Performance / Tour News

Legendary Mothers of Invention Members Don Preston and Bunk Gardner to Tour East Coast

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
January 26, 2011

Los Angeles, CA—Don Preston and Bunk Gardner, both original members of the the legendary Mothers of Invention with Frank Zappa, are gearing up to tour east coast once again with The Don & Bunk Show. The duo will be playing a full range of Zappa's music from Freak Out to Zoot Allures. The evening will be full of the zany antics, wild improvisations and strange electronic music the early Mothers were famous for, along with the expert mastery of their ...

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E. Clapton and W. Marsalis to Play the Blues in NYC

Source: JamBase
January 25, 2011

VIP ADVANCE SALE AVAILABLE NOW; PUBLIC ON SALE AT LATER DATE Two iconic artists explore shared musical ground between New Orleans, the Delta, and Chicago with an historic collaboration made in blues heaven. Join Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton as they work from a blueprint by the legendary New Orleans bandleader King Oliver and perform songs from some of the most important early blues and jazz figures, from Howling Wolf and Ma Rainey to Fats Waller and Louis Armstrong. The ...

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Elliott Sharp Honored at ISSUE Project Room Benefit Concert 3/4

Source: AMT Public Relations
January 25, 2011

ISSUE Project Room Proudly Presents E#@60: A Benefit Concert Honoring Elliott Sharp's 60th Birthday A One-Night Celebration Featuring Internationally Renowned Artists and World Premiere Performances Hosted by Jo Andres and Steve Buscemi with performances by Elliott Sharp, JACK Quartet, Sirius Quartet, Jack Womack, and Tracie Morris Brooklyn, NY—Known as “Brooklyn's leading avant-garde venue," (Wall Street Journal) ISSUE Project Room presents a spectacular music- and star-filled evening on Friday, March 4th, honoring the 60th birthday of the prolific composer, innovator, and ...

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Al Harrison and his Dixieland Band Plays Mardi Gras for Musicians Benefit at the Collingswood Community Center on March 8th

Source: Suzanne Cloud
January 25, 2011

Trumpeter Al Harrison and his Dixieland Band will be playing a benefit concert “Mardi Gras For Musicians!" at the Collingswood Community Center, 30 E. Collings Ave., Collingswood, NJ, on Fat Tuesday, March 8th to raise money for two local nonprofits that bring music to the Greater Philadelphia Metro area (the Tri-State Jazz Society and Regol Concerts) and Jazz Bridge, which assists local jazz and blues musicians in crisis. Sets begin at 7 p.m. Cash bar. Silent Auction. Terrific door prizes. ...

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Experimental Music in the Twin Cities: Improvising over Dis-Chordant Changes

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
January 25, 2011

The changing commitment at the Clown Lounge was bad enough. Now one of the few remaining homes for experimental music in the Twin Cities is changing its focus as well. Café Maude, that neighborhood restaurant in Southwest Minneapolis that has offered a surprising range of avant-garde jazz and broad-reaching improvisational music for several years, will discontinue its weekend music as of March 1st. The Clown long hosted Fat Kid Wednesdays as its Monday night “Jazz Implosion," for at least the ...

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Charles Lloyd Quartet Performs at UMass/ Amherst on Tuesday, January 25

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
January 25, 2011

Legendary jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd is appearing with his dynamic new quartet at Bowker Auditorium at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to the concert are $25 and $15 general admission, and $10 for college students and youths under seventeen, and tickets can be purchased online. The band consists of Lloyd along with pianist Jason Moran, bassist Rueben Rogers and drummer Eric Harland. The band played over the weekend to enthusiastic ...

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Trish Hatley at Eastside Jazz Club

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
January 25, 2011

Tuesday February 8th 2011 7.30pm. Trish Hatley Quartet

Vocalist Trish Hatley is one of the most beloved and enduring figures on the Northwest music scene. Known for her easy sense of swing, beautiful tone and innate sensitivity to the music, she effectively balances technical mastery with genuine accessibility, making her extremely popular among jazz fans everywhere she performs. Joining her is the band that to date has recorded 5 CD's together, on the Steinway Darin Clendenin, Larry Holloway on Bass ...

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Willie Nelson's Country Throwdown Jamey Johnson, Lukas Nelson

Source: JamBase
January 25, 2011

TODAY'S COUNTRY OUTLAWS GATHER Willie Nelson has announced the lineup for the 2011 Country Throwdown road show. Joining the Red Headed Stranger this year are Jamey Johnson, Randy Houser, Lee Brice, Brantley Gilbert, Craig Campbell and Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real. Side stage acts will be announced later. A portion of the ticket price will benefit Unite the United. Ticket pre-sale begins Thursday, February 11 and sale to general public begins February 18 at 10 a.m. 2011 Country ...

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