Performance / Tour News

Mel Davis & Friends at Trumpets Saturday, Dec. 30th 8:30 PM & 10:30 PM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
December 19, 2006

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'Harlem Speaks' with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Thursday, December 21st 6:30 pm FREE at The Museum of the City of New York

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
December 19, 2006

The Jazz Museum in Harlem 104 East 126th Street New York, NY 10035 Harlem Speaks with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at The Museum of the City of New York interviewed by Christian McBride, Larry Blumenfeld host: Maxx Myrick, XM Satellite Radio HARLEM SPEAKS Thursday, December 21st Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Hall of Famer 6:30 pm The Museum of the City of New York ...

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ROVA:Orkestrova Presents John Coltrane's Electric Ascension, Philadelphia, Feb 10, 2007

Source: Marshall Lamm Promotions & Public Relations
December 18, 2006

ROVA:ORKESTROVA PRESENTS JOHN COLTRANE'S ELECTRIC ASCENSION WITH ROVA SAXOPHONE QUARTET, NELS CLINE AND OTHER SPECIAL GUESTS; EXCLUSIVE PHILADELPHIA PERFORMANCE

As part of the 5 Concert Series, Seraphic Light: Celebrating John Coltrane's 80th Birthday, Ars Nova Workshop and International House Philadelphia present the world-renowned improvisational group ROVA Saxophone Quartet in an exclusive performance of John Coltrane's “Ascension." rearranged in electrifying style on Saturday, February 10, 2007. Famed for its monumental scale and raw emotional power, John Coltrane's “Ascension" has been rearranged ...

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Refuge Trio with Theo Bleckmann, John Hollenbeck and Gary Versace at Joe's Pub 1/13/07 at 7PM

Source: All About Jazz
December 17, 2006

"Expect the unexpected with the refuge trio, featuring the vocalist Theo Bleckmann, the drummer John Hollenbeck, and the keyboardist Gary Versace. Bleckmann and Hollenbeck have enough new-music, cabaret, and jazz chops to move the music in any direction they want, while Versace has lately been making big noise on his Hammond organ." - The New Yorker Refuge Trio takes its name from the Joni Mitchell song “Refuge of the Roads". The collaborative trio was formed to play at the 2002 ...

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Steve Weingart Band debut live performance "Dark Blue Dream"

Source: All About Jazz
December 17, 2006

STEVE WEINGART BAND featuring STEVE WEINGART (Keyboards), FRANK GAMBALE (Guitar), TOM BRECHTLEIN (Drums), CARLITOS DEL PUERTO (Bass) Wednesday December 20, 2006. 8:30 PM -- La Ve Lee, 12514 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA 91604 (818) 980-8158 www.laveleejazzclub.com The STEVE WEINGART BAND will be giving their first live performance on Wednesday December 20, 2006, at La Ve Lee, Studio City, CA, debuting tracks from “Dark Blue Dream" [Skeewa Music, 2006]. Featuring internationally acclaimed musicians and LA jazz club favourites Steve Weingart ...

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Steve Weingart band announce "Dark Blue Dream" gig dates

Source: All About Jazz
December 16, 2006

Steve Weingart's band will be debuting tracks from their recent release Dark Blue Dream (Skeewa Music, 2006) on the following dates in the Los Angeles area:

20 Dec 2006 20:30 Steve Weingart band, La Ve Lee, Studio City, CA

19 Jan 2007 19:00 Steve Weingart band, “Sabian Live!" party @ the NAMM Show-Hilton Hotel Anaheim, CA

Steve Weingart's band features:

Frank Gambale (Guitar) Tom Brechtlein (Drums) Carlitos Del Puerto (Bass) Steve Weingart (Keyboards)

For ...

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Russ Lorenson returns to New York with his tribute to Tony Bennett

Source: RL Productions
December 15, 2006

Russ Lorenson returns to New York City with his acclaimed show, Benedetto/Blessed: A Tribute to the Life and Music of Tony Bennett, for two performances only, at The Hideaway Room at Helen's, 169 Eighth Avenue, New York City, NY 10011. The shows are being presented as official Showcase events as part of the 50th Annual Members Conference of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP), to be held January 19-23, 2007 in New York City. The ...

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Sean Noonan's Brewed By Noon American Composers Forum premiere w/ Marc Ribot, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Mat Maneri, Abdoulaye Diabate, Susan McKeown etc.

Source: All About Jazz
December 15, 2006

NOONAN'S BREWED BY NOON DELIVERS A RICH BLEND OF TRADITIONS ON STORIES TO TELL

Songlines Debut from NY-based Drummer Fuses Jazz-Punk, Rock, Blues with Celtic and West African Rhythms

Speaking of his Brewed by Noon project, which will release its new CD, Stories To Tell, on January 9, 2007, drummer Sean Noonan describes it as “tribal rhythms by an Irish griot". “My goal is to adapt folklore in a modern jazz context, merging storytelling and folk music from bardic and ...

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