Performance / Tour News

David Aaron's Short Memory's "Cynical Rat Bastard" CD Release Party at the 55 Bar on Jan 19th

Source: All About Jazz
January 17, 2006

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Legendary Bassist Reggie Workman presents Brew @ The Stone, Tues., Jan.17, One Set Only!

Source: All About Jazz
January 17, 2006

Legendary Bassist Reggie Workman presents Brew @ The Stone, Tues., Jan.17, One Set Only! Posted: 2006-01-15 Legendary Bassist Reggie Workman starts off the New Year with the innovative collective, Brew, at The Stone. Utilizing compositions and improvisations from each member while including new electronic platforms of sound, this multinational trio seeks to seeks to re-define the assumed role of each instrument.

* Reggie Workman - acoustic bass, didgeridoo * Miya Masaoka - koto, harp * Gerry ...

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Cyrus Chestnut Trio at the Iridium Jazz Club Jan. 20-22

Source: All About Jazz
January 17, 2006

IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121, www.iridiumjazzclub.com Sets at 8 & 10PM Jan. 20-22 Cyrus Chestnut Trio Michael Hawkins-bass and Neal Smith-drums The Iridium Jazz Club is pleased to present the Cyrus Chestnut Trio. The Baltimore born pianist first received his musical training from his father, McDonald Chestnut, at age five. After studies at the Peabody Preparatory Conservatory and the Berklee School of Music his professional career began with John Hendricks (1986-88), ...

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Talented Tenor Saxophonist Javon Jackson Comes to Zanzibar Blue

Source: All About Jazz
January 17, 2006

PHILADELPHIA, PA - Popular JAZZ CLUB and RESTAURANT, ZANZIBAR BLUE, announces the appearance of tenor saxophonist Javon Jackson on Friday and Saturday, February 3 & 4, 2006. (shows rescheduled from November)

Berklee School of Music graduate Javon Jackson began playing the jazz clubs of Denver, Colorado when he was 16. As a high School student, he was a member of McDonald's All-American Band, and it was during this time that he met and became friends with Branford Marsalis.

Invited to ...

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Appearing at the Historic Bohemian Caverns, Conticchio Blows Hard

Source: All About Jazz
January 17, 2006

Explosive and Technically Masterful, Perry Conticchio is blazing the Jazz Trail Wide Open*

GOING FOR ARTIST PREVIEW/CD REVIEW NEW RELEASE “SPEAK YOUR TRUTH"

DC xaxophonist Perry Conticchio is blasting the scene wide open with his passion and grit. Conticchio has been garnering praise endlessly from jazz critics across the U.S. and internationally.

Likened to such legends as John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Hank Mobely, Frank Wess and Sonny Rollins, Conticchio not only has the historical language of his ancestors ...

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Sax legend Reggie Houston Playshops & Performance at The EMP's 6th Annual Jazz in January Series

Source: All About Jazz
January 17, 2006

Former Fats Domino saxman & co-leader of The Charmaine Neville Band, Reggie Houston makes his first Seattle appearance at The EMP's 6th Annual Jazz in January Series, where he'll be performing with his Earth Island Band and leading two playshops. (Most people call them workshops, but when Reggie's at the helm they're too much fun to call work!) Complete details are listed below. January 19 - Elementary Assembly This playshop's for elementary school kids. Time: 10:30 ...

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Lage Lund Quartet Feat. Geoff Keezer at 55bar 1/17

Source: All About Jazz
January 16, 2006

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Legendary Bassist Reggie Workman presents Brew @ The Stone, Tues., Jan.17, One Set Only!

Source: All About Jazz
January 15, 2006

Legendary Bassist Reggie Workman starts off the New Year with the innovative collective, Brew, at The Stone. Utilizing compositions and improvisations from each member while including new electronic platforms of sound, this multinational trio seeks to seeks to re-define the assumed role of each instrument.

* Reggie Workman - acoustic bass, didgeridoo * Miya Masaoka - koto, harp * Gerry Hemingway - drums, percussion Brew Tues., Jan. 17 One Set ...

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