Performance / Tour News

Avishai Cohen-Live at the Blue Note - April 17-22

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
April 3, 2007

Avishai Cohen-Live at The Blue Note - April 17-22 In Celebration of His First-Ever Live CD/DVD As Is . . . Live At The Blue Note (Half Note Records/RazDaz Recordz in stores on April 24) This week at The Blue Note is part of the U.S. Tour Celebrating this CD/DVD release, and introducing to the States, Avishai Cohen's phenomenal new pianist Shai Maestro, from Jerusalem “ . . . one of the best double-bassists in the ...

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Orrin Evans' Birthday Celebration @ Ortlieb's Jazzhaus on April 7, 2007

Source: All About Jazz
April 3, 2007

Celebrate pianist Orrin Evans birthday with Evans and his quintet at Ortlieb's Jazzhaus on April 7, 2007.

ORRIN EVANS QUINTET Orrin Evans - piano Eric Revis - bass Jerome Jennings - drums Duane Eubanks - trumpet JD Walter - vocals

Ortlieb's Jazzhaus April 7, 2007 847 N 3rd St Philadelphia, PA 19123 Tel: (215) 922-1035 www.ortliebsjazzhaus.com ...

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Mingus Big Band Tuesday, April 3rd at the Iridium Jazz Club

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

Mingus Big Band

Tuesday, April 3, 2007 Sets at 8:30 & 10:30PM

IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121

Trumpets: Vitaly Golovnev Jack Walrath Kenny Rampton

Saxophones: Wayne Escoffery Vincent Herring Abraham Burton Jaleel Shaw Ronnie Cuber

Trombones: Earl McIntrye Luis ...

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The Brooklyn Repertory Ensemble at Sugar Hill Supper Club April 7th

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

Jazzpazazz Preservation Society Incorporated Presents Jazzpazazz Connections: From Memory to Digital Storytelling

Celebrating The Musicians Of Brooklyn

Featuring The Brooklyn Repertory Ensemble, Directed by Wade Barnes

Date: April 7 Time: 1pm-4pm Sugar Hill Supper Club 609-615 Dekalb Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11216 (718)797-1727

Cover: $20.00

The Brooklyn Repertory Ensemble has emerged, since its inception in 2001, as one of the great bands. Its members have extensive experience, along with ...

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Amiri Baraka Added to Highlights in Jazz Presents Thelonious Monk 90th Birthday Celebration Thursday, April 12th at Tribeca Performing Arts Center

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

Jack Kleinsinger and Highlights In Jazz are very pleased to announce that acclaimed poet and playwrite Amiri Baraka has just been added to the program reading very short poems from his new book The Book of Monk (Razor) & one poem from his book Funk Lore ((Littoral).

Amiri Baraka, born in 1934, in Newark, New Jersey, USA, is the author of over 40 books of essays, poems, drama, and music history and criticism, a poet icon and revolutionary political activist ...

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Chris Burnett Featured Monthly at the Drum Room

Source: Paul Collins Artist Management International
April 3, 2007

Kansas City USA -- A native of the Kansas City Area, award-winning composer and creatively original saxophone artist Chris Burnett got off to his prolific professional start at the age of 18 years old while performing, touring and recording with Army bands from 1974-1996. His 22-year career with noteworthy professional military music organizations provided vast legitimate educational opportunities that covered several specific areas of musical study; while simultaneously providing the essential incomparable real world performing and touring experiences that are ...

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Carlos Barbosa-Lima American Music / American Art Lecture and Performance Thursday, April 5th Amon Carter Museum

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

American Music / American Art Lecture and performance When: Thursday, April 5, 6 p.m. Where: Amon Carter Museum, 3501 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX Cost: $10 - $12 Age limit: All ages World-class guitarist Carlos Barbosa-Lima will perform the music of George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, Scott Joplin, and other American composers to complement the American art of the early twentieth century from the Carter's collection. Rebecca Lawton, curator of paintings and ...

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Julio Santillan Solo Guitar At The Auditorium Of The Consulate General Of Argentina on Friday, April 20

Source: All About Jazz
April 3, 2007

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