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Upcoming Ted Rosenthal Performances

Source: Two for the Show Media
October 13, 2011

Saturday, October 15th, 8:30 PM Ted Rosenthal—Piano Thomson Kneeland—Bass Andy Watson—Drums Watercolor Cafe Larchmont, NY Friday, October 21st, 8:00 PM Ted Rosenthal Trio with Noriko Ueda—Bass Tim Horner—Drums Music Conservatory of Westchester216 Central Avenue White Plains, NY Friday, October 28th, 7:30 PM Ted Rosenthal Trio with Noriko Ueda—Bass Tim Horner—Drums Dix Hills Performing Arts Center FIve Towns College Dix Hills, NY Sunday, October 30, 4:00PM Jazz at Dicapoתth Season, Opening Concert “Out of this ...

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Jazz This Week: Matthew Shipp, Trombone Shorty, Christian Howes, Jazz in Pink, Anita Jackson, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
October 13, 2011

While many St. Louisans understandably will be preoccupied with cheering for the Cardinals in this week's National League baseball championship series (and possibly hoping for a return appearance from the infamous Rally Squirrel), there's plenty of good jazz and creative music happening around town over the next seven days, too. Let's go to the highlights: Tonight, the Meramec Jazz Lab Band performs at the Black Cat Theatre in Maplewood, in what will be the first of four Wednesday night concerts ...

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Marc Hoffman Trio To Perform During Historic Charlotte's Preservation Awards Event

Source: Marble Arch PR
October 12, 2011

Blast From the Past Is Annual Event CHARLOTTE, NC: For the fourth consecutive year, the Marc Hoffman Trio will provide entertainment for Historic Charlotte, Inc.'s Annual Preservation Awards event, to be held this year on Wednesday, October 12, from 6:30-10:30 p.m., at the NC Dance Theater. Led by composer/pianist/vocalist Marc Hoffman, the trio includes John Shaughnessy on bass and Chris Garges on drums. The event, now in its eleventh year, is entitled “Blast for the Past." Hoffman will perform original ...

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Twin Cities Jazz Week in Review, October 7-13

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
October 12, 2011

No, I do not get out every night, and some weeks I don't get out much at all—especially when I am in that frenzy before leaving town. So for me, it was a short jazz week in town, but a very satisfying one. I missed a lot—Red Planet at the Artists Quarter over the weekend, some great local voices coming up (Charmin Michelle, Maud Hixson and Nichola Miller at the Dakota, Lucia Newell at the AQ) and the great Patricia ...

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The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Celebrates Its 40th Year This Season with Special Concerts and Post-Performance Toasts

Source: AAJ Staff
October 12, 2011

This season brings the 40 year anniversary of the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on the Penn campus, and there's a chance for every type of creative spirit to celebrate their favorite Annenberg memories in whatever style they love best. This month grooves by with the jazz saxophonist/pianist duo of Joshua Redman and Brad Mehldau on October 14, and later the performances of the Omar Sosa Afreecanos Quartet and Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band on October 28. ...

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Kicking Off Annenberg Center's 40th Anniversary Season

Source: AAJ Staff
October 12, 2011

The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents a night jam-packed with jazz, as prodigious tenor saxophonist, Joshua Redman and internationally-acclaimed jazz pianist, Brad Mehldau join forces for one unforgettable duo performance, October 14, at 7:30 p.m. (see the video here) Melding their two adventurous, yet distinctive artistic voices, the duo cuts the extraneous and features the oft-improvised musical dialogue between these two powerhouses. Tickets for the performance are $20-$45. For tickets or more information, please visit AnnenbergCenter.org or call ...

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Pat Metheny Launches Six-Night Residency at Blue Note New York; His New Album "An Essential Record," Says All About Jazz

Source: Michael Ricci
October 11, 2011

Pat Metheny brings his 20-city tour of the United States to a close with a special week-long engagement at the Blue Note in New York City, starting tonight. Metheny, who is joined on the tour by bassist (and Brad Mehldau Trio member) Larry Grenadier, will be making his Blue Note debut as a leader with this week's shows. The sets will include songs from Metheny's latest Nonesuch release, What's It All About—which features Metheny's solo acoustic take on classic tunes ...

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Jazz at Holmes to Present Free Concert by Ralph Towner on Thursday, October 27

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
October 11, 2011

Washington University's Jazz at Holmes series today announced that they will present a free solo concert by guitarist Ralph Towner (pictured) at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, October 27 in Holmes Lounge in Ridgley Hall on the Wash U campus. The concert by Towner replaces the previously announced performance by guitarist Scott Jones. Towner is known mainly as an acoustic guitarist, but also plays trumpet, synthesizer and percussion and is a conservatory trained pianist. He first gained wide public attention in the ...

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