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Colombian Singer Maria Mulata and Latin Jazz Big Band Perform at Berklee in Boston on November 2
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
Singer and composer Maria Mulata opens the evening with a set of Colombian music that embodies the traditions and multi-layered musicial influences of her homeland. Then Bernardo Hernandez takes the stage with a Latin big band that includes Berklee students and special guests Victor Mendoza and Cuban percussionist Jorge Najarro. The concert takes place at 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston. General admission is $10 and tickets can be ordered online. For ...
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Jazz Pianist Aaron Goldberg Playing at Berklee and Milton Academy in November
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
World renowned jazz pianist Aaron Goldberg is performing with his trio at the Cafe 939 at the Berklee College of Music at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 3 and Thursday, November 4, 2010. He'll be joined by his trio, bassist Rueben Rogers and drummer Eric Harland, and will also jam with students from Berklee. Tickets are $10. Then on Sunday, November 7, at 1:00 p.m., Goldberg performs at Milton Academy, Strauss Library, for a fundraiser in support of the academy's ...
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Galactic Announce Winter Dates
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JamBase
FEATURING SPECIAL GUESTS COREY GLOVER, CYRIL NEVILLE, COREY HENRY & MORE Galactic is loading up on special guests to join the band as they barrel through the country on a wild and rocking Winter Tour 2010. Galactic will spread the New Orleans flavor, throwing down the Mardi Gras spirit starting in Asheville on February 9 before hitting Nashville on the 10th and ATL on February 12. Lead singer Corey Glover (of Living Colour) will join the band on the road ...
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Bonerama: Northeast Residency Tour
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JamBase
TOUR KICKS OFF TOMORROW IN NEWMARKET, NH After a whirlwind month-long Northeast residency last October, Bonerama is at it again this year. The venerable trombone-based powerhouse will return to some familiar markets, while expanding the parameters to visit a few new cities and venues as well. This year's tour will include three weekly residency stops. Friday nights, Bonerama will hold court once again at Sullivan Hall in the Village in New York City. On Saturday November 13 and November 20, ...
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Kenny Wheeler 80th Birthday Concert, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, Saturday 23rd October 2010
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The Ring Modulator by Adrian Stevenson
A lovely evening was had at the RNCM last week for the Kenny Wheeler 80th Birthday concert. It's been a while since I've seen Wheeler, back when I was living in London. I managed to see him quite a few times at the Vortex, then on Stoke Newington Church St, and I really remember shuffling past him practising on the stairs. Wheeler's lost none of his modest charm, opening the set in quartet formation, himself of course on flugelhorn, Manchester ...
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This Month at the Cornelia Street Cafe!
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
"A CULINARY AS WELL AS A CULTURAL LANDMARK" Proclamation, City of New York, 1987 CORNELIA STREET CAFE—NOVEMBER 2010 Blue Tuesdays—with Host Julie Hardy November 2 @ 8:30 & 10:00 PM, $10: Julie Hardy, vocals; Mark Shilansky, piano; Matt Clohesy, bass; Jared Schonig, drums; + special guests. One of the most distinctive voices among the growing ranks of jazz singers belongs to Julie Hardy. The New York Times critic Nate Chinen describes her as a “musically astute and thoughtfully ...
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Kenny Barron - Live at SFJazz
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Riffs on Jazz by John Anderson
I recently saw Kenny Barron in performance during the San Francisco Jazz Festival. He is an elegant and melodic player and was in top form on October 24th. Barron was born in Philadelphia in 1943 and was already playing piano professionally as a teenager. After moving to New York City, he was hired by tenor saxophonist James Moody. He was a member of Dizzy Gillespie's Quintet for five years in the 1960s. Barron also played with a number of jazz ...
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Amos Lee: New Album and Dates
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JamBase
MISSION BELL OUT JANUARY 25; GUESTS LUCINDA WILLIAMS, WILLIE NELSON, SAM BEAM & MORE Philly singer-songwriter Amos Lee has announced January 25, 2011 as the release date for Mission Bell, his fourth album for EMI's Blue Note Records. Produced by Joey Burns of the acclaimed band Calexico and featuring guests Lucinda Williams, Willie Nelson, Sam Beam (Iron & Wine), Priscilla Ahn, Pieta Brown, and James Gadson and the musical backing of Calexico, the album marks the arrival of Amos Lee ...
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