Performance / Tour News

Jazz Around Town: So the Snow Didn't All Come in December! Here's Some Jazz to Melt It....

Source: Jazz@Rochester
January 13, 2011

Writing this post after shoveling out our driveway (and digging my car out on Park Ave.) for nearly two hours is painful, but it is a labor of love.  The Tamir Hendelman concert on Sunday, part of the Exodus to Jazz series was great! I leave you with an image (compliments of jazz image maker John Herr) from that gathering at the ETJ's new venue, the Reformation Lutheran Church on Chestnut (hence the pulpit in the background...). So here are ...

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Matt Jorgensen in Denver for Dale Chisman Art Show

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
January 12, 2011

Drummer Matt Jorgensen is in Denver this week for the opening of Dale Chisman In Retrospect an exhibition of paintings by the noted Denver abstractionist. Jorgensen's recent recording, Tattooed by Passion, is based on the paintings of Chisman, who is his wife's late-father. The show starts this Thursday, with an opening reception at 6:00pm and runs through February 27 at RedLine (2350 Arapahoe Street, Denver). Jorgensen will be interviewed on KUVO 89.3fm radio Wednesday afternoon (1:20pm Denver time, 12:20pm Seattle ...

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Black Joe Lewis: Spring Tour

Source: JamBase
January 12, 2011

TOUR STARTS MARCH 22 IN ATLANTA, GA; SCANDALOUS OUT MARCH 15 Lost Highway recording artist Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears will be hitting the road with their high-voltage brand of garage soul. The Austin, TX ensemble has announced dates for their spring tour in support of their upcoming sophomore album Scandalous, out March 15. TOUR DATES

March 22 The Loft Atlanta, GA March 24 Black Cat* Washington DC March 25 Bowery Ballroom* New York, NY March 26 Bowery Ballroom* ...

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Jazz Crusaders Reschedule St. Louis Concert for Saturday, June 11 at the Touhill

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
January 12, 2011

Jazz St. Louis has announced that the Jazz Crusaders (pictured) have rescheduled their St. Louis concert for 8:00 p.m., Saturday June 11 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center. The concert, which will feature original Crusaders members Joe Sample, Wayne Henderson and Wilton Felder, originally was scheduled for September 2010 at the Touhill, but was postponed to due to a medical issue affecting one of the musicians, reportedly Felder. Tickets for the Jazz Crusaders at the Touhill will be priced at ...

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Sten Hostfalt's K*MOD at Shrine NYC Friday Jan 14, 2011

Source: Sten Hostfalt
January 11, 2011

Sten Hostfalt's K*MOD Live at Shrine NYC Friday January 14 2011at 6pm (2 sets) / $10 suggested Described as Genuinely Innovative and Groundbreaking by Don Williamson of Jazz Review, Impressive by Time Out NY, Inimitable by Paper Magazine as well as Virtuosic, Original and Highly Exceptional by legendary icons of American music Joe Maneri, George Russell and Jimmy Giuffre respectively. And with three decades spent in creative music and two of them on the NYC and international scene alongside some ...

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Kelley Suttenfield at Iridium (Jan 21) and Ronnie Scott's (Jan 24-26)

Source: Kelley Suttenfield
January 11, 2011

Friday, January 21, 2011, 6pm Concert Band Performance Iridium Jazz Club, 1650 Broadway (@ 51st St) New York, NY, $10 cover / $15 Minimum Reservations: 212-582-2121 Iridium Jazz Club Monday-Wednesday, January 24-26, 2011, 8:30pm The Great American Songbook with the NY All-Stars: Howard Alden, Harry Allen, Lou Caputo, and friends Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street London, UK, £15.00—£32.50 Reservations: 020 ...

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This Week At The Cornelia Street Cafe, January 10-17

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
January 12, 2011

Showtimes: Weeknights: 6:00 PM, 8:30 PM, 10:00 PM, Weekends: 6:00 PM, 9:00 PM and 10:30 PM (doors open @ 5:45 PM-early shows, & @ 8:30 PM-late shows) Admission: $10 cover/$10 drink minimum Sun-Thurs $15 cover/$10 drink minimum Fri & Sat Wednesday, January 12, 8:30 PM NATHANIEL SMITH QUINTET—CD RELEASE “QUARTET" Jon Irabagon, saxophones; Toru Dodo, piano; Jostein Gulbrandsen, guitar; Peter Brendler, bass; Nathaniel Smith, drums, compositions Wednesday, January 12, 10:00PM DANIEL ORI QUINTET

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Louie Cruz Beltran Performs Tribute to Willie, Mongo and Cal!

Source: Michael Ricci
January 11, 2011

Hollywood, CA.—Noted percussionist and bandleader Louie Cruz Beltran returns to Catalina's Jazz Club January 27th to perform a special tribute to three influential figures in the history of Latin Jazz—Mongo Santamaria, Willie Bobo, and Cal Tjader. Beltran, whose high energy showmanship draws from a rich variety of jazz, R&B and pop influences, has long admired and been inspired by these three iconic figures. The show will feature their music, and will shed light on their lives and careers. Beltran headlines ...

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