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Jazz at Holmes Series Announces Fall 2012 Schedule
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The Jazz at Holmes series of free concerts at Washington University will kick off its Fall 2012 series at 8:00 p.m. this coming Thursday, September 13, with a performance by the Freddie Washington Quartet. Washington, a local favorite from the late 1960s through the early 1990s, recently reemerged on the St. Louis scene after a hiatus from performing and some time spent out of town. Though his concert will basically be just a straight-up showcase Washington's hard-bop influenced work on ...
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Bulgarian Modern Jazz Guitarist Hristo Vitchev's 2012 West Coast Tour Dates
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Hristo Vitchev
Referred by the media as one of the newest voices in jazz guitar, Hristo Vitchev's music has been captivating audiences all across the globe. At only age 31 he has already released four critically acclaimed albums as a leader plus two more releases as a co-leader. As JazzTimes magazine describes his music: “Vitchev's sophisticated and adventurous work is imbued with shimmering harmonies and lyrical improvisations." “Vitchev's multihued compositions are like impressionistic sound paintings." - JAZZIZ Right now Hristo is presenting ...
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Dave Liebman Group To Play Birdland Jazz Club September 11-15
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Richard Hillman Public Relations
Birdland Jazz Club (315 West 44th Street, NYC) is pleased to present the Dave Liebman Group for a weeklong engagement (September 11-15) with two sets each night at 8:30 & 11pm. The music charges are $30 (side seating) and $40 (center seating). There is a $10 food/drink minimum per set. Dinner is served from 5:00pm to 1:00am. Saxophonist Dave Liebman, a 2010 “NEA Jazz Master," learned directly from jazz icons, spending extensive periods as a member of groups led by ...
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Origin Records "Human Spirit" 2012 Upcoming Tour Dates.
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Two for the Show Media
“...(Human Spirit) pushes forth the definition of the new West Coast jazz..." —C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz October 5 - 6: ANDY'S JAZZ CLUB, CHICAGO, IL 11 E. Hubbard St., Chicago, IL 60611, (312) 642-6805, 9:30pm Thomas Marriott (trumpet), Mark Taylor (saxophone), Chip Stephens (piano), Matt Ulery (bass) and John Bishop (drums) West Coast Tour Thomas Marriott (trumpet), Mark Taylor (saxophone), Orrin Evans (piano), Essiet Essiet (bass), Matt Jorgensen (drums) October 16 - 17: TULA'S JAZZ CLUB, SEATTLE, WA ...
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Legendary Saxophonist George Coleman Coming to the Jazz Standard October 25th thru 28th, 2012.
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Two for the Show Media
George Coleman would be a legendary figure in jazz for his crucial role in the Miles Davis Quintet of 1963-64, even if he'd never recorded a string of fine albums as a leader. Coleman fans have heard him most often in an acoustic setting with longtime Memphis running partner, pianist Harold Mabern. But this week at Jazz Standard, the sagacious tenor man explores his rare-groove side in the company of hard-hitting organist Mike LeDonne and fleet-fingered guitarist Russell Malone. “The ...
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Jazz This Week: Marcus Miller, Bob Sheppard, Tributes to Horace Silver and the Blue Note Sound, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
It looks to be a nice weekend in St. Louis, weather-wise, and there's also a nice selection of live jazz and creative music available in local venues as the fall presenting season begins. And speaking of seasons, tonight Jazz St. Louis will have their first-ever public “season preview party" at Jazz at the Bistro. (They've had similar events before for subscribers, but this is designed to give even Bistro novices a chance to get a feel for the room and ...
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Thomas Dolby To Shoot Live Open-to-the-public National PBS Television Concert In Sacramento, October 20-21
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conqueroo
Concert special will spearhead new phase of awareness for recent album, A Map of the Floating City. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — To support the release of his first studio album in nearly 20 years, A Map of the Floating City, Thomas Dolby continues to immerse his audience. First he created an online multiplayer role-playing game in which players form into tribes to solve puzzles in a dystopian parallel world, trying to earn free downloads of his music. (Dolby launched this at ...
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This Week At The Cornelia Street Cafe - September 4-11
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
TONIGHT: Tuesday, September 4, 8:30 PM THE WEE TRIO James Westfall, vibraphone; Dan Loomis, bass; Jared Schonig, drums Wednesday, September 5, 8:30 PM “PILC MOUTIN HOENIG" Jean-Michel Pilc, piano; Francois Moutin, bass; Ari Hoenig, drums Thursday, September 6, 8:30 PM DIANE MOSER & MARK DRESSER: CD RELEASE, “DUETTO" Diane Moser, piano; Mark Dresser, bass Thursday, September 6, 10:00 PM DIANE MOSER QUINTET “MUSIC FOR THE LAST ...
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