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Chihiro Yamanaka Trio At Yoshi's San Francisco, September 2
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SF Media
The Chihiro Yamanaka Trio will perform at Yoshi's Jazz Club in San Francisco on September 2, 2012, in a concert celebrating the release of her new CD, Reminiscence (Universal/Decca/EmArcy). This is the 2nd major-label CD release in the United States by the dazzling jazz pianist, following her 2011 U.S. debut, Forever Begins (Universal/Decca/EmArcy). Yoshi's San Francisco is at 1330 Fillmore St., San Francisco, CA. Chihiro will perform from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. There is an $18 cover charge plus ...
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Spoke to Perform Sunday, September 16 at Parkway United Church of Christ
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The NYC-based band SPOKE (pictured) is coming to St. Louis to perform at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, September 16 at Parkway United Church of Christ, 2841 N Ballas Rd. SPOKE features St. Louis native and SIUE alumnus Dan Loomis (also of The Wee Trio) on bass, along with trombonist Andy Hunter, saxophonist Justin Wood, and drummer Danny Fischer. Formed in 2005, the group has released two albums of “original, genre- spanning music drawing on diverse sources including chamber music, Charles Mingus, ...
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Windsor Jazz Series Runs Through June
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Sinan Bakir
Sinan Bakir, the young, Turkish-born guitarist/composer who embraced Hartford as his hometown, has established himself as a much-respected, expressive and independent- minded player on the talent-laden local scene. Now virtually a brand name for quality as a sideman or leader, he's worked in numerous local venues, including his regular, long-running Wednesday night gig at Cuvee, a restaurant in West Hartford Center, and at festivals and clubs in Connecticut and New York. With an encore album on its way, the native ...
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Trumpeter Tatum Greenblatt And His Quintet To Perform At Smalls Jazz Club August 30th
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Jennifer Kramer
Tatum Greenblatt Quintet August 30 at Smalls Jazz Club, NYC 9:30pm – Midnight | $20 cover featuring Tatum Greenblatt, trumpet Geoff Vidal, tenor sax Adam Birnbaum, piano Sam Minaie, bass Ulysses Owens, drums For his Smalls Jazz Club debut, Tatum and his band will perform selections from his latest 2012 release, Imprints as well as favorites from his two previous recordings and new compositions. His third recording as a leader, ...
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Four Powerhouse Voices Come Together At The Jazz Gallery On September 8
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
To Celebrate Trombonist/Composer JOE FIEDLER's New Recording BIG SACKBUT Available on the Yellow Sound Label on September 18, 2012 Big Sackbut is the self titled debut recording from this group, Featuring Joe Fiedler, Josh Roseman, Ryan Keberle & Marcus Rojas CD Release Celebration at The Jazz Gallery Saturday, September 8 Big Sackbut, featuring Joe Fiedler, Ryan Keberle, Josh Roseman (trombones) & Marcus Rojas (tuba) 212 242 1063, 290 Hudson St, NYC, http://www.jazzgallery.org “Fiedler's among the most impressive trombonists to emerge ...
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Jazz Legend Chico Hamilton Continues Drom Concert Series Oct - Dec
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AMT Public Relations
LEGENDARY DRUMMER CHICO HAMILTON CONTINUES MONTHLY CONCERT SERIES AT NEW YORK CITY’S DROM Sundays this Fall: 10.14 + 11.11 + 12.09 NEA JAZZ MASTER CHICO HAMILTON @ DROM As evidenced on his latest recording Revelation (Joyous Shout!), 90 year-old drummer/leader Forestorn “Chico” Hamilton is still creating vivid, positive, uplifting, and relevant music. Saluted by the Kennedy Center as a “Living Jazz Legend", and appointed to the President’s Council on the Arts, this NEA Jazz Master is considered one of the ...
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Jazz Bridge 2012-2013 Concert Schedule
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Michael Ricci
The 2012-2013 Jazz Bridge concert schedule promises to be among the most exciting in its history, with 40 events in five venues, featuring almost 200 world-class jazz instrumentalists, vocalists, composers and arrangers, with an emphasis on original music. At the Collingwood Community Center, 30 Collings Avenue in Collingwood, New Jersey: Saxophonist/flutist/arranger/scat singer Denis DiBlasio on October 4th, bassist Andy Lalasis November1st, saxophonist Sam Reed on December 5th, trumpeter Fred Adams and the Philadelphia Heritage Art Ensemble on February 7th, saxophonist ...
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Branford Marsalis to play Grace Cathedral
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Michael Ricci
Branford Marsalis decided to quit his coveted job as the musical director of “The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno in 1994 after playing Jacques Ibert's concerto for alto saxophone with the San Francisco Symphony under the baton of another far-ranging jazz musician, Bobby McFerrin. The performance pleased the audience and critics, but not the artist. “It was dreadful, man. I hated the way I played," says Marsalis, a forthright and funny man who's unsparing in his praise for things he ...
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