Performance / Tour News

JC Hopkins Biggish Band Featuring Andromeda Turre and Special Guest Victor Lewis at Sol Sunday, March 11th 8PM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
March 7, 2007

JC HOPKINS BIGGISH BAND featuring ANDROMEDA TURRE and special guest VICTOR LEWIS at SOL 609 WEST 29TH NY,NY SUNDAY, MARCH 11TH 8PM DANCE LESSONS @ 7PM 212-643-6464 http://www.sol-nyc.com/

Legendary jazz drummer Victor Lewis (Sonny Rollins), joins Grammy nominated JC Hopkins and his Biggish Band for a night of hard bop and original swing. The band features “some of the finest musicians in the city" (NY Times) ...

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Linda Kosut Reprises Sold out Tribute to Oscar Brown, Jr. at Octavia Lounge

Source: Jizel Music
March 7, 2007

Back By Popular Demand! Linda Kosut Reprises Sold Out Tribute to Oscar Brown, Jr. at Octavia Lounge

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 Octavia Lounge for two nights only, March 24 & April 7, at 8:00pm. The Octavia Lounge is located at 1772 Market Street at Octavia Blvd, SF. Reservations (800) 838-3006 or online at ...

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Cliff Korman Brazilian Jazz Ensemble Tuesday March 13th 7PM Billie Holiday Theatre Restoration Plaza

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
March 6, 2007

The Cliff Korman Brazilian Jazz Ensemble Presentsthe Culminating Concert of their Chamber Music America Residency Grant THREE TRADITIONS JOINED An evening of Original and Traditional Brazilian Popular Music and the Celebration of Carnaval Peter Brainin (woodwinds), Andy Eulau (bass) Caf (percussion), Vanderlei Pereira (drums) Rosamaria Moraes (choreography) Students of PS 3 (Bedford Stuyvesant) and 32 (Gowanus-Carroll Gardens) will sing, dance, and join in the percussion section DATE: Tuesday March 13 TIME: 7PM LOCALE: Billie Holiday Theatre ...

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Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet at Boston Center for the Arts April 12th

Source: Improvised Communications
March 6, 2007

Thursday, April 12th at 7:00 p.m. Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet Hammond Residential GMAC Real Estate Performing Arts Series Boston Center for the Arts 527 Tremont Street in Boston, MA MBTA: Back Bay (Orange), Copley (Green), and Bus #43 Admission is free For guaranteed seating, please call (617) 587-4622

Taylor Ho Bynum, cornet; Matt Bauder, tenor saxophone, clarinet and bass clarinet; Jessica Pavone, viola and ...

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Gene Ess "Sandbox & Sanctum" at Blue Note, March 11, 2007

Source: Kari-On Productions
March 6, 2007

A rare combination of facility and emotion drives Sandbox and Sanctum with energy and unrelenting genius of composition. Guiatarist Gene Ess has put together a fascinating Quartet featuring Grammy nominated, Donny McCaslin (sax), Gene Jackson (drums), and Harvie S (bass). Ess's out of the box, hard driving, modern guitar lines create a release filled with depth and angular colors. Sandbox and Sanctum is a release for the hard-core listener that expects superior musicianship and cerebral interaction. Ess has caught the ...

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Piramuz Performing at the Dering Arms in Pluckley, Kent, March 10

Source: All About Jazz
March 6, 2007

Will Minting (Keyboards, Vocals), Alistair Redler (Bass), Alex Schatunowski (Guitar) & John Roberts (Drums) will be performing at The Dering Arms, Pluckley, Kent on Saturday 10 March 2007. Reputedly England's most haunted village, PIRAMUZ return to Pluckley to exorcise demons from their previous performances. Nobody who attended PIRAMUZ debut gig will forget the Spinal Tap-esque stage show, when a music stand mysteriously wobbled, causing music scores to disperse like confetti. Alex Schatunowski said “The beer is always good at The ...

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The Harlem Renaissance Orchestra Featured at Night of Stars Scholarship Concert Friday, March 9th 7:30PM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
March 6, 2007

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Ted Trimble Trio Live at the Waterstone Grill Sat March 10th

Source: All About Jazz
March 6, 2007

Ted Trimble Trio Live at the Waterstone Grill Saturday March 10th

Featuring John Hart, guitar, and Steve Williams on drums.

This is the start of a series of Saturday afternoon gigs. Go to the website below for further details. It starts at either 1:00 or 2:00 PM depending on the brunch crowd. And check out www.waterstonegrill.com for directions and prices for food and drink. It's on Pearl Street Downtown. Support jazz and culture Downtown.

Come out for a swinging time! ...

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