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Marco Benevento Announces Tour Dates in Support of New LP "TigerFace"
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Chris M. Slawecki
Marco Benevento has etched out a path across the east coast and midwest this autumn in support of his new LP, TigerFace, due September 11 from The Royal Potato Family. Rolling Stone and WNYC both jumped on the bandwagon early last week to premiere two songs from the upcoming record that feature Rubblebucket's Kalmia Traver on vocals (see above). Live video footage has also just been released of Benevento performing an instrumental version of “This Is How It Goes" during ...
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The Gaddabouts Return with Look Out Now! Sophomore Album Scheduled for September Release.
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Two for the Show Media
Pino Palladino, Steve Gadd, Edie Brickell, Andy Fairweather Low Insinuating grooves and stellar songwriting are the watchwords of Look Out Now!, the sophomore album from The Gaddabouts out now on racecarLOTTA Records. An all-star group featuring renowned singer-songwriter and musician Edie Brickell along with drumming great Steve Gadd, bassist Pino Palladino and guitarist Andy Fairweather Low, The Gaddabouts may seem an unlikely pairing on the surface, but they exude a rare chemistry in the studio on the 17-song, double disc ...
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Marco Benevento to Perform Wednesday, September 26 at Old Rock House
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Keyboard player Marco Benevento (pictured) is coming to St. Louis to perform at 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 26 at the Old Rock House. Benevento, who's originally from New Jersey and now lives in Brooklyn, has connections to both the jazz and jam band scenes. He studied music at Berklee and first began to gain wide recognition in the early 2000s for his duo project with drummer Joe Russo. Since then, he has released six CDs as a solo artist/bandleader, with ...
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Cuneiform Artists On Tour: August 2012
Source:
Steve Feigenbaum
Not even the broiling heat can stop them. A surprising amount of stuff happening in the heat of summer, and for folks who can swing it, the Sonic Circuits Festival (DC) (featuring Janel & Anthony, Ergo, Alec K. Redfearn and the Eyesores) and NYX : New York Experimental and Prog Music Festival (NYC) (featuring Afuche) both look like total winners! There's some rare chances to see the Sao Paulo Underground in the USA in September (we only know one date, ...
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Jazz This Week: Dan White Sextet, Willie Akins-Montez Coleman Quartet, Freddie Washington's Coltrane Tribute, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week's menu of noteworthy jazz and creative music shows around St. Louis includes headlining appearances by two longtime local favorite tenor saxophonists, as well as the local debut of an up-and-coming touring band. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, the Dan White Sextet from Columbus, Ohio will be in St. Louis for the first time to perform at Robbie's House of Jazz. Their debut release, New York Sessions, features a tight ensemble sound and some interesting solos in service ...
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“The Japanese Songbird” Taeko Returns To Jazz At Kitano, NYC On August 22 At 8pm
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Taeko Fukao
The Japanese Songbird Taeko Fukao, known to audiences throughout the world as TAEKO, will be performing at JAZZ AT KITANO on August 22nd with John DiMartino on piano, Ed Howard on bass, and Victor Jones on Drums. Japanese-born Jazz Diva TAEKO has performed in New York City’s top jazz clubs, including Blue Note, Lenox Lounge and Zinc Bar, as well as jazz festivals throughout the United States and Japan. This is her return to JAZZ AT KITANO since the sold- ...
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The RRazz Room Presents The Return Of Acclaimed Vocalist Kim Nalley
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Miller Wright & Associates
The RRazz Room, San Francisco’s premier nightclub, will welcome back KIM NALLEY – awarded “Most Influential African American in the Bay Area” – for a special two week engagement from July 11 to 22. Ms. Nalley is already being called “legendary" and “San Francisco institution." With an international reputation as one of world's best jazz and blues vocalists, she is known for her ability to turn a chattering cocktail-sipping crowd into a rapt audience of lifelong fans in minutes. After ...
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The Blue Room On Historic 18th And Vine Line Up For July 16th-21st
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C. L. Burnett, American Jazz Museum
The Blue Room, one of the Down Beat Magazine’s top ranked jazz clubs, has another week of great performances lined up. The Blue Monday Jam kicks off on July 16th with Dr. Todd Wilkinson a saxophone virtuoso whose talents have had him performing and teaching around the country. Musicians bring your instruments and join the jam. On Thursday July 19th, see saxophonist Horace Washington, one of the continued purveyors of the old “Kansas City” styles of jazz. Washington has been ...
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