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Cordis Ensemble Performs NYC + Boston Debut Concerts April 5 + 6

Source: AMT Public Relations
March 21, 2012

Thursday, April 5th @ 7:30pm Le Poisson Rouge 158 Bleecker St. New York, NY $15 Advance. $20 at Door. To purchase, call 212.505.FISH Friday, April 6th @ 7:00pm Alfond Auditorium at Museum of Fine Arts 465 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA $12. To purchase, call 617.267.9300 New York City, NY: Known for its signature, eclectic sound, the critically acclaimed chamber ensemble, CORDIS, makes its New ...

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Matt Wilson and Arts and Crafts to Present Free Performance and Clinic on Thursday, March 22 at Saxquest

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

Drummer Matt Wilson (pictured) and his band Arts & Crafts will present a free performance and clinic starting at 6:00 p.m. this Thursday, March 22 at Saxquest, 2114 Cherokee St. Wilson and the band, which includes trumpeter Terell Stafford, keyboard player Gary Versace and bassist Martin Wind, are in St. Louis this week to do an educational residency for Jazz St. Louis and perform Friday and Saturday at Jazz at the Bistro. Their event at Saxquest is free and open ...

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ICTUS Records Nights @ The Stone (NYC) April 1-14

Source: centazzo
March 21, 2012

The Italian Invasion & Other Stories Created in 1976, ICTUS Records has been one of the first and most celebrated labels completely dedicated to Improvised Music, New Jazz and Contemporary Classic Music. Founded by Andrea Centazzo and Carla Lugli, it became known as “The creative label for creative music." Closed down in 1984, ICTUS was reborn in 2005 in Long Beach, CA and immediately got again the attention from audiences and critics for its catalog featuring new productions and re-releases ...

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Celebrated Jazz Composer & Vocalist Carmen Lundy To Appear At Vitello's Jazz and Supper Club

Source: 1888 Media
March 20, 2012

Carmen Lundy Celebrates the CD Release of Changes Two Shows, Friday-7:30 & 9:30 PM / Saturday -8:00 & 10:00 PM Anthony Wonsey—Piano Darryl Hall—Bass Jamison Ross—Drums and special guest Nolan Shaheed on trumpet “In a world of pretenders, Carmen Lundy is a genuine Jazz Singer" —The Evening Standard Carmen Lundy began her professional career as a jazz vocalist and composer when there were very few young, gifted and aspiring jazz vocalists on the horizon. ...

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Review: Herbie Hancock at the Touhill Performing Arts Center

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
March 20, 2012

For a musician who's been around as long as Herbie Hancock, part of the challenge of each new tour can be just figuring out what to play. If there's a new record to promote, the process can be as straightforward as picking the best stuff from the album and assembling it into a set list. Without that, though, someone with a catalog as deep as Hancock's will have some difficult choices to make. This time around, the veteran keyboardist and ...

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Li'l Ed & the Blues Imperials to Perform in Philadelphia

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
March 19, 2012

Alligator recording artists Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials will perform at Warmdaddy's in Philadelphia on Friday, April 13 and Saturday, April 14, 2012. They will be playing songs from their most recent CD, Full Tilt. Chicago slide guitar master Lil' Ed Williams and his blistering, road-tested band, The Blues Imperials—guitarist Mike Garrett, bassist James Pookie" Young and drummer Kelly Littleton—are celebrating over 20 years together. Full Tilt is simply the rawest, truest, most electrifying blues being made today. The ...

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Diana Krall Announces "Summer Nights," Biggest US Tour Since 2009

Source: Universal Music Enterprises
March 19, 2012

Diana Krall, the multi-platinum, GRAMMY®-winning musician with an unprecedented nine #1 Billboard Jazz chart debuts, will begin her biggest year of touring since 2009 on March 22. After multiple appearances during GRAMMY® week in Los Angeles, Krall is announcing nearly 20 additional dates on her 40-city, 2012 “SUMMER NIGHTS" tour, taking place across the U.S. this spring and summer. Krall will be joined on tour by Anthony Wilson (guitar), Robert Hurst (bass), and Karriem Riggins (drums). Since her GRAMMY®-winning tenth ...

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Jammin' at the Gem Concert Series features Double Bill - Geri Allen Trio and Tierney Sutton Band on Saturday, March 24, 2012

Source: Artists Recording Collective + the ARC Record Label
March 19, 2012

The next installment in the prestigious Jammin' at the Gem concert series bring emphasis to Women's History Month by celebrating “Women In Jazz" with a double bill of master musicians, Geri Allen and Tierney Sutton. Geri Allen is an internationally known composer and pianist. Since 1982, she has recorded, performed or collaborated with artists as diverse as Ravi Coltrane, Dianne Reeves, Liz Wright, and Simone, in a celebration of the life and music of Nina Simone, Donald Walden, Farah Jasmine ...

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