Performance / Tour News

Al Casey Memorial Thursday September 15 7:30pm Saint Peter's Church

Source: All About Jazz
September 15, 2005

Al Casey Memorial Celebration 7:30pm Thursday, September 15, 2005 Saint Peter's Church, 54th & Lexington Al Casey's 90th birthday was to be celebrated this coming Thursday. This event is now to be a memorial tribute. The Harlem Blues and Jazz Band will be joined by pianists Brooks Kerr, Chuck Folds, Frank Owens and Emme Kemp, along with other musicians who make arrangements with Dr. Vollmer. Al Casey, who played guitar with Fats Waller for over a decade, passed away Sunday ...

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Marty Ehrlich CD release party at the Jazz Standard 9/15-18

Source: All About Jazz
September 15, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Marty Ehrlich “News on the Rail" CD Release at the Jazz Standard On September 15-18 the Marty Ehrlich Sextet will be celebrating the release of Marty's second CD for Palmetto Records at the Jazz Standard in New York City. The final night of this weekend will be the world premiere of a piece written by Marty Ehrlich for the Dark Woods Five. The Marty Ehrlich sextet features James Zollar on trumpet and flugelhorn; Howard Johnson on tuba ...

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Moutin Reunion Quartet Wednesday September 28, 2005 at The Rudyard Kipling

Source: All About Jazz
September 15, 2005

September 15, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: Jazz Promo Services Press Contact: Jim Eigo, [email protected] Jazz Promo Services September 15, 2005 Wednesday September 28, 2005 Moutin Reunion Quartet Appearing at the The Rudyard Kipling - Louisville 422 West Oak Street in Louisville, Kentucky 40203 Call 502-636-1311(after 6:30 pm) or call 812-949-1895 (daytime) http://www.therudyardkipling.com The Moutin Reunion Quartet “Something Like Now” Nocturne/Lightyear (distributed by WEA) 54701-2 Street Date: August 30, 2005 Lithe, lean and muscular, Something Like Now is a lock on ...

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John Scofield and Victor Wooten to play in Toronto

Source: All About Jazz
September 15, 2005

Toronto Downtown Jazz and GMP Productions present influential bassist Victor Wooten and a rare Toronto appearance by legendary guitarist John Scofield will be playing in Toronto in October. Scofield’s latest album, That’s What I Say, reinterprets the music of Ray Charles while Wooten’s Vanguard Record debut, Soul Circus, can only be described as a high-wire act on a bevy of basses. Both will be memorable performances not to be missed.

On That’s What I Say, Scofield crafts each tune in ...

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Steve Lukather & El Grupo at BB Kings, NYC

Source: All About Jazz
September 14, 2005

Steve Lukather & El Grupo are scheduled to perform 2 shows at BB Kings, New York City, on Saturday October 29, 2005 at 8.00pm and 10.30pm. Visit bbkingsblues.com for ticket information. Following the success of his European Summer Tour 2005, in England, France, Holland, Germany and Switzerland, and shows in Los Angeles which were recorded for a forthcoming live CD, Lukather will perform two shows at BB Kings in New York City before returning for a further three week tour ...

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Francina Connors' " Uptown Jazz" Voice & Guitar Duo @ Penang, Wed., Sept. 14, 8pm

Source: All About Jazz
September 14, 2005

Still swingin' ... but on a New Day! UPTOWN JAZZ Francina Connors (Voice) w/Special Guest Michael Howell (Guitar) Wed., Sept. 14 & Every Wed in Sept. 8pm – 12am No Cover @ PENANG “Time Out Listed Malaysian Cuisine & Cool Lounge” 240 Columbus Avenue (W.71st & Columbus) New York, NY 10023 212-769-3988 ...

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“I Wish You Love” featuring Jazz Diva Gloria Lynne at Tribeca Performing Arts Center

Source: All About Jazz
September 14, 2005

Gloria Lynne, a leading Jazz Diva for almost 50 years will bring you the “high notes” And “low notes” of her life in a new “Musical Journey Concert” on Friday, Oct. 7th at 8:00pm at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center, 199 Chambers Street, New York, NY. The show is aptly titled “I WISH YOU LOVE” taken from the title of her Million seller song from the 196o’s which was the first song by a jazz singer to cross over and ...

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WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM and NPR to Produce Worldwide Radio Broadcast Of Landmark Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Concert September 17

Source: All About Jazz
September 14, 2005

Contacts: Chad Campbell, 202.513.2754, [email protected] Joanna Fee, 973.624.8880, ext. 293, [email protected] NPR's Korva Coleman and WBGO's Gary Walker Host Jazz at Lincoln Center Benefit Featuring Top Performers from All Music Genres; Broadcast to Air on Public Radio Stations Nationwide, in Europe And on XM Satellite Radio (Newark, NJ and Washington, DC); – WBGO Jazz88.3FM and NPR are partnering to produce the radio broadcast of the historic “Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Concert," produced by Jazz at Lincoln Center and ...

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