Performance / Tour News

The Microscopic Septet in New York City Sep. 6 at the Gershwin Hotel

Source: Scott Foster
September 3, 2011

The Microscopic Septet will perform September 6 at the Gershwin Hotel in New York City. The band will perform 3 sets, starting at 7:00 PM. The Gershwin Hotel is at 7 East 27th St. (between Madison Ave. and Fifth Ave.) in Manhattan. An admission charge of $20 allows attendance at any or all of the sets. Audiences can arrive at any time and stay until the estimated 10:30 PM ending time. Tickets can be purchased at the door upon arrival, ...

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Wilco Adds Fall Dates

Source: JamBase
September 3, 2011

NEW ROUND OF EUROPEAN AND U.S. TOUR DATES Wilco have added a slew of new dates which will see them hit Europe in October and November before returning stateside on November 29 in Dallas, TX for an additional run of U.S. shows. Check out all their tour dates below. Wilco Tour Dates

09-13 Indianapolis, IN—Murat Theatre @ 09-16-17 Toronto, Ontario—Massey Hall @ 09-18 Montreal, Quebec—Metropolis @ 09-20 Boston, MA—The Wang Theatre @ 09-22-23 New York, NY—Rumsey Playfield in Central Park ...

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Nakatani Gong Orchestra @ Outpost 186 on September 10th

Source: Kevin Frenette
September 2, 2011

Saturday, September 10, 2011 OUTPOST 186 186 1/2 Hampshire Street Cambridge, MA 02139 8:00 PM Tatsuya Nakatani Gong Orchestra World renowned master percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani will present an evening of improvised music centering on exceptionally intricate interplay, texture and timbre on Saturday, September 10. Nakatani will be performing a set of solo percussion music followed by his Nakatani Gong Orchestra (Kevin Frenette, Forbes Graham, Matt Samolis, Todd Brunel and Joe Monteiro). The music of ...

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Cuneiform Artists on Tour: September 2011

Source: Michael Ricci
September 2, 2011

Actions speak louder than words...and here is a whole bunch of musicians in action! Note that we post this information here once a month, if you want to see the latest news which is updated at least once per week, please check our website (below). JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN

November 18, The Stone, 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street), NYC, NY 10009

November 19, Ars Nova Workshop, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA ...

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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, September 2-8

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
September 2, 2011

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for good flying weather as I am heading back to the Detroit Jazz Festival for my fourth consecutive dose (9/2-5). But our transit is a 4-passenger plane. Last year at the very last minute we ditched the flight plan and drove. Fifteen hours including three hours plowing through Chicago holiday rush hour. We won't take that option again. If the weather cancels our plans, at least I know I won't be missing great jazz, as ...

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Twin Cities Jazz Week in Review, August 26-September 1

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
September 2, 2011

Sometimes good ol' bop and swing are all you need to hear. And then, of course, sometimes that oddball, hard-to-define-but-really-cool event is the highlight of the week. Check out the Picnic Operetta from Mixed Precipitation if you feel your musical adventures are stagnating (see blog, September 1). Then again, finishing the week with Amina Figarova is a pretty elegant way to ice a jazz cake. August 26, Jeanne Arland Peterson/Cliff Brunzell Celebrate 90 at the Artists Quarter. It was legends ...

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Jazz This Week: A Benefit for Willie Akins, a Grand Opening for a New Venue, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
September 2, 2011

As seems to be the case every year, the Labor Day weekend means that the jazz and creative music calendar in St. Louis is a bit sparse for the next few days. However, there still are a few noteworthy events happening, so let's go the highlights: Tonight, guitarist and St. Louis native Daryl Darden is back home from the West Coast for a visit, and is playing at Robbie's House of Jazz with a group that will include pianist Nick ...

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Hee Haw! It's Handel!

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
September 1, 2011

This blog is not really about jazz but about a project that likely would appeal to jazz fans and musicians because it is so... well...renegade. And it is all about music, community and creativity, which makes it very much in the same universe as jazz, right? Last Sunday I enjoyed my first Mixed Precipitation event. No, not the weather, which was totally perfect. Mixed Precipitation is a performance /cultural/foodie/artsy program that is best described in its own words: “Our goal ...

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