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Blues Guitarist Paul Speidel Celebrates New CD Release at the Acton Jazz Club on March 25

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
March 25, 2011

In celebration of its new CD, Retro Rocket, the Paul Speidel Band is performing at the Acton Jazz Club in Acton, Massachusetts on Friday, March 25, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. Tickets to the show are $12 at the door, or $10 online. Speidel, a Chicago native reared on the blues, is an electrifying blues guitarist who plays a range of jazz, rock, blues and R&B. For a full schedule of events at Action Jazz Club, click here. For directions to ...

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Spiritual Rez: Spring Tour

Source: JamBase
March 25, 2011

TOUR STARTS TONIGHT IN ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA Spiritual Rez have finalized dates for their Spring tour, set to begin tonight in Asheville, North Carolina. Along the way they'll play at Rock N' Roll Resort and Sugarloaf Reggae Festival, while also stopping in Charleston, Newmarket, Providence, Worcester, Cambridge and more. The tour will wrap on on May 8 in Burlington, VT. The band is scheduled to play Wakarusa on June 3 and the Riverbend Festival on June 17. Check out the ...

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The Budos Band: Spring Tour with Charles Bradley

Source: JamBase
March 25, 2011

THE BUDOS BAND ANNOUNCES SPRING TOUR DATES Following a winter club tour, The Budos Band return back to the mid-west this April. The band promises to deliver the same brazen intensity each night, slaying audiences with its venomous psychedelic afro-rock. Opening for The Budos Band on these dates is Daptone label-mate, Charles Bradley whose backing band will include the following Budos members: Jared Tankel (Tenor Saxophone), Andrew Greene (Trumpet), Daniel Foder (Bass Guitar), Thomas Brenneck (Electric Guitar), Dame Rodriguez (additional ...

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Consider the Source: Spring Tour with Eatliz

Source: JamBase
March 25, 2011

CONSIDER THE SOURCE KICKS OFF SPRING TOUR WITH EATLIZ NYC's Consider The Source is excited to announce their spring tour with international phenom Eatliz, from Tel Aviv. The two are scheduled to play tonight at The House in Columbia, South Carolina. Full tour dates are below. Consider The Source is quickly gaining a powerful following of fans with their mind-bending live rock show. The progressive trio is supported on this tour by Eatliz, who recently released their third stop-motion-animated music ...

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Fred Hersch to perform at the Union County PAC Fazioli Piano Loft

Source: Danni Rumsey
March 24, 2011

Union County Performing Arts Center will present one of the most versatile masters of jazz piano. Fred Hersch will perform for one night only, on Sunday, April 3 at 6PM at the Fazioli Piano Loft at Union County PAC. Tickets are on sale now at $15; call the UC PAC box office at 732-499-8226, or visit ucpac.org Pianist and composer Fred Hersch has been called “one of the small handful of brilliant musicians of his generation" by Down Beat, and ...

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Columbus Jazz Orchestra Celebrates "A Night at the Apollo" with Broadway Actress/Vocalist Marva Hicks

Source: Michael Ricci
March 24, 2011

In celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month, the Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) steps out for A Night at the Apollo, April 13-17 at the historic Southern Theatre. Under the direction of Artistic Director Byron Stripling, the Columbus Jazz Orchestra and Broadway actress/vocalist Marva Hicks celebrate music greats like Dinah Washington, Ella Fitzgerald, Gladys Knight, James Brown, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke and many others whose careers were launched by this legendary finishing school! The world famous Apollo Theater is so ...

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Jerry Costanzo Live at Sip City in Great Neck on April 13th

Source: Carol Green, Redwood Entertainment
March 24, 2011

New York, NY—Jerry Costanzo will perform live at Sip City in Great Neck, New York, from 8:30 to 11:30 PM on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. Sip City 16 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, New York 11021, 516-482-1500 Wednesday, April 13, 2011 from 8:30 to 11:30 PM Admission: No cover/no minimum As a follow-up to his most recent successful CD, Destination Moon, Jerry Costanzo has put the finishing touches on his upcoming CD Can't We ...

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Jazz Bridge Presents Sherry Wilson Butler and her Tribute to Nina Simone at the Mt. Airy Presbyterian Church on April 14th

Source: Suzanne Cloud
March 24, 2011

Jazz Bridge is proud to present Sherry Wilson Butler and her heartfelt tribute to Nina Simone at the Mt. Airy Presbyterian Church on Thursday April 14th. With her will be pianist Barry Sames, bassist Steve Beskrone, and drummer Anwar Marshall. One show: 7:30-9PM. Tickets: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. Free Refreshments! For info: 215-517-8337 A frequent performer at jazz festivals in Cape May, West Oak Lane, Rehoboth Beach, and the Anguilla West Indies, vocalist Sherry Wilson Butler's deep resonating ...

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