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Stanley Clarke/Victor Wooten: Spring Tour Dates

Source: JamBase
January 11, 2011

TOUR BEGINS MARCH 9 IN OKLAHOMA CITY Bass giants Stanley Clarke and Victor Wooten are hitting the road together for a tour beginning March 9 in Oklahoma City, OK. The two-week jaunt will see the two heading through Dallas, Boulder, Aspen, Minneapolis, Ann Arbor, Boston, New York, and more cities before wrapping up on March 26 at Berks JazzFest in Reading, PA. In 2008, the duo released an album with fellow bass legend Marcus Miller under the name SMV. TOUR ...

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David Murray Big Band @ Birdland, NYC, from Jan. 18 to 22

Source: Murray
January 11, 2011

From January 18 to 22 at 8.30pm and 11.00pm Reservations: birdlandjazz.com or 212-581-3080 David Murray began writing for big band in 1978 in preparation for a concert at the Public Theatre in New York. At this time Loft Jazz was in full swing and David had surfaced as one of the progenitors of the new phenomena that had captured the downtown music scene.The compositions were a more complex and extended version of many trio and quartet songs that ...

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Singer/songwriter Raul Midon Performs This Sunday 1/16 at SOPAC

Source: AMT Public Relations
January 10, 2011

An Evening with Raul Midon @ South Orange Performing Arts Center One SOPAC Way, South Orange, NJ, 07079 Sun, Jan 16 at 7pm; Tickets: $35, $25. To purchase, visit SOPACnow.org or call 973.313.ARTS About Raul Midon: One man, one guitar—but not like you've ever heard before. Raul Midon uses his mouth like a trumpet and his guitar like a drum for an explosive blend of bass, harmony, rhythm and melody. His rich, supple tenor, not to ...

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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, January 7-13

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
January 10, 2011

Diversity reigns as Jazz 2011 gets underway, from the bluesy swing of Debbie Duncan to the virtuosic eccentricities of Stanley Jordan to such favorites as Benny Weinbeck and Bruce Henry and some edgy stuff from Zeitgeist. Notably absent however is the long-standing Fat Kid Wednesdays gig at the Clown Lounge, a Monday night staple for modern jazz fans. Its parent/upstairs venue, the Turf Club, abruptly closed over the weekend, and will reopen under new management. But without its Monday night ...

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Christian Pincock, Moyindau to Play in January at Lnac

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
January 9, 2011

The Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center has announced two shows in January that may be of interest to fans of jazz and improvised music: Trombonist and electronic musician Christian Pincock will play LNAC on Friday, January 14. Pincock performs improvised and composed music using a valve trombone and a computer-based instrument he created using MAX/MSP software. “Using a keyboard controller and a system of sensors attached to his trombone he is able to control sampled sounds and integrate them expressively and ...

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Morcheeba: North American Tour

Source: JamBase
January 8, 2011

BLOOD LIKE LEMONADE OUT NOW London-based genre-bending Morcheeba will be crossing the pond in February for a slew of North American tour dates. The tour will kick off on February 10 at the 9:30 club in Washington DC, followed up with two nights at the Fillmore-Irving Plaza in New York. A full list of tour dates is below. Summer of 2010 saw the release of the band's latest full-length record, Blood Like Lemonade. The album is a cornerstone for the ...

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Jack Petruzzelli & Joan Osborne Ready 'Love and Hate' for 2/4 at Lincoln Center

Source: Seth Cohen PR
January 7, 2011

Jack Petruzzelli Co-Writes/Co-Produces 'Love and Hate' with Joan Osborne Lincoln Center Debut Confirmed for February 4th, as Part of 'American Songbook' Series Vibrant Production is a Theatrical, Multi-Media Experience that Combines Music, Dance and Film Osborne to Perform With Her Band as Well as With a String Sextet and Dancers Guitarist/keyboardist/producer Jack Petruzzelli is proud to announce a riveting collaboration with multi-platinum artist Joan Osborne—'Love and Hate' will premiere at Lincoln Center's Allen Room on February 4th as part of ...

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