Performance / Tour News

Jazz Around Town: Live Jazz in and Around Rochester, NY

Source: Jazz@Rochester
March 10, 2011

Every week we try to pull together the live jazz gigs going on in and around Rochester from a number of sources to provide you with the most comprehensive listings. Artists, you can add your gigs to these by sending them to me by Wednesday afternoon for gigs occurring the following day through the next Wednesday. Check back as I add new listings I hear about after the fact. If you'd like to receive this listings post and all posts ...

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Acclaimed Jazz Violinist Zach Brock to Tour Canada and U.S. in Support of His New CD the "Magic Number" Wednesday, March 23rd - Saturday, April 16th

Source: Buzzword PR
March 10, 2011

New York, NY—Brooklyn-based jazz violinist and composer Zach Brock will perform a series of East Coast and Midwest concert dates from Wednesday, March 23rd—Saturday, April 16th. Heralded as “the great bright hope for jazz violin" by the Chicago Tribune and as “the new cat" that has “the stuff" by jazz legend Stanley Clarke, Zach is joined by bassist Matt Wigton and drummer Fred Kennedy as they debut songs from The Magic Number, the fifth CD of his brand of American ...

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Howard Johnson & Gravity at Brooklyn Conservatory of Music

Source: Two for the Show Media
March 10, 2011

Howard Johnson and Gravity Will Be Performing in Concert at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music on Saturday, March 26th, 2011 at 7:30PM and 9:00 PM.

Howard Johnson tubas, baritone, pennywhistle Dave Bargeron tuba Earl McIntyre tuba Joe Daley tuba Bob Stewart tuba Neidra Johnson tuba, Vocals Carlton Holmes piano Melissa Slocum bass J.T. Lewis drums Brooklyn Conservatory of Music—Concert Hall 58 Seventh ...

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Jazz Singer/Pianist Yvonne Aubert Playing at Bond Restaurant in Boston on March 9

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
March 9, 2011

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Gregg Allman: Solo Dates

Source: JamBase
March 9, 2011

TOUR STARTS APRIL 19 IN CHARLESTON, SC; LOW COUNTRY BLUES OUT NOW Rounder Records is excited to announce the first leg of Gregg Allman tour dates since the triumphant release of the universally acclaimed Low Country Blues. The album is Allman's first solo record in 14 years for the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame legend, and it gave him his highest chart position ever when it debuted at #5 on Billboard's Top 200. T Bone Burnett produced the album ...

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Peter Frampton: Frampton Comes Alive! 35th Anniversary Tour

Source: JamBase
March 9, 2011

PETER FRAMPTON TO LAUNCH FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE! 35TH ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR THIS JUNE Following his critically acclaimed new album Thank You Mr Churchill, Grammy-winning guitarist and songwriter Peter Frampton will embark on a world tour this June celebrating his multi-platinum-selling live album Frampton Comes Alive!, performing the legendary album in its entirety across the U.S., Canada, Europe, South America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. A schedule of confirmed dates will be available shortly. The three-hour show will feature a complete ...

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Brooklyn Jazz Wide Open @ Littlefield - Featuring Dave Liebman, John Hebert and Works on March 9th

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
March 9, 2011

CONNECTION WORKS PRESENTS The 4th SEASON OF BROOKLYN JAZZ WIDE OPEN @ LITTLEFIELD Littlefield is located at is located at 622 Degraw Street between 3rd and 4th Ave in Brooklyn, Tel 718 855 3388, $14 cover, $6 minimum (20 and under-$7 cover, $3 minimum) Wednesday, MARCH 9, 2 SETS @ 8:00 & 9:30 PM WORKS with Special Guests Dave Liebman & John Hebert Dave Liebman—saxophone Michele Gentile—flute Daniel Kelly—piano John Hebert—bass Rob ...

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Tamela D'Amico and her Septet Perform at Ivan Kane's Cafe Was on April 17

Source: Scott Yanow
March 9, 2011

The multi-talented artist Tamela D'Amico has been gaining a great deal of attention as a formidable song stylist and highly appealing jazz singer. She will be performing fresh arrangements of standards from her CD Got A Little Story, her new single “Down With Love," and originals co-written with singer/songwriter Billy Vera at Cafe Was on Vine Street starting at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday April 17 with her septet. The No Cover Charge show, which is titled Jazz Ain't Dead, reinforces ...

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