Performance / Tour News

Jazz This Week: Eric Slaughter Trio with Jason Swagler, Ally Hany and Addison Frei, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
June 30, 2011

The live jazz offerings are a bit sparse around town this long Independence Day weekend in St. Louis, but there still are a few shows worthy of your attention coming up over the next few days. On Friday and Saturday, guitarist Eric Slaughter will bring his trio (pictured) plus saxophonist Jason Swagler to Jazz at the Bistro. Although Swagler is billed as special guest, he and Slaughter actually have played together fairly often, including co-hosting a jam session the first ...

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Jazz Around Town: The Fireworks Make It Hard to Hear the Sax.....

Source: Jazz@Rochester
June 30, 2011

Thursday, June 30, 2011 Chris Potter Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm Nite Fall with Amy Montrois @Lemoncello, 7:00 pm Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm Wills McKenna's WillsBand @ Tala Vera Cantina, 7:00 pm Jim Nugent Trio @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm

Friday, July 1, 2011 Johnny Matt Band with Jon Seiger @ Wegmans-Eastway, 5:30 pm Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ St Luke's Church's Jazz Cafe, Gazeboo in Maplewood Park. 100 Maplewood Avenue ...

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Jon Anderson To Play Select Summer Concerts In Support Of New CD Release

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
June 29, 2011

Asheville, NC—Music legend and original YES vocalist Jon Anderson will be playing select concert dates this summer in support of his critically acclaimed new CD release 'Survival & Other Stories.' Jon Anderson, who has one of the most recognizable voices in music, and is best known for his work with YES, Vangelis and Kitaro, as well as his innovative solo efforts, recently completed a successful tour of the east coast in the US. The new leg of the tour will ...

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Richard Thompson Receives Obe from the Queen, Plans Tour

Source: JamBase
June 29, 2011

LEGENDARY SINGER/SONGWRITER RECEIVES OBE FROM THE QUEEN; ANNOUNCES U.S. AND CANADA TOUR STARTING AUGUST 27 Richard Thompson was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) today for his singular and substantial contribution to music. The award was presented by Queen Elizabeth during the special investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace. Crowning an extraordinary week, Thompson will also be bestowed with an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Aberdeen on July 5, for his “exceptional and distinctive contribution to contemporary music, ...

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Monterey Jazz Festival and Monterey Bay Aquarium Present "Evenings by the Bay" Summer Concert Series

Source: Monterey Jazz Festival
June 29, 2011

Monterey Jazz Festival and Monterey Bay Aquarium Present “Evenings by the Bay" Summer Concert Series Weekly Performances Feature Live Jazz by Professional Musicians and Students in the Festival's Jazz Education Programs, Saturday and Sunday Evenings, July 2—September 4, 2011 Monterey, CA; The Monterey Jazz Festival is proud to announce the fourth year of the “Evenings by the Bay" concert series, produced in collaboration with the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Taking place Saturday and Sunday evenings from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Aquarium's ...

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Killing Pain, Not Time: Arild Andersen Trio Live Report

Source: Between Sound and Space - An ECM Records Resource
June 26, 2011

June 11, 2011 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival Lutheran Church of the Reformation I find it difficult to begin any review about Arild Andersen without billing him simply as a “Norwegian bassist." Succinct though the term may be, it hardly hints at the far reach of his fingertips, bow, and musical vision. A packed house felt some of that reach in the distance he'd so graciously traveled to bring his latest outfit to this year's Rochester ...

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Percussivo Mundo Novo to Tour US in July

Source: rock paper scissors, inc.
June 28, 2011

Touch-Screen Samba and Joystick Roots: Percussivo Mundo Novo Channels Cascading Brazilian Beats and Smiling Cyberfunk on North American Tour, July and August 2011

The first of the cyber-Mohicans hits the stage, shredding like a rock star on a touch-screen tablet melded with a Guitar Hero controller-and creating a huge chorus of Brazilian rhythm. With a three-foot tall Mohawk and the blessing of the spirits, he and his crew invent new instruments for ancient roots: the rumbling joys of Afro-Brazilian beats, ...

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Denise Thimes to Perform at Benefit for United Way on Saturday, September 17

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
June 24, 2011

Singer Denise Thimes (pictured) will perform for the third annual “Chocolate, Wine and All That Jazz" event kicking off this year's annual campaign for the Tri County Division of United Way. The fundraiser will take place starting at 6:30 p.m., Saturday September 17 at the Grand Opera House, 311 N. Main St in St. Charles. In addition to music from Thimes and her band, the evening will include wine tastings, chocolate sampling and hors d'oeuvres. Tickets are $55 each if ...

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