Home » Jazz News

Performance / Tour News

Timely announcements covering new album releases, tours, concert series, special events, job postings, crowdfunding campaigns and more. You can find more news by searching our website, viewing our news stream, seeing what's trending or reading our blog posts. Subscribe to our news RSS feed and/or embed AAJ news content on your website or blog. Learn about our news service here. Submit news here.

Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: Anita Jackson, Feyza Eren and Steve Davis, Erin Bode, Sarah Jane and the Blue Notes, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
July 11, 2013

Once again this week, the schedule of touring jazz musicians visiting St. Louis is light to non-existent. And once again, local musicians are more than filling the gap with a variety of events, including some free outdoor shows plus gigs showcasing several of our town's fine female vocalists. Here's what's going on over the next few days... Tonight, the multi-instrumentalist Bosman Twins kick off a four-week series of free outdoor concerts at O'Fallon Park, located on the north side at ...

Continue Reading...

Performance / Tour

Ronnie Burrage Plans Homecoming Weekend of Performances (and More) for September

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
July 10, 2013

Drummer, bandleader and composer Ronnie Burrage is returning to St. Louis in September for a series of gigs and a ceremony to mark his induction into the University City High School Hall of Fame. Burrage, who now lives in Pennsylvania and teaches at Penn State University, also will be celebrating the release of Heal, a new album from his group Band Burrage, and will be bringing some of his East Coast musicians with him to St. Louis. A multi-instrumentalist who ...

Continue Reading...

Performance / Tour

Jeff Ballard Fairgrounds Plays One-off Irish Gig

Source: All About Jazz
July 8, 2013

It’s not every day that Dun Laoghaire plays host to one of the world’s greatest jazz drummers, so music fans are in for a tremendous evening on Wednesday 10th July when drummer Jeff Ballard swings by The Pavilion Theater with his band Fairgrounds, for one night only. Modern Drummer, the world’s premier drum magazine has said of Ballard: “This much is unanimously agreed upon: In the hierarchy of jazz drummers, Jeff Ballard has climbed so high he can clearly see ...

Continue Reading...

Performance / Tour

George Kahn "Secrets" Band Returns To Hollywood, August 14

Source: Imaginary Friends
July 8, 2013

What happens when the 2008 Winner of the “Chuck Niles Bebop Award" gets together with a top Contemporary Jazz saxophonist, a Star Latin Jazz trumpet player and a killer rhythm section featuring the drummer from Weather Report? Find out on Wednesday, August 14th, 2013, at 8 PM as this ‘secret’ is revealed with the GEORGE KAHN “SECRETS” QUINTET. Songs from George’s acclaimed CD “SECRETS OF THE JAZZ GHETTO” will be performed. George brings his good friends - ALEX ACUNA - ...

Continue Reading...

Performance / Tour

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, July 5-11

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
July 5, 2013

Sometimes there seems to be a bit of a let-down after the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, but some great weather, fireworks, and strong music calendars should keep everyone in a festive mood this week. The best option might be 5 hours south, but there's plenty to enjoy closer to home, too. Big Gigs This Week Friday-Sunday, July 5-7. For those willing to drive five hours south to Iowa City, you can't do better this week than the free Iowa City ...

Continue Reading...

Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: Dara Tucker, Chelsea Reed, Farshid Etniko with Sandy Weltman, New Orleans Suspects, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
July 4, 2013

Though the impending holiday weekend has left yr. humble StLJN editor a bit short on time to write a clever lede for this weekly highlights post, there's no shortage of the American art form of jazz on local St. Louis stages over the next few days. Here's what's coming up... Today, you can celebrate Independence Day with the Genesis Jazz Project, who are playing a free late-afternoon concert downtown on Laclede's Landing. Afterward, head west to see singer Joe Mancuso's ...

Continue Reading...

Performance / Tour

Everette Devan And Pat Kelley July 5th In The Blue Room

Source: C. L. Burnett, American Jazz Museum
July 4, 2013

This Friday the Blue Room Jazz Club at the American Jazz Museum welcomes Everette DeVan and Pat Kelley. Everette DeVan grew up in Pueblo, Colorado where he attended the Colorado Conservatory of Music. He came to Kansas City, Missouri at the age of 18 and has made this his home ever since. He has been a featured Jazz Organist, well known locally, nationally and internationally for his long-standing contributions to the Jazz tradition. He was designated a State of Missouri ...

Continue Reading...

Performance / Tour

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, June 28-July 4

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
June 28, 2013

My favorite weekend of the year actually gets underway Thursday, June 27th with the kickoff of the Twin Cities Jazz Festival; Friday and Saturday boast an eclectic mix of jazz styles, from trad to swing to bebop to avant-garde, from soul jazz to funk, solo performers to big bands, youth to octogenarian veterans. And yes, there are some other jazz events in the coming week apart from the festival. Twin Cities Jazz Festival, Friday, June 28th There's two outdoor stages ...

Continue Reading...