Performance / Tour News

Chicago Live Jazz (March 18 - March 25, 2011) Music Schedule

Source: JAZZzology by Richard Watters
March 19, 2011

Here is what's happening on the Chicago Live Jazz Music Scene for March 18th, 2011 thru March 25th, 2011...(photo from coreywilkes.com: Chicago Jazz Trumpet Artist Corey Wilkes ...catch the Corey Wilkes Trio live at Andy's Jazz Club-Chicago, State & Hubbard streets, every Tuesday at 5PM in March 2011)... Adelle's 1060 College Avenue Wheaton, IL 60187-5720 (630) 784-8015 Open Tue-Thu 4:30pm-8:30pm; Fri-Sat 4:30pm-9:30pm; Sun 4pm-8pm Jazz On Thursdays from 7PM-10PM THURSDAY 3/24 ~ Frank Portolese THURSDAY 3/31 ~ Fred Krubel Duo ...

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Webster Groves HS Jazz Band Visits NYC

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
March 19, 2011

As noted here earlier this month, the jazz band from Webster Groves High School is traveling to New York City this week to perform, take part in workshops and master classes, and hear some live music. WGHS jazz band director Kevin Cole is reporting in from the road via email, and here's what he had to say about their first day in NYC: “Our first day in NYC was just outstanding. After a day-long bus ride, we arrived in Manhattan ...

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Bjork: New Album and Live Dates

Source: JamBase
March 18, 2011

BJORK TO UNVEIL NEW ALBUM BIOPHILIA AT MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL Bjork has announced plans to debut her new album Biophilia at the Manchester International Festival. Bjork will be at MIF for a three-week residency; six shows in Campfield Market Hall for audiences of 1800, her first UK dates in over three years. Her new album is being described as a “multi-media project encompassing music, apps, internet, installations and live shows." A release date has not yet been announced. For these ...

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Harlem in the Himalayas Upcoming Performance Schedule at the Rubin Museum in NYC.

Source: Two for the Show Media
March 19, 2011

Acoustic jazz concerts presented with The National Jazz Museum in Harlem All tickets $18 in advance / $20 day of; $7 student standby Fridays at 7:00 p.m. Box Office: 212.620.5000 ext. 344 Online tickets MAY 20 Colin Vallon Trio Colin Vallon/Patrice Moret/Samuel Rohrer The Swiss trio's U.S. premiere tour and ECM debut CD release concert “Vallon's piano work is capacious, intriguing and deceptively complex..."—All About Jazz “Rruga," meaning 'path,' 'road' or 'journey' in Albanian, ...

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Internationally-Acclaimed Classical/Rock Violinist Daisy Jopling to Perform Benefit Concert at Peekskill's Paramount Center

Source: PublicEye
March 19, 2011

Internationally-acclaimed classical/rock violinist Daisy Jopling will perform with her band on Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 8pm at the Paramount Center for the Performing Arts, Peekskill, NY. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to benefit the Peekskill Education Foundation, Hendrick Hudson Community Education Foundation and the Paramount Center's Arts In Education Program. In addition, the Hendrick Hudson High School Treble Makers, a choral group made up of young women, will perform in the show. Daisy is also spotlighting ...

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Pianist / Vocalist Marcia Ball Celebrates New Release in Philadelphia

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
March 18, 2011

"Based in Austin and steeped in New Orleans, Marcia Ball plumbs the richness of both musical meccas. From rootsy swamp pop and blues-drenched boogie woogie to languid ballads, Ball is equally comfortable with brash roadhouse romps and caressing love songs." —USA Today

Texas-born, Louisiana-raised pianist/vocalist/songwriter Marcia Ball will celebrate the release of her new Alligator Records CD, Roadside Attractions, on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at the World Music Cafe in Philadelphia. Ball's groove-laden New Orleans R&B, heart-wrenching ballads and driving ...

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The Lead Sheet; Twin Cities Jazz, March 18-24

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
March 18, 2011

Now it really feels like spring! We got by the hockey tournament without a blizzard so green grass can't be far behind! And jazz around town should put us into an upbeat mood—Patty Peterson, Bobby and Ginger Commodore, Laura Caviani and Pete Whitman, Milo Fine, Jane Monheit, the music of Mingus.... Every jazz fan can find something familiar and something new. Highlights, Last Week Mike Stern with the JazzMN Orchestra (3/12, Hopkins High School). It's great to see a middle ...

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Jazz Singer and Six-Time Grammy Nominee Nnenna Freelon Makes Her Annenberg Center Debut

Source: AAJ Staff
March 18, 2011

“Freelon makes each song such a personal statement that they all seem fresh and new..." USA Today (Philadelphia)—Herbie Hancock calls her “a wonderful song stylist," Melba Moore says that “she's a reincarnation of Ella Fitzgerald," and Aretha Franklin proclaims “if you're looking for good entertainment and very hip music, be sure to check out Nnenna Freelon." The six-time Grammy® Award nominee makes her Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts debut singing jazz standards and highlights from her most recent album ...

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