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New York Pianist/Singer Daryl Sherman In Tokyo Debut
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Daryl Sherman
Making her Japan debut Daryl Sherman-singer,pianist, internationally heralded recording artist performs nightly at Tableaux Lounge in Tokyo until February 27. Located in chic Daikanyama area, the late night haven presents jazz Monday through Saturday from 8:30 pm -12. Joining her on this special stint is Koji Tetsui, bass and Paul Florea, violin. A Manhattan mainstay, Daryl Sherman has been a regular at the Waldorf Astoria, Algonquin, Dizzy's Coca Cola, countless concert series, tours annually and conducts workshop/master classes. Often compared ...
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Santana / Journey Legend Gregg Rolie And His Quartet To Play One World Theatre In Austin, Tx – January 23, 2013
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Austin, TX - Gregg Rolie, co-founder of two multi-platinum super groups, Santana and Journey, will be performing with his quartet at the One World Theatre in Austin, TX on January 23, 2013. Gregg Rolie's performance at the One World Theatre comes on the heels of his recent tour with Ringo Starr's All Star Band. The Gregg Rolie Quartet will be playing selections from Santana and Journey along with songs from his solo career, as well as a couple unreleased new ...
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Mardra and Reggie Thomas Coming Home to Perform Saturday, February 9 at Robbie's House of Jazz
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Singer Mardra Thomas (pictured) and keyboard player Reggie Thomas will be returning to St. Louis next month to perform at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, February 9 at Robbie's House of Jazz. Longtime fixtures on the St. Louis jazz scene, the Thomases moved to Michigan in 2011 after Reggie, who formerly taught at SIUE, got a new job teaching music at Michigan State University. In most years of the decade-plus before their move, the husband-and-wife team performed some time around Valentine's Day ...
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Savion Glover: Dance, Jazz And Duke!
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Larry Reni Thomas
By Larry Reni Thomas Savion Glover, the earthy, energetic, fast-moving, tap dancer, will bring his dance performance program, SoLe Sanctuary: Hoofer’s Meditation On The Art Of Tap!, a tribute to his “teachers and mentors,” to Page Auditorium, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, at 8:00 pm, January 23, 2013. He will be appearing with his long-time partner, the equally-talented, innovative Marshall Davis, Jr. “Every dance I do I pay homage to them,” said Glover, during a telephone interview from the Newark, ...
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Mark Berman Power Trio Tonight At 78 Below (NYC) at 8PM
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Miranda Callaway
Mark Berman, whose iconic montuno piano playing on the theme to “Sex and the City" assured his place in the pop culture pantheon, brings his hard-hitting power trio to 78 Below, 380 Columbus Avenue at 78th Street, on Wednesday, January 9, from 8 pm until 10 pm. Berman, whom Oscar host and Hollywood star Hugh jackman (Les Misérables) calls “a rock of creativity" (the two have performed together live both in New York and Las Vegas), will air his new ...
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Chihiro Yamanaka Trio At Iridium Jazz Club, Jan. 16
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SF Media
The Chihiro Yamanaka Trio will perform at Iridium Jazz Club in New York City on January 16, 2013. The concert marks the dazzling jazz pianist's return to New York following her recent tours of Europe and Japan. Highlights of the tours included the Blue Note Tokyo, Italy's Bologna Jazz Festival, Sunset-Sunside in Paris and A-Trane in Berlin. Iridium Jazz Club is at 1650 Broadway at 51st St., New York, NY. Sets are at 8:00 PM and 10:00 PM. There is ...
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Kobo Town in NYC as Part of Mundial Montreal showcase at The Living Room
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Press Junkie PR
Founded by Trinidadian-Canadian songwriter Drew Gonsalves, Kobo Town takes the intricate wordplay of classic Caribbean music and runs it through a 21st Century filter. In the world of Kobo Town calypso, roots reggae, and acoustic instrumentation meet innovative production techniques, social commentary and indie rock attitude. Kobo Town’s second album Jumbie in the Jukebox will be released in May, 2013 by Stonetree and Cumbancha. On Saturday, January 12 Kobo Town will be performing in New York as part of the ...
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Winter at the Annenberg Center Heats up with Grammy-Nominated Latin Jazz Musician Miguel Zenon
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AAJ Staff
Philadelphia, PA: Acclaimed Latin jazz saxophonist Miguel Zenón will take the Annenberg Center stage to “create music that is full of life, history, richness, and realness” (All Music Guide). The 2008 recipient of the MacArthur Foundation’s prestigious Genius Award, Zenón possesses a progressive sound that fuses contemporary jazz and Latin rhythms, particularly drawing on his own Puerto Rican heritage. This performance will take place on Saturday, February 16 at 7 PM and 9 PM. Tickets are $20-$45 (prices are subject ...
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