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Return to Forever reunite for summer tour

Source: Michael Ricci
May 22, 2011

Return to Forever will reunite this summer with a new lineup for a nationwide tour. The fourth installment of the jazz and rock experimental group will make their way to Massachusetts for a performance at Boston's Bank of America Pavilion on Thursday, August 11. Tickets for the show, which range in price from $30 to $60, will go on sale Saturday at 11 a.m. through Live Nation. Zappa Plays Zappa, Dweevil Zappa's tribute band to his late father Frank, will ...

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North Shore Jazz Project is Presenting Jazz Singer Showcase on Saturday, May 21

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
May 21, 2011

The North Shore Jazz Project is presenting a Jazz Singers Showcase this Saturday, May 21, 2011, at 7:00 p.m., with a line up of great local singers. Tickets to the event are $18 and can be reserved online. Some of the jazz singers performing that night include John Archer, Stephen Smith, Bob D'Agostino, Dan Murphy, Steve Heck and Linda Amero. The North Shore Jazz Project is a non-profit group dedicated to music education, performance and appreciation in the cities and ...

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Femi Kuti | Boulder | Review | Pics

Source: JamBase
May 21, 2011

By Brad Hodge Femi Kuti :: 05.09.11 :: Boulder Theater :: Boulder, Colorado The undisputed heavyweight champion of Afrobeat stopped in to the Boulder Theater for a Monday evening of educational, inspirational and highly danceable music. Being the heir to the throne of Afrobeat might have been a heavy burden for most to bear butFemi Kuti is bearing up well under the weight. Fela Kuti, Femi's father ushered Afrobeat into the world's conscious and raised the bar for world beat ...

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Twin Cities Jazz - Week in Review, May 13-19

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
May 20, 2011

Seldom is a weekend as jazz-packed as last weekend. But next weekend looks just as jazzy! My personal highlights for the past week: Guy Klucevsek and Zeitgeist at Studio Z (5/13). Klucevsek starred as both composer and accordionist, from tango to fugue to blues, from tributes to Satie and Ligeti to remembrance of 911. (See blog) Red Planet, CD Release at the Artists Quarter (5/13). Musical explorers Dean Magraw, Chris Bates and Jay Epstein offered originals and takes on Coltrane ...

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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, May 20-26

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
May 20, 2011

This weekend alone offers dizzying choices in live jazz, and some tough choices must be made! But surely everyone can find music! (See Twin Cities Jazz Week in Review for my highlights of the past week, on this blog.) Highly Recommended This Week “Rite of Spring," Stravinsky's once-controversial ballet and one of the most influential works of 20th century music gets a transformation from The Bad Plus, at the Loring Theater (5/20-21). And given reviews of the premiere at Duke ...

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Dr. John: Summer Tour, Special Bonnaroo Performance

Source: JamBase
May 20, 2011

DR. JOHN OWNS BONNAROO 2011 WITH SPECIAL ANNIV. PERFORMANCE OF HIS LEGENDARY DESITIVELY BONNAROO FEATURING THE ORIGINAL METERS 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Dr. John will perform his landmark 1974 album Desitively Bonnaroo in its entirety on Saturday, June 11 with the Original Meters and Allen Toussaint at Bonnaroo to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the popular music festival, which took its name from the album. He will also join Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys the ...

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George Duke, Marcus Miller, David Sanborn (DMS) at the Keswick Theatre on June 2nd at 8pm

Source: Michael Ricci
May 19, 2011

Fans of the crossroad where funk meets jazz should save the date for when George Duke, Marcus Miller and David Sanborn join musical forces for a legendary performance at the Keswick Theatre on June 2 at 8PM. The possibilities of this super Soul-Jazz summit are endless as the realm of their catalogues and capabilities span decades. Each performer, a multiple Grammy Award winner, is critically acclaimed, commercially successful and professionally in-demand. Together they will gifting audiences with extra long sets ...

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Jazz at the Bar on Fifth Continues Its Nightly Jazz Programming, June 2011

Source: Seton Hawkins
May 19, 2011

The Bar on Fifth continues its exciting collaboration with Artist in Residence, Antonio Ciacca, who will continue to perform and curate concerts seven nights a week this June. In addition to Antonio's performances, June's calendar includes: June 1-10: Soulful jazz guitarist Lucio Ferrara's musical resume includes collaborations with some of the greatest names in jazz today, including Benny Golson and Joey DeFrancesco. June 12-15 and June 18-19: Wielding a deeply rooted post-bop approach that results in potent performances of originals ...

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