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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, November 30 - December 6

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
December 1, 2012

As we settle in to cooler weather and earlier sunsets, the music scene continues to keep us warm and alert. Old friends, new residents, popular visitors and more are on the schedule this week. Hot Gigs This Week Friday, November 30. The Loring Park edition of Café Maude has not been in business long but has already established itself as a music venue with serious intent. Tonight, one of the hottest young musicians in town, guitarist Vincent Rose, takes the ...

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Bobby Zankel's Warriors Of The Wonderful Sound In Old City Philadelphia Thursday, December 20th!

Source: Jim Miller
November 29, 2012

Jazz Bridge in Old City Philadelphia! presents saxophonist Bobby Zankel and his Warriors of the Wonderful Sound big band at the Arch Street Friends Meeting House (East Room) — 320 Arch Street in Philadelphia — on Thursday, December 20th. Tickets are $10, $5 for students, and are available only at the door. Show time is 7:30. This Bobby Zankel concert, a birthday celebration for the saxophone maestro himself, promises to be an evening to remember since this acclaimed artist will ...

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Jazz This Week: John Pizzarelli, Kirk Whalum, Marcus Roberts, Four in One, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
November 29, 2012

It's a busy weekend for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, and time is short, so let's skip the introduction and go straight to the highlights... Tonight, guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli opens a four-night engagement at Jazz at the Bistro. A longtime local favorite thanks to numerous previous appearances in St. Louis, Pizzarelli currently is on tour promoting both a book (the “musical memoir" World On A String) and a new album, Double Exposure. The album features Pizzarelli ...

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The Sheldon, Metrotix Offering "Buy One, Get One Free" Discount on Tickets for Marcus Roberts Concert This Saturday

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
November 28, 2012

If you've been holding off on getting tickets to see pianist Marcus Roberts and his trio (pictured) this Saturday at the Sheldon Concert Hall for budgetary reasons, you may be in luck (even if you don't win Wednesday's big Powerball drawing). That's because The Sheldon and Metrotix today announced a “buy one, get one free" offer on tickets to see Roberts, who's making his first St. Louis appearance in many years. (For more about Marcus Roberts, see this post from ...

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George Wein Performs At Feinstein's / Named Honoree At Lahm

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
November 28, 2012

Jazz Impresario George Wein Celebrates Performance at Feinstein’s on December 2 and Honor by Louis Armstrong Museum on December 4 NEW YORK, NY, November 27, 2012 – December kicks off in grand style for George Wein, Chairman of the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. The jazz impresario brings a stellar group of musicians/friends – Howard Alden, Bob Wilber, Anat Cohen, Jon-Erik Kellso, Jay Leonhart and Chuck Riggs – to Feinstein’s at Loews Regency, 540 Park Avenue at 61st Street, on Sunday, ...

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Pianist Father John D'Amico Trio In Media Pa, Wed. Dec. 19th!

Source: Jim Miller
November 28, 2012

Jazz Bridge in Media presents pianist Father John D’Amico, appearing at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Delaware County –145 West Rose Tree Road in Media - on Wednesday December 19th. Tickets are $10, $5 for students, and are available only at the door. Show time is 7:30. Composer/lyricist/pianist Father John D’Amico has been a Philadelphia area favorite for over 40 years. Indeed, it seems there isn’t a venue he hasn’t played or a musician he hasn’t backed. And some of ...

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Galactic Returning to Perform Thursday, February 14 at the Pageant

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
November 27, 2012

The New Orleans funk/jazz band Galactic (pictured) is returning to St. Louis to perform at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, February 14 at The Pageant. Special guests for the show will be singer Corey Glover of Living Colour, and Latyrx, featuring Lyrics Born and Lateef the Truthspeaker. Galactic last appeared in St. Louis in March of this year at the Pageant, touring in support of their then-new release Carnival Electricos. General admission tickets for the February 14 show at the Pageant are ...

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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, November 23-29

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
November 24, 2012

Baby, it's cold outside! Relatively speaking, that is. Maybe we were spoiled by the mild temps of the past few weeks. But if it is getting colder outside, it is only getting hotter inside our area clubs and music venues, and all signs point to an exciting winter jazz season. Maybe enough to bring in some of the Mn Orchestra and SPCO audiences starved for live music? This week is as diverse as it gets, with Meshell Ndegeocello and Karrin ...

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