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Stanton Moore Trio to Play Saturday, October 2 at 2720 Cherokee
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Drummer Stanton Moore, who was just in St. Louis with Garage A Trois last week to play at the Old Rock House, will return with his own eponymous trio to perform on Saturday, October 2 at 2720 Cherokee. The New Orleans-based Moore (pictured) divides his time among Garage A Trois, the funk band Galactic, and the trio, which usually includes guitarist Will Bernard and organ player Robert Walter. For this show and the rest of their fall dates, they'll will ...
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Reminder: David S. Ware Trio at the Blue Note October 4th
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Improvised Communications
Two weeks from tonight, on Monday, October 4th, eminent saxophonist David S. Ware will celebrate his new release, Onecept (AUM Fidelity), with a two-set performance at the Blue Note in New York. As on the record, which marks his 50th anniversary as a saxophonist, Ware (saxello, stritch and tenor saxophone) will be joined by William Parker (bass) and Warren Smith (drums and percussion) to perform a completely improvised program of music. This will be the trio's second live performance, following ...
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Bobby Ramirez, Enrique Sendra Mix Jazz and Art This Saturday at WDNA Concert
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JamaicaMusic Offbeat
WDNA 88.9 FM Fine Arts Concert series celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month with live Latin jazz this Saturday, September 25 featuring renowned flutist, saxophonist and Bata drummer Bobby Ramirez and his group Pan con Bistec together with a vibrant and surreal exhibition by Cuban visual artist Enrique Sendra. The works of the talented Cuban-born visual artist, who at age eighteen unveiled his first solo exhibition at the Amelia Pélaez Gallery in Havana, Cuba, has been shown at Miami's Vincent Gallery ...
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Photos: Kora Band at Tula's
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Seattle Jazz Scene
On Thursday Sept 9th. The Kora Band celebrated the release of their newest album “Cascades“ which covers a variety of West African pieces, modern repertoire from Congo and Cameroon, as well as originals by Mathis and Oliver with some subtle influences of jazz. Tula's was crowded for the first two sets and the music was a delightful mixture of African and Jazz sounds and rhythms. I look forward to hearing them again back at Tula's as they play on the ...
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Headless Household plays for the Santa Barbara Jazz Society
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Michael Ricci
Veteran Santa Barbaran band Headless Household, featuring vocalist Julie Christensen, will be the special guest of the Santa Barbara Jazz Society, at SOhO on Sunday, October 17, 1 to 4 p.m.. Infamously eclectic but with strong jazz roots, the band will be leaning on the jazz side of the by-now hefty Headless songbook, including original tunes from the latest of its eight albums, the two-disc set called Basemento, which celebrates the band's 25th anniversary. In the band will be core ...
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Fall Concert Series at Roller's Flying Fish: Frank Zappa Artist Cal Schenkel, Larry Coryell and Mose Allison
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Michael Ricci
eMusicTime presents three outstanding fall events Sunday, Sept 26, 2-6 PM (Free Admission) The Art of Cal Schenkel, with music by Jim Dragoni That's right, the artist who created all these masterpieces for the albums of Frank Zappa! Come a cash bar, meet the artist and see the many works of art he has for sale, in all price ranges! Lunch and dinner also available October 1 and 2, Master Class on October 3 Larry Coryell Duet with ...
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Wayne Horvitz Curates first month of New Concert Series at University of the Streets
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Saadia Salahuddeen
FALL 2010 ANNOUNCEMENT OF UOTS CURATORS' SERIES University of the Streets is proud to announce the commencement of its Curators Series at their 75 seat Muhammad Salahuddeen Memorial Theatre on October 2nd. University of the Streets is a not-for-profit community organization established in 1969 which advocates for established and developing artists & musicians in the metropolitan area by assisting them to grow and succeed. The organization located at 130 East 7th Street, in the heart of the East VIllage provides ...
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Lorraine Feather Live! Coming Soon to a Theater Near You...
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Carl L. Hager
The Bing Crosby Theater in Spokane, Washington, that is. On September 24th lyricist/singer Lorraine Feather will appear as a guest of the Spokane Jazz Society, but lest you think Ms.Feather is going to make one of her rare live appearances in a backwater Old West opry house, think again. The Spokane Jazz Orchestra, billed as “the Nation's oldest, continually performing, professional community-supported 17 piece big band," will be supporting Feather as she performs her critically acclaimed renditions of Duke Ellington/Billy ...
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