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Reptet to Perform Sunday, May 15 at 2720 Cherokee

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
April 13, 2011

The six-member, Seattle-based band Reptet (pictured) will make its St. Louis debut on Sunday, May 15 with a performance at 2720 Cherokee. The group is touring in support of its latest CD At The Cabin, playing 15 shows in the east, midwest and mountain states in 17 days. Described by ChicagoJazz.com as “Part mutant New Orleans brass band, part Sun Ra orchestra and part Skatellites," Reptet includes Samantha Boshnack (trumpets, vocals), Nelson Bell (trombone, tuba), Izaak Mills (tenor sax, bass ...

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Michael White Quintet: Unit 2 Performs May 1 At The Center For The Arts, Eagle Rock

Source: Leisei Chen
April 13, 2011

Legendary Jazz Violinist (Sun Ra, John Coltrane, Stevie Wonder) Debuts on the Sunday Evening Concert Series with his New, All-star Quintet (Los Angeles, CA) The Michael White Quintet: Unit 2 makes its debut on the Open Gate Theatre's Sunday Evening Concert Series at 7 pm on May 1 at the Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock. Led by legendary jazz violinist Michael White, and featuring some of Los Angeles' most talented musicians, the group features Leisei Chen, vocals; Timothy Young, ...

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The Randy Van Horne Singers live Saturday April 16 7pm at Coffee Gallery Backstage

Source: Max Vasquez
April 13, 2011

The Randy Van Horne Singers live Saturday April 16 7PM at Coffee Gallery Backstage The legendary swinging Jazz Vocal group, The Randy Van Horne Singers will be doing a rare live set on Saturday April 16 7PM at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena. Come hang out and be delighted by this amazing 20 voice Jazz Vocal Orchestra! Coffee Gallery Backstage 2029 N. Lake—Altadena, CA 91001 Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 7:00 PM Seating ...

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Lapis Luna featuring Shawn Aileen Clark at Smalls on May 20

Source: Shawn Aileen Clark
April 13, 2011

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"Love for Japan" at the Kitano New York Hotel Benefitting Japan Relief Efforts

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
April 12, 2011

On May 9, twenty Jazz and classical music leading artists will converge upon The Kitano New York Hotel's Bar Lounge for a special “Love For Japan" benefit concert in support of the Japan relief efforts. In the wake of one of the largest earthquakes in recorded history, the tragedy in Japan has resonated across the globe, hitting especially close to home at the Kitano New York. Relief efforts are being made worldwide, through organizations such as the Red Cross and ...

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The Accessible Brad Mehldau: Live at the Dakota

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
April 12, 2011

The temptation to compare Brad Mehldau to Keith Jarrett can be irresistible. For better or worse, usually better. Both seemed to materialize fully formed, highly praised, with their first recordings. And unlike some who have been lauded early and then forgotten (or at least, ignored), both Jarrett and Mehldau maintained and surpassed their first successes with each new release, each new project. Both pianists are acclaimed as much for their skills as composers as performers, as soloists as well as ...

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Tammy Scheffer Sextet Performing at Beehive in Boston on Tuesday, April 12

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
April 12, 2011

Celebrating their debut album, Wake Up, Fall Asleep, the Tammy Scheffer Sextet is performing at the Beehive Jazz Club in Boston's South End on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 from 8:00 p.m. to Midnight. Born in Belgium and raised in Israel, Ms. Scheffer is a talented singer and composer whose band includes Andrew Urbina (alto sax), Steve Pardo (tenor sax), Lefteris Kordis (piano), Brad Barrett (bass) and Ronen Itzik (drums). For a full schedule of jazz events at the Beehive, click ...

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126th Boston Pops Season Filled with Jazz, Dixieland, Gospel and More

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
April 12, 2011

The 2011 season of the Boston Pops—which runs from May 11 through June 26, 2011—has a great line-up of jazz, gospel and Dixieland along with patriotic, classical, and Broadway performances. On May 17-18, Mardi Gras in May features the Dukes of Dixieland as guests artists with conductor Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops, performing classic standards like When the Saints Go Marching In. On May 31-June 1 jazz singer and pianist Michael Feinstein performs with Lockhart and the Orchestra with ...

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