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Actor/Vocalist Gia Mora Brings Her One-Woman Show Einstein’s Girl To Bethesda Blues & Jazz Saturday, Feb. 15 At 8:00pm
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Gia Mora
After sold out performances in NY and LA, nationally recognized actor and vocalist Gia Mora will perform her critically acclaimed solo show Einstein’s Girl at Bethesda Blues & Jazz in Bethesda, Maryland. The show will play for one night only on Saturday, February 15 at 8:00pm. Bethesda Blues & Jazz is located at 7719 Wisconsin Avenue, just three blocks north of the Bethesda Metro Red Line Station. Einstein’s Girl explores the “science of love... theoretically speaking.” Mora turns her signature ...
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Michelle Walker Performs At Zinc Bar Mon January 13th at 7pm
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Michelle Walker
Jazz Vocalist Michelle Walker Performs @ The Zinc Bar Monday January 13, 2014 Zinc Bar Jazz Club & Lounge 82 West 3rd Street (btw Thompson & Sullivan) Greenwich Village New York NY 10012 Tel: (212) 477-ZINC Reservation Recommended 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM - SHOWCASE HOUR $8 Cover Joining Michelle will be: TORU DODO, Piano MICHAEL O'BRIEN, Bass WILLARD DYSON, Drums Critically acclaimed jazz ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, January 10-16
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
Downbeat'sFebruary 2014 issue includes their annual listing of “The World's Best Jazz Clubs." With the Artists Quarter closed, no Minnesota venue made the list this year. Yet there are still many venues boasting real jazz at least one or two nights per week, and a few newer venues with more regular attention to jazz and improvised music. This week, the artistically upwardly mobile big band, the Adam Meckler Orchestra, hosts a pre-concert workshop and performance at Studio Z; vocalist Lee ...
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Jazz This Week: The Bad Plus, Nathaniel Bartlett Plays Stockhausen, Lina Koutrakos, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
As St. Louis continues to dig out from the big storm, it looks like this week's jazz and creative music performances around town should go on as scheduled. Should the weather turns nasty again, however, we encourage you to call ahead before heading out to your venue of choice, and this site will be updated with any cancellation info received at StLJN HQ. Hoping for warmer temperatures soon, let's go to the highlights... Tonight, The Bad Plus returns to St. ...
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Euphoria Celebrates The Music Of Composer/Drummer Chico Hamilton At Drom on February 12
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AMT Public Relations
EUPHORIA Celebrates the Music of Composer/Drummer Chico Hamilton in a Monthly Concert Series at DROM Wednesday, February 12 at 7:15PM (CD Release Concert) Sunday, March 16 @ 7:15PM Sunday, April 13 @ 7:15PM Sunday, May 18 @ 7:15PM Sunday, June 22 @ 7:15PM DROM, 85 Avenue A (b/w 5th & 6th St), New York City; Train F to 2nd Ave) HOW: $15/Advance $20 (includes copy of new CD). To reserve, call DROM ...
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Michael Janisch With Special Concert Dates In US Midwest Set For January 2014
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Michael Janisch
Whirlwind Recordings label boss and internationally-acclaimed bassist and producer Michael Janisch will be performing a series of special concerts in Midwest America in late January this year with a stellar cast of musicians from NYC in Patrick Cornelius, Philip Dizack, Matthew Stevens and Clarence Penn. On the 23rd, a Whirlwind Recordings Showcase Event for Janisch’s performance in St. Paul will take place where he’ll be performing at Studio Z, and anyone who pre-books tickets will be sent a Free 22-track ...
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Miles Smiles Concert And Clinic at An die Musik Live on January 24
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Baltimore Jazz Alliance
InDepth Jazz Clinics and Concerts opens its 2014 season by presenting music from the formidable album Miles Smiles, recorded by iconic trumpeter Miles Davis in 1967. The recording features fabulous compositions and group interplay and had a far-reaching effect on the jazz idiom. On January 24, 2014 all six tunes from the album will be performed in concert in popular Baltimore listening room, An die Musik Live. Featured performers are top-call musicians with impeccable technique, deep pockets of jazz wisdom, ...
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Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra To Appear At Bohemian Caverns
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Baltimore Jazz Alliance
The Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra formed 10 years ago by bass clarinetist Todd Marcus, features outstanding musicians from many states. Its rich sound incorporates straight-ahead jazz with other influences from classical to Middle-Eastern. The orchestra explores a range of moods while swinging hard and showcasing the individual talents of each ensemble artist. The group’s Bohemian Caverns program on January 19 will pay special tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. Jazz critics give enthusiastic kudos to Marcus: “An explosion of straight-ahead ...
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