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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, November 1-7
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
That extra hour we gain when we switch back to standard time will come in handy this week — there's a lot of music! We're blessed with exciting visitors, from experimental cellist Erik Friedlander and gritty vocalist Patricia Barber to elegant pianist Lynne Arriale and classical jazz advocate Marcus Roberts. And we have our own home-grown stars as well, from the Dave King Trucking Company to Steve Kenny, from Dave Karr to Connie Evingson to Chris Lomheim. And more. Big ...
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Russ Lorenson Celebrates Eight Years Of Christmas In San Francisco
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RL Productions
For the eighth year, singer and recording artist Russ Lorenson comes home for the holidays with his annual show, Christmas in San Francisco, for two performances only at 7:30pm on December 13 & 14 at Pa’ina Lounge & Restaurant, 1865 Post Street in San Francisco. The guest artists for this year’s show are San Francisco jazz legends Wesla Whitfield, Mike Greensill and Veronica Klaus. Tickets are $25-$45 and available online at ChristmasInSF.com or by calling (415) 674-3863. Crooner Russ Lorenson ...
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Joni Mitchell Tribute Concert - Marianne Matheny-Katz
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The Phillips Agency
Award winning Baltimore jazz vocalist Marianne Matheny-Katz presents an evening of Joni Mitchell tunes at The Carlyle Club on Thursday, November 7. The event marks the 70th birthday for Mitchell who began her career as a solo folk singer/songwriter and grew into an internationally respected jazz and pop musician and composer. For this show many tunes are re-worked as straight ahead jazz arrangements, but with enough of the original melody intact to please nostalgic Joni Mitchell fans. Among the show ...
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Bibi Ferreira Debuts Legendary Edith Piaf Show In NYC on November 13
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Cindy Byram PR
BIBI FERREIRA RETURNS TO NEW YORK CITY WITH U.S. DEBUT OF “BIBI SINGS PIAF” BRAZILIAN STAR CELEBRATES 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF HER LEGENDARY SHOW, HAS RECEIVED FRANCE’S HIGHEST ARTISTIC HONORS SEEN BY OVER 5 MILLION PEOPLE IN BRAZIL, PORTUGAL AND FRANCE, PIAF SHOW DEBUTS IN NEW YORK ON NOVEMBER 13TH AT THE TOWN HALL “...with her mercurial character, charisma and larger-than-life quality, Bibi is the foremost interpreter of Edith Piaf...” —HUGUES VASSAL [French photographer, chronicler of Piaf’s final years] “She’s been ...
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Jazz This Week: Martin and Bernstein Play Blue Note, the Bosman Twins, Noisefest Turns 10, Oleta Adams, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
As if what happened to the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series this week wasn't scary enough, it's also Halloween - but fortunately, there will be plenty of spirited jazz and creative music on local stages over the next few days to chase away any lingering bad vibes. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, Miss Jubilee will be doing double duty, swinging an early evening gig at the Blues City Deli, then heading down to Thaxton Speakeasy for the ...
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SOPAC Hosts Jazz In December Including Glenn Miller Orchestra
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AMT Public Relations
South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) 1 SOPAC Way South Orange, NJ, 07079 To purchase tickets, contact SOPAC at 973.313.ARTS or visit SOPACnow.org. FRI 12/06 at 8:00PM DAVID BENOIT “A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS” $40-$65 A wonderful holiday program conceived by Grammy nominated Jazz pianist David Benoit that will also feature some of his popular hits. The show features the music from the original hit television show “A Charlie Brown Christmas" performed by ...
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Jazz Band Master Class And Capital City Voices At Twins
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The Phillips Agency
Jazz Band Masterclass & Capital City Voices: The Region’s Up-and-Coming Jazz Artists Appear in Concert at Twins Jazz On Thursday November 14, jazz lovers can enjoy outstanding jazz compositions performed by three different ensembles under the direction of two of the region’s best known artist/educators: saxophonist/composer Jeff Antoniuk and pianist Wayne Wilentz. The featured musicians and vocalists hail from all parts of the Washington, D.C. region. Jazz Band Masterclass will perform some well-loved standards as well as some newer and ...
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James Carter At Chris' Jazz Cafe On November 8 & 9, 2013
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All About Jazz
Chris' Jazz Cafe presents saxophonist James Carter, on November 8 & 9, 2013. Showtime are 8:00 and 10:00 p.m., tickets are $30/$25. James Carter is a powerhouse musician and one of the most admired saxophonists of his generation, garnering plaudits for his role in helping to propel jazz full tilt into the future over the past twenty- five years. His music is fueled by deep respect and intimate knowledge of the jazz tradition. Born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1969, James ...
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