Performance / Tour News

Pianist Sayuri Goto Upcoming Appearances

Source: All About Jazz
August 3, 2006

"Goto's clean precise touch makes her a wonderful new voice in the bop tradition, her originals display a melodically strong composer." --Elliott Simon, All About Jazz

8/5 TOWER RECORD LINCORNCENTER 1961 Broadway New York, NY 10023 (212) 799-2500 from1pm Sayuri Goto(p) Lonnie Plaxico(b) Willard Dyson(ds)

8/9 KITANO Kitano; 66 Park Ave. @ 38th St. (212) 885-7119 No Cover $10 minimum/set 2 sets 8pm and 9:45pm Sayuri Goto(p) Kenny Davis(b) Willard Dyson (ds)

8/29 The NYC BAHA'I ...

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Buck Hill Upcoming Appearances In Celebration Of His New CD "Relax" (Severn Records)

Source: All About Jazz
August 3, 2006

Severn Records Is Pleased To Announce Upcoming Appearances For Buck Hill In Celebration Of His New CD Relax (Severn Records)

August 5th Sabang Restaurant Sabang Restaurant 2504 Ennalls Avenue Wheaton MD 20902 301-942-7859

August 21st Blues Alley Blues Alley 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW Washington, DC 20007 Tel: (202) 337-4141

Buck Hill Relax Severn Records 0039

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Joel Harrison August 31 at Rose Recital Hall/University of Pennsylvania

Source: All About Jazz
August 2, 2006

PRESS RELEASE: Two for the Show Media Chris DiGirolamo 108-20 Metropolitan Ave. Suite #2 - Forest Hills, NY 11375, Tel 718 669 0752, Email: [email protected] ______________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Guitarist/composer Joel Harrison will be performing his musical suite Vox Americana on August 31st, 2006 at Rose Recital Hall at the University of Pennsylvania, 34th and Walnut St., Philadelphia.

Admission:$12, Showtime: 8 PM. Tickets at: www.ticketweb.com or call 215-898-6244 for further information.

“A brilliant, ever-inventive guitarist"--Richard Gehr, Village Voice

On Thursday, ...

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Dick Sudhalter Benefit Concert Sunday, September 10 7-10 P.M. At St. Peter's Lutheran Church

Source: All About Jazz
August 2, 2006

Dan Levinson and Randy Sandke present A Benefit Concert for RICHARD M. SUDHALTER Author, Musician, Jazz Historian

Richard M. Sudhalter has played a crucial role in the field of jazz. An author (Bix: Man and Legend, Lost Chords: White Musicians and their Contribution to Jazz, Stardust Melody: The Life and Music of Hoagy Carmichael), musician, historian, researcher, teacher, and critic, he has been largely unable perform any of these functions since suffering ...

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A 50th Anniversary Tribute to the Sounds of Forbidden Planet, August 24

Source: All About Jazz
August 2, 2006

SASSAS PRESENTS FOUR COMPOSERS INFLUENCED BY LEGENDARY FORBIDDEN PLANET SOUNDTRACK FOR FINAL SCHINDLER HOUSE CONCERT THIS SUMMER

Fifty years ago, in April 1956, Louis and Bebe Barron finished the first completely electronic score for a full-length feature film, achieving, for the first time, a soundtrack free from dependence on conventional musical instruments. MGM's science fiction classic, Forbidden Planet, starring Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis and Leslie Nielsen was a fantastical deep space predecessor to Star Trek that unapologetically set the standard ...

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Sten Hostfalt, Katt Hernandez at the Cinema, Philadelphia, Aug. 4

Source: All About Jazz
August 2, 2006

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Firehouse 12 Announces Fall 2006 Concert Schedule

Source: All About Jazz
August 1, 2006

NEW HAVEN, CT -- Firehouse 12 is proud to announce its Fall 2006 concert season, which kicks off Friday, September 22nd with a solo performance by acclaimed pianist Matthew Shipp. All performances include two sets beginning at 8:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. respectively. Tickets are $15 for the opening set and $10 for the second set. A season pass for both sets of every show is available for $175 until September 22nd. Tickets are available online at http://www.firehouse12.com, by phone ...

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Ron Carter Quartet this Friday at the American Museum of Natural History's Rose Center for Earth and Space

Source: All About Jazz
August 1, 2006

STARRY NIGHTS LIVE JAZZ AT THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY'S ROSE CENTER FOR EARTH AND SPACE WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM Broadcasts Live Performances Every Other Month Starry Nights, the enormously popular series of live jazz performances presented the first Friday of every month, continues in the American Museum of Natural History's Rose Center for Earth and Space. The series features renowned jazz musicians performing in one of the most spectacular settings in New York. Visitors ...

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