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Dave Pietro to Play Thursday, November 4 at Highway 61 Roadhouse

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

Alto saxophonist Dave Pietro (pictured) is coming to St. Louis to perform with the Webster Groves High School Evening Jazz Combos at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 4 at the Highway 61 Roadhouse, 34 S. Old Orchard Ave. Pietro has released six CDs as a leader and toured or recorded with Toshiko Akiyoshi, Woody Herman, Lionel Hampton, Maynard Ferguson, Maria Schneider, the Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Arturo O'Farrill, and numerous others. The WGHS jazz combos, directed by Kevin Cole, have ...

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Herbie Hancock's Imagine Project Band To Perform At Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony Concert

Source: Muse Media
October 15, 2010

HERBIE HANCOCK'S IMAGINE PROJECT BAND TO PERFORM AT NOBEL PEACE PRIZE CEREMONY CONCERT SET FOR DECEMBER 11TH IN OSLO, NORWAY Critically-acclaimed CD “The Imagine Project" recorded across the globe features a message of peace through global cooperation and includes Hancock joined by Anoushka Shankar, Seal, Pink, John Legend, Juanes, Jeff Beck, Konono No l, Lionel Loueke, Ceu, Dave Matthews, Lisa Hannigan, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Chaka Khan, Tinariwen, The Chieftains, Marcus Miller, Wayne Shorter, Oumou Sangare, Los Lobos, India.Arie, James ...

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It's Comedy Thursday at Daily Bread Cafe in Atlanta

Source: Ayo Arama
October 15, 2010

"Jazz & Poetry Thursdays" is happy to bring you COMEDY THURSDAY! Please join us on Thursday, October 21st at 7:00pm at Daily Bread Cafe “ROOM 842" 842 Marietta Street, Atlanta, GA 30318. MIDTOWN WEST. Please invite your friends and associates to this fun packed event. “Jazz & Poetry Thursdays" A bi-weekly event with various theme nights like Faithful, Comedy, Salsa and more... Are you a singer, poet, dancer, comedian, saxophonist? Showcase your talent here at the open mic session. You ...

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Jazz Around Town: What's a Meliora? So Much Music, so Little Time...

Source: Jazz@Rochester
October 15, 2010

This weekend there's lots of music of all kinds around town due to the University of Rochester's Meliora Weekend, including the Eastman School of Music. Of course, the main event is bassist Ron Carter's appearance here on Saturday afternoon with his Quartet (you bet I have tickets and am grooving to Carter's Dear Miles album while I write this). Later in the week there's chances to hear the Mikolaj Trzaska, Steve Swell Duo, Bobby Militello Quartet with Gap Mangione, and ...

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Joshua Panda Compared to the Grateful Dead, the Band, Bob Dylan, Patsy Cline

Source: Seth Cohen PR
October 14, 2010

Comparisons to The Grateful Dead, The Band, Bob Dylan, Patsy Cline, Kris Kristofferson for 25-Year Old Phenom Joshua Panda's Americana/Soul/Country/Zydeco/Folk Album is a Career-Shaping Winner “Panda's versatility and depth as a performer is matched by raw musical talent" 25-year old phenom Joshua Panda finds himself earning growing acclaim for his eponymous Americana/Soul/Country/Folk CD, with critics comparing his sound to such seminal artists as The Grateful Dead, The Band, Bob Dylan, Patsy Cline and Kris Kristofferson, among others. Listen to samples ...

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Mike Clark Plays Iridium with Payton, McBride, Harrison, Dixon, Farao from October 28-31

Source: Seth Cohen PR
October 15, 2010

Legendary Mike Clark to Re-Imagine One of Downbeat's 'Best Recordings of the Decade' in-Concert, with “Crackerjack" Line-Up Featuring Nicholas Payton, Donald Harrison, Christian McBride, Antonio Farao and Rob Dixon NY's Iridium Jazz Club, October 28th to 31st Legendary drummer Mike Clark will re-imagine his acclaimed CD Blueprints of Jazz—one of Downbeat's BEST RECORDINGS OF THE DECADE—in a special series of concerts at New York's Iridium Jazz Club, from October 28th through October 31st. Mike Clark's Indigo Blue will feature many ...

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Matt Herskowitz Pays Tribute to Dave Brubeck With Special Retrospective "From Bach To Brubeck"

Source: Julia C. Reinhart
October 15, 2010

Pianist extraordinaire Matt Herskowitz, currently Artist and Composer-in-Residence at the Lyric Chamber Music Society of New York continues his exploration of the special relationship between chamber music and jazz with a special tribute program to Dave Brubeck, accompanied by his jazz trio and the Sweet Plantain String Quartet. From Bach To Brubeck showcases the influence the seminal German composer had on jazz performers and how Brubeck's work lives on in today's generation of performers. The evening will present three arrangements ...

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Milton Academy Jazz Band Pays Tribute to Cannonball Adderley on October 15

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
October 14, 2010

The award-winning Milton Academy Jazz Band, led by jazz musician and educator Bob Sinicrope, is performing a special tribute to jazz saxophone legend Cannonball Adderley this Friday evening, October 15, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public and takes place at King Theater in the Kellner Performing Arts Center on campus. For directions, click here. Julius “Cannonball" Adderley was an important jazz figure starting in the 1950s. Influenced by Benny Carter and Charlie Parker, ...

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