Jazz
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
Guitarist Nate Najar brought his jazz holiday show to Sarasota on Saturday evening with special guest Harry Allen. The South County Jazz Club event at the Glenridge Performing Arts Center blended jazz treatments of holiday material with some jazz classics. The event marked the club's first opportunity to hear trumpeter James Suggs, an upstate New York native who moved to the St. Petersburg area this year after having spent the past eight years living and working in Argentina. He was ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, December 19-25
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
For likely the first time ever, the Twin Cities jazz scene will be broadly represented in the release of a CD sampling 13 working bands on Saturday night. It's wedged into an otherwise busy jazz week — Debbie Duncan at Parma, Donald Washington at the Black Dog, Dean Granros at Jazz Central, Doc Severinsen at Orchestra Hall, the annual Peterson Family holiday party at the Dakota, Karrin Allyson's annual holiday visit to the Dakota, Anthony Cox with Mike Lewis and ...
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Dion Parson & 21st Century Band at Ginny's (NYC) on January 10
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
World Premiere Preview of New CD - St. Thomas January 10, 2015 7:30pm & 9:30pm / $15 Dion Parson - drums Ron Blake - saxophone Rashawn Ross - trumpet Carlton Holmes - piano Victor Provost - steel pan Alioune Faye - percussion/ sabar drums Ginny's Supper Club 310 Lenox Avenue New York, NY 10027 phone: 212-421-3821 This January 10th, Dion Parson & ...
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