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The Last Waltz Ensemble:
Spring Tour Dates
Source:
JamBase
SPRING DATES FEATURING DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND HORNS The Last Waltz Ensemble is again teaming up with The World famous Dirty Dozen Brass Band horns of Kevin Harris on tenor saxophone and Efrem “ET" Towns on trumpet for a run of dates in the South East. Augusta, Atlanta and Savannah Georgia as well as Auburn Alabama will be treated to a host of Bob Dylan and The Band selections from The Last Waltz Ensemble's current release New Orleans Jokerman. The ...
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Chick Corea and Gary Burton Bring "Crystal Silence" to UCLA Live’s Royce Hall March 5
Source:
Michael Ricci
Revered jazz keyboardist Chick Corea and vibraphone great Gary Burton bring “Return of the Crystal Silence Duets" to UCLA Live's Royce Hall Saturday March 5 in a special performance celebrating the duo's longstanding collaboration and acclaimed 1973album, Crystal Silence. NPR called the album “one of the seminal recordings of that decade" and kicked off a long-running partnership between thetwo artists,including ongoing live tours and several more albums including Duets, Zürich (live album), Native Sense and 2008's The New Crystal Silence ...
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Jazz Vocalist And Recording Artist Jerry Costanzo Live at the Metropolitan Room on March 11
Source:
Carol Green, Redwood Entertainment
New York, NY—Jerry Costanzo will be performing live at the Metropolitan Room in Manhattan on Friday, March 11, 2011 at 9:30 PM. 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 Be Friends, scheduled for release on May 9th, 2011. In his performance at the Metropolitan Room, Jerry will be performing songs from Can't We Be Friends, along with Jazz veterans Andy Farber, Sax & ...
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Mercurial Songwriter Fran Landesman Back In Spotlight With Shepley Metcalf's Show
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Shepley Metcalf
SHEPLEY METCALF RETURNS TO NEW YORK'S METROPOLITAN ROOM TO REPRISE “SOMETHING IRRESISTIBLE" BEGINNING MARCH 2 The Boston-based singer Shepley Metcalf who, last year, was the first American to record and perform a new trove of songs by the lyricist Fran Landesman, is bringing back her critically acclaimed Landesman tribute to the Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street, for an exclusive four-show engagement in March. “Something Irresistible," featuring songs by Landesman and the British jazz composer Simon Wallace, performs Wednesday March ...
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The Celestial Septet | Live Webcast
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Ars Nova Workshop
On Tuesday, February 22, Ars Nova Workshop presents the Celestial Septet, an extraordinary union of the Nels Cline Singers and the ROVA Saxophone Quartet. Hitting the road for only 5 concerts, this first date of the tour marks the septet’s Philadelphia debut. Given the significance of this epic collaboration, ANW will be offering a free live webcast of the concert to audiences outside Philadelphia. Please follow this link to register for the webcast. Local audiences can purchase tickets to the ...
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James Montgomery Performing at Back Page, a New Jazz Club in Lowell, on February 18
Source:
MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
Blues legend James Montgomery and his band officially open the new Back Page Jazz & Comedy Club in Lowell, Massachusetts on Friday, February 18, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. Admission is $15 at the door, first come, first served. Considered one of the most dynamic blues performers today, Montgomery learned from the masters in his native Detroit—James Cotton, John Lee Hooker and Junior Wells. He's toured with every major blues artist on the scene—the Allman Brothers, B.B. King, Bruce Springstein, Bonnie ...
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Jazz Night! Featuring Joanna Pascale and Friends - Saturday, February 26 at the James A. Michener Art Museum
Source:
Ilene Dube
Josh Richman on piano, Madison Rast on bass, Dan Monaghan on drums James A. Michener Art Museum 138 S. Pine St. Doylestown, PA 18901 215.340.9800 “Stunning, sophisticated and extremely soulful." —Philadelphia Weekly Join us for a delightful evening of jazz! Purchase your tickets early as Jazz Night sells out quickly! Firmly rooted in the tradition of jazz, Joanna Pascale has emerged as one of the premiere vocalists on the East Coast, and has been ...
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Jazz Around Town: It's My Birthday and I'LL Post if I Want To...
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Jazz@Rochester
The image in my last post is actually how I think about turning 50, but my body today is reminding me of the half century I've walked the planet. The image at right was from the great concert given by Grammy nominee Gerald Clayton and his Trio last Sunday for the Exodus to Jazz series. It was a special night of music. Here are the listings for the next seven days of jazz in Rochester. Hope you can find some ...
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