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2012 Lakeshore Jazz Series at Tempe Center for the Arts

Source: Michael Ricci
January 11, 2012

Tempe Center for the Arts 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway Tempe, AZ 85281 Box Office: 480-350-2822 2012 Concert Series Gretchen Parlato Friday, January 27, 2012 | 7:30 P.M. An alumni of the Thelonious Monk Institute, Parlato has been turning heads ever since she won the 2004 Thelonious Monk Institute International Vocal Competition with which she displayed a musical individuality loaded with paradoxical powers. Her sultry, intriguing voice and unique, rhythmically agile phrasing came with ...

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Greek and Cuban Jazz Masters Perform at Scullers Jazz Club on Wednesday, January 11

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
January 11, 2012

Two masters on their instruments—guitarist Spiros Exaras and pianist Elio Villafranca—are performing together in concert at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online or at the door. Exaras, from Greece, is a versatile guitarist who studied classical music and composition at Athens Conservatory, before branching out into jazz as well as a variety of movie and theater soundtracks. Villafranca is from western Cuba and is one ...

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Steve Tyrell to Perform in Benefit Concert on Thursday, April 26 at the Sheldon

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
January 11, 2012

Singer Steve Tyrell is returning to St. Louis to perform at 8:00 p.m., Thursday, April 26 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. The event is a benefit for Hope Happens, which raises money for research at the Hope Center for Neurological Disorders at Washington University. Tyrell, a former record company and film executive turned performer who's become popular for his versions of well-known jazz and pop standards, last played in St. Louis in May, 2011 at the Sheldon. Tickets for the ...

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Grammy Award-Winning Pianist Eddie Palmieri to Celebrate 75th Birthday in a One-Night-Only Presentation at the Annenberg Center

Source: AAJ Staff
January 10, 2012

"Mr. Palmieri...can make a piano roar." —The New York Times Philadelphia, PA—With an iconic music career that spans over 50 years, nine Grammy® awards and a charismatic stage presence hailed as “larger than life" by The Los Angeles Times, Latin jazz pianist and band leader Eddie Palmieri comes to Philadelphia armed and loaded for a bold one-night-only special presentation and apt closing to the Annenberg Center's 11/12 Latin Roots Series. Long referred to as “The Sun of Latin Music," Palmieri ...

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Peter Bernstein at Egan's, Thursday, February 23

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
January 10, 2012

Seattle Jazz Scene presents: GUITARIST PETER BERNSTEIN One night only in Seattle THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23 EGAN'S BALLARD JAM HOUSE 1707 NW Market Street Seattle, WA 98107 with Chuck Deardorf (bass) and Matt Jorgensen (drums) Sets at 7:00 and 9:00pm Tickets: $15.00 per set or $25.00 for both sets ($10 food/drink minimum per set) Seating for this show is limited so advance purchase of tickets is recommended. BUY TICKETS Choose your ...

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The 5th Season of Brooklyn Jazz Wide Open Continues With Briggan Krauss, featuring Jim Black!

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
January 9, 2012

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, Tel 718 622 3300, reduced admission! Now $10 NEXT Concert of the 2011-2012 season Saturday, January 14, 2012, 8:00 PM The Briggan Krauss Quartet Featuring: Briggan Krauss—alto saxophone Teddy Lausner—piano John Hebert—bass

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Natalie Merchant Performs with North Carolina Symphony in Raleigh, May 29

Source: Arthur Ryel-Lindsey
January 9, 2012

RALEIGH, N.C.—Internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant will join the North Carolina Symphony for a single performance on Tuesday, May 29 at 7:30 p.m., the orchestra announced today. The concert takes place at Meymandi Concert Hall in downtown Raleigh's Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets for this one-night-only performance will go on sale on Monday, Jan. 23 at 10:00 a.m. Tickets will be available for purchase online at www.ncsymphony.org or by calling North Carolina Symphony Audience Services at 919.733.2750 ...

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Jazz Guitarist Joe Belmont Performs at Black Moon Music Lounge in Belchertown on Saturday, January 7

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
January 7, 2012

The Joe Belmont Jazz Trio is performing at the Black Moon Music Lounge in Belchertown, Massachusetts on Saturday, January 7, 2012, from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. Admission is $10. Born in New York City, Belmont moved to Northampton after college and has been performing, making albums, and teaching at Amherst College. He began his solo career in 2003. Black Moon Music Lounge, located at 37 State Street in Belchertown, has a full line-up of great music throughout the winter. Click ...

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