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Larry Ochs and Kihnoua to Play Wednesday, March 28 at Kranzberg Arts Center
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
New Music Circle has announced that saxophonist Larry Ochs will be bringing his group Kihnoua (pictured, above left) to St. Louis for a performance at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 28 at the Kranzberg Arts Center. In addition to Ochs, the group features Scott Amendola on drums and electronics and Dohee Lee on vocals, plus bassist Trevor Dunn, who will be a special guest on their St. Louis date. Kihnoua's sound is described as “music that intermingles the very new thoughts, ...
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Bay Area Jazz Vocalist Lisa Lindsley to Make NY Debut March 28, with Pianist George Mesterhazy
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Lisa Lindsley's 2011 debut recording, Everytime We Say Goodbye, introduced jazz audiences to, as critic Ken Franckling described her, “a Bay Area singer we need to keep an eye on—and ears wide open for years to come." Lindsley is now preparing to make her New York debut—at the Metropolitan Room on Wednesday, March 28—and has put together a new show, “I've Got a Lot of Livin' to Do," which also features her frequent musical colleague George Mesterhazy. Mesterhazy, a premier ...
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Seun Kuti and Egypt 80: Spring U.S. Tour
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JamBase
NEW TOUR INCLUDES APPEARANCES AT COACHELLA, SXSW, NOLA JAZZ AND MORE After a whirlwind summer 2011 tour, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 return this spring on a mammoth cross country tour—taking in 30+ dates across the breadth and width of the US—distinguished by the variety of venues and events in the tour schedule, with shows in the clubs, theaters, performing arts centers and the spring's biggest festivals: SXSW, Coachella, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest, Houstin I-Fest, International Festival of ...
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This Week at The Cornelia Street Cafe - February 6-13, + Announcing a New Series at The Cafe
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Jason Byrne - Red Cat Publicity
A NEW monthly series, curated by Tom Chang, dedicated to showcasing some of the most brilliant up-and-coming jazz musicians March 22—Trumpeter John Raymond Kicks off the series with a CD release celebration for Strength & Song (produced by Jon Faddis), featuring Jon Raymond (trumpet), Gilad Hekselman (guitar), Javier Santiago (piano), Linda Oh (bass) & Obed Calvaire (drums) April 12—Drummer Devin Gray CD Release featuring Ellery Eskelin, Mike Formanek & Dave Ballou! This Week at The Cafe, February 6-13: Monday, February ...
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Buckwheat Zydeco to Perform in New Hope March 1
Source:
Chris M. Slawecki
Grammy Award-winning American musical legend Stanley “Buckwheat" Dural Jr.—along with his band, Buckwheat Zydeco—is the preeminent ambassador of Louisiana zydeco music. Buckwheat Zydeco will perform at The New Hope Winery in New Hope on Thursday, March 1, 2012. Their latest release (and Alligator Records debut) is the Grammy Award-winning CD, Lay Your Burden Down. This is Buckwheat Zydeco's first Grammy win (the band had five previous Grammy nominations). Louisiana vocalist, accordion and organ master Dural recorded Lay Your Burden Down ...
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Toure-Raichel Collective to Release Album March 27& Tour In April
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Press Junkie PR
The Touré-Raichel Collective, a collaboration between global superstars Vieux Farka Touré of Mali and Idan Raichel from Israel, was forged from a chance encounter at a German airport. Their growing friendship led to a performance at the Tel Aviv Opera House in November 2010. After that remarkable concert, Vieux and Idan, joined by Israeli bassist Yossi Fine and Malian calabash player Souleymane Kane, spent an afternoon jamming in a small intimate studio in Tel Aviv. The resulting recording—acoustic, spontaneous, entirely ...
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Deep Blue Organ Trio at Jazz Alley Tues - Wed
Source:
Seattle Jazz Scene
Bobby Broom and The Deep Blue Organ Trio February 7-8, 2012 JAZZ ALLEY 2033 6th Avenue Reservations: 206.441.9729 Show at 7:30pm The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley presents Bobby Broom and The Deep Blue Organ Trio, for two nights, touring in support of their latest release Wonderful!. Band members are Bobby Broom (guitar), Chris Foreman (Hammond B3 Organ) and Greg Rockingham (drums). Set times Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:30pm. Doors ...
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Houston Person Quartet Coming to Exodus to Jazz on February 11th
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Jazz@Rochester
Houston Person has been to Rochester (and Exodus to Jazz before) and now returns on Saturday, February 11th for a concert in the ETJ series. As Exodus To Jazz promoter José DaCosta wrote in his press release Houston Person is returnign to Rochester “with the Boss Tenor crown firmly positioned in its rightful place . . . on his head." Person has recorded more than seventy-five albums as a bandleader on the Prestige, Westbound, Mercury, Savoy, Muse, and most recently ...
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