Performance / Tour News

ISSUE Project Room Welcomes a Plethora of Jazz Concerts in FEB 2011

Source: AMT Public Relations
January 13, 2011

JAZZ @ ISSUE Project Room in FEB 2011 All Doors @ 8:00PM, Concerts @ 8:30PM (unless otherwise noted) All events at ISSUE Project Room 232 3rd Street, Brooklyn, NY, Train F/G Carroll St-Smith St, Train F/G/M/R Fourth Ave-9th St (unless otherwise noted) To Purchase Tickets call Brown Paper Tickets at 800.838.3006 or visit issueprojectroom.org Artists and schedules are subject to change SAT 2.05 —Charles Gayle Charles Gayle plays double bass, tenor sax, ...

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Beegie Adair makes rare NYC appearance at Birdland with vocalist Monica Ramey, January 13, 6PM

Source: Maxx Myrick
January 13, 2011

Monica Ramey makes NYC debut at Birdland with special guest Beegie Adair Monica Ramey's CD “Make Someone Happy," is receiving nationwide airplay on jazz radio, including Music Choice and DMX. She makes her New York City debut, January 13, 2011, at Birdland with special guest the legendary Beegie Adair, a 2010 Billboard Japan Jazz Artist of the Year, who Michael Feinstein calls “a marvelously understated player whose interpretations of standards are just brilliant," jazz great Helen Merrill  salutes her “inventive jazz sense, her wonderful ...

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Stanley Jordan and the Sounds of Three Hands (or No Hands), Tapping

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
January 13, 2011

Stanley Jordan came to down Sunday night, literally moments behind the birth of his granddaughter. “I'm in a great mood tonight!" he told the Dakota audience. He had been present for much of the birth before heading to the airport for his flight to Minneapolis, getting the word “she's here" just before boarding. Not that he needed any additional source of inspiration for his solo guitar evening, but surely it was icing on the cake. Or a few more dazzling ...

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Guster: Winter/Spring Tour

Source: JamBase
January 13, 2011

EASY WONDERFUL OUT NOW Guster have announced Winter and Spring tour dates in support of their new album Easy Wonderful. Their winter trek starts Friday, January 14 in Denver, CO. The spring leg starts March 31 in Toronto, ON. Click here to get pre-sale tickets for the spring tour dates. GUSTER TOUR DATES

01/14/11 Fri Ogden Theatre Denver, CO 01/15/11 Sat In The Venue Salt Lake City, UT 01/16/11 Sun Knitting Factory Concert House Boise, ID 01/18/11 Tue Moore Theatre ...

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Charles Bradley to Tour with S. Jones, L. Fields, Budos Band

Source: JamBase
January 13, 2011

DEBUT ALBUM NO TIME FOR DREAMING OUT JAN. 25 ON DAPTONE RECORDS Charles Bradley will head out for an extensive winter tour in support of his captivating, raw and honest debut record No Time For Dreaming, out January 25 via Daptone imprint Dunham Records. The 62-year old soul singer kicks off his U.S. tour opening for Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings on January 21 in Portsmouth, NH and then heads to Europe for a two-week tour opening for Lee Fields ...

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David Gray Announces "Lost and Found" Tour

Source: JamBase
January 13, 2011

TOUR STARTS FEB. 21 IN BOSTON, MA; FOUNDLING OUT NOW David Gray and his band will be kicking off the 2011 “Lost and Found tour" in Boston, MA on February 21. The tour will center on tracks from his 2010 album Foundling, as well as reinterpretations of songs from his entire catalogue. Ticket presales and onsales begin this week. Says Gray, “The 'Lost and Found' tour embodies more than just an opportunity to play some of the quieter, more intimate ...

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Trey Anastasio Band: Acoustic and Electric Winter Tour

Source: JamBase
January 13, 2011

SHOWS TO FEATURE A FULL SOLO ACOUSTIC SET AND FULL ELECTRIC SET Trey Anastasio's winter tour will hit the road starting Feb 18 at the State Theatre in Portland, ME and will conclude at the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA on March 5, marking the first TAB dates on the west coast since Trey reunited the Classic TAB lineup in 2008. Along the way Trey will make stops in Philadelphia, Chicago, Denver and more. The lineup will once again feature ...

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Jazz This Week: Christian Pincock, Musica Slesa, Moyindau, Eric Slaughter Trio, Erika Johnson, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
January 13, 2011

It's more than likely to be freezing cold in St. Louis this weekend, but with the 2011 portion of the presenting season starting to heat up, there are a number of jazz and creative music performances that could justify the effort required to bundle up and brave the chill. If you're looking specifically for something to put you in mind of warmer climes, the St. Louis based Latin jazz band Musica Slesa will be performing on Friday night at Jazz ...

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