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Patrick Lamb, Tyrone Hendrix, Nate Watts & Friends to Perform Tribute to Stevie Wonder, February 17

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
February 14, 2012

Portland¹s very own Patrick Lamb and Stevie Wonder band drummer Tyrone Hendrix are co-producing a Stevie Wonder tribute concert, Livin' for the City, with two shows (7:30 pm and 10:00 pm) on Friday, February 17, 2012 at Jimmy Mak¹s (221 NW 10th Avenue; Portland, OR). Sponsors include The Benson Hotel, Joe Kassab Jewelers and Melvin Broadous RE/Max Equity Group. More information can be found at www.patricklamb.com; tickets and reservations are available at www.ticketsoregon.com or call (503) 295-6542 Stevie Wonder, one ...

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Jazz Bassist Andy Wrba at Mission Bar + Tapas in Pittsfield on Monday Nights

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
February 14, 2012

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Jazz Singer Nadia Washington Performs at Darryl's in Boston for Valentine's Day Celebration

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
February 14, 2012

Jazz vocalist Nadia Washington is performing at a special Valentine's Day celebration at Darryl's Corner Bar and Kitchen in Boston's South End on Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Check out details of the Valentine's Day menu for the evening, served from 6:00 to 11:00 p.m.. The Dallas-born Washington—who cites Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan as influences—received the prestigious Bill Cosby Presidential Scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston, and since then she has been performing in the New England ...

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The American Jazz Museum Brings NEA Jazz Master Benny Golson to The Blue Room for An Evening of Two Intimate Shows

Source: Artists Recording Collective + the ARC Record Label
February 13, 2012

The American Jazz Museum Brings NEA Jazz Master Benny Golson to Kansas City for An Evening of Two Intimate Shows into the award winning working jazz club exhibit, The Blue Room. His official website states that Benny Golson is the only living jazz artist to have written 8 standards for jazz repertoire. These jazz standards have found their way into countless recordings internationally over the years and are still being recorded. Further, his profile cites he has recorded over 30 ...

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Art Garfunkel On Stage with North Carolina Symphony, March 2-3; A Symphonic Celebration of 50 Years in Music

Source: Arthur Ryel-Lindsey
February 13, 2012

Pop music legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Art Garfunkel joins Maestro William Henry Curry and the North Carolina Symphony next month for a concert tribute to the very best from his 50-year career in music. The concerts take place at Meymandi Concert Hall, in the downtown Raleigh's Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, on Friday and Saturday, March 2-3 at 8:00 p.m. Although it has been 35 years since “Bridge Over Troubled Water" was recorded, ...

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Roomful of Blues to Perform in Sellersville March 9

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
February 12, 2012

The horn-fueled, jumping, swinging, award-winning band, Roomful of Blues, touring in support of their latest Alligator CD, Hook, Line & Sinker, will perform live at the Sellersville Theater in Sellersville on Friday, March 9, 2012. Roomful of Blues, according to DownBeat magazine, “are in a class by themselves." Since 1967, the group's deeply rooted blend of swing, rock 'n' roll, jump, blues and soul has earned it five Grammy Award nominations and a slew of other accolades, including seven Blues ...

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Marc Perrenoud Trio at the Allen Room (NYC) on March 11

Source: Ropp
February 11, 2012

Hailed as “remarkable" by Jazzman (France) and “always masterful" by All About Jazz, Marc Perrenoud is one of the most acclaimed Swiss jazz musicians of his generation. For his first New York appearance, the 30-year old pianist-composer brings his trio to the Allen Room to celebrate the release of their third album, Two Lost Churches (March 2012). Along with Marco Müller on double bass and Cyril Regamey on drums, he will perform compositions that defy convention while honoring the tradition ...

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Beal: Lofton adds to KRTU's jazz fete-1950's Miles Davis tribute

Source: Jeff Lofton
February 10, 2012

This weekend there's jazz, there's an “out of the house" concert and there's metal. Get busy. Jazz ala Miles When Trinity University's KRTU kicked off its “Year of Jazz" in October, the station and its community organization partners aimed to stage a well-rounded concert series to showcase the station, the city's nonprofit organizations and a whole lot of varied jazz. The aim has been true. Saturday the “Year of Jazz" moves to the East Side, to the Jo Long Theatre ...

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