Performance / Tour News

Lea DeLaria Christmas 2006 Dates in London

Source: AirMTM
December 7, 2006

The Dirty Martinis Featuring Lea DeLaria Live at Pizza on the Park 14th - 16th December 2006 Thurs 14th - 15 Fri 15th & Sat 16th - 20

“Lea DeLaria is blessed with one of the most beautiful voices around"--Q

Trailblazing diva Lea DeLaria fronts the outrageously suave Dirty Martini Band, under the musical direction of the eminent pianist and composer Janette Mason. In three special Christmas shows, Lea and the band ...

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David Braid Sextet CD Promotion at the Rex, Toronto, Feb 22-23

Source: Anita Wong
December 7, 2006

DAVID BRAID SEXTET John MacLeod, trumpet Mike Murley, saxophone Gene Smith, trombone David Braid, piano Steve Wallace, bass Terry Clarke, drums

Date/Run: February 22-23, 2007

Time: 9:30 p.m.

Location: The Rex Hotel Jazz & Blues Bar: 194 Queen St. West, Toronto, ON

Information: Tel:(416) 598-2475 Email: [email protected]

Details:

Canadian-born David Braid recently launched his third Sextet CD, ZHEN: The David Braid Sextet Live, Vol. II, following his 2005 ...

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Michelle Walker Performs at Enzo's Dec. 8

Source: All About Jazz
December 7, 2006

Acclaimed jazz vocalist Michelle Walker returns to ENZO's Jazz Room inside The Jolly Madison Hotel on Friday December 8, 2006 performing two sets 8:00pm and 9:30pm. Walker is a recent transplant from Washington, DC to New York City. She is a jazz vocalist, arranger and educator. In just four short years of professional singing, Michelle has begun to amass an impressive musical resume of concert and festival performances, including The Lincoln Center-Women in Jazz Festival, The Silver Spring Jazz Festival, ...

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Henry Grimes's Spaceship on the Highway Quartet Dec. 8 @ Philadelphia's International House

Source: All About Jazz
December 7, 2006

A “free-form summit...dominated by stratospheric eruptions." -Downbeat

Please join us for the east coast debut of Spaceship on the Highway, a new quartet of jazz masters and elder statesmen.

Philadelphia native Henry Grimes performed with Anita O'Day, Sonny Rollins, and the Gerry Mulligan Quartet. A versatile instrumentalist, Grimes (quite remarkably) performed at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival with the Benny Goodman Big Band, Lee Konitz, Sonny Rollins, and Thelonious Monk. In 1961 he became a respected contributor to the Free ...

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SFJAZZ Announces Artist Line-up for 8th Annual Spring Season

Source: Marshall Lamm Promotions & Public Relations
December 6, 2006

SFJAZZ ANNOUNCES THE ARTIST LINE-UP FOR THE 8TH ANNUAL SFJAZZ SPRING SEASON WITH ARTISTIC DIRECTOR JOSHUA REDMAN

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE SFJAZZ COLLECTIVE IN THEIR FOURTH SEASON, 'THE MONK PROJECT,' ETTA JAMES, MCCOY TYNER, DAVE BRUBECK, ALLEN TOUSSAINT, ANGELIQUE KIDJO, DAVE HOLLAND, DIANNE REEVES, CARLINHOS BROWN SEASON RUNS MARCH 8 - JUNE 23, 2007 TICKETS ON SALE JANUARY 7, 2007 (

SAN FRANCISCO)-- Randall Kline, the Executive Director of SFJAZZ--the leading non-profit jazz organization on the West Coast and the presenter ...

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Dekel Bor Trio Featuring Adam Rogers tonight at Smalls

Source: All About Jazz
December 6, 2006

The Dekel Bor Trio is delighted to invite you to the band's last 4 NYC shows until July 2007.

As they prepare to record their next album with Grammy-winning producer Robert Sadin, the trio will be playing every Wednesday in December at Smalls - every week with a very special friend as a guest.

Dec. 6th , 10pm-1:30 am

Dekel Bor Trio featuring Adam Rogers:

Dekel Bor - Guitar Hans Glawishnig - Bass Nadav Snir-Zelniker - Drums

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Lewis Nash Quintet at Rubin Museum in NYC- December 8th, 2006

Source: Two for the Show Media
December 6, 2006

Drummer, Bandleader, & Recording Artist Lewis Nash will be performing with his Quintet at The Rubin Museum in NYC as part of the Harlem in the Himalayas Series on Friday, December 8th, 2006 - 7:00 PM

LEWIS NASH QUINTET- Lewis Nash-(drums) Renee Rosnes- (piano) Steve Nelson-(vibraphone) Peter Washington-(bass) Steve Kroon-(percussion)

Rubin Museum of Art - 150 West 17th Street New York City December 8th, 2006 - Showtime- 7:00 PM Admission $15 Advance, $20 Day of Show. For information call (212) ...

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Vincent Ector Quartet @ the Philadelphia Museum of Art on December 8, 2006

Source: All About Jazz
December 6, 2006

Drummer and recording artist Vincent Ector brings his quartet to the Philadelphia Museum of Art on December 8, 2006. Mr. Ector creates multi-layered compositions and swings effortlessly between bop, funk, and latin grooves.

VINCENT ECTOR QUARTET Friday December 8 Sets @ 5:45 & 7:15 Philadelphia Museum of Art 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA Info: 215-763-8100 www.philamuseum.org

Vince Ector - drums Leon Lee Dorsey ...

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