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Cowboy Junkies Announce New Album, Us Tour
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JamBase
FOURTH AND FINAL VOLUME OF “THE NOMAD SERIES" OUT IN MARCH With the March 2012 release of The Wilderness, Cowboy Junkies complete their four CD collection, “The Nomad Series." The ambitious schedule of four new releases over an 18-month period will be punctuated by a full US tour—see dates below (more to follow). The latest collection of songs follows the critically acclaimed Renmin Park (2010), Demons (2011) and Sing In My Meadow (2011). Upon the release of the four volumes, ...
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Jazz This Week: Chucho Valdes, Robert Glasper, Ligertwood/Garfield/Stevens, Michael Zerang, Glenn Miller Orchestra, Bonerama, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
It's definitely a busy week for live jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with so many touring musicians in town that we can barely fit them all into the headline of this post. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, singer Alex Ligertwood, who's worked with Santana and Brian Auger's Oblivion Express, will team up with keyboardist and St. Louis native David Garfield, who's currently working with George Benson, and saxophonist Jim Stevens for a show at BB's Jazz, Blues ...
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The 5th Season of Brooklyn Jazz Wide Open Continues With Daniel Kelly's RAKONTO
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
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, 718-622-3300, reduced admission! $10. NEXT Concert of the 2011-2012 season Saturday, February 11, 2012, 8:00 PM Daniel Kelly's Rakonto Yoon Sun Choi—voice Anders Nilsson— guitar Daniel Kelly—piano David Ambrosio—bass Satoshi Takeishi—percussion ...
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Rick Stone Trio at the Bar Next Door (NYC) on February 25th
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Michael Ricci
"One of the finest straight-ahead guitarists on the current NYC jazz scene." —Robert Silverstein, 20th Century Guitar The Bar Next Door at La Lanterna presents jazz guitarist Rick Stone and his Trio, Saturday, February 25th, 2012. Shows start at 7:30, 9:30 and 11:30from. Performing with Rick will be bassist Marco Panascia and drummer Tom Pollard. The trio's recent CD Fractals made the #5 spot on Jazzweek in September and was included in Jazzweek Top-100 Jazz 2011. The Bar Next Door ...
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SISO's 2012-13 Season to Feature Concerts with Wynton Marsalis and JALCO, Chris Botti
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra tonight announced its season schedule for 2012-13, and the lineup of concerts includes a few performances that could be of potential interest to local jazz fans. As part of its “Live at Powell Hall" series, the SLSO will present a program called “The Music of Ray Charles" on Friday, September 21. Charles' vast catalog certainly provides plenty of material to work with, and with the right songs and vocal soloists, it could be a solid ...
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The Mossa Bildner Ensemble Performs New Work: T. S. Eliot's "Four Quartets" on February 29th
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Evangeline Kim
Cornelia Street Cafe, February 29, 6:00pm Musical Meditations on Time, Eternity, Temporality New York, NY: Brazilian American composer and vocalist, Mossa Bildner has developed a new improvisational work in 10 excerpt-parts inspired by T. S. Eliot's masterpiece set of four poems, the “Four Quartets." In concert with musicians, bassist Ken Filiano, together with Charlie Rauh, guitar, Mercedes Figueras, sax, and Christine Bard on drums, she will perform the piece Wednesday evening, February 29th, at 6 pm, $10.00 cover. Ms. Bildner ...
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Jazz Singer Shepley Metcalf Performing at Upstars on the Square in Cambridge, February 8
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
Bill Watrous to Perform Friday, February 24 at Scottish Rite Cathedral
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Trombonist Bill Watrous (pictured) is coming to St. Louis later this month to perform in a concert to be held at 7:00 p.m., Friday, February 24, at the Scottish Rite Cathedral Auditorium, 3633 Lindell Blvd. Watrous is a veteran of the big bands of Quincy Jones, Maynard Ferguson, Johnny Richards, and Woody Herman, as well as the live band for TV host Merv Griffin's talk show; the jazz-rock group Ten Wheel Drive; and his own big band, the Manhattan Wildlife ...
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