Performance / Tour News

All Ellington on Ellington Boulevard: Live outdoor concert with The Leif Arntzen Quartet Sat. April 22nd 11 Am to 2 pm

Source: All About Jazz
April 20, 2006

Straus Park Outdoor Concert: The Leif Arntzen Quartet: “All Ellington ...on Ellington" Saturday April 22nd 11 Am to 2 pm (raindate Sunday April 23rd) Straus Park (on Ellington Boulevard) 106th and Broadway New York City Presented by the Friends of Straus Park to celebrate the Anniversary of the park restoration.

“ALL ELLINGTON" with The Leif Arntzen Quartet

Leif on Strauss Park Outdoor Concert:

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Bob Cunningham & Bill Saxton - Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival!

Source: All About Jazz
April 20, 2006

Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 8:00PM

7th Annual Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival Event!

Master Bassist, Bandleader and Composer, Bob Cunningham brings his sultry Jazz Quartet to Solomons Porch! Bob Cunningham formerly toured and recorded with Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Foster, and Leon Thomas.

Special Guest: BILL SAXTON - Sax - has toured and recorded with Mongo Santamaria, Jackie McLean, Pharaoh Sanders.

Sharpe Radway - Keyboards Tony Mapp - Drums

Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 8:00PM Solomon's Porch ...

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Dimitri Vassilakis Wed Apr 19th at Sweet Rhythm 8 and 10 pm. + Thurs Apr 20th at The Cutting Room 9:30 and 10:30pm.

Source: All About Jazz
April 19, 2006

To all my friends in the US.

Dimitri Vassilakis parallel lives

Launch of the new album on Candid Records: Parallel Lines, with Jeff “Tain" Watts on drums and Essiet Okon Essiet on bass. http://www.candidrecords.com/

Wednesday April 19th at Sweet Rhythm New York, 2 sets at 8 and 10 pm. http://www.sweetrhythmny.com/index.html

Dimitri Vassilakis saxes, vocals Rex Richardson trumpet Christos Rafalides vibes Ron McClure bass Steve Johns drums

Thursday April ...

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John Zorn Currates New Vocal Music From Japan in NYC

Source: All About Jazz
April 19, 2006

Japan Society's 2005-2006 performing arts season concludes with two separate concerts that represent an unprecedented meeting of Japan's avant-garde vocal-music masters and U.S.-based experimental musicians. Curated by renowned composer-musician John Zorn and presented in collaboration with his independently operated record label, the “Tzadik Label Music Series: NEW VOICES FROM JAPAN" features a brilliant kaleidoscope of sounds from the boldest vocal works in Japan's new music scene. The roster includes underground noise guitar-hero and Japanese superstar Haino Keiji; vocalist-composer and theremin ...

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Richie Cole and Kate Baker at the Jazz Standard in New York

Source: All About Jazz
April 19, 2006

Richie Cole and the Alto Madness Orchestra, Featuring Kate Baker Together in a Rare New York City Appearance NEW YORK - From Friday, April 21st to Sunday, April 23rd, the world-renowned jazz club The Jazz Standard will host the dynamic Richie Cole and the Alto Madness Orchestra, featuring vocalist Kate Baker and pianist Don Friedman. Named “Best Jazz Club" by New York magazine, only the top jazz musicians grace The Jazz Standard's stages, and Richie Cole and the Alto Madness ...

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Jay Vilnai's Vampire Suit in Princeton, NJ

Source: All About Jazz
April 19, 2006

Once again bringing its unique Balkan-noir sound across the Hudson, Vampire Suit will be playing at the Bebasement Bar in Princeton College on April 21st, 2006, at 10pm.

“The music has enduring beauty that touches on the heart of the Middle East's musical culture while exhibiting western flair. Open improvisations and the spirit of the belly dance coexist, encouraging the traditional undulated hip movements as a supplement to the solid instrumentation...." -Frank Rubolino Cadence Magazine

Vampire Suit draws on Jay ...

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Harlem in the Himalayas Continues into Spring Celebrating Jackie McLean at the Rubin Museum

Source: All About Jazz
April 19, 2006

The Jazz Museum in Harlem 104 E.126th Street New York, N.Y. 10035 212.348.8300

Harlem in the Himalayas Continues into Spring Celebrating Jackie McLean at the Rubin Museum

4/21 - Ren McLean with a tribute to his father, Jackie McLean 5/19 - Jack Walrath 6/2 - Ron Blake 6/9 - Gene Bertoncini (solo guitar) 7/7 - Vijay Iyer Plus five more concerts through July 28. New York, ...

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Pianist David Leonhardt's Upcoming Trio Appearances

Source: All About Jazz
April 19, 2006

April 21 In concert at The Bucks County Community College An Evening Of Gershwin 275 Swamp Road, Newtown PA. Call 215-968-8087. http://www.bucks.edu/cultural

David Leonhardt is featured in an in depth interview in the March issue of Cadence Jazz magazine. Wow!

http://www.davidjazz.com July 7 David Leonhardt trio at The Deer Head Inn w/ David Fathead Newmanhttp://www.deerheadinn.com

July 13-16 Iridium Jazz Club New York city w/ David Fathead Newman http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com

David Leonhardt jazz pianist and composer is featured on the new David ...

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