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Omar Sosa: A Week At The Blue Note And Across America

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May 3, 2011

The impressionistic, universal sound of Omar Sosa comes to America for three weeks with his Afreecanos Quartet, beginning on April 27, 2011 at Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis and ending on May 18 at Yoshi's in San Francisco, the place where it all started for the Cuban-born world jazz creator in the late '90s. During the tour, over May 3-8, Sosa's Afri-Lectric Quintet, joined by revolutionary guitarist Lionel Loueke, will play a week-long residency at the Blue Note in New York ...

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"The Many Faces of Barbara Morrison" opens May 5 at The Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center

Source: Tim Tuttle
May 2, 2011

LOS ANGELES—Barbara Morrison will sing songs popularized by Aretha Franklin, Dinah Washington, Ella Fitzgerald and Big Mama Thornton, the performing artists who were the greatest influences on her career, in “The Many Sides of Barbara Morrison" at the Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center in Leimert Park. The show opens May 5 and continues May 12, May 19 and May 26 with all performances starting at 7:30 p.m. “How I do my thing, they were the influences of who I am ...

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Chemistry Set to Perform at Soundance Studio Theater in Brooklyn, Saturday, May 21st at 7:30 PM

Source: James Keepnews
May 2, 2011

The all-acoustic improvising trio, Chemistry Set, will perform at Soundance Studio Theater on Saturday, May 21st at 7:30. Soundance Studio Theater is located at 281 N. 7th St., Studio #7 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. A suggested donation of $10 will be requested at the door. CHEMISTRY SET Rebecca Schmoyer—classical guitar James Keepnews—acoustic guitar Daniel Carter—saxophones, clarinet, flute and trumpet With a shared background in an enormously diverse array of music—comprising everything from noise, punk and funk bands, ...

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Uri Caine Trio at Bucks County Community College on May 5th

Source: Jeff Baumeister
May 1, 2011

World-renowned, Philadelphia native Uri Caine brings his trio of bassist John Hebert and drummer Ben Perowsky to Bucks for an unforgettable night of modern jazz. The New York Times has called Uri Caine “a ferociously versatile jazz musician known for playing fluid funk, fusion and traditional jazz as a fixture in New York's downtown music scene." Gateway Auditorium at Bucks County Community College 275 Swamp Road Newtown, PA 18940 Thursday, May 5th at 8:00 ...

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Exodus to Jazz Would Like to Introduce You to Kate Davis on May 7th

Source: Jazz@Rochester
May 1, 2011

Local jazz presenter José DaCosta and Exodus to Jazz are bringing vocalist-bassist Kate Davis and her trio to Rochester on Saturday, May 7, 2011, 8:00 pm at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation. Davis will be joined by pianist Noah Kellman and drummer Jake Goldbass accompany to close the current Exodus To Jazz season. A rising star on the national and international jazz scene, Kate Davis is one of growing number of talented female bass players who sing (both on ...

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George Kahn Quintet Returns to the Culver Club - with a Tribute To Horace Silver

Source: Imaginary Friends
May 1, 2011

The George Kahn Quintet, featuring George Kahn on piano, returns to the Culver Club in Culver City for an exciting night of West Coast Jazz on Friday, May 20th, 2011. The evening will feature music from George's most recent highly regarded album, Secrets From The Jazz Ghetto, as well as a very special tribute to the great Horace Silver. Accompanying George Kahn will be: Larry Klimas on sax, John Fumo on trumpet, Karl Vincent on bass and M. B. Gordy ...

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David Sanborn, George Duke and Marcus Miller to Play Sunday, August 7 at the Touhill

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
May 1, 2011

This just in: Saxophonist and former St. Louisan David Sanborn (pictured) will team up this summer with keyboardist George Duke and bassist Marcus Miller for 22 tour dates, including a concert on Sunday, August 7 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center. The group will be billed as DMS (incorporating the first letter of the three principle members' last names) and also will include drummer Louis Cato and keyboardist Federico Gonzalez Pena. The tour is sponsored by St. Louis-based Jazz Cruises ...

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Mumford and Sons | Railroad Revival Tour | Review | Pics

Source: JamBase
May 1, 2011

By L. Paul Mann Mumford & Sons :: 04.18.11 :: Santa Barbara Bowl :: Santa Barbara, CA Mumford & Sons came out of what the English music press has labeled the new West London folk scene, has been on a meteoric fast track to success since they formed in late 2007. Lead singer Marcus Mumford disputes the label of the folk scene, and the lumping of his band with other groups who sprang up in London around the same time ...

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