Performance / Tour News

Johnny Cash to be Celebrated with "We Walk the Line" Concert April 20th

Source: Sony Music Entertainment/Legacy
February 29, 2012

JOHNNY CASH TO BE CELEBRATED WITH “WE WALK THE LINE: A CELEBRATION OF THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH" IN HONOR OF HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY Concert Will Feature a Star-Studded Lineup Including Kenny Chesney, Kris Kristofferson, Chris Cornell, Ronnie Dunn, John Hiatt, Amy Lee, Shooter Jennings, Lucinda Williams, Ray LaMontagne, and Jamey Johnson with more Legendary Surprise Guests to be Announced LOS ANGELES, CA: On April 20, 2012, music stars and friends will join together to celebrate the life of Johnny ...

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Jazz Progenies Jason Marsalis and Simone Share a Double Bill at the Annenberg Center

Source: AAJ Staff
February 29, 2012

Philadelphia, PA: The youngest in the first family of jazz, Jason Marsalis boasts a sound performed with “commendably ardent swing" (Jazz Times). The daughter of musical icon Nina Simone, Broadway star Simone's vocal stylings have made it to the top of Billboard and iTunes jazz charts. The Annenberg Center presents both performers in one night of stellar music as a part of its Jazz series. The performance will take place on March 17, 2012 at 8 PM. Tickets are $20-$46 ...

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SF Jazz Collective Performs at UMass/Amherst on Thursday, March 1

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
February 29, 2012

The acclaimed SF Jazz Collective performs at the Fine Arts Center at University of Massachusetts in Amherst on Thursday, March 1, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to the concert can be purchased online or at the door. Hailing from Puerto Rico, New York, Venezuela, Philadelphia, New Zealand, and Israel, the Collective's multi-cultural lineup mirrors the explosion of jazz talent around the globe. For more about the band, click here. You can see a schedule of upcoming concerts at the Fine ...

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Vincent Herring at the Royal Room - February 29

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
February 29, 2012

NYC Saxophonist Vincent Herring

with: Bill Anschell—piano Chuck Deardorf—bass Matt Jorgensen—drums

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29 THE ROYAL ROOM 5000 Rainier Avenue South Seattle

Sets at 7:00 & 8:30pm Buy tickets through Stranger Tickets

Seattle Jazz Scene continues their foray into producing jazz concerts by welcoming New York alto saxophonist Vincent Herring to Seattle on Wednesday, February 29, for two sets at The Royal Room in Columbia City. ...

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Moon Hooch: Northeast Tour

Source: JamBase
February 29, 2012

MOON HOOCH ANNOUNCES SPRING TOUR OF THE NORTHEAST; HITTING THE ROAD IN APRIL, PLAYING CLUBS AND STREET CORNERS Spawned from New York City's subway, Brooklyn “Cave Music" trio Moon Hooch is emerging to spread its infectious dance rhythms beyond the five boroughs. In addition to playing clubs, the saxophones and drums trio will do what they do best—perform in subways, parks, and street corners. The band is in the midst of a long running residency at Brooklyn's Knitting Factory, having ...

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Jazz This Week: Freddy Cole, Claudia Quintet with Theo Bleckmann, Koplant No, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
February 29, 2012

It's another busy week for live jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with performances from both touring and local acts ranging from ragtime, traditional New Orleans jazz, and swing to thought-provoking modern jazz influenced by a variety of contemporary genres. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, singer and pianist Freddy Cole returns to St. Louis to open a four-night engagement continuing through Saturday at Jazz at the Bistro. Cole, the brother of the legendary Nat “King" Cole, has proved ...

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Alan Broadbent Trio: Two-time Grammy Award winning jazz pianist -- Debut Tour in Austria, Germany, Netherlands and England

Source: Jan Matthies Music Management
February 28, 2012

Alan Broadbent, two-time Grammy Award winning Jazz Pianist, Arranger, Conductor and Composer, born 1947 in New Zealand, has long been a major force behind the scenes in jazz, whether it was accompanying Irene Kral on some of the most exquisite vocal albums ever recorded, contributing arrangements to Sir Paul McCartney, Natalie Cole, Diana Krall or Jane Monheit, or playing piano with Charlie Haden's Quartet West. 13 CD's released under his own name are proof though that he is not only ...

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Kansas Jazz Collective with Chris Greco at Benedictine College on March 24, 2012

Source: Chris Greco
February 28, 2012

Kansas Jazz Collective March 24, 2012 7:30 pm Benedictine College O'Malley-McAllister Auditorium Atchison, KS The Kansas Jazz Collective will present its second concert in a series on the campus of Benedictine College. The KJC is directed by music faculty performer/composer Chris Greco and each concert with the KJC “presents a different view of jazz." In addition to presenting the stylistic diversity inherent in jazz, each KJC concert has an “out ...

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