Performance / Tour News

Roman Miroshnichenko on tour with the Godfather of Fusion

Source: Roman Miroshnichenko
May 1, 2011

In May 2011, The Super Guitar Duo of Larry Coryell and Roman Miroshnichenko will perform at one of the biggest guitar festivals in Europe—The World Of Guitar—founded in the small Russian city of Kaluga. During the years, «The World of Guitar» has presented admirers with the greatest names of classical and modern guitar music. This time on the festival's stage will play the duo of the two virtuosos: Larry Coryell who is a famous jazz-rock fusion pioneer and Roman Miroshnichenko ...

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Next Week at The Cornelia Street Cafe: May 2-9

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
April 29, 2011

Next week at The Cornelia Street Cafe don't miss trumpeter Shane Endsley as he celebrates the release of his new CD Then The Other on May 4.  Another world-class trumpeter plays The Cafe this week, Mr. Tim Hagans, as a guest of saxophonist Adam Kolker, performing music from Kolker's new recording Reflections, on May 6.  On Saturday, May 7, drummer/composer Rob Garcia takes the stage with a legend of jazz, saxophonist Dave Liebman—not to be missed.  Closing out the weekend ...

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German Hammer Klavier Trio to tour USA including a performance at Jazz Journalists Association Awards Gala

Source: Jan Matthies Music Management
April 29, 2011

After the Hammer Klavier Trio has been nominated as Video-of-the-Year candidate for the 2011 Awards of the Jazz Journalists Association, the trio now follows an invitation from New York, USA, and presents itself with a live performance during the Jazz Journalists Association Awards Gala on Saturday, 11 June 2011 in the New York City Winery. Awards will be given in 39 categories. Among the nominees are Jason Moran, Esperanza Spalding, Joe Lovano, Sonny Rollins, and Vijay Iyer. The gala will ...

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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, April 29-May 5

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
April 29, 2011

No real hint of it but as the song says, “You Must Believe in Spring." We're getting the publicity now for the annual Twin Cities Jazz Festival, so summer can't be far away! Warm up with some great jazz this weekend, from Connie Evingson's solo debut at the Artists Quarter to the infrequent reunion of Soul Café to the return of live music at Café Maude with the Dean Granros Trio and the really infrequent appearance of Vicky Mountain at ...

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Omar Sosa, Afreecanos and the Global Music Congregation

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
April 29, 2011

Omar Sosa and his Afreecanos Quartet may have played the best worst-attended show of 2011 last night (4/27) at the Dakota. At least I hope there isn't another gig with such a wide discrepancy between quality of art and quantity of patronage. It wasn't an empty club, but even with the curtain drawn between bar side and dining room, the room was only half full. If you missed it (probably you did!), you have another chance tonight, and I bet ...

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Jazz Bassist Avery Sharpe Performing on Cape Cod on Saturday, April 30, with Bart Weismann Jazz Group

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
April 29, 2011

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Trombonist Saunders Sermons on tour with Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi

Source: Lauren Rogers
April 29, 2011

They used to call the late funk legend James Brown the hardest working man in showbiz. Look out because trombonist Saunders Sermons is starting to vie for that title. Currently on tour with the blues' greatest husband-and-wife team Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, Sermons knows life on the road like his ABCs. In his young life Sermons has already performed with legendary acts like hip-hop kingpins Jay-Z, 50 Cent, and Diddy; soul diva Mary J. Blige; Grammy-winning trumpeter Roy Hargrove; ...

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On May 11 Brooklyn Jazz Wide Open Presents The Joel Harrison Large Ensemble @ The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music!

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
April 28, 2011

Connection Works Presents The 4th Season Of Brooklyn Jazz Wide Open @ The Brooklyn Conservatory Of Music Concert Hall

The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music is located at 58 Seventh Ave (at Lincoln Place), Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY, 718 622 3300, Tickets are $15, and $10 for students and seniors   

Final Concert of the 2010-2011 season  Wednesday, May 11, 2011, 8:00 PM

Joel Harrison Large Ensemble Presenting a new work commissioned by Connection Works with assistance from Meet ...

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