Performance / Tour News

Ellis Marsalis Live in San Francisco

Source: Riffs on Jazz by John Anderson
April 20, 2011

Ellis Marsalis is the patriarch of one of the most prominent jazz families in America. He has played piano and taught jazz in his native New Orleans for decades, but it is only since his more famous sons, particularly Wynton and Branford, have come to prominence that he has started to gain some well-deserved recognition. (Marsalis and his sons are group recipients of the NEA Jazz Masters Award for 2011.) His former pupils include well-known jazz artists Terence Blanchard, Donald ...

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Chico Mann: Spring Tour, Live at the Loft Video

Source: JamBase
April 20, 2011

Chico Mann is about to hit the road for a string of dates across North America that will focus on a more dance floor vibe than in the past. For for a taste of what fans will get on this tour, check out Chico Mann on a new episode of Live At The Loft. Episode 02—Chico Mann Pt.01 from LIVE AT THE LOFT on Vimeo. Chico Mann Tour Dates

Sat 4.23 W Hotel, Washington DC Wed 4.27 The Double Door, ...

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Last Weekend in DC... Delights of the Garden

Source: The Independent Ear by Willard Jenkins
April 20, 2011

Last weekend was a great one to be in DC! Friday evening at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History's Baird Auditorium, it was Bay Area percussionist John Santos (see his earlier Independent Ear Q&A feature on his recent folkloric exploration “La Esperanza”) speaking the truth about Afro-Caribbean music and it’s multi- hued expressions as filtered through the jazz experience (which after all owes much of its root source to the Caribbean). The occasion was another of the Smithsonian’s Jazz Appreciation ...

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Pollstar: Bela Fleck and the Flecktones to Play the Sheldon Next March

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
April 20, 2011

The online touring information service Pollstar has just added a listing showing a performance by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones on Thursday, March 29, 2012 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. Fleck played the Sheldon in April 2009 with his Africa Project, and he and the Flecktones last performed together in St. Louis in February 2007 at The Pageant. As will all Pollstar listings, this should be not be considered confirmed until officially announced by the venue. The Sheldon is expected ...

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Ivory Perry Park to Present Free Summer Concert Series

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
April 20, 2011

Once again this summer, Union Avenue Christian Church and the city of St. Louis will present a series of free concerts at Ivory Perry Park, 800 Belt (at Cabanne) in west St. Louis. While past series have offered jazz headliners including Hamiet Bluiett and Denise Thimes, this year's musical menu is less jazz-centric. The reggae group TrenchTown Rock will open the 2001 series with a performance at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 26, followed by pop/R&B singer Charles Glenn on ...

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Anna Mjoll @ Herb Alpert's Vibrato - Almost Sold Out!

Source: Anna Mjöll
April 20, 2011

"Icelandic jazz diva Anna Mjöll plays another near-guaranteed sellout at Vibrato (April 23rd, 2011)" —Tom Meek, LA Jazz.com on “Whats Hot" in Los Angeles this week. ANNA MJOLL and THE PAT SENATORE TRIO ANNA MJOLL / vocals PAT SENATORE / bass ED CZACH / piano BOB LEATHERBARROW / drums Where: HERB ALPERT'S VIBRATO 2930 Beverly Glen Circle Bel Air, CA 90077 310.474.9400 When: April 23rd, 2011ׯPM NO COVER ...

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Brooklyn Jazz Underground & Connection Works present Underground Works - May 2011 - The Release of the BJU CD Sampler Volume 5!

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
April 19, 2011

BROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND & CONNECTION WORKS present UNDERGROUND WORKS May 2011 @ Sycamore Curated by the Brooklyn Jazz Underground  

Two artist-run jazz organizations based in Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Jazz Underground and Connection Works, co-produce a weekly jazz series called UNDERGROUND WORKS. Performances take place every Sunday evening at Sycamore in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn. The series is generally curated by a different individual member each month, however, in celebration of ...

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Jazz Bridge Presents Vibraphonist Randy Sutin at the Collingswood Community Center on May 5th

Source: Suzanne Cloud
April 19, 2011

To close out the 2010/2011 Jazz Bridge Neighborhood Concerts Series in Collingswood, vibraphonist and composer Randy Sutin will be appearing at the Collingswood Community Center, 30 E. Collings Ave, in Collingswood, NJ, on May 5th with percussionist Gabriel Globus-Hoenich, guitarist Dan Hanrahan, and bassist Justin Sekelewski. Vibes player Randy Sutin was born in Great Falls, Montana, but by age 13 he was playing drums professionally in a small border town on Lake Champlain. After graduating from the Crane School of ...

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