Performance / Tour News

Sofia Laiti at Brooklyn Art Nights/Club Europa on Sunday Sept. 18th at 8 PM & 9 PM

Source: All About Jazz
September 16, 2005

Vocalist SOFIA LAITI At Brooklyn Art Nights / Club Europa http://www.nydai.org/artnights_schedule.asp On Sunday September 18th at 8 PM & 9 PM 98-104 Meserole Avenue Brooklyn Directions: http://www.nydai.org/artnights_directions.html Price: $10. Free for students before 8 PM. Sofia Laiti, vocals Carlton Holmes, piano Tarus Mateen, bass Quotes: ..”her voice is fresh, deeply sensual at times, new sound that takes jazz in a new direction.” Karl Stober, www.eJazzNews.com ..”Her vocal approach is fiercely original, both rooted in, and departing from, the tradition. In ...

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Shemekia Copeland Celebrates New Release with Performance in Collingswood

Source: All About Jazz
September 15, 2005

"Young Shemekia is the most soul-shaking, big-voiced blues singer in years." - Village Voice

“Volcanic delivery and straight-from -the-gut realism...a masterful blend of fiery blues, ballsy ballads and electrifying rockers." - Vibe

Grammy-nominated and Harlem-bred vocalist Shemekia Copeland celebrates the release of her new CD, The Soul Truth, with a live performance in Collingswood. Legendary Stax guitarist / songwriter / producer Steve Cropper produced Copeland's The Soul Truth, flavoring the recording with solid doses of Memphis ...

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Alligator Recording Artists Roomful of Blues to Perform Live in Arden

Source: All About Jazz
September 15, 2005

ALLIGATOR RECORDING ARTISTS ROOMFUL OF BLUES TO PERFORM LIVE IN ARDEN!

“A sheer joy...contagious, finger-popping, head-bopping grooves...the horns blast loud & proud...explosive & electrifying." - Blues Revue

The horn-fueled, jumping, swinging, award-winning band, Roomful of Blues, will celebrate the release of its new Alligator CD, Standing Room Only, with a live performance in Arden. The great Count Basie called them, “the hottest blues band I've ever heard." DownBeat said the band is “in a class by itself." Without ...

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Po'Jazz at The Cornelia Street Cafe Thursday, September 15th, 2005 6 - 8 p.m.

Source: All About Jazz
September 15, 2005

September 15, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia Street Greenwich Village, NY 10014 Tel: 212-989-9319 Fax: 212-243-4207 Web: corneliastreetcafe.com between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1,9 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, F to West 4th St. “a culinary as well as a cultural landmark" Mayoral Proclamation, City of New York 1987 For immediate release Po'Jazz at The Cornelia Street Cafe Poetry in Partnership ...

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Dom Minasi Kavehaz Thurs. Sept. 15 6-9PM

Source: All About Jazz
September 15, 2005

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Cornelia Street Cafe September Update Music + Spoken Word

Source: All About Jazz
September 15, 2005

September 15, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia Street Greenwich Village, NY 10014 Tel: 212-989-9319 Fax: 212-243-4207 Web: corneliastreetcafe.com between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1,9 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, F to West 4th St. “a culinary as well as a cultural landmark" Mayoral Proclamation, City of New York 1987 Fri Sep 16 CLIFF KORMAN QUARTET (Billy Drewes, woodwinds; AndyEulau, bass; Vanderlei ...

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Nicole Henry sings at the "Brooklyn Sings, Brooklyn Swings"Concert Series

Source: All About Jazz
September 15, 2005

September 15, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Press Release Award Winning Vocalist Nicole Henry Returns to New York for the “Brooklyn Sings, Brooklyn Swings" Concert Series Thursday, September 22 at 7:00pm ____________________________________________ Nicole Henry will perform a concert as part of the “Brooklyn Sings, Brooklyn Swings" Concert Series in the Brooklyn Public Library, 1 Grand Army Plaza, on Thursday, September 22 at 7:00pm. Making use of the library's 7-foot grand piano, Nicole and ...

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Joan Crowe Sept. 16 @ 6pm Iridium's Classic Night Club Hour

Source: All About Jazz
September 15, 2005

September 15, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121, www.iridiumjazzclub.com $20 Cover $15 Food/Beverage Min. Room opens at 6pm for Dinner All Shows at 7pm Joan Crowe at Iridium's Classic Night Club Hour Celebrating her CD release “Bird on the Wire" September 16, 2005 doors open at 6pm show 7pm “a distinctive singer with an intelligent and witty approach" Bruce Crowther ...

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