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Pianist/Vocalist Marc Hoffman Returns to Founder's Hall on August 12th

Source: Marble Arch PR
August 10, 2011

Virillon Music recording artist Marc Hoffman returns to Founder's Hall on Friday, August 12, when he performs during the Friday Acoustic Concert Series from noon to 2 p.m. Hoffman, a composer, pianist and vocalist, has been performing at Founder's Hall since 2004. Along with original jazz compositions, both instrumental and vocal, his upcoming solo performance will include his own arrangements of standards, ballads and pop tunes. Gary Dalkin, editor of Film Music on the Web, has described Hoffman's original music ...

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Nick Lowe: Solo Dates

Source: JamBase
August 9, 2011

NICK LOWE CONFIRMS SOLO WEST COAST DATES TO FOLLOW TOUR WITH WILCO IN SEPTEMBER Nick Lowe has confirmed a string of solo headlining West Coast tour dates this October, including two nights at Largo in LA, in support of his new album The Old Magic out September 13 via Yep Roc. Lowe will preview the album in August with intimate performances and Q&A's at The GRAMMY Museum in LA, The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, and ...

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Review: DMS at the Touhill Performing Arts Center

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
August 9, 2011

Much like blockbuster action films and mystery thrillers suitable for beach reading, summer tours by big-name musicians tend to be geared toward providing popular entertainment, not profound artistic statements. Such was the case with the concert by the jazz “supergroup" DMS on Sunday at the Touhill Performing Arts Center, as George Duke, Marcus Miller and former St. Louisan David Sanborn put on an entertaining, crisply paced two-hour show offering a sampling of familiar material from their respective catalogs, delivered with ...

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This Week at The Cornelia Street Cafe, August 9-15

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
August 9, 2011

The Cornelia Street Café 29 Cornelia Street, Greenwich Village, NYC 10014 BRAZILIAN FESTIVAL: Tuesday, August 9, 8:30 PM CLARICE ASSAD Clarice Assad, voice, piano; Keita Ogawa, percussion Wednesday, August 10, 8:30 PM ADRIANO SANTOS BRAZILIAN JAZZ QUARTET Hélio Alves, piano; Alex Han, alto sax; David Ambrosio, bass; Adriano Santos, drums, percussion Thursday, August 11, 8:30 PM BROOKLYN BRAZIL BOP Billy Newman, nylon string guitar; Eric Schugren, tenor saxophone; Ben Holmes, trumpet; Leco Reis, bass; Conor Meehan, ...

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Rob Garcia 4 to appear at Smalls on August 24th in celebration of "The Drop and the Ocean"

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
August 9, 2011

Rob Garcia 4 to appear at Smalls on August 24th in celebration of the digital release of his new recording on Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records, The Drop and the Ocean (physical release date is September 27th.) ROB GARCIA 4 @ SMALLS JAZZ CLUB Noah Preminger—tenor saxophone Dan Tepfer—piano John Hebert—bass Rob Garcia—drums & compositions WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2011 9:30 PM—Midnight SMALLS JAZZ CLUB 183 West 10th street

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George Benson to Perform Sunday, October 2 at the Touhill

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
August 8, 2011

This just in: Guitarist and singer George Benson (pictured) is returning to St. Louis to play at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, October 2 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center. The show is being presented by Jazz St. Louis as part of their “Legends of Jazz" series at the TouPAC. Benson last played St. Louis in 2007 as part of the now-defunct St. Louis Jazz and Heritage Festival held in Shaw Park in Clayton. Prices have not been announced yet, but Jazz ...

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European Jazz Invasion Tours with New Album: Some Open Dates Still Available

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
August 7, 2011

Formally known as “Group A" during the 2008 IASJ Meeting in Riga, Latvia, these wonderful young musicians quickly fused into a special space. Tears were shed, and many people were emotionally moved by their final performance. After a week of challenging, inspiring, and creative work, they realized that it wasn't the end and decided to stick together renaming themselves European Jazz Motion. The EJM have since appeared throughout Europe culminating in a tour of Estonia and Finland this past March. ...

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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, August 5-11

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
August 6, 2011

There seems to be some improvement in the weather which makes it easier to think about going out and hearing great jazz, indoors and out. And this weekend, the music will be indoors and out. Highlights This Week Two visiting talents will present decision quandaries Friday night (8/5). At the Loring Theater, the very hip Love Electric band led by guitarist Todd Clouser will open for the virtuosic keyboardist/composer Marco Benevento. Clouser, formerly of the Twin Cities, has been touring ...

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