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SEVA Featuring Hristo Vitchev and Weber Iago "LIVE" at Piedmont Piano Co. (Oakland) on June 3rd

Source: Hristo Vitchev
May 16, 2011

SEVA is a modern jazz formation combining elements of classical, folk, rock, latin, and world music under the umbrella of the jazz sensibility and seeks to explore vibrant and distant harmonic landscapes with their modern and sophisticated sound. http://www.sevatheband.com/ SEVA was formed in late 2010 by Bulgarian modern jazz guitarist Hristo Vitchev and Brazilian piano sensation Weber Iago. Vitchev and Iago have a long musical ...relationship as band mates in the Hristo Vitchev Quartet and Quintet, the Vitchev / Iago ...

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Jamie Baum Septet at Mary Lou Williams Women In Jazz Festival May 19

Source: Scott Foster
May 16, 2011

The Jamie Baum Septet will perform May 19, 2011 as part of the 16th annual Mary Lou Williams Women In Jazz Festival at the John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The concert, which begins at 7:00 PM, will be at the Terrace Theater in the Kennedy Center complex, and will also feature the Tia Fuller Quartet and JaLaLa. Tickets may be purchased on the festival's website or by phone (800-444-1324 or 202-467-4600.) Orchestra seats are ...

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Marc Hoffman to Perform at Childress Vineyard (Lexington, NC) on May 21st

Source: Marble Arch PR
May 16, 2011

NC jazz pianist/vocalist/composer joins “Music in the Vineyards" series (CHARLOTTE, NC)—Virillion Music recording artist Marc Hoffman will perform this Saturday, May 21st from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m at Childress Vineyards in Lexington, NC as part of the “Music In the Vineyards" series. Hoffman, a NC native will include original instrumental and vocal jazz in his performance, as well as standards, Broadway and pop. “I'm really excited to play on the “Music in the Vineyards" series," Hoffman said. “Richard Childress' ...

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Jazz Singer Samantha Farrell Performing at Bond Lounge in Boston on Wednesday, May 18

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
May 16, 2011

Rising star Samantha Farrell has a return engagement at BOND Lounge at Boston Langham Hotel on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 from 7:00㬆:00 p.m. The singer/songwriter, originally from Boston and now living in Los Angeles, has been described by Ben Evans of the Huffington Post as possessing “a liquor-honey voice, deft guitar work and slightly melancholic tones that meld to form an arching and elegant aural tapestry." Samantha's show is part of the new BOND Jazz Experiment that features upcoming and ...

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George Kahn with the Award-Winning Santa Monica High School Jazz Band June 12

Source: Imaginary Friends
May 15, 2011

George Kahn With the Award-Winning SaMoHi Jazz Band at Catalina Jazz Club, Sunday June 12 A special afternoon “Jazz Brunch" for lovers of both Big Band and Small Group Jazz will be presented at the Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood on Sunday, June 12 from Noonש:00 PM. George Kahn and his Quintet featuring special guests Doug Webb on sax and Steve Reid on trumpet open the show, followed by the award-winning SaMoHi Jazz Band under the direction of Tom Whaley. ...

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Boston Pops Presents a Mardi Gras Celebration with Dukes of Dixieland, May 17-18

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
May 15, 2011

The Boston Pops, led by conductor Keith Lockhart, is bringing New Orleans to Boston this week with a special Mardi Gras festival featuring the Dukes of Dixieland, taking place on Tuesday, May 17 and Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at Boston Symphony Hall. Tickets to the concert are $70-$91 and can be purchased online. The legendary Dukes of Dixieland have been ambassadors for jazz over the past four decades, traveling the world with their distinct sound of New Orleans jazz in ...

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TourIntel Offers Free Look at Live Show Data

Source: HypeBot
May 15, 2011

TourIntel offers “Concert Business Intelligence" and accounts are currently free for a limited time. TourIntel claims to provide data on over 15,000 artists performing at over 7500 venues for more than 10 years of history. Such data offers a potentially powerful tool to gain a sense of trends over time, as well as to evaluate how specific acts and venues are doing. TourIntel is a joint production of ArtistForce.com and CelebrityAccess. The site's data is “confidential and proprietary" so I'll ...

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Miles of Freedom Found in Jazz- Jeff Lofton Electric Thang CD Release

Source: Jeff Lofton
May 14, 2011

Austin jazz trumpeter Jeff Lofton knows from his Miles Davis. Last year, Lofton wrapped up work on “1950s Miles Davis Tribute," a project he and his band had been working on for several years, and moved on to the next project. Lofton expanded his band, dubbed it the Jeff Lofton Electric Thang, and began working on interpretations of Davis' electric period. Saturday is a CD release party for Lofton's new album, “Chasing the Voodoo Down: Live at the Cactus Cafe," ...

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