Performance / Tour News

New York Diary 2012

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
February 3, 2012

It feels like time is compressed whenever I am in New York, maybe because I try to fit so much into a few days. And that just mirrors Manhattan—so much of the world squeezed onto that one relatively small island. I learned on my last visit to make that first night the long one; fatigue is cumulative at my age. I picked four gigs for various reasons—Janice Friedman Trio at The Kitano, because I have been wanting to catch her ...

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Vincent Herring at the Royal Room - February 29

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
February 3, 2012

Seattle Jazz Scene presents: 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 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. Vincent has developed ...

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Pianist Jason Yeager Presents New Music With NYC Trio at Regattabar on March 7

Source: Jason Yeager
February 2, 2012

"Jason Yeager is a monster pianist and composer....[who] surprises you like a thunderbolt." —Ran Blake, pianist/composer and MacArthur Fellow “Yeager plays a thoughtfully subtle, harmonically advanced sort of piano with great touch." —Grego Edwards, All About Jazz Cambridge, MA—Framingham native and NYC-based jazz pianist/composer Jason Yeager returns to the Regattabar with his trio on March 7 at 7:30 PM. Having released his acclaimed debut CD, Ruminations, on Greg Osby's Inner Circle Music label last March at the Regattabar, Yeager returns ...

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North Mississippi Allstars: Spring Tour Dates

Source: JamBase
February 2, 2012

TOUR INCLUDES DATE AT GEORGIA THEATER IN ATHENS AND WANEE FESTIVAL IN LIVE OAK, FL North Mississippi Allstars are pleased to announce their upcoming spring tour, which will include stops in Nashville, St. Louis, Little Rock and a return to the recently rebuilt Georgia Theater in Athens. Tickets for most shows are on sale now. Get ticketing details at www.nmallstars.com. NMA is also planning to return to the Wanee Music Festival in Live Oak, FL. Other bands on this year's ...

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Irish Chamber Music Performance of James Joyce Poems at Princeton University

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
February 2, 2012

Soprano Judith Kellock, pianist Janice Weber and theater critic Fintan O'Toole will present a chamber music performance of Ross Lee Finney's setting of poems by James Joyce on Friday, February 10 at 4:30 p.m. at the Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall on the Princeton University campus. The performance is part of a series presented by Princeton's Fund for Irish Studies. The event is free and open to the public.

Ross Lee Finney (1906-1997) was an American composer who taught for ...

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Tom Varner Nonet at Corish This Saturday

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
February 2, 2012

Friday, February 4, 8:00pm Tom Varner Nonet Cornish College of the Arts (Poncho Theater) 710 East Roy Street 8:00pm, All ages. New music as well as music from the Heaven and Hell CD. this is part of the Cornish Music Series 2012. Tom Varner—french horn/compositions Thomas Marriott—trumpet David Marriott—trombone Steve Treseler—clarinet Mark Taylor—alto/soprano saxophones Eric Barber—tenor saxophone Jim DeJoie—baritone saxophone ...

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Elvis Costello: West Coast Dates

Source: JamBase
February 2, 2012

NEW WEST COAST DATES ANNOUNCED Elvis Costello & the Imposters today announce new West Coast dates for the unpredictable, uninhibited Spectacular Spinning Songbook tour in 2012, including stops in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, San Diego and Windsor, ON. With set lists that in total have boasted over 200 different songs, the tour hit more than 30 cities in 2011, garnering acclaim at every turn—from the “fun and irreverence" incited in Indianapolis, to the “hilarity, musicality, and unabated joy" in St. ...

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Mickey Hart Band | Lake Tahoe | Review

Source: JamBase
February 2, 2012

By Brennan Lagasse Mickey Hart Band :: 01.21.12 :: Crystal Bay Club :: Lake Tahoe, NV This winter season has been an unusual one in Lake Tahoe. Below average snowfall has made for a few unhappy campers in a place usually overflowing with positive energy. As luck would have it Saturday, January 21st was the first day of 2012 with enough fresh snow for locals and visitors to bask in a long awaited and celebrated “Powder Day." This new snowfall ...

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