Performance / Tour News

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, November 4-10

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
November 3, 2011

Hints of the holidays are getting stronger every day, but there's also a festive air throughout the area music venues. Jazz is no exception. Highlights This Week Studio Z holds its annual New Music Cabaret, hosted by the experimental music ensemble Zeitgeist and covering a wide range of new music over four nights, November 3-6. Not all falls under a modern jazz umbrella but each band considers improvisation a basic staple. Zeitgeist performs each night, along with the Ataria Quartet ...

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Jazz Pianist Hey Rim Jeon Performs at Ryles Jazz Club on November 3

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
November 3, 2011

Korean-born jazz pianist and composer Hey Rim Jeon is performing at Ryles Jazz Club in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. Jeon, an an assistant professor at Berklee College of Music, is performing with Greg Holt on bass, Tim Mayer on sax, and J. Curtis WarnerJr. on drums. Tickets to the performance are $7 per person and can be purchased online or at the door. For a schedule of live jazz at Ryles, located at 212 ...

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Jazz Around Town: Jazz in Rochester's Clubs, Restaurants ... and Churches

Source: Jazz@Rochester
November 3, 2011

Thursday, November 3, 2011 Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Pittsford Grill, 6:00 pm Artisan Jazz Trio @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm The John Palocy Trio (Jazz Dawgs) @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm Cool Club @ Tommy's, Railroad Ave., Newark, 7:00 pm The Djangoners @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm Dave Rivello Ensemble @ ...

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Spruill's Becomes Lavish, Ending Long Run of Saturday Jazz Matinees

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
November 2, 2011

One of St. Louis' longest running weekly jazz gigs, the Saturday afternoon sessions by saxophonist Willie Akins at Spruill's, has come to a final ending with the closing of the club. In a story published yesterday, the Post-Dispatch's Kevin Johnson wrote that the space at 1101 Jefferson formerly occupied by Spruill's is being refitted as a new nightclub, Lavish, by the owners of several other trendy local nightspots. Akins' Saturday afternoon shows were a staple at Spruill's for many years, ...

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Prince: "Welcome 2 Canada" Tour

Source: JamBase
November 2, 2011

CANADIAN TOUR STARTS NOVEMBER 25 IN TORONTO Prince has announced a series of Canadian tour dates dubbed “Welcome 2 Canada." The 11-date trek kicks off with two nights at Air Canada Centre in Toronto on November 25-26, and will hit Halifax, Montreal, Winnipeg, Edmonton and more. The tour ends on December 17 in Victoria, BC. Tickets go on sale starting Friday, November 4 via Ticketmaster. Prince “Welcome 2 Canada" Tour

11/25/11 Fri Air Canada Centre Toronto, ON 11/26/11 Sat Air ...

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Steve Wilson Plans New CD for 2012; Earns Raves for Sold out Kennedy Center Concerts

Source: Seth Cohen PR
November 2, 2011

With Four Sold-Out Shows at Kennedy Center Jazz Club, NPR Coverage, and Rave Previews & Reviews, Steve Wilson Continues to Build a Remarkable Career New CD Planned for 2012 Acclaimed jazz saxophonist Steve Wilson recently opened the 2011/2012 season at Kennedy Center Jazz Club with four sold-out sets, live coverage by NPR, rave previews & reviews and more. Wilson continues to sculpt an impressive career as a headliner, sideman, educator and jazz historian, and remains one of the most well-liked, ...

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Kurt Elling To Perform At Montgomery County Community College (Blue Bell, PA) on December 3

Source: Michael Ricci
November 2, 2011

Blue Bell, PA: The Lively Arts Series at Montgomery County Community College continues its Culture Speaks a Global Language Series with celebrated jazz vocalists Kurt Elling. The concert will take place at Science Center Theatre , 340 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell, PA on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 8PM. He will be performing selections from his new recording The Gate produced by legendary Don Was, featuring songs by artists including King Crimson, Herbie Hancock, The Beatles, and Stevie Wonder. The ...

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Roger Waters: The Wall 2012 North American Tour

Source: JamBase
November 2, 2011

ROGER WATERS RETURNS TO NORTH AMERICA IN 2012 WITH HIS EXTRAORDINARY AURAL AND VISUAL MASTERPIECE: “THE WALL" Roger Waters, the co-founder and principal songwriter of the archetypal progressive band Pink Floyd, has announced the return of the historic production of “The Wall" to North America in 2012. Tickets for “The Wall" 2012 go on sale beginning on Monday, November 7th at LiveNation.com. The 2012 tour will begin on May 1 in Houston, Texas at the Toyota Center making a 36 ...

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