Performance / Tour News

Thomas Dolby Lecture/Performance Mini-Tour Sets Stage for First New CD in 20 Years

Source: conqueroo
September 15, 2011

October shows in seven U.S. cities include appearance at L.A.'s Grammy Museum and showcase clubs. LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Thomas Dolby, the Grammy(tm)-nominated British musician and tech entrepreneur, has announced an October seven-city U.S. mini-tour. These solo performances will take the form of a 60-minute lecture about his new social networking transmedia game, The Floating City, interspersed with live songs from his upcoming album (A Map of the Floating City, due out October 25 on Lost Toy People Records through Redeye Distribution), ...

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SEVA (featuring Hristo Vitchev and Weber Lago) at Yoshi's on September 26th

Source: Hristo Vitchev
September 15, 2011

SEVA was formed in late 2010 by Bulgarian modern jazz guitarist Hristo Vitchev and Brazilian piano sensation Weber Lago. Vitchev and Lago have a long musical relationship as band mates in the Hristo Vitchev Quartet and Quintet, the Vitchev / Lago Project, Joe DeRose and Amici as well as special guest appearances by Hristo with the Weber Iago quartet. All of their musical endeavors have received critical acclaim at the national and international jazz scenes. However, with their brand new ...

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Jazz Bridge Celebrates Jelly Roll Morton on September 24th at Trinity Episcopal Church (Ambler, PA)

Source: Suzanne Cloud
September 14, 2011

On Saturday, Sept. 24th, saxophonist Larry McKenna will be celebrating the life and legacy of one of the progenitors of jazz—Jelly Roll Morton—with a dynamite traditional jazz band that will include trumpeter Al Harrison, trombonist Clarence Watson, pianist Tom Lawton, bassist Ed Wise and drummer Jimmy Coleman. This unique concert, which will raise money for two important nonprofits in the area dedicated to jazz, and will take place from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 708 S. Bethlehem Pike, in ...

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Jazz Arts Group Presents "Don't Listen to This!" - An Evening of Banned Music Featuring Byron Stripling, Dave Powers & Christian Howes

Source: Michael Ricci
September 14, 2011

The Jazz Arts Group's Inside Track series kicks off the 2011-12 season on September 23 24 at the Lincoln Theatre with “Don't Listen To This!," an evening of music and lyrics that once fanned the flames of controversy, featuring Byron Stripling, Dave Powers, Christian Howes and a pre-concert lecture with the Thurber House. Music censorship didn't begin in the '80s with Tipper Gore and the PMRC. Dean Martin's hit song “Wham! Bam! Thank You Ma'am" was banned by radio stations ...

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Jazz Bridge Presents Charlie Rice in Collingswood on October 6th

Source: Suzanne Cloud
September 14, 2011

Kicking off the 8th season of the Jazz Bridge Neighborhood Concerts Series on Thursday October 6th at the Collingswood Community Center, 30 W. Collings Ave. Collingswood, NJ will be legendary (and 91 years old!) drummer Charlie Rice and his band featuring pianist Don Wilson, bassist Ed Wise, saxophonist Bob Howell and trombonist Clifford Adams. Rice has been a mainstay of the Philadelphia scene since the late 1940s when he was in the houseband at the famous Downbeat Club playing opposite ...

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Mexican Jazz Singer Magos Herrera Performs at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston on Wednesday, September 14

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
September 14, 2011

Magos Herrera is performing at Scullers Jazz Club at the Doubletree Suites by Hilton Hotel on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets to the show are $20 and can be purchased online. Dinner and show is also available for $62. For more details call 617-562-4111. Born in Mexico City, Herrera combines a modern interpretation on jazz performance with Latin culture and Afro-Cuban influences.She has six CDs, including Distancia, which earned her a nomination for best jazz vocal.album in ...

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Jazz Saxopohonist Andrew Halchak Performing at Bond Lounge in Boston's Langham Hotel on Wednesday, September 14

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
September 14, 2011

Standout saxophonist Andrew Halchak is performing at the BOND Lounge at Boston's Langham Hotel on Franklin Street on Wednesday, September 14, 2011, from 7:00-10:00 p.m. There is no cover charge. Halchuck is a Berklee graduate who is now pursuing his master's degree at New England Conservatory. He is from Tuscon, Arizona, and has performed across the United States and Europe. The show is part of BOND's Jazz Experiment series every Wednesday night, which features some of the city's best emerging ...

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Sting: Back to Bass Tour North America 2011

Source: Universal Music Enterprises
September 14, 2011

Live Nation is pleased to announce that this fall, Sting will embark on the Back to Bass Tour throughout North America as he celebrates the 25th anniversary of his solo career by taking it back to bass...all of the hits, stripped down, as they haven't been played in years. Tickets go on sale beginning September 19th at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.

In support of his forthcoming box set collection Sting: 25 Years, slated for release on September 27, the tour features ...

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