Performance / Tour News

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, April 8-14

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
April 9, 2011

Another big weekend for Twin Cities Jazz fans, with three generations of pianists in town. Highlights, Last Week My biggest regret is missing Irv Williams' CD release and “retirement" party at the Dakota. I hear it was a sell-out. Hopefully it was just a trial run at retirement. But I did hit a few stellar gigs: Dave King Trucking Company at the Artists Quarter (April 2). This band gets tighter and more exciting at each gig. No wonder they have ...

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ICP Orchestra Brings Zany Dutch Mischief to Seattle Art Museum on April 12th

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
April 9, 2011

The International Composers Pool (ICP) Orchestra, pictured here, doesn't just invent music in the moment, it plays with the idea of how that music gets made. Mischievous, zany, fox-quick and witty, all the players in this 44-year-old Dutch tentet can tap dance on a dime. (Sadly, pianist and composer Misha Mengelberg left the tour earlier this week for health reasons.) Whether bearding the classics with hippity-hoppity horns or playing ineffably beautiful sustains on violin, cello and bass, ICP always offers ...

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Gail Pettis at Jazz Alley, April 19-20

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
April 9, 2011

Vocalist Gail Pettis will at Jazz Alley for a special two-night run April 19-20. April 19-20: JAZZ ALLEY 2033 6th Avenue Seattle WA 98121 Reservations: 206-441-9729 Tickets are only $10.00 Pettis, the four-time nominee and 2010 winner of Earshot Golden Ear Awards “Northwest Vocalist of the Year," traveled to Kobe, Japan in 2006 to perform as a guest artist at KAVC Hall as First Place winner of the Seattle-Kobe Female Jazz Vocalist Audition.

Her debut performance at Jazz Alley will ...

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The Greyboy Allstars: Spring Tour and New Album

Source: JamBase
April 9, 2011

THE GREYBOY ALLSTARS RETURN WITH SPRING TOUR AND NEW ALBUM RECORDING THIS MONTH The Greyboy Allstars are back, kicking off their new Spring Tour tonight with a two-night run with Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey at the Double Door in Chicago, IL. After Chi-town, the quintet heads south to Denver, followed by hits in Vail, Los Angeles & Brooklyn. The tour wraps up with a final two night stand in New Orleans to close out Jazzfest 2011. For tickets and info ...

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Flat Earth Society to tour the USA in May

Source: Anniek Vanhee
April 8, 2011

Flat Earth Society is coming to the USA for their first performances ever on American soil.

May 14, Tropical Heatwave, Tampa (USA première) May 15, The Palladium, St Petersburgh (Fl) May 17: Millennium Stage at The Kennedy Center, Washington May 18: Johnny Brenda's in Philadelphia May 19: Lincoln Center, Atrium Stage, NY May 20: Museum of The Moving Image, NY May 21: Surprise club gig, NY

About Flat Earth Society FES was founded in 1998, when no-nonsense artist, ...

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Armen Donelian Trio Performing at Castle Street Cafe in Great Barrington This Friday, April 8

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
April 8, 2011

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Liberty Big Band Performing in Pittsfield on April 8 as Part of Jazz Appreciation Month

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
April 8, 2011

The U.S. Air Force jazz ensemble, Liberty Big Band, is performing a special concert on Friday, April 8, 2011 at the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, as part of Jazz Appreciation Month across the United States. The 16-piece ensemble- which has been entertaining music lovers for over 25 years - is based at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts. The concert features trumpet legend Marvin Stamm, a long-time soloist for the Stan Kenton Orchestra. Stamm is also conducting a ...

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Tatsuya Nakatani to Convene Gong Orchestra on Wednesday, April 13 at LNAC

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
April 8, 2011

Percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani (pictured) is coming back to St. Louis to perform at 8:00 p.m. next Wednesday, April 13 at the Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center. Nakatani was here most recently in November 2010 at LNAC, playing solo and in small groups with local improvisers. This time, he'll team up with some St. Louis musicians (still being confirmed, according to LNAC's Tom Hill) to form what's being called a “Gong Orchestra." Exactly how many gongs this will entail is unclear as ...

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