Performance / Tour News

Jazz This Week: Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet, Victor Goines, Trio Tres Bien, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
November 12, 2010

It's another busy weekend for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with a variety of styles, from traditional to experimental, on offer from both touring and local performers. Let's go to the highlights: Cabaret St. Louis continues their fall season this week with singer Valerie Lemon, who will perform her show spotlighting the music of Marvin Hamlisch nightly through Saturday at the Kranzberg Arts Center. On Thursday, the Jazz at Holmes series at Washington University presents a tribute to ...

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Mauricio Zottarelli brings his brazilian jazz/fusion quintet to the Blue Note NYC

Source: Mauricio Zottarelli
November 11, 2010

On November 13th, the brazilian drummer and composer Mauricio Zottarelli performs with his group at the Blue Note in New York City. The band will be presenting his original music as well as some of his inventive arrangements. Zottarelli has been actively performing and contributing with some of the most preeminent artists in the Jazz, Latin/Brazilian and Fusion circles. Aside from his recent collaborations and performances with brazilian legend Dom Salvador,jazz pianist Hiromi's group SonicBloom, and also jazz/brazilian pianist Eliane ...

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The Microscopic Septet / Duo to perform on BOTH coasts! Nov-Dec 2010!

Source: Javier Diaz
November 11, 2010

During the months of November and December, the Microscopic Septet will be making appearances on the USA's East and West Coasts to support its new Cuneiform release, Friday the 13th: The Micros Play Monk. Don't miss your opportunities to see this amazing (and amusing) jazz group in action. The Micros are co-led by composer/ arranger/ saxophonist Phillip Johnston & composer/ arranger/ pianist Joel Forrester, who may well be the most talented composer/arranger team in contemporary American jazz In November, Johnston ...

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Jazz Arts Group Opens 2010-11 Inside Track Season with Nia Allen, Byron Stripling, Bobby Floyd and "The Gospel According to Swing"

Source: Michael Ricci
November 11, 2010

The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) is ready to return to the stage of the Lincoln Theatre with another stellar season of its Inside Track series. Kicking off the series on Saturday, December 18, Columbus Jazz Orchestra's Artistic Director Byron Stripling leads a gospel-themed show titled “The Gospel According to Swing," featuring the soulful voice of Nia Allen and the keyboard wizardry of Bobby Floyd. The daughter of Milton and Merlyn Ruffin, Nia Allen grew up in a strong ...

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The Bad Plus: Tour and NYE Run

Source: JamBase
November 11, 2010

SIX NIGHTS AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD IN NYC The Bad Plus have announced their U.S. tour in support of Never Stop, their new release on eOne Music. The tour extends from December 2 through January 9, 2011 and includes what has become a yearly tradition: a six night New Year's Eve run at New York City's fabled Village Vanguard. Featured stops along the way include Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Denver, Minneapolis, San Diego and St. Louis. The Bad ...

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Brian Wilson: 2011 Tour Dates

Source: JamBase
November 11, 2010

BRIAN WILSON RETURNS TO THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL IN SEPTEMBER 2011 For three nights only, Brian Wilson returns to the Royal Festival Hall—his 'spiritual home away from home'—in September 2011, following a series of hugely celebrated concerts there between 2002-2007. He performs his latest critically- acclaimed album Brian Wilson Re-imagines Gershwin in its entirety, as well as classics from the Beach Boys back-catalogue. Tour Dates: September 11, 2011: Glasgow, Scotland: Glasgow Royal Concert Hall September 13, 2011: Manchester, England: Manchester ...

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Dirty Dozen Brass Band: NYE Boston with Moe.

Source: JamBase
November 11, 2010

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Jazz Around Town: Crazy Busy, but Still Have Time for Some Jazz Listings....

Source: Jazz@Rochester
November 11, 2010

Crazy busy this week, so no time to stop and chat. Catch you all later, but here are the listings. Thursday, November 11, 2010

Wlodek Pawlik @ Eastman School of Music, 11:30 am (Film Scoring, Room 624A) & 1:30 pm (Jazz Performance Workshop, Room 624A) Jazz Dawgs @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm Ryan T Carey & El Rojo Jazz Band @ Thali of India, 7:00 pm Roberts Jazz Ensemble @ Roberts Wesleyan College Auditorium, 7:30 pm Katie Ernst Duo @ ...

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