Performance / Tour News

Jeff Coffin and the Mu'tet to Present Free Concert, Clinic on Monday, July 18 at Saxquest

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

Saxophonist Jeff Coffin (pictured) and his band the Mu'tet are returning to St. Louis for a free concert and clinic at 5:00 p.m. next Monday, July 18 at Saxquest, 2114 Cherokee St on the south side. Coffin was in St. Louis most recently last October for a performance and workshop at Saxquest. His latest CD Duet, a duo effort with Mu'tet drummer Jeff Sipe, was released in April. Besides Sipe and Coffin, best known for his work with Bela Fleck ...

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Elvis Costello: Fall U.S. Tour

Source: JamBase
July 13, 2011

ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS KEEP SONGBOOK SPINNING WITH NEW FALL DATES Elvis Costello and the Imposters today answer the call of unanimously cheering audiences and critics from coast to coast, announcing a further extension of the massively successful Spinning Songbook tour with a string of fall dates in the Eastern U.S. At each performance, select fans are invited onstage to spin the Wheel, helping to create new sets at each performance from a collection of 40 banners including hits, ...

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The Wood Brothers: U.S. Tour, New Album out on 8.2

Source: JamBase
July 12, 2011

TOUR STARTS AUGUST 11 IN HUDSON, NY The Wood Brothers are excited to announce their US Tour will kick off on August 11 in Hudson, NY. The roots-Americana group will tour through October 9 ending in Virginia. A complete list of tour dates are below. The Wood Brothers' will release their third album, Smoke Ring Halo, August 2 on Zac Brown's imprint Southern Ground. To celebrate the release of the first single from Smoke Ring Halo, the band debuted a ...

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Portishead: North American Tour

Source: JamBase
July 12, 2011

PORTISHEAD ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR THIS OCTOBER 2011 British trip-hop legends Portishead are crossing the pond for a rare North American tour set to begin on October 1-2 at ATP I'll Be Your Mirror in Asbury Park, New Jersey. From there, the trio will hit New York, Montreal, Toronto, Chicago, and more before ending on October 27 in Denver, Colorado. A limited number of tickets are available from July 11-14 through Portishead's website. Tickets will be go on sale to ...

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Who Knows? (richie Nagan, Perry Robinson, Mark Whitecage) with Special Guests Badal Roy & Muruga Booker at Witches Brew Sunday August 7th

Source: Mark Whitecage
July 18, 2011

WHO KNOWS? featuring RICHIE NAGAN—guitar, vocals PERRY ROBINSON—clarinets MARK WHITECAGE—alto sax

with special guests BADAL ROY—tablas MURUGA BOOKER—drums, percussion

Witches Brew Coffee House 311 Hempstead Turnpike West Hempstead, NY 11552 (516) 489-9482 SHOWTIME: 5:00-8:00 PM ADMISSION: Admission is free and they will pass the hat to raise funds for “100 years in paint 100 yards of canvas," — Master tabla player Badal ...

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Dave Koz & Alex Bugnon To Perform At The NYCB Theater In Westbury, NY On Thursday, July 21, 2011

Source: Mike Perciaccante
July 11, 2011

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Saxophonist Tom Tallitsch August 2011 Midwest Tour Dates

Source: Tom Tallitsch Productions, LLC
July 11, 2011

NYC Tenor and Soprano Saxophonist Tom Tallitsch will be touring throughout the Midwest in August 2011.

Tom has two of his three albums on Origin/OA2 Records. lives in NYC, plays in NY and Philadelphia, tours throughout the east coast and the U.S, and hosts a weekly Jazz Radio Show out of Trenton, NJ. (The Modern Jazz Radio Show, 8-10pm on JazzOn2 89.1 HD2. He has had feature articles in All About Jazz, Downbeat Magazine, JazzTimes, JazzReview.Com, The Village Voice, and ...

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Elli Fordyce Quartet Back by Popular Demand at Garage

Source: Elli Fordyce
July 11, 2011

On August 7th from 11:30am to 3:30pm, the Elli Fordyce Quartet, featuring Jeff Pittson on piano, Ratzo B. Harris on bass, Phil Stewart on drums, with Elli doing the vocals, will return for another great Greenwich Village Jazz Brunch. Expect a wonderful experience, surprises and a kicking straight-ahead jazz concert with your brunch, coffee or drinks, and all with no cover or minimum.

Garage Restaurant & Cafe 99 Seventh Avenue South New York, NY 10014

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