Performance / Tour News

This Friday, Gary Lucas plays "The Golem" @ Rubin Museum of Art NYC 9:30PM

Source: All About Jazz
February 9, 2006

FLASH! Jeff Buckley's “Grace" album (title song co-written and performed by Gary Lucas) just voted the #13 Best Album Ever by the readers of Q Magazine. This Friday, Gary Lucas plays “The Golem" @ Rubin Museum of Art NYC. From the Village Voice last week: “Lucas's undefinable coup of a score to the '20s German expressionist film The Golem blended non-Klezmer Jewish roots with jazz and whatever else would evoke the film's eerie cosmology. His shape-shifting music is still among ...

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Fred Hersch Announces National Solo Tour Dates

Source: All About Jazz
February 9, 2006

Fred Hersch in Amsterdam: Live at the Bimhuis released on Palmetto Records In stores February 21, 2006

New York, NY - Shortly following the release of Fred Hersch in Amsterdam: Live at the Bimhuis on February 21st, Hersch will be the first pianist in the 70-year history of the Village Vanguard to perform an entire week of solo piano at the legendary venue February 28 through March 5, 2006. These performances will kick off a national tour that ...

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Carnegie Hall News: Patricia Barber, 3/22/06

Source: All About Jazz
February 9, 2006

CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS JAZZ PIANIST-VOCALIST PATRICIA BARBER IN ZANKEL HALL ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22 AT 8:30 P.M. The Concert Includes Jazz Standards, Improvisations, and Original Compositions by Ms. Barber Jazz pianist-vocalist Patricia Barber performs jazz standards, improvisations, and her own original compositions in Zankel Hall on Wednesday, March 22 at 8:30 p.m. For this performance, Ms. Barber is joined by the members of her quartet-guitarist Neal Alger , bassist Michael Arnopol , and drummer Eric Montzka . This is the ...

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Maynard Ferguson & His Big Bop Nouveau Band to Appear March 3rd in Highland, IN

Source: All About Jazz
February 9, 2006

Highland H.S. Band Boosters are proud to host Maynard Ferguson and His Big Bop Nouveau Band in concert on Friday, March 3rd, 2006 at Highland High School's Monbeck Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Highland High School is located at 9135 Erie St., Highland, IN, less than 10 miles east of the Illinois border, just south of Chicago. Reserved seat tickets can be purchased by calling (219) 923-0010 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., C.S.T. Ticket prices are $25, ...

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Ed Cherry Trio at Jules Bistro February 9

Source: All About Jazz
February 8, 2006

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Gary Lucas plays "The Golem" @ Rubin Museum of Art NYC 2/10/06

Source: All About Jazz
February 8, 2006

February 3, 2006 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Gary Lucas plays “The Golem" @ Rubin Museum of Art NYC 2/10/06 From the Village Voice this week: “Lucas's undefinable coup of a score to the '20s German expressionist film The Golem blended non-Klezmer Jewish roots with jazz and whatever else would evoke the film's eerie cosmology--he performs it next week at Rubin Museum of Art. His shape-shifting music is still among the more sophisticated expressions of a cultural consciousness." Friday ...

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Emme Kemp - Live & Embracing At Copeland's

Source: All About Jazz
February 8, 2006

Emme Kemp Live & Embracing!

Emme Kemp paved the way for women in music today, as Bandleader, Broadway Composer Vocalist and Pianist. Emme, ahead of her time independently produced her own original songs and music, which are featured on her latest CD Try A Little Tenderness. The Woody Allen film Sweet and Lowdown features Emme in a Chicago jam-session scene with Sean Penn. Kemp's extensive resume is a testament to her illustrious career. Emme Kemp is admired and respected by ...

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Rob Scheps in Duo, Big Band & Orchestra in Portland & Salem, Oregon Feb. 10 - 19

Source: All About Jazz
February 8, 2006

Wide ranging saxophonist Rob Scheps will perform in a variety of contexts and styles in Portland this month.

Shows:

Fri., Feb. 10: Duo w/ pianist Darrell Grant (Tony Williams, Betty Carter) LV's Uptown 310 SW Lincoln; Portland 7- 10 pm (Scheps on tenor sax) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Sat. Feb. 11, Sun. Feb. 12, Mon. Feb. 13: (alto sax on the Berg Violin Concerto) w/ Oregon Symphony, Carlos Kalmar conducting Arlene ...

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