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Lina Allemano Four - USA Tour & "Jargon" CD Release, Oct 2010!
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Michael Ricci
LINA ALLEMANO FOUR: Lina Allemano, trumpet Brodie West, alto saxophone Andrew Downing, double bass Nick Fraser, drums Toronto's cutting edge avant-jazz band, LINA ALLEMANO FOUR—known for their inventiveness and synergy—deftly blur the line between composition and improvisation. LINA ALLEMANO was featured as one of DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE's top innovative trumpeters for the future. The band has toured extensively over the past 5 years, having released two widely acclaimed CDs, and releasing their 3rd ...
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Barefoot Truth Exceeds Pandora Spins for Bob Dylan by 1.2 Million, Tour is Set
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Seth Cohen PR
Major Tour is Set, as Barefoot Truth Explodes on Pandora Radio, Exceeding Spins for Bob Dylan's Iconic 'Knockin' On Heaven's Door' by 1.2 Million Relix Magazine Predicts: Band is “On The Verge" Roots Rock band Barefoot Truth will embark on a major U.S. Tour this Fall, as they build on the tremendous growth seen in the months since their last CD, 'Threads' (hailed as “the best independently released CD of 2010") debuted at #21 on iTUNES' Rock Chart. While on ...
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Lower East Side Blues
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Ars Nova Workshop
Whew! We kicked off the first week of the new season with five amazing performances: Jesse Kudler and Ian Fraser's electronic and laptop minimalism, Fennesz' profound and thunderous sonics that pushed the International House's sound system further than we thought possible, Sleepthief's spiraling improvisations that lingered between delicacy and fever, and a two-night 70th birthday celebration for Dave Burrell with William Parker and Sabir Mateen, who provided a blistering tenor saxophone interpretation of “Happy Birthday" as we brought out Dave's ...
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Ray Lamontagne and Levon Helm: Co-Headlining Tour
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JamBase
TOUR STARTS NOVEMBER 2 IN JACKSONVILLE, FL AND WRAPS UP NOVEMBER 12 IN AUSTIN ,TX Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs join forces with the Levon Helm Band to co-headline eight select cities beginning on November 2 in Jacksonville, FL and wrapping on November 12 in Austin, TX. Check out the videos below to whet your appetite. Tickets for the tour will go on sale to the public on September 18 at ticketmaster.com and will be available for pre- sale ...
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Musician/Composer Dana Leong Defies Gravity with Project Bandaloop
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AMT Public Relations
Musician/Composer DANA LEONG Premieres a Gravity-Defying New Work for Contemporary Dance Company Project Bandaloop September 30, October 1 & 2 at 8:30 p.m. FREE. @ Orange County Performing Arts Center, Segerstrom Hall 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA COSTA MESA, CA—The Orange County Performing Arts Center's 2010-2011 Dance Series will begin with three breathtaking FREE performances by one of America's finest contemporary dance companies, San Francisco-based Project Bandaloop. The company will perform two works by the company's ...
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Chicago Live Jazz Music (September 10 - September 17, 2010) Schedule
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JAZZzology by Richard Watters
Here is what's happening with the live music Chicago Jazz Scene for the dates September 10th thru September 17th, 2010...(image: Chicago's Mark Madsen jazz guitarist/vocalist at The Underground Wonder Bar) 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 September & October Sundays 5pm Jordan Baskin Trio / 9pm Andy's Jam Session Mondays 5 pm Chicago Jazz Orchestra / 9pm ...
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Connection Works Presents the Fourth Season of Brooklyn Jazz Wide Open @ Littlefield
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AAJ Staff
"Celebrate Music by being a part of the concert series that “Brooklyn Music Wide Open" provides for the community at large!!! We need each other to carry on... Sounds & Feelings"—jazz legend Joe Lovano “Not just another concert series. One of the elements that makes it special-for both the audience and the musicians-is that artists are invited to discuss their process and answer questions as they arise. This creates a natural, relaxed atmosphere in which the barriers between audience and ...
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Kyle Hollingsworth Band: November Live Dates
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JamBase
MILWAUKEE, CHICAGO, ST. LOUIS & IOWA CITY GET A VISIT After wrapping up a successful run of summer festival performances, the Kyle Hollingsworth Band will hit the road in the Midwest this November. St. Louis' Messy Jiverson will join KHB on all dates. Tickets will be on sale Monday, September 13, at Noon CDT at www.kylehollingsworth.com, and on sale at venue outlets Wednesday, September 15, at Noon CDT. KHB Tour Dates November 10 Miramar Theatre Milwaukee, WI November 11 Martyrs' ...
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