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Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter And Marcus Miller Unite To Salute Legendary Trumpeter In "Tribute To Miles"
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Muse Media
On the European Jazz Festival Circuit Summer 2011 Concerts Will Pay Homage To Each Decade Of Davis' Ever-Evolving Soundscape As Well As Paving Paths For Further “Directions in Music" Los Angeles, California. Twenty years after his death, American musical genius Miles Davis is as omnipresent as ever. From museum-worthy reissues of his classic recordings such as Kind of Blue and Bitches Brew to sprawling traveling exhibits of his artifacts and memorabilia to concert homages in his name by the world's ...
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Saxophonist Tom Tallitsch And His Quartet Will Perform at The Arts Council Of Princeton, Friday May 13th
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Tom Tallitsch Productions, LLC
Tenor and Soprano Saxophonist Tom Tallitsch will be joined by fellow NYC musicians Jared Gold on Hammond B3 Organ, Victor Baker on Guitar, and Mark Ferber on Drums, Friday May 13th in the Solley Auditorium of The Arts Council Of Princeton. The show begins at 8pm at and is located at the Paul Robeson Center 102 Witherspoon St. Princeton, NJ. Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door for $15/$10. Tom Tallitsch is a world class Jazz Saxophonist, ...
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Lowertown's New Music
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
If the Twin Cities is a fertile playground for experimental and improvised music, then St. Paul's Lowertown is one of its hottest incubators, and particularly that short path between the Black Dog Café and Studio Z. Studio Z has been home to the Zeitgeist ensemble, sitting somewhere between modern classical, avant-garde jazz and free-wheeling “improvised" soundscapes, but the venue supports a wide range of artists and mini-festivals in its warehouse space. The Black Dog has at least weekly series of ...
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The Benefits of Booking and Organizing Your Own Shows
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We All Make Music
Many times as an emerging musician you want something—and maybe even feel like you even need it: “I NEED to play Mercury Lounge to get on The Bowery's radar and let people know my band is important!" You are likely going to spend a lot of time stressing and agonizing until venues come calling. But what if you start organizing and booking your own events? I realize you may be thinking, “Are you really suggesting I add one more thing ...
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Federico Aubele Performing at Regattabar in Cambridge on April 26
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
Argentinian singer-songwriter Federico Aubele is playing at the Regattabar in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $16 and can be ordered online. Aubele has created a unique meld of tango, reggae, classical and electronic music that is original and imaginative. Moving from Buenos Aires to Berlin in 2011, he has also been influenced by 20th century composers like Schoenberg, Stockhausen and Ligeti. For a complete schedule of upcoming events at Regattabar, ...
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Pollstar: The Bad Plus to Kick Off 2012 at Jazz at the Bistro
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
It looks like a 21st century tradition in the making will continue for another year, as the online tour information service Pollstar has just posed a listing showing The Bad Plus (pictured) performing Wednesday, January 4, 2012 through Saturday, January 7, 2012 at Jazz at the Bistro. Presuming it happens, this would be the sixth year running that TBP will play the first full weekend of the New Year at the Bistro. (You can read my review of their appearance ...
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University of the Streets' Curated Concert Series: May is curated by Matt Lavelle
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Chris Rich
130 East 7th Street, (cor. of Ave. A), New York, NY 10009 (212) 254-9300 All Concerts are performed in the Muhammad Salahuddeen Memorial Jazz Theatre, 2nd Floor 05/01/2011 $15. / just music & videos: $10 11:30 am-2:30pm Children under 12-FREE SUNDAY JAZZ BRUNCH “SONGS AND DREAMS AND THINGS WITH WINGS" featuring vocalists GALE SADDY, OKARU LOVE LACE, with pianist Roman Ivanoff, preceded by historical jazz film screenings. 05/02/2011 8:00pm $10. ...
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Jazz Bridge Presents Barbara Walker in Concert at the Mt. Airy Presbyterian Church on May 12th
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Suzanne Cloud
To close out our first season of jazz at the Mt. Airy Presbyterian Church, 13 E. Mt. Pleasant Ave, Philadelphia, PA, Jazz Bridge proudly presents, on Thursday May 12th, jazz singer Barbara Walker and her band. One show: 7:30-9PM. Tickets: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. Free Refreshments! For info: 215-517-8337 AND...as by our tradition, Jazz Bridge offers a potluck buffet for the last concert of the season and invites attendees to bring a dish for five people. If you ...
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