Performance / Tour News

Chicago Jazz Great Makes Big Apple Debut at NYC's Metropolitan Room

Source: Elaine Dame
January 19, 2012

Elaine Dame Live at The Metropolitan Room Saturday, Feb. 4th, at 7 pm Cover charge: $22, with a two-drink minimum. For reservations, call the club at 212-206-0440 or purchase tickets at metropolitanroom.com. MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabaret) members receive a $5 discount. CHICAGO, IL- 1/18/12—"Dame has quietly risen to the top rank of Chicago jazz singers, with a light and cheerful timbre and musicality that allows her to improvise things most singers shouldn't even try" —Neil Tesser, Author, Playboy Guide ...

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Jazz Vibraphonist Yuhan Su Performs at Bond Lounge at Langham Boston Hotel on January 18

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
January 18, 2012

Jazz vibraphonist and composer Yuhan Su is performing with her quartet at the BOND Lounge | Restaurant at the Langham Hotel in Boston on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. A native of Taiwan and a recent graduate of Berklee College of Music, Su is preparing to release her first CD, and continues to perform and compose music. Su's performance is part of the BOND Jazz Experiment, which highlights emerging artists and accomplished performers covering the jazz ...

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Esperanza Spalding: 2012 Tour

Source: JamBase
January 18, 2012

ESPERANZA SPALDING ROLLS OUT 2012 TOUR PLANS Esperanza Spalding has announced world tour dates beginning April 18, 2012, as the bassist, vocalist and composer unveils her new release, Radio Music Society into a dynamic “big band" format. Fans of Spalding who purchase tickets through Ticketmaster will receive a free song download of “City of Roses" from Radio Music Society, and in celebration of Black History Month, can purchase the e-single “Black Gold" (which includes a music video) on iTunes beginning ...

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The Budos Band: April Dates

Source: JamBase
January 18, 2012

DAPTONE FUNKERS GET BUSY IN 2012 Daptone instrumental group The Budos Band have added a brief run of April dates to their previously announced tour in late February. Fellow Daptone singer Charles Bradley will serve as opener on the dates. The Budos Band Tour Dates

02/19/12 Sun Neumos Seattle, WA 02/20/12 Mon The Wild Buffalo Bellingham, WA 02/21/12 Tue Dante's Portland, OR 02/23/12 Thu The Independent San Francisco, CA 02/24/12 Fri Echoplex Los Angeles, CA 02/25/12 Sat Body English Las ...

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Ron Della Chiesa Hosts al Vega Tribute at Scullers Jazz Club on Tuesday, January 17

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
January 17, 2012

A musical tribute to the late jazz pianist Al Vega is taking place at Scullers Jazz Club on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online. Hosting the show is radio personality Ron Della Chiesa, the voice of the BSO and host of Strictly Sinatra and Music America. He'll have copies of his book, Radio My Way on hand. Also, Dr. Leonard Brown, jazz musician, teacher and scholar, will be on hand to ...

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Gerald Clayton and Tamir Hendelman Will Play One for the Kids (at Moka) Next Sunday

Source: Jazz@Rochester
January 16, 2012

Jazz pianists Gerald Clayton and Tamir Hendelman will be in Rochester for the first benefit concert for Rochester's Museum of Kids Art—A Duet for MoKA, next Sunday, January 22, at 5:00 pm. The concert will be at Hochstein Performance Hall at 50 N. Plymouth Ave., in Rochester. Presented by Exodus to Jazz, proceeds from this event will help fund a new jazz education program at MoKA that begins this month. There will also be a special opening performance by Madrigalia Chamber Choir under ...

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The Young and the Fearless

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
January 14, 2012

t's been a good winter so far for young jazz musicians in the Twin Cities. It seems new opportunities come along every week, and often it's because these future stars are creating their own—through teachers, slightly older peers, whatever connections they can find. The latest installment of the Twin Cities Jazz Society's Young Artists Series kicked off the winter season at the Artists Quarter in mid-December with a trio led by South High senior and drummer Emerson Hunton, and featuring ...

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Original YES Vocalist / Songwriter Jon Anderson To Play Select US Dates

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
January 14, 2012

Asheville, NC—Music legend and original YES vocalist / songwriter Jon Anderson will be playing a series of select solo concert dates in the US starting in February. Jon Anderson, who has one of the most recognizable voices in music, and is best known for his work with YES, Vangelis and Kitaro, as well as his innovative solo efforts, recently completed a successful tour of the east coast in the US with fellow YES member Rick Wakeman and a solo tour ...

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