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The 5th Season of Brooklyn Jazz Wide Open Continues With Michael Formanek

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

Connection Works Presents The 5th Season of Brooklyn Jazz Wide Open at 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, 718 622 3300, reduced admission! Tickets are now $10! NEXT Concert of the 2011-2012 season Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 8:00 PM MICHAEL FORMANEK—Solo bass plus WORKS featuring special guest, MICHAEL FORMANEK Michel Gentile—flute Daniel Kelly—piano Michael Formanek—bass

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Acclaimed Kiwi Funk Sensations, Sola Rosa, Set To Bring The Funk (Plus the Jazz, Hip-Hop, Reggae, Latin, & More) To The US

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
October 28, 2011

Acclaimed New Zealand combo Sola Rosa will bring their groovalicious blend of hip hop, reggae, jazz, latin, soul and funk to lucky US audiences for the first time later this year, via a series of tour dates just announced. Starting November 29th, frontman Andrew Spraggon will take the stage alongside Spikey Tee (Jah Wobble, Mr. Scruff, Bomb the Bass) and Lila Tomlins (Kiwi vocal sensation) for a Sound System tour of ten North American cities, beginning in New York, NY ...

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Twin Cities Jazz Week in Review, October 21-27

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
October 28, 2011

What I missed in the past week might have made for a really good week of jazz. What I heard live, however, made for a stellar series worthy of a festival in any city. From a young composer/educator's homecoming to a veteran titan's best-yet ensemble to an unheralded but highly inventive ensemble's local debut to a solo piano outing that might outshine the upcoming Herbie Hancock gig.... It was a showcase of talent and inspiration. Matt Slocum Trio at the ...

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Kinky Friedman Announces Hanukkah US Tour 2011

Source: conqueroo
October 27, 2011

AUSTIN, Texas—The Kinkster is back on the road this holiday season with his Hanukkah Tour of 2011. Taking time off from finishing up a book with Billy Bob Thornton and formulating one with Willie Nelson, Kinky Friedman will visit 14 cities in the Midwest, West and Southwest, starting November 29. In addition, the tour is bookended with two fundraisers in Salado, TX, for the Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch, one on November 26th featuring BJ Thomas (with Kinky as host), and ...

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Jazz This Week: Ralph Towner, Sto Jazz Orchestra, Sherman Irby, Clayton Brothers Quintet, Rebirth Brass Band, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
October 27, 2011

Along with Halloween and the conclusion of baseball's World Series, there's a whole lot of jazz and creative music happening in St. Louis over the next few days. So, without further ado, let's go straight to the highlights: On Thursday, Ralph Towner, known for his work with the Paul Winter Consort and Oregon as well as his own recordings, will perform a free solo guitar concert for the Jazz at Holmes series at Washington University. Also on Thursday, Robbie's House ...

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Jazz Around Town: Greetings from Our Nation's Capitol! No, It's Still About Jazz in Rochester....

Source: Jazz@Rochester
October 27, 2011

Thursday, October 27, 2011 Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Pittsford Grill, 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 Amanda Ashley @ Rabbit Room Restaurant, 7:00 pm WXXI OnStage Taping: Miche Fambro & the Makepeace Brothers @ WXXI, 7:00 pm The Djangoners @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 ...

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Stanford Lively Arts Kicks Off Jazz Series with Josh Roseman Sextet, November 12 At Campbell Recital Hall

Source: Robert Cable
October 27, 2011

Brooklyn-based trombonist, composer, and all-around musical mad-scientist Josh Roseman celebrates his Jamaican heritage with a musical tribute to the founding fathers of dub and ska, presented by Stanford Lively Arts on Saturday, November 12 at 8:00 p.m. in Campbell Recital Hall. A onetime Skatalite himself and a DownBeat “#1 Rising Star" trombonist, Roseman will be joined in his Lively Arts performance by Curtis Hasselbring (trombone and guitar), Myron Walden (alto saxophone), Barney McAll (piano, keyboards, sound design), Peter Apfelbaum (organ ...

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Itzhak Perlman Performs with North Carolina Symphony, May 15, 2012; Tickets Available Now as Part of Four-Concert Passport Series

Source: Arthur Ryel-Lindsey
October 26, 2011

RALEIGH, N.C.—The North Carolina Symphony announced today that incomparable violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman will return to the orchestra to perform Tchaikovsky's scintillating Violin Concerto, capping off a program of Italian-flavored masterworks. The special event concert, led by Symphony Resident Conductor William Henry Curry, takes place at Meymandi Concert Hall, in downtown Raleigh's Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, on Tuesday, May 15, at 7:30 p.m. Perlman enjoys superstar status rarely afforded a classical musician. In recent years, he took ...

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