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Marty Grosz's Bass Motives at Chautauqua (Sept. 18, 2010)

Source: Jazz Lives by Michael Steinman
October 17, 2010

My flippant title is not completely irrelevant. For starters, at jazz clubs and parties and festivals, there are performances ranging from humdrum to spectacular. And—not very often—there are performances that viewers and listeners know they won't ever forget. I take great pride in presenting one such episode: around four minutes long, quietly rocking rather than explosive, and performed before noon—an unseemly time of day for most jazz musicians. The band was officially titled Marty Grosz and “The Mouldy Figs," referring ...

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Andy Schumm Leads the Way at Chautauqua (Sept. 18, 2010)

Source: Jazz Lives by Michael Steinman
October 17, 2010

If you've been reading this blog even casually, the name Andy Schumm—the hot cornet / piano man from Milwaukee—will not be new to you. And he continues to offer surprises: his fine, ringing lead; his well-chosen tempos; his deep immersion in the repertoire; the ease with which he melds the heroic choruses of the recordings we've all come to treasure with his own improvisations . . . and more. Here's the first set he led at the 2010 Jazz at ...

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Soulfege Live at Joe's Pub in NYC

Source: Carol Green, Redwood Entertainment
October 18, 2010

New York, NY—Soulfège will be performing live on Saturday, November 6, 2010 at 11:30 PM at the legendary Joe's Pub in New York City. “Here are musicians, poised with a positive vibe and with lyrics so uplifting that you actually believe, if only for one night, that slowly, out of a species-wide weariness for discord and conflict, a new world mood may emerge from the street and the Net, somehow defying the odds—a spirit of promise and hope and harmony, ...

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David Sanborn Trio Plays at the Blue Note

Source: AAJ Staff
October 16, 2010

Soul jazz has been a nearly lifelong fascination for the saxophonist David Sanborn: a cause and a catalyst, if not always the center of his craft. Mr. Sanborn is best known for his long reign in the changeable realm of instrumental pop, and his related output as a session man. But with his two latest albums, both on Decca, he has fixated on the legacy of his first and most formative saxophone hero, Hank Crawford, who died last year. The ...

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Prince Tour?

Source: JamBase
October 16, 2010

WHERE? WHEN? WHO'S YOUR TAILOR? WHY NO APOLLONIA REUNION? The biggest musical star without an official website held a press conference at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem yesterday to sort of announce a new tour project called Welcome To America, over which his five-foot-nothing Purple Majesty would reign as MC and central attraction. However, Prince didn't care to share any dates, venues or other juicy specifics beyond a list of potential collaborators, including Maceo Parker, Janelle Monae, Mint Condition, Esperanza ...

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Marsalis' Lincoln Center Orchestra in Cuba: More Politics Than Music?

Source: Greg Thomas
October 18, 2010

By Greg Thomas The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra's (JLCO) residency in Cuba last week at the invitation of the Cuban Institute of Music was significant for reasons historical, cultural and political. This was JLCO's first time in that country since forming in 1992. But Wynton Marsalis, artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) and music director of the orchestra, has long engaged the big band in confronting and embracing the Afro-Cuban, as both its own cultural dynamic and ...

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Swing Musical in the Mood Coming to the Touhill on Thursday, November 4

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
October 15, 2010

The national touring company of the Swing Era-themed musical In the Mood is coming to St. Louis for shows at 3:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 4 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center. Featuring a cast of six singer/dancers and a 13-piece big band, the show “celebrates the life and times of America's Greatest Generation through the music of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, The Andrews Sisters and other greats of the 1940s." Tickets range ...

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New Cabaret Shows Announced

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
October 15, 2010

Cabaret producers The Presenters Dolan have announced two shows to be performed next month at the Kranzberg Arts Center, 501 N. Grand Blvd. Singer Robert Breig once again will reprise “Feels Like Home," his performance of pop and soft-rock tunes featuring pianist Carol Schmidt as music director, at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, November 18. Also, singer and actress Elise LaBarge (pictured) will present “Kurt Weill in Berlin, Paris and New York" at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, November 19 and Saturday, November ...

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