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Insurgents, Slaves and All Sorts of Music That Goes Bump in the Night

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
November 10, 2010

There's a funky little performance space in St. Paul's utterly funky Lowertown called Studio Z. You can fit maybe 50-60 chairs in front of the stage space on the second floor of the Northwestern Building, host to a variety of artists' lofts and studios. Studio Z is the home space for a longstanding ensemble of new music practitioners known as Zeitgeist. This past weekend, the Z folks hosted their Fall Cabaret of New Music, featuring three ensembles each of three ...

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Sobre Lee Konitz I Steve Wilson

Source: Voll-Damm Festival Internacional De Jazz De Barcelona
November 10, 2010

El jove saxofonista Marcel·lí Bayer, que durant dos anys consecutius (2008 i 2009) va tocar al festival com a membre de la Big Band de l'Esmuc, enregistra aquests dies el seu primer disc com a líder, Nonitz, amb un nonet i uns arranjaments que s'inspiren en l'obra de Lee Konitz. Aprofitant la vinguda d'aquesta icona incontestable del saxo alt a Barcelona, el mateix mestre participarà en l'enregistrament. A la nit, Konitz torna al festival en un atractiu doble cartell que ...

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Roy Haynes - Live at SFJazz

Source: Riffs on Jazz by John Anderson
November 10, 2010

One can only bow to the master. Drummer Roy Haynes has played with a who's who of jazz greats over the course of his long career: Lester Young, Bud Powell, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Stan Getz, Chick Corea. Now 85, he shows no signs of slowing down. Haynes was born in Boston in 1925 and made his professional debut at the age of 17. He came out of the bebop ...

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The Radiators Calling It Quits

Source: JamBase
November 10, 2010

OVER THREE DECADES OF HARD WORK IN THE TRENCHES COMES TO A CLOSE One of the longest lived American bands in recent memory and a true jam music pioneer, The Radiators have announced their current run of shows will be their last. A statement titled “Fold Up The Big Top" on their official website reads: After 33 years...over 4500 live shows...and a dozen albums...legendary New Orleans rockers The Radiators are finally calling it quits. The band has officially decided to ...

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Nu-Art Series to Present "The Drum Line" on Saturday, November 20

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
November 10, 2010

The Nu-Art Series will present “The Drum Line," a performance by St. Louis percussionists Jerome “Scrooge" Harris, Charles “Bobo" Shaw (pictured) and Gary Sykes, at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, November 20, at the Metropolitan Gallery, 2936 Locust St downtown. All three percussionists are St. Louis natives who got their start within local drum & bugle corps. Specifically, Nu-Art's news release mentions two marching units, the Tom Powell Post and American Woodsman, affiliated with VFW Post #77, which served African-American veterans. Other ...

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Billy Childs' Jazz Chamber Ensemble Saturday night November 20 the Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club

Source: All About Jazz
November 10, 2010

Grammy-winning pianist and composer Billy Childs' Jazz Chamber Ensemble Saturday night November 20, 2010 at Vitellos Jazz & Supper Club. Childs' band includes Bob Sheppard on woodwinds, Carol Robbins on harp, Larry Koonse on guitar, Hamilton Price on bass, and Marvin “Smitty" Smith on drums, backed by The Sonus String Quartet. The musicians are: Billy Childs —piano Bob Sheppard —sax/flute Larry Koonse —guitar Carol Robbins —Harp Hamilton Price—bass Marvin “Smitty" ...

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Jimmy Herring Tour Dates

Source: JamBase
November 9, 2010

TOUR KICKS OFF THIS WEDNESDAY IN NORFOLK, CT Jimmy Herring is hittting the road with his current line-up, featuring Herring on guitar, drummer Jeff Sipe (Aquarium Rescue Unit, Jazz is Dead, Shawn Lane), keyboardist Matt Slocum (Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks), and Neal Fountain on bass (Col Bruce Hampton, Alex Machacek). Tour dates are below. The Jimmy Herring Band will be performing a wide range of material, including compositions from Herring's long- awaited and much-acclaimed 2008 solo debut Lifeboat. “The music ...

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