Performance / Tour News

What's the Best Music Business Model? You Might Be Playing It Every Day

Source: HypeBot
December 10, 2010

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Joe Lovano: Bird Songs

Source: JamBase
December 10, 2010

ALBUM LAUNCH AT NEW YORK'S VILLAGE VANGUARD JAN. 11-16 On January 11, 2011, Joe Lovano Us Five will release Bird Songs, an exploration of the Charlie Parker songbook and the Grammy-winning saxophonist's 22nd album for EMI's Blue Note Records (the release of which will mark his 20th year on the label). Lovano will launch the album with a week-long engagement at the Village Vanguard in New York City (January 11-16), and an NPR Live At The Village Vangaurd session that ...

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Clapton: 2011 World Tour

Source: JamBase
December 10, 2010

TOUR STARTS FEBRUARY 14 IN SINGAPORE; CLAPTON OUT NOW Eric Clapton will kick off a world tour starting February 14 in support of his latest solo album, Clapton, released on September 28. Clapton will be accompanied by Steve Gadd, Willie Weeks, Chris Stainton and backing vocalists Michelle John and Sharon White. The North American leg starts February 25 and ends March 9. On May 9, Clapton will head over to Europe for a month, ending on June 11. All confirmed ...

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Grammy-Nominated Trombone Shorty Adds a Fifth Continent to "Backatown" World Tour

Source: conqueroo
December 10, 2010

Curates NOLA legends in two sold-out Red Hot + New Orleans events at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (RED) campaign to use Backatown track “Hurricane Season" LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Just announced as a 2010 Grammy nominee in the Best Contemporary Jazz Album category for his acclaimed Verve/Forecast debut CD, Backatown, Troy “Trombone Shorty" Andrews, the 24-year-old New Orleans singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist and all-around musical powerhouse today announced newly added tour dates in Australia, Singapore and New Zealand. The Australia dates represent the fifth ...

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Live Streaming of The Bad Plus Concerts in Denver on Sunday 12/12

Source: Todd Altschuler
December 10, 2010

Telluride Jazz Celebration is inviting the world to watch and listen when the highly acclaimed trio, The Bad Plus plays two special shows at DazzleJazz in Denver on Sunday December 12. The two shows, taking place at 6 and 8pm, will be streamed live over Telluride Jazz' internet site at telluridejazz.org. For the past ten years The Bad Plus—Reid Anderson, Ethan Iverson and David King—have broken down the walls of jazz convention and created an uncompromising body of work. Few ...

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Robert Randolph: Winter Dates

Source: JamBase
December 9, 2010

WE WALK THIS ROAD OUT NOW Robert Randolph & The Family Band have announced Winter 2011 tour dates, beginning January 20 in Fayetteville, AR and ending in Burlington, VT at the Higher Groundon February 20. Presale is happening now for the San Francisco, CA and Austin, TX dates. Check out all tour dates below. TOUR DATES

01/20/11 George's Majestic Fayetteville, AR 01/21/11 Liberty Hall Lawrence, KS 01/22/11 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO 01/28/11 The Independent San Francisco, CA 01/29/11 The Independent ...

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Jazz St. Louis Announces More Bistro Bookings for 2011

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
December 9, 2010

Jazz St. Louis has announced additional bookings for Jazz at the Bistro filling the open dates for winter and spring 2011 in their previously announced season. Most of the musicians booked are local, but two touring acts have been added to the schedule as well. Guitarist Julian Lage will make his Bistro debut in a one-night engagement on Friday, March 25, and the all-star hard-bop band Jazz Collective, with pianist Cedar Walton (pictured) saxophonist Javon Jackson, drummer Jimmy Cobb and ...

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Jazz This Week: Zappa Plays Zappa, Good 4 the Soul, Sinatra Songbook, Montez Coleman, St. Louis Rivermen, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
December 9, 2010

This week's post may be somewhat minimal, thanks to a bad head cold that's knocking yr. humble StLN editor for a loop, but the jazz and creative music offerings in St. Louis over the next few days are plentiful. Let's go to the highlights: Tonight, Zappa Plays Zappa performs at The Pageant. This year's show features the band playing Frank Zappa's 1974 album Apostrophe(') in its entirety. I wrote a short preview of the concert for last week's Riverfront Times, ...

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