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Fred Hersch with NEC Student Ensemble Perform "Leaves of Grass" at the New England Conservatory on April 26th

Source: Michael Ricci
April 23, 2012

Thursday, April 26th, 2012, 8:00 PM Leaves of Grass New England Conservatory 290 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA Admission: Free By Timothy J. O'Keefe As if a capstone ending to the preceding winter season, this spring, pianist Fred Hersch performs music from his Leaves of Grass (Palmetto Records, 2005) recordings at the New England Conservatory (NEC). On these recordings, Hersch creates music drawing inspiration from Walt Whitman's collection of poems entitled ...

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Victor Wooten, Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks Coming in July to Old Rock House

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
April 22, 2012

The Old Rock House on Friday announced two shows scheduled for July that may be of potential interest to local jazz listeners: Bassist Victor Wooten, who was just here last month to play the Sheldon with Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, will perform at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, July 5 at ORH. Wooten's most recent CD as a leader, Palmystery, came out back in 2008. He last played St. Louis with his own group in 2009 at The Pageant. The following ...

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Sheldon Concert Hall Announces 2012-13 Season Schedule

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
April 21, 2012

The Sheldon Concert Hall has announced the 2012-13 schedule for its various season series. As tipped earlier here on StLJN, the jazz subscription series will include a performance by trumpeter Arturo Sandoval on Saturday, October 6, while the Preservation Hall Jazz Band will offer their “Creole Christmas" show on Sunday, December 9 as a non-subscription “special concert." Other performers in the jazz series will include pianist Marcus Roberts (pictured) and his trio (Saturday, December 1); trumpeter and singer Jeremy Davenport ...

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Gian-Carla Tisera At The Nuyorican Poet's Cafe April 27th

Source: Gian-Carla Tisera
April 21, 2012

Gian-Carla Tisera, an opera singer and her band: The Canciones de Cambio Project — April 27th at the Nuyorican Poet's Cafe, 7pm Romain Collin, piano; John Benitez, bass; Reinaldo de Jesus, percussion; Francis Benitez, drums From Cuban ‘Guajira’ to Latin American Folklore and “Trova", ‘Canciónes de Cambio’ is a musical and socio-artistic experience where Gian-Carla's arrangements of Latin American songs are passionately charged with her operatic and folkloric singing fused with the improvisations of virtuosic jazz artists. Raised in Bolivia ...

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Three World Premieres - Chamberworks At Brooklyn Jazz Wide Open on April 21

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
April 21, 2012

CONNECTION WORKS PRESENTS The 5th SEASON OF BROOKLYN JAZZ WIDE OPEN @ The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music Concert Hall The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music is located at 58 Seventh Ave (at Lincoln Place), Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY, Tel 718 622 3300, reduced admission! NEXT Concert of the 2011-2012 season Saturday, April 21 @ 8:00 PM (two sets) Michael McGinnis - clarinet, bass clarinet Sara Schoenbeck - bassoon David Smith - trumpet tba ...

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Beat Kaestli at Zinc Bar (NYC) on April 23rd

Source: Beat Kaestli
April 21, 2012

After returning from a tour in Europe and Brazil, vocalist Beat Kaestli is happy to bring his unique blend of Jazz, R&B, European and Latin styles to Zinc Bar NYC on Monday, April 23rd @ 7:30PM. The show is featuring a stellar band with Ben Stivers - piano, Matt Wigton - bass and Fred Kennedy - drums. This is Beat Kaestli's only show in New York in spring 2012!! Monday, 23. April 2012 Zinc Bar, New York 7:30PM ...

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Jazz This Week: Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival, Oikos Ensemble, Lauren Sevian, Freddie Washington, Cornet Chop Suey, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
April 19, 2012

It's another busy weekend for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with a number of touring musicians in town for the ninth annual Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival and an extensive menu of shows featuring St. Louis musicians, too. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, baritone saxophonist Lauren Sevian will present an early evening performance and master class at Saxquest. Sevian is in town to serve as a clinician/adjudicator for the daytime, educational portion of the GSLJF, which involves ...

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Sheldon, Metrotix Offering Online Presale of Tickets for Madeleine Peyroux

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
April 18, 2012

The Sheldon Concert Hall and Metrotix are offering online buyers first chance to purchase single tickets for the St. Louis debut of singer Madeleine Peyroux at the Sheldon on Sunday, May 20. Tickets for the concert are $45 orchestra, $40 balcony, and the pre-sale begins at 10:00 a.m. this Friday, April 20, one day before the general on-sale date. To purchase tickets then, go to www.metrotix.com/promotions and enter promotional code MP12. Peyroux's concert is being presented by the Friends of ...

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