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Randy Weston's Uhuru Afrika At BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center

Source: DL Media
October 19, 2010

..."a lifelong scholar of Africa, (Randy Weston's) playing has always had a ring of the ancient in it; his percussive, resounding bass-clef chords are among the great pleasures in jazz piano." —Ben Ratliff, The New York Times On Saturday, November 13 at 8PM, BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center will present Randy Weston's Uhuru Afrika 50th Anniversary Concert Celebration, a special performance of the landmark recording Uhuru Afrika, a spectacular four-part suite composed by Weston, and arranged by his long- time ...

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Guitarist Kevin Eubanks Performing at Berklee on October 21 in Boston

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
October 19, 2010

Master jazz guitarist Kevin Eubanks is performing a special concert at the Berklee Performance Center on Thursday, October 21, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to the concert are $10 and can be purchased online or at the door. Eubanks is a Berklee alumnus and well-respected musician, composer and recording artist with over 100 recordings to his credit. He is best known as the band leader over the past 18 years on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. His concert at Berklee ...

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"Chasing the Voodoo Down Live at the Cactus Cafe, ATX" from the Jeff Lofton Electric Thang

Source: Jeff Lofton
October 19, 2010

Austin—Jazz trumpeter, composer and bandleader Jeff Lofton records his third jazz album during a live show with his new project, The Jeff Lofton Electric Thang, at the Cactus Cafe, 2247 Guadalupe Street, on Tuesday, October 19, 2010. The performance begins at 8:30 p.m., and tickets are $10 at the door. A CD release event date, also at the Cactus Cafe, will be be announced soon. Lofton launched the new group in January, which he describes as ..." trumpet meets electric ...

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Maxwell/Frenette/Gray @ Outpost 186 on 10/21

Source: Kevin Frenette
October 19, 2010

Thursday—October 21, 2010 OUTPOST 186 186 1/2 Hampshire Street Cambridge, MA 02139 8:00 PM David Maxwell's Quantum Mathematics David Maxwell (piano) Kevin Frenette (guitar) Luther Gray (drums) David Maxwell has amassed an enormous resume throughout the years playing piano with some of the greatest and well-known musicians in jazz and blues. David plays many styles of jazz, improvised music and blues, but he is best known for his soulful virtuosity ...

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Jambalaya Live at Paddy Reilly's Music Bar on November 9th

Source: Carol Green, Redwood Entertainment
October 19, 2010

New York, NY—Jambalaya Brass Band will be performing live in celebration of their new CD release It's a Jungle Out There on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at 7:00 pm at Paddy Reilly's Music Bar in New York, NY. The Jambalaya Brass Band is a group of seasoned musical pros from a variety of impressive previous musical settings as diverse as the Duke Ellington Orchestra to the Lounge Lizards, yet they have a knack for integrating these disparate musical experiences into ...

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Jazz at Lincoln Center's "Monday Nights with WBGO" Series Presents the Berklee Global Jazz Institute Octet at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola, November 1

Source: Berklee Public Relations
October 18, 2010

Renowned ensemble features Berklee students from Japan, Israel, Ireland, Korea, Spain, Portland, Oregon, and Brooklyn Boston, MA—Jazz at Lincoln Center's “Monday Nights with WBGO" series, which showcases talent from top U.S. college jazz programs, will feature the Berklee Global Jazz Institute Octet, Monday, November 1, at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola. The Octet is comprised of students from Japan, Israel, Ireland, Korea, Spain, Portland, Oregon, and Brooklyn. The performance will be hosted by WBGO's Rhonda Hamilton. The Berklee Global Jazz Institute ...

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Martin Wind Trio and Dee Daniels at the Seasons

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
October 18, 2010

Hours before Friday night's concert at The Seasons Fall Festival, bassist Martin Wind's trio lost a third of its roster when drummer Matt Wilson returned home to attend to a family medical situation. Wind called Greg Williamson, who drove 150 miles from Seattle to Yakima across the Cascade Mountains in time for a quick talk-through before he joined Wind and saxophonist Scott Robinson on stage. The combination clicked in the trio's first half and after intermission when singer-pianist Dee Daniels ...

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Chicago Live Jazz Music (October 15 - October 22, 2010) Schedule

Source: JAZZzology by Richard Watters
October 17, 2010

Here is what's happening with the live music Chicago Jazz Scene for the dates October 15th thru October 22nd, 2010...(photo: Arlene Bardelle-Chicago Jazz Vocalist): Andy's Jazz Club 11 East Hubbard St. Chicago, IL 60611 312.642.6805 ANDY'S WEEKENDS FRIDAY & SATURDAY HEADLINERS! $10 Admission until 8:30 pm; $15 Admission after 8:30 pm Upcoming performances October Sundays׫pm Jordan Baskin Trio / 9pm Andy's Jam Session Mondays׫ pm Chicago Jazz Orchestra / 9pm Guy King's Organ Trio Tuesdays׫pm Zona Sul / 9pm CALJE ...

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