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Even More Jazz All-Year-Round!

Source: AAJ Staff
November 16, 2011

Buddy Guy with James Hunter, George Thorogood and The Destroyers, Caracol, Donny McCaslin, David Gogo and JJ Grey & Mofro Montreal, Tuesday, November 15, 2011—The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal is happy to announce that the Jazz All-Year Round series presented by TD welcomes new concerts by Buddy Guy and James Hunter, George Thorogood, Caracol, Donny McCaslin, David Gogo and JJ Grey & Mofro to its program. Tickets for these new concerts go on sale Friday at noon... although ...

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Slowbizz.com Builds Global Home Concert Network

Source: HypeBot
November 16, 2011

Slowbizz.com is a newly launched social network for music lovers designed to facilitate house concerts for solo artists. They emphasize that they are focused on slowly building a solid infrastructure of hosts before touring begins. The service is free to join for both hosts and artist. Hosts guarantee a basic contribution and accommodations while artists pay when a tour is booked. Slowbizz.com—"built by music lovers, for music lovers" Slowbizz.com is in the early stages of what is planned as a ...

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Jazz Saxophonist Tia Fuller Performs at UMass/Amherst on November 16

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
November 15, 2011

Jazz saxophonist, composer and educator Tia Fuller is performing with her Quartet at Bowker Auditorium, Fine Arts Center at University of Massachusetts in Amherst on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. Reserved seating is $15-$25, tickets for students of the five colleges, and for students under 17, are $10. These can be purchased online. Fuller is an accomplished musician with three CDs produced with her Quartet. She has toured and been a featured soloist with the all female band ...

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Allman Brothers Band: New Releases on Band-Owned Labels

Source: JamBase
November 15, 2011

THREE INITIAL RELEASES SET FOR DECEMBER 6; DVD OF 40TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW PLANNED Iconic Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Allman Brothers Band have announced a distribution agreement with Entertainment One Music to market two signature band-owned labels: Peach Records for the sales of its previous Sanctuary label releases and new live recordings of the current band as well as the Allman Brothers Band Recording Company for the release of archival recordings featuring the late Duane Allman and ...

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The Jonathan Kreisberg Quartet European Tour 2011

Source: Two for the Show Media
November 15, 2011

December 4, 2011 Hnita Jonathan Kreisberg Quartet (featuring, Will Vinson, Orlando Leflemming, and Colin Stranahan) Heist op den Berg, Belgium December 5, 2011 Sounds Jonathan Kreisberg Quartet (featuring, Will Vinson, Orlando Leflemming, and Colin Stranahan) Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2011 Stichting Jazz Maastricht—Bovenzaal, Theater a/h Vrijthof Jonathan Kreisberg Quartet (featuring, Will Vinson, Orlando Leflemming, and Colin Stranahan) Maastricht, The Netherlands December 7, 2011 Jimmy Glass Jonathan Kreisberg Quartet Valencia, Spain December 8, ...

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Nu-Art Series to Present "Drum Line II" This Saturday, November 19 at Metropolitan Gallery

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
November 15, 2011

Veteran jazz and creative music percussionists Jerome “Scrooge" Harris, Charles “Bobo" Shaw and Gary Sykes once again will join forces for “Drum Line II" a performance to be presented by the Nu-Art Series from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. this Saturday, November 19 at Metropolitan Gallery, 2936 Locust St downtown. This is the second annual “Drum Line" performance at the Metropolitan Gallery, with this year's edition also featuring percussionists Johnnie Johnson (who, as far as we know, is no relation ...

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"Follow That Star: A Jazz Nativity" to be Performed December 10 and 11 at Pilgrim United Church of Christ

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
November 15, 2011

The national jazz ministry The Oîkos Ensemble will be joined by St. Louis singer Denise Thimes and other local musicians for performances of “Follow That Star: A Jazz Nativity" at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, December 10 and 3:00 p.m. Sunday December 11 at Pilgrim United Church of Christ, 826 Union Blvd. in St. Louis. The Oikos Ensemble, led by the saxophonist Rev. Clifford Aerie and pianist Christopher Bakriges (pictured, from left), will present “the Midwestern launch of the East Coast tradition ...

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Jazz Vocalist Jazzmeia Horn Taking Jazz World By Storm

Source: Nu Jazz Entertainment
November 15, 2011

In the last 40 years few vocalist have emerged whom seemed poised to leave an undeniable mark in the world of jazz. Now Jazzmeia Horn, seems able to do just that. Hailing from Dallas, Texas, and currently enrolled in the New School Jazz program, led by Martin Mueller, Ms. Horn's ability to turn a musical phrase from words to feeling is reminiscent of the late, and undeniably great Sarah Vaughn, while owning a voice that is truly her own. Where ...

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