Performance / Tour News

George Benson Returns with "Guitar Man" - Concert Dates at Keswick Theater, Mayo Performing Arts Center and Town Hall

Source: Michael Ricci
October 20, 2011

October 20th Mayo Performing Arts Center Morristown, NJ 8:00pm. October 21st The Town Hall New York, NY 8:00pm. October 23rd Keswick Theatre Glenside, PA Tickets 8:00pm. National Endowment of the Arts Jazz Master and Grammy-winning legend George Benson brings his guitar to the forefront in his newest album Guitar Man. The 12-song collection includes a mix of jazz and pop ...

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Kurt Elling Joined By Denmark’s Kluvers Big Band & Special Guests -- October 25-30 At Birdland In Nyc

Source: Lip Service Media
October 20, 2011

In what promises to be a special engagement, preeminent jazz vocalist Kurt Elling will perform a six-night residency featuring Denmark's renowned Klüvers Big Band at New York City's Birdland, from October 25-30. Different special guests—Miguel Zenon, Ravi Coltrane, Lew Tabackin, Robin Eubanks and Stefon Harris—will join Elling and the 18-piece ensemble each evening. The New York Times declared Elling “the standout male vocalist of our time," and for each of the past twelve years Elling has been DownBeat's Critic's Poll ...

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Tony Bennett Performs New Works from Chart Topping Album, Duets II, with Special Guest Daughter Antonia Bennett at Academy of Music, Nov. 4

Source: Michael Ricci
October 20, 2011

"Tony Bennett has not just bridged the generation gap, he has demolished it. He has solidly connected with a younger crowd weaned on rock. And there have been no compromises." —The New York Times Living legend Tony Bennett performs a program of new works from his Billboard No. 1 chart topping album, Duets II, among other signature standards, show tunes, jazz and classic hits with special guest daughter, Antonia Bennett, at the Academy of Music, November 4, 2011 at 8pm. ...

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NEC Presents Simón Bolívar Big Band Jazz, Nov. 5 at 9 p.m. in Jordan Hall

Source: Michael Ricci
October 20, 2011

Conservatory Welcomes Ensemble in Connection with its Partnership with Venezuela's El Sistema New England Conservatory will present the Boston appearance of the touring Simón Bolívar Big Band Jazz, November 5 at 9 p.m. in NEC's Jordan Hall. Established in 2007, the band is the brainchild of Valdemar Rodríguez, director of the Simón Bolívar Conservatory of Music, and drummer Andrés Briceño, who had the idea of promoting and disseminating jazz music genres in Venezuela. The group is made up of 40 ...

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Jazz: Just Hard to Find at "Jazz Clubs?"

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
October 20, 2011

A few years ago, Minnesota Monthly irked more than a few jazz fans by proclaiming that jazz was too hard to find and too hard to understand. Or words to that effect. Apparently the editors at MM have found a way to resolve that dilemma, by finding jazz at an area theater and nonjazz at the area's most renowned jazz club. The November issue's “Best Of" selections include two that might intrigue or confuse local music audiences. But perhaps these ...

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Noah Preminger Quartet 10/23 at the Blue Note New York

Source: Scott Foster
October 20, 2011

The Noah Preminger Quartet will perform at the Blue Note New York on October 23, 2011. Appearing with Noah Preminger, a brilliant jazz tenor saxophonist, composer and Palmetto Records artist, will be pianist Dan Tepfer, bassist John Hébert, and drummer Colin Stranahan. For this Sunday jazz brunch engagement, there are 2 sets, at 12:30 PM and 2:30 PM. The Blue Note New York is at 131 W. 3rd St. in Manhattan. Reservations may be made on the Blue Note's website ...

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Akira Sakata & Chikamorachi tour Europe, Russia and Japan

Source: Eric Weddle
October 20, 2011

Akira Sakata, the legendary Japanese alto player, is heading out on tour in October and November with his long-running American rhythm section Chikamorachi. Sakata, Chris Corsano (percussion) and Darin Gray (double bass), are touring in support of their two new releases And that's the Story of Jazz... 2xCD (Family Vineyard) and Live at Hungry Brain LP (Family Vineyard). The dates are:

10/21 Tokyo, Japan—Pitt Inn, quartet with Jim O'Rourke 10/22 Tokyo, Japan—Pitt Inn, quartet with Jim O'Rourke 10/25 Moscow, Russia—School ...

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Woody Allen and His New Orleans Jazz Band at Royce Hall on December 29th

Source: Jay Hughen
October 19, 2011

Woody Allen and His New Orleans Jazz Band will perform at Royce Hall on December 29 for one unforgettable night. Tickets go on sale Saturday, October 15 at 10:00 AM. For more than thirty-five years, Woody Allen and His New Orleans Jazz Band have been delighting audiences with a hot mix of New Orleans inspired music. The band's sound is firmly rooted in the music that Woody Allen has loved since his childhood and draws inspiration from such legendary artists ...

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