Performance / Tour News

Worst Pop Band Ever CD Release

Source: All About Jazz
April 17, 2006

Imagine if you will, 5 very different people joined together by a love of “popular" music but also improvisation.

Now imagine, these 5 very odd people coming together and creating a CD of studio recordings and live songs taken from a show with Sony recording artists, the Bad Plus, during the Downtown Toronto Jazz Festival's 20th anniversary celebration.

Dafydd Hughes (the Deborahs, Esthero, Chris Hunt tentet), Drew Birston (Ron Davis, Chantal Kreviazuk, Kevin Barrett), Chris Gale (Rich Underhill, Blue Rodeo, ...

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Jazz Vocalist & Dynamic Entertainer George Evans at NYC's Danny's Skylight Room

Source: All About Jazz
April 17, 2006

Thrilling Canadian Jazz Vocalist and Dynamic Entertainer George Evans Comes to “Danny's Skylight Room" April 19, 20 & 21 With his exciting new show “Bewitched" Featuring selections from his latest CD: Bewitched (M-Swing Records - Festival Distribution - 2006 Release) “George Evans sings with knowledge, skill, artistic sensibility and a willingness to get up there and take chances" --Will Friedwald, The New York Sun NEW YORK CITY: Thrilling Canadian jazz vocalist and dynamic entertainer, George Evans, ...

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Dimitri Vassilakis Parallel Lives in New York and Chicago

Source: All About Jazz
April 17, 2006

Launch of the new album on Candid Records: parallel lines, with Jeff “Tain" Watts on drums and Essiet Okon Essiet on bass.

Wednesday April 19th at Sweet Rhythm, New York, 2 sets at 8 and 10 pm.

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

Thursday April 20th at The Cutting Room, New York, 2 sets at 9:30 and 10:30pm.

Dimitri Vassilakis saxes, vocals ...

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Russ Lorenson CD Release Event at The Empire Plush Room

Source: All About Jazz
April 17, 2006

RL Productions and LML Music celebrate the release of Russ Lorenson's debut CD, A Little Travelin' Music, with a CD Release Party and Show at The Empire Plush Room, 940 Sutter Street in San Francisco, May 1, 2006 at 7:30PM. Tickets for the show are $25 per person, and include a post-show champagne reception. Tickets may be purchased online at www.russlorenson.com. Backed by the Kelly Park Jazz Quartet, Russ will perform selections from the CD, as well as give a ...

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Julie Hardy @ La Lanterna / Bar Next Door With Ben Monder, guitar and Matt Clohesy, bass

Source: All About Jazz
April 17, 2006

On Monday, April 24th (8:00-11:30pm) at La Lanterna / Bar Next Door, vocalist and composer Julie Hardy will perform with guitarist Ben Monder and bassist Matt Clohesy. Both Monder and Clohesy will be featured on her next CD release on Fresh Sound New Talent records. A vast array of material will be presented including standards, original compositions and modern pieces from Hardy's latest CD release, “A Moment's Glance". La Lanterna / Bar Next Door is located at 129 Macdougal Street, ...

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David Liebman Quartet At The Jazz Standard Apr. 18-20

Source: All About Jazz
April 16, 2006

TUE - THU APRIL 18-20 David Liebman Quartet David Liebman - saxophones Vic Juris - guitar Tony Marino - bass Marko Marcinko - drums

At The Jazz Standard 116 East 27th Street (btw. Park and Lex.) 212-576-2232 http://www.jazzstandard.net/ $20.00 Sets at 7:30 and 9:30

David Liebman is a renaissance man in contemporary music. He has played ...

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Melody Breyer-Grell's What's so Funny About Jazz? At The Triad Theatre

Source: All About Jazz
April 16, 2006

Melody Breyer-Grell Vocal Comedienne Extraordinaire

What' So Funny About Jazz??!!!!

April 18th @ 9:15PM & April 22 @ 5:00PM At Triad Theatre 158 w. 72nd street 10$ music charge 2 drink min. & Yummy Snacks on the House 158 w. 72nd street Reservations 212-362-2511

Melody Breyer-Grell may not have a right to sing the blues, but she certainly knows how to whine about them!

In a business where ...

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Tim Berne's Big Satan at Firehouse 12

Source: All About Jazz
April 16, 2006

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