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Kelley Suttenfield To Perform At Jazz At Kitano, Wednesday July 3

Source: Kelley Suttenfield
June 19, 2013

Kelley Suttenfield in Concert Wednesday, July 3, 2013, 8 & 10pm Featuring: Kelley Suttenfield, voice Michael Cabe, piano Tosh Sheridan, guitar Matt Aronoff, bass Brian Adler, drums Jazz at Kitano 66 Park Avenue (@ 38th St), New York, NY Sets at 8 & 10pm, $10 cover, $15 minimum Reservations strongly advised, tel: 212-885-7119 “Once [Suttenfield] arrived on the bandstand, she immediately made her mark...her ...

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Jazz at Holmes Series Announces Dates of Free Summer Concerts

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
June 16, 2013

The Jazz at Holmes series at Washington University has announced a summer schedule of three free concerts during the month of July. The summer series starts on Thursday, July 11 with a performance by singer Feyza Eren and her band. Next up, trumpeter Erik Jekabson, who's from San Francisco, will play with a quartet of local St. Louis musicians on Thursday, July 18. Drummer Maurice Carnes and his group will close out the summer series on Thursday, July 25. All ...

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The Grandmothers Of Invention Featuring Legendary Zappa Alumni Don Preston & Napoleon Murphy Brock To Embark On 'one Size Fits All And More' Us Tour

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
June 15, 2013

Los Angeles, CA - Having just completed a month long European tour of performances in the CZECH REPUBLIC, HUNGARY, SLOVAKIA, AUSTRIA, GERMANY, HOLLAND, SWITZERLAND, the GrandMothers Of Invention, featuring legendary Frank Zappa Alumni Napoleon Murphy Brock and special guest artist Don Preston, once again will tour America. This time around the ensemble will be performing the ONE SIZE FITS ALL album in its entirety, along with other MOI/FRANK ZAPPA favorites from BONGO FURY, OVERNITE SENSATION, ROXY & ELSEWHERE, UNCLE MEAT ...

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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, June 14-20

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
June 14, 2013

Finally, the weather is heating up, maybe drying out? Making the evenings perfect for getting out an enjoying live music. And the music is surely heating up as well, building up to our end-of-the-month Twin Cities Jazz Festival. Of course, any given weekend typically seems like a jazz festival around here. This weekend, KBEM brings yet another innovative project to local audiences, this time Destination Twin Cities with Butch Thompson and choreographer Sarah LaRose-Holland; the Atlantis Quartet returns to the ...

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Jazz This Week: Terence Blanchard, Willie Akins and Montez Coleman, Chesterfield Jazz Festival, Voicehandler, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
June 14, 2013

Though it's not officially summer for another week or so, the steamy weather associated with that season in St. Louis is already here. Fortunately, there's a variety of jazz and creative music events on tap over the next few days, both indoors and out, to help you cool out and beat the heat. Tonight, trumpeter, composer and New Orleans native Terence Blanchard continues his time in the local spotlight, as he and his quintet will play their second free outdoor ...

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St. Louis Premiere of Terence Blanchard's Opera Gets National Media Attention

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
June 12, 2013

Trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard's new opera Champion, which will receive its world premiere performance this Saturday, June 15 at Opera Theatre St. Louis, got some national attention today in an article in the Wall Street Journal. Jazz Times magazine recently also ran a short item about the premiere, while Opera News had a more extensive piece. Blanchard also appeared last month on PBS' The Tavis Smiley Show to discuss Champion and his new album on Blue Note records, Magnetic. ...

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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, June 7-12

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
June 8, 2013

The weather is unpredictable. It might be warm and sunny, it might be cool and damp. Odds favor the latter given the last few weeks. What is predictable is the busy weekend in local jazz, spilling into the coming week with some outstanding visitors. Play it safe and carry and umbrella, but don't even think of staying home. Big Gigs This WeekFriday, June 7. With their updated spins on hot club swing, Sidewalk Café has become one of the more ...

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Sonny Rollins Cancels Summer Concerts Including June 22 Show at the Touhill

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
June 8, 2013

This just in: Saxophonist Sonny Rollins has cancelled all his shows for June and July, including a scheduled date on Saturday, June 22 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center here in St. Louis. Here's the complete text of the news release sent out this morning by Jazz St. Louis:“SONNY ROLLINS CANCELS JUNE 22 TOUHILL SHOW ST. LOUIS, MO. Citing ongoing health issues, saxophone legend Sonny Rollins has canceled all June and July 2013 shows, including his June 22 St. Louis ...

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