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Jazz Bassist Buster Williams Performing at Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton on Tuesday, February 22

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
February 21, 2011

Legendary jazz bassist Buster Williams performs with his quartet at Irish Horse Music Hall in Northampton, Massachusetts at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. Tickets are $17.50 in advance and $20.00 at the door, and can be ordered online. A veteran of jazz for his whole life, Williams has played with McCoy Tyner, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Nancy Wilson and many others. On Tuesday he'll be playing with his talented quartet, featuring Cindy Blackman-Santana on drums, Patrice Rushen on ...

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Mark Berman ("Sex and the City") Trio at NYC's "Top of the Rock" on February 23

Source: Mark Berman
February 21, 2011

Mark Berman, jazz piano star notable for his hot montuno piano playing on HBO's “Sex and the City" theme song, as well as for his live playing with such stars as Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, and Wycliffe Gordon, to name but a few, brings his jazz trio to the 67th Floor Weather Room at the Top of the Rock, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Wednesday evening February 23, from 6PM-8PM. The Mark Berman Trio returns by popular demand to the early spring ...

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Eric Harland: Circle in the Round

Source: RJ on Jazz by R.J. DeLuke
February 20, 2011

The sublime drummer Eric Harland brought a band into Skidmore College's Zankel Music Center in Saratoga Springs New York on Feb. 17 and put on a show that potentially will rank among the region's best for 2011 by the time December rolls around. The musicians —Taylor Eigsti, piano; Chris Potter, sax; Julian Lage, guitar; Harish Raghavan, bass—are all part of New York City's vibrant jazz scene, based in Brooklyn these days. All but Raghavan are leaders in their own right, ...

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Black History Month: Tribute to Lena Horne at Berklee Performance Center in Boston on February 22, Featuring Jo Thompson

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
February 20, 2011

Jazz musicians, dancers and professors —led by vocalist Jo Thompson—are gathering in Boston for a tribute to Lena Horne—a trailblazer in music,dance, film, human and civil rights. The event takes place on Tuesday, February 22, 2011, at the Berklee Performing Center, located at 136 Massachusetts Avenue in Boston's Back Bay. For directions click here. General admission is $10 and tickets can be ordered online. The show begins at 8:15 p.m. Along with this all-star big band concert, the tribute includes ...

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Spectrum Road | Oakland | Review

Source: JamBase
February 19, 2011

By : Eric Podolsky Spectrum Road :: 02.03.11 :: Yoshi's :: Oakland, CA Upon reading the announcement of this supergroup's seemingly out-of-nowhere formation and mini-tour of small jazz clubs, it was easy to do a double (or triple)-take at the heavyweight lineup. Lenny Kravitz's drummer, Cindy Blackman-Santana, is playing with John Medeski and Vernon Reid?! What? Holy shit, Jack Bruce, too?! What is this? United from all over the spectrum (no pun intended) by an admiration for the late great ...

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Dead Kenny GS: New Album and Tour

Source: JamBase
February 18, 2011

OPERATION LONG LEASH OUT MARCH 15; TOUR STARTS MARCH 4 IN NOLA Combustible punk jazz trio, The Dead Kenny Gs, featuring saxophonist Skerik, bassist Brad Houser and drummer/percussionist/vibraphonist Mike Dillon, have announced the release of Operation Long Leash due March 15 on Royal Potato Family. Recorded in December at Stone Gossard's Studio Litho in Seattle with engineer Randall Dunn, the band conceived the majority of the material while on the road last summer with Primus, Gogol Bordello and Garage A ...

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Todd Rundgren Sets Tour Dates, Will Perform Two Complete Albums

Source: Something Else!
February 19, 2011

By Something Else Reviews Todd Rundgren has announced five spring concerts, on which he will perform a pair of albums in their entirety, Todd and Healing. The first-ever live stagings of these two releases, held in September of last year, found Rundgren on stage with Greg Hawkes of the Cars, Kasim Sulton of Utopia, Prairie Prince of the Tubes, Jesse Gress and Bobby Strickland. Local area choirs joining them for parts of the Healing set, adding a unique flavor to ...

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

Source: JAZZzology by Richard Watters
February 19, 2011

Here is what's happening with the live music Chicago Jazz Scene for the dates February 18th thru February 25th, 2011...(photo: vocalist Catherine Davis) 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 2/24 ~ John Avila Duo Andy's Jazz Club 11 East Hubbard St. Chicago, IL 60611 312.642.6805 ANDY'S WEEKENDS FRIDAY & SATURDAY HEADLINERS! $10 Admission until 8:30 pm; $15 Admission after 8:30 pm Upcoming weekly performances ...

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