Performance / Tour News

Jazz Arts Group Presents NEA Jazz Master David Liebman, Nov. 2 at Vonn Jazz

Source: Michael Ricci
October 10, 2011

The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) is proud to present an evening of music from award-winning jazz musician and NEA Jazz Master, David Liebman and his quartet. As part of its Inside Track concert series, JAG will bring a bit of New York City to Vonn Jazz Supperclub for two shows (7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.) on Wednesday, November 2. David Liebman is considered a renaissance man in contemporary music with a career that has spanned over four decades—beginning ...

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Keyboardist Alan Hewitt to Appear with Moody Blues on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions
October 10, 2011

Keyboardist Alan Hewitt will be performing with The Moody Blues on NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Thursday, October 13, 2011 in support of the band's Precious Cargo Tour throughout Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The band will be playing one of their many hits on the show. Alan is the keyboardist for the iconic band and has a long list of credentials of his own. According to Guy Arnston from the Illinois Entertainer in a review of Hewitt's ...

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Pablo Ablanedo Octet Performs at Regattabar on Tuesday, October 11

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
October 9, 2011

Argentinean composer and pianist Pablo Ablanedo and his octet perform at the Regattabar Jazz Club at the Charles Hotel in Harvard Square, Cambridge, on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to the show are $15 and can be purchased online. Ablanedo has a distinctive sound that is influenced by his Argentinian roots and by American jazz artists Bill Evans and Gil Evans, Astor Piazzola of Argentina and Egbuto Gismaonta of Brazil. His unique use of various instruments in ...

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Next to Take the Exodus to Jazz Stage ... Contemporary Jazz Artist Lao Tizer's Tizer with Karen Briggs

Source: Jazz@Rochester
October 10, 2011

Continuing the diverse lineup of Exodus to Jazz, contemporary jazz keyboardist Lao Tizer with his band TIZER, joined by international violin star Karen Briggs, will hit the ETJ stage on October 22nd at 8:00 pm at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation. Lao Tizer is among an group of instrumentalists who are playing for diverse audiences with music tastes not easily categorized into standard jazz genres, bringing in influences from world music and other sources. In addition leading his band, ...

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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, October 7-13

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
October 8, 2011

My own jazz week is short as I leave town Wednesday for California wine country. And probably no jazz. So I'll have to cram in some good music this weekend and drool just a bit over what I'm going to miss. Highlights This Week Anytime we hear Red Planet, it's going to be fun and serious. Dean Magraw, Chris Bates and Jay Epstein have been orbiting Planet Jazz for about a decade, and the music just gets more interesting. Check ...

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Jazz Bridge Presents Larry McKenna at the Unitarian Universalist Church on October 19th

Source: Suzanne Cloud
October 7, 2011

Opening our new season of Jazz Bridge Neighborhood Concerts at Jazz in Media! will be saxophonist Larry McKenna at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 145 W. Rose Tree Road in Media, PA, on October 19th, 2011. With him will be vibraphonist Tony Miceli, bassist Kevin McConnell and drummer Dan Monahan. One Show: 7:30-9 p.m. $10/$5 students. No advance sales. For info: 610-745-3011 Free refreshments and free on-site parking. Singer Denise Montana is hosting all of the Third Wednesdays each month at ...

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Jazz Bridge Presents Orrin Evans at the Society Hill Playhouse on October 20th

Source: Suzanne Cloud
October 7, 2011

Opening a new Jazz Bridge Neighborhood Concerts series called Jazz at the Playhouse, pianist Orrin Evans will be appearing at the Society Hill Playhouse, 507 S. 8th Street in Philadelphia on October 20th, 2011 and with him will be bassist Alex Claffy, drummer Justin Faulkner, and saxophonist Chelsea Baratz. One Show: 7:30-9 p.m. Admission: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. For info: 215-517-8337 or 856-858-8914. Parking is right across the street. Please note that after this initial performance by Mr. ...

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András Schiff "Perspectives: In The Steps Of Bartók" At Carnegie Hall And Other Us Concerts 2011/2012

Source: ECM Records
October 7, 2011

András Schiff “Perspectives: In The Steps Of Bartók" 2011/2012 U.S. Tour Schedule 2011

October 26 Washington, DC Kennedy Center October 28 New York, NY Carnegie Hall—Stern Auditorium October 29 New York, NY Carnegie Hall—Stern Auditorium October 31 New York, NY Carnegie Hall—Stern Auditorium

2012

February 22 NewYork, NY Carnegie's Zankel Hall February 25 New York, NY Carnegie's Zankel Hall February 27 Boulder, CO Macky Auditorium February 29 Berkeley, CA Zellerbach Auditorium March 2 Napa, CA First United Methodist ...

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