Performance / Tour News

Gregg Brennan Aiseiri Quintet @ The Rex in Toronto, Canada Apr.26th

Source: All About Jazz
April 23, 2006

On Wednesday, April 26, composer/drummer Gregg Brennan will bring his quintet Aiseiri to the Rex Hotel in Toronto, Ontario Canada. Show starts about 9:30, $5 CDN @ the door. Gregg Brennan is a graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston Mass. He is an active composer and painter as well as a bandleader and educator. He has performed with, among others: Jeff Perry, Zulfugar Baghirov, Miles Li, Jeff Stout, Ed Saindon, Paul Elmen, Fernando Mainer, Stephane Wrembel and Danny ...

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Strathmore Presents Keith Killgo / Renowned jazz percussionist performs as part of Strathmore's Artist in Residence Program

Source: All About Jazz
April 22, 2006

N. Bethesda, MD: Jazz percussionist and Washington D.C. native Keith Killgo will perform at Strathmore during the month of April as part of Strathmore's Artist in Residence program. His public performances on Wednesday, April 5 and Wednesday, April 26 will take place in the intimate 100-seat Music Room in the Mansion at Strathmore at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10. The performance on April 5 will feature the standards, including arrangements from the JFK Quintet, and original music from Keith's latest ...

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Onaje Allan Gumbs Performs at Lenox Lounge

Source: All About Jazz
April 22, 2006

Pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs performs at the Lenox Lounge on Friday, May 26 to Saturday, May 27. Sets begin at 8:00, 10:30, and 11:00. The Friday night second set will feature special guests: singer Connie James and actor Obba Babatunde. On Saturday night, German rock singer Inga Rumpf will join the band for the second set.

Harlem-born, Queens-raised, Onaje Allan Gumbs has enjoyed a career as first-call sideman, valued arranger and composer, producer, and most importantly, bandleader and recording artist. ...

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Denny Zeitlin UPDATE: Radio, Video, and Live Performance

Source: All About Jazz
April 21, 2006

Four upcoming events highlight the 40+ years of contribution to jazz made by internationally renowned pianist-composer-psychiatrist Denny Zeitlin:

1) 1960s: RADIO: Sunday, April 23, 11PM-12 MN, Eastern Daylight Time, WBGO-FM (88.3): Bill Kirchner, highly respected musician, jazz educator, and musicologist features Denny Zeitlin's Columbia trio recordings from the sixties in his “Jazz From the Archives" Series. For those outside the NYC Metropolitan area the program is simultaneously broadcast on the internet on a one-time basis at , e.g., West Coast ...

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All Ellington Sat/Sun Cancelled this Weekend Due to Weather Forecast

Source: All About Jazz
April 21, 2006

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Borah Bergman Solo Piano Performance Thursday, April 27th at Location One 8:30 PM

Source: All About Jazz
April 21, 2006

On April 27th one of the great jazz pianists, Borah Bergman, will give a solo piano performance at Location One, 20 Greene St. between Canal and Grand. Subways to Canal Street. Two blocks west of Broadway, 8:30 PM. $15 at the Door, Location One Harvestworks DTW Members. students seniors $10. Roulette members free. Reservations 212 219 8242. http://www.location1.org As a teenager Borah Bergman saw the one handed pianist, Paul Wittgenstein perform. His one hand was his left hand. This inspired ...

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Francina Connors Duo @ Creole Jazz Brunch, Sun., April 23, 2-6pm

Source: All About Jazz
April 21, 2006

From the roots of jazz to bebop, Jazz Vocalist Francina Connors covers alot of ground! Catch her with accompanist Stephen Lee at East Harlem's Newest Supper Club, Creole, for a fun afternoon of fine cuisine, jazz, spirituals and more! The Francina Connors Duo Francina Connors (Voice) Stephen Lee (Piano) Creole Jazz Brunch Sun., Apr.23, 2006 2-6pm @ Creole East Harlem's Newest Supper Club

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Alex Kontorovich's Deep Minor to play the Knitting Factory April 23

Source: All About Jazz
April 21, 2006

Alex Kontorovich's Deep Minor at The Knitting Factory, in the Old Office: Sunday, April 23th, 2006 at 6:30pm New York, NY: The Knitting Factory (74 Leonard Street). The performance of Alex Kontorovich's Deep Minor will begin at 6:30pm. Dive into the rambunctious rhythmic grooves and lose yourself in the intimate improvisations of Deep Minor--the latest project of all original compositions from reedman/bandleader Alex Kontorovich. To create this high energy quartet, Kontorovich joins forces with three premiere world jazz musicians: Brandon ...

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