Performance / Tour News

Remembering The Miles Davis Classic "Kind Of Blue" Jimmy Cobb’s So What Band Featuring Jeremy Pelt, Vincent Herring Javon Jackson, Larry Willis & Buster Williams

Source: Michael Ricci
January 28, 2011

Friday, February 11, 2011 at 8:00PM in the Science Center Theater on the Campus of Montgomery County Community College (Blue Bell, PA) Blue Bell, PA—A highlight of the Lively Arts Series Transitions will be a performance of “Kind of Blue: Remembering the Miles Davis classic featuring Jimmy Cobb's So What Band. They will be presented in concert, Friday, February 11, 2011 at 8:00PM in the Science Center Theater on the Campus of Montgomery County Community College, Route 202 and Morris ...

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Andre Canniere Group + Josh Sinton's holus-Bolus at Douglass Street Music Collective, Feb 17th

Source: Bridge Arts
January 28, 2011

London based trumpeter Andre Canniere returns to New York for a gig at Douglass Street Music Collective in Brooklyn with former NYC compatriots Josh Rutner, Sebastian Noelle, Dan Loomis and Jared Schonig. Sharing the bill will be Secret Society baritone saxophonist Josh Sinton who will play the first set with bassist Peter Bitenc. Douglass Street Music Collective 295 Douglass Street Brooklyn, NY 11217 295douglass.org Thurs Feb 17th 2011, 8pm Andre Canniere, trumpet ...

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Grove Park Inn brings big jazz acts to Asheville this weekend

Source: Michael Ricci
January 28, 2011

ASHEVILLE—The historic Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa might feel a little like the Crescent City this weekend. That's because the inn is hosting its 19th annual All That Jazz Weekend. This year's event is New Orleans-themed and will feature concerts by jazz giants Henry Butler, the Ellis Marsalis Quartet and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Butler, a solo pianist, will headline Friday evening. Although not his first time playing in Asheville, Butler said he thinks this will be his ...

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Jazz Giants Lovano And Scofield Talk About Team Work

Source: Michael Ricci
January 28, 2011

By R.J. DeLuke To call saxophonist Joe Lovano and guitarist John Scofield world-class musicians is like saying the Pope is fairly well-established in the religion business. The two are giants in jazz, among the best on their respective instruments. Both have a constant creative drive and an artistic spirit that pushes them to explore different musical situations, musical challenges. When they decide to collaborate, it's exciting. The two are doing just that early this year as the John Scofield & ...

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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, January 28 - February 3

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
January 28, 2011

I'm off to New York in a few weeks and starting to pull out my hair over the conflicting jazz club schedules. But really, in New York or the Twin Cities, I can only go to one gig at a time. And here at home, clubs/stages are rarely more than 20 minutes apart and I don't have to depend on a cab. Highlights, Last Week What I missed—Billy Peterson's 60th birthday bash at the AQ; the reunion of the Phil ...

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Benjamin Herman | ICP Orchestra

Source: Ars Nova Workshop
January 28, 2011

On November 10, 2010, Ars Nova Workshop presented the Netherlands' Benjamin Herman Quartet in Philadelphia. For those who experienced their smoking set of Misha Mengelberg compositions, you likely noticed the camera crew. WHYY-TV’s On Canvas documented this rare performance, which will be premiering on the channel tonight at 10pm. If you missed the concert, be sure to tune in, and check their website for future airings. The preview below shows the band playing a Mengelberg tune called “Brozziman,” inspired by ...

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Marcus Monteiro Organ Trio Performing at New Bedford's Whaling Museum on January 28

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
January 28, 2011

The Marcus Monteiro Organ Trio performs this Friday evening at the Whaling Museum in New Bedford, Massachusetts, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Admission is $5 for museum members and $10 for non-members. Must be 21 years old. For more information contact 508 997-0046. Montiero is a saxophonist who plays throughout the New England area and up through Quebec City. The band combines jazz, funk, rock, fusion, blues, and dance. The Whaling Museum is a world-renowned museum that depicts the important ...

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Jacky Terrasson Trio's Masterful Live Performance at KPLU

Source: Groove Notes
January 28, 2011

This studio session marks the first visit from pianist, Jacky Terrasson, to the KPLU/Jazz24 studios. We hope it's the first of many.

In a stunning three-song set, Jacky left no doubt that his group is one of the most exciting piano trios in jazz today.

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With bassist Ben Williams (winner of the annual Thelonious Monk International Competition in 2009) and mind-reading drummer, Jamire Willams, Terrasson took interviewer, Abe Beeson, and a small studio audience on a musical journey that ...

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