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Guitarist/Composer Oscar Penas Appearing In NYC: November 1 and November 5

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
October 29, 2011

Guitarist/Composer Oscar Penas Appearing In NYC In Support of New Recording From Now On Tuesday, November 1, 7:00 PM at the 55 Bar With Dan Blake (saxophones), Moto Fukushima (bass), Franco Pinna (drums), and special guest, Gil Goldstein November 5 at the Bar Next Door With Moto Fukushima (bass), Franco Pinna (drums) “It's difficult to separate Peñas the performer from Peñas the composer, due to the fact that his music lives and breathes through his entrancing guitar work, but they ...

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The Cornelia Street Cafe: October 31-November 7

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
October 29, 2011

October 31-November 7 Highlights: Monday, October 31, 6:00 PM HALLOWEEN PARTY : BELLY DANCING & POETRY Evie Ivy & Dancers; Robert Gibbons; Robin Small-McCarthy; Bob Heman; Eugene Ring; Jack Tricarico Monday, October 31, 8:30PM KARAVIKA Trina Basu, violin; Amali Premawardhana, cello; Perry Wortman, bass; Avi Shah, tabla Tuesday, November 1, 8:30 PM BLUE TUESDAYS: NEW SINGERS SHOWCASE Camila Meza, vocals; Mika Hary, vocals, composition; Pablo Menares, bass; Shai Maestro, piano; Nate Wood, drums; Joris Roelofs, bass clarinet; Sam Minaie, bass; ...

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Jay Geils Jazz and Blues Revue in Concert at Shalin Liu Performance Center on October 29

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
October 29, 2011

The Jay Geils Jazz & Blues Revue takes the stage at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport, Massachusetts on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. It's an all-star cast led by rock guitar legend Geils, and includes Gerry Beaudoin, Cassandre McKinley, Fred Lipsius of Blood, Sweat & Tears, and Doug Bell of Bellevue Cadillac. Tickets to the show are $29, $39, and $49 and can be purchased online. For a schedule of concerts coming up at Shalin Liu ...

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Jimmy Webb, Singer/Songwriter, Performs at Bull Run Restaurant on October 29

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
October 29, 2011

Singer/Songwriter Jimmy Webb is performing at the Bull Run Restaurant in Shirley, Massachusetts on Saturday, October 29, 2011, at 8:00 p.m. Tickets to the show are $24 and can be purchased online. Webb is a prolific composer known for a string of hits, including By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Up, Up and Away, the Wichita Lineman, and countless other songs that shaped the American Songbook over the past fifty years. For a full schedule of upcoming concerts, visit ...

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Boy Katindig & Friends at Scarlet Wine Lounge on October 26th

Source: Boy Katindig
October 29, 2011

MANILA, PHILIPPINES: Kool Kat Productions Manila was only on their 3rd night since they started to hold jazz nights at Scarlet Wine Lounge at The Fort, headlined by none other than the jazz icon, Boy Katindig. What was supposed to be an ordinary night turned out to reveal a lot pleasant surprises as the music unfolded throughout the evening. It was good enough that both VIP rooms were booked, one: by a group of jazz aficionados celebrating a birthday; and ...

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SOPAC Kickstarts Blues In The Loft Series with Bill Sims, Jr. and Michael Hill on November 6th

Source: AMT Public Relations
October 29, 2011

SOUTH ORANGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (SOPAC) KICK-STARTS ITS “BLUES IN THE LOFT" SERIES WITH BILL SIMS, JR., AND MICHAEL HILL SOPAC'S “Blues In The Loft" Concert Series Kicking off SOPAC's new “In The Loft" series are the authentic acoustic- blues stylings of internationally-acclaimed blues artists Bill Sims Jr., and Michael Hill. Delta...Chicago...Texas—it's all part of an exciting evening of gut-bucket blues! Renowned blues harp master Dave Barnes and bassist Mike Griot will make special guest appearances. This is a blues ...

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North Carolina Symphony Celebrates “A Carolina Christmas,” Nov. 25-26; Features World Premiere of Laurelyn Dossett’s “The Gathering”

Source: Arthur Ryel-Lindsey
October 29, 2011

RALEIGH, N.C.—Music Director Grant Llewellyn leads the North Carolina Symphony in a celebration of the holiday season, Carolina style, when Greensboro-based singer-songwriter Laurelyn Dossett, Grammy-winners Rhiannon Giddens Laffan and Mike Compton, guitar wizard Joe Newberry and the Concert Singers of Cary all join the orchestra for “A Carolina Christmas." The performances take place at Meymandi Concert Hall, in downtown Raleigh's Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts. The concerts begin on Friday, Nov. 25 at 8:00 p.m., followed by performances ...

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Lapis Luna Continues Their Residency At The Plaza Hotel On Thursday Evenings

Source: Shawn Aileen Clark
October 29, 2011

LAPIS LUNA CONTINUES THEIR RESIDENCY AT THE PLAZA HOTEL ON THURSDAY EVENINGS 9PM TO MIDNIGHT. Featuring vocalist Shawn Aileen Clark, the band plays vintage standards, obscure swing-era songs, a retro inspired latin music in a gorgeous lounge setting. The band will be playing selections from their hit holiday album 'Snowbound' during the month of December. THE PLAZA HOTEL Every Thursday Evening 9pm to Midnight in the Rose Club, with the Lapis Luna Quintet No Cover Charge ...

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