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Jazz Pair Are Note Perfect
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Gene Ess
Award-winning musicians Gene Ess and Niki King are joining forces for two special shows at Blue Note this month. Guitarist Gene—who has played with such greats as Carlos Santana, Ravi Coltrane, Al Foster, Rashied Ali and Dave Liebman—asked former UK Jazz Vocalist of the Year King to collaborate with him after a friend sent him a copy of her single Wild Is The Wind. He said: “Her singing really spoke to me musically, as it was very mature and heartfelt, ...
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Larry Golding "In My Room" Solo CD Performance with Special Guests Friday June 3, 2011
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All About Jazz
Larry Goldings “In My Room" CD RELEASE CONCERT WILL BE PERFORMED SOLO BY LARRY WITH SPECIAL GUESTS singer, Gaby Moreno Bassist, David Piltch Singer/Songwriter, Alex Lilly (Obi Best)at Vitello's jazz & supper club in Studio City, Ca Friday June 3, 2011 at 8p & 10p.m. Tickets are available at www.ticketweb.com or call www.vitellosrestaurant at 818-769-0905. For more than two decades, Larry Goldings has been recognized as one of the most distinctive and versatile keyboardists in jazz, R&B and pop, with ...
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Berklee World Jazz Octet to Perform at DC Jazz Festival, June 1-2
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Berklee Public Relations
Renowned Ensemble, Directed by Alain Mallet, Features Students from Lithuania, Israel, Spain, Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. Boston, MA—Berklee College of Music's renowned World Jazz Octet is headed to the DC Jazz Festival to perform two concerts on June 1 and 2. With students hailing from from Lithuania, Israel, Spain, Mexico, Canada, and the U.S., the Octet's rich, improvised music reflects the multicultural diversity of its members. The ensemble, which is also an intensive course at Berklee taught by pianist ...
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Marcus Goldhaber with The Jon Davis Trio @ Opia on May 30th
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AMP3 Public Relations
NEW YORK, NY—On Memorial Day, May 30th, Singer/Songwriter Marcus Goldhaber and The Jon Davis Trio will be performing two sets at 7:30pm and 9:00pm presented by Glen Grant Scotch at Opia—a restaurant & lounge in the mezzanine of the Renaissance Hotel. This is a follow-up to the successful launch event with Opia & Glen Grant on April 11th, and is expected to become an ongoing event in the months to come. There is no cover charge and it will feature ...
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Rite of Spring, Left of Center: The Bad Plus at the Loring
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
One of the hallmarks of the Bad Plus is the equity of their long-standing collaboration. But the fact that there isn't one star among the trio hardly means these musicians lack star power. Rather, it's the merging of the three audacious talents that yields a supernova. And that galactic phenomenon never shined more brightly than in last night's performance at the Loring Theater of “On Sacred Ground: The Rite of Spring." Or on the set of original works that followed, ...
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Adam Larson to Appear at Saxquest This Tuesday, May 24
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Saxquest and Jazz St. Louis are teaming up to present a free performance and clinic by saxophonist Adam Larson (pictured) at 7:00 p.m. this Tuesday, May 24 at the Saxquest shop, 2114 Cherokee St on the south side. Larson, 21, is a native of Bloomington, IL who, according to JSL director of education Phil Dunlap “has made quite a name for himself, picking up reed and mouthpiece endorsements from companies despite his age of 21." At age 19 he was ...
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Marc Hoffman to Perform at Founder’s Hall in Charlotte, NC on May 27
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Marble Arch PR
Jazz pianist and vocalist returns to downtown Charlotte venue (CHARLOTTE, NC)—Virillon Music recording artist Marc Hoffman will bring his original jazz to Founders Hall on Friday, May 27, 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. ...
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Roger Daltrey to perform The Who’s Tommy on tour
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Michael Ricci
Roger Daltrey has revealed plans to tour the United States this fall for a special outing that will feature The Who frontman and his band preforming The Who's Tommy in its entirety. The tour will stop at Boston's Agganis Arena on Saturday, September 17. On the tour, Daltrey and his band will perform The Who's legendary rock opera Tommy in its entirety from start to finish. Daltrey premiered the show at The Royal Albert Hall in aid of Teenage Cancer ...
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