Performance / Tour News

Voodoo Experience 2010 | Review | Pics

Source: JamBase
November 4, 2010

Voodoo Experience :: 10.29.10-10.31.10 :: City Park :: New Orleans, LA See the full gallery of Voodoo 2010 pics here! Day One :: Friday, October 29 A picture perfect fall day brought a surprisingly massive crowd to the generally smaller scale first day of Voodoo. It's hard to pinpoint the mission behind Voodoo when it comes to artist selection except perhaps as an attempt to bring in many of the alternative artists who sadly skip New Orleans on their general ...

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Drummer Cindy Blackman and Her Band, Another Lifetime, Have Upcoming Dates at Blues Alley in Washington, DC and (le) Poisson Rouge in NYC

Source: Two for the Show Media
November 4, 2010

Beginning this week, virtuoso jazz-rock drummer Cindy Blackman will perform a string of East coast dates with her band, Another Lifetime. The itinerary kicks off with four nights of shows—Thursday, November 4 through Saturday, November 7—at Blues Alley in Washington, DC. Next up, Blackman and her band will perform on Wednesday, November 10 at (Le) Poisson Rouge, the multi-media venue founded by musicians on the site of the historic Village Gate in New York City's Greenwich Village. The line up ...

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Jazz This Week: Regina Carter's Reverse Thread, Banu Gibson, Dave Pietro, Christopher McBride, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
November 4, 2010

This week's jazz and creative music offerings in St. Louis would seem to have something of a nostalgic bent, with several shows recalling early New Orleans or Swing Era jazz, and one headliner who's reaching all the way back to the music's African roots. However, there also are some more modern sounds happening around town; you just have to know where to look. So, let's go to the highlights: Tonight, violinist Regina Carter (pictured) opens a four-night stand at Jazz ...

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Jazz Around Town: Snow's Going to Fly Soon... Find Some Thing Hot Around Town to Warm You Up

Source: Jazz@Rochester
November 4, 2010

There's actually quite a lot going on. Check out Sunday, which is usually quite quiet. Come back to check from time to time as I often receive “late entrants" to the listings, which are added later with an “Added" graphic. This is especially true if you are one of the 300+ readers who gets Jazz@Rochester via an email subscription or a feed. Thursday, November 4, 2010

Jazz Dawgs @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm The Russell Fielder Trio @ Little Theatre ...

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Gregory Porter Will Celebrate The Success of His Motema Music Debut, Water, At Dizzy's Club Coca Cola on November 15

Source: GoMedia PR
November 3, 2010

Crowned as ...."the next big male vocal jazz star" by Allmusic.com, Gregory Porter will celebrate the success of his Motéma Music debut CD, Water, at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center on November 15. The show coincides with the release of the first video from the CD, for the song “Illusion." Written and directed by the team of Loyd Porter and Shawn Peters, the video can be seen on the Motema channel on YouTube. Released in May ...

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Come Home for the Holidays with Carmen Bradford and the Columbus Jazz Orchestra

Source: Michael Ricci
November 3, 2010

Columbus, OH—The Jazz Arts Group's 2010-2011 Swingin' at the Southern series continues December 1-5 with Home for the Holidays, featuring a return engagement with vocalist Carmen Bradford for the annual holiday spectacular. Ms. Bradford was featured in the Columbus Jazz Orchestra's production of Louis, Ella & Friends, celebrating the music of Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald. Back by popular demand, Carmen joins Artistic Director Byron Stripling again for a sleigh ride of holiday favorites done CJO-style. Carmen Bradford was discovered ...

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Martin Traynor Releases Self-Titled CD

Source: Marla
November 3, 2010

Talented Toronto Musician Debuts New Music at Trane Studio on November 24th, 2010 Toronto, November 3rd, 2010—Martin Traynor is pleased to debut his self-titled CD at Trane Studio in Toronto on November 24th, 2010. The performance begins at 8 pm. His music blends sultry jazz vocals with world and pop music influences into a sophisticated and sensual mix. The CD is the culmination of several years of songwriting, entertaining and teaching. “This for me has been a real labor of ...

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Christian Howes: Multi-Instrumental Performance

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
November 3, 2010

I previously saw Christian Howes at the Dakota, about three years ago. He played violin. I don't recall that he also played guitar and bass. In looking back at my photos from that night, he came with a quartet (keyboard, drums, guitar). And had he confined his playing to just violin last week (October 27th) at the Artists Quarter, it would have been a good evening of eclectic, even eccentric music ranging from bop and blues to down-home electronica. But ...

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