Performance / Tour News

Coming to Vegas for the long weekend and looking for Jazz?

Source: Raj Rathor
September 4, 2010

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Randy Ingram Quartet at the 55 Bar, Tuesday Sept. 7th, 7-9pm

Source: Randy Ingram
September 7, 2010

Randy Ingram Quartet Randy Ingram, fender rhodes Mike Moreno, guitar Massimo Biolcati, bass Jochen Rueckert, drums Tuesday, Sept. 7th, 7-9pm at the 55 Bar 55 Christopher St, NY, NY 55bar.com No cover. A winner of the 2007 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer's Award, Randy Ingram is a much in-demand sideman and a creative force in the NYC jazz community. Originally from Laguna Beach CA and a graduate of the ...

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Jazz This Week: Jeremy Davenport, a Tribute to Dinah Washington, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
September 3, 2010

Many of St. Louis' larger jazz presenters routinely avoid scheduling shows on holidays like Christmas, New year's and Independence Day, and since Labor Day is another weekend that falls into the same category, jazz activity in town will be relatively sparse over the next several days. Jazz at the Bistro and Robbie's House of Jazz are both closed for the holiday weekend, and other fall concert series won't get underway until later in the month. As a result, the best-known ...

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Wynton Marsalis's Swing Symphony (Symphony No. 3) Jumpstarts New York Philharmonic's 2010-11 Season

Source: Sarah Baird
September 2, 2010

Following a successful world premiere in Berlin, Wynton Marsalis's Swing Symphony (Symphony No. 3) launches the New York Philharmonic's 2010-11 season with a U.S. premiere performance at the September 22 Opening Night Concert at Avery Fisher Hall. Scored for jazz orchestra and symphonic orchestra, Swing Symphony will be performed by the New York Philharmonic and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, led by Philharmonic Music Director Alan Gilbert. The concert, which also includes Richard Strauss's Don Juan ...

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"Secret Society of Internet Jazzers" Concert brings together Twitter Musicians in Berkeley

Source: Jason Parker
September 2, 2010

A collaborative gig with musicians from up and down the West Coast. This show features SF Bay area guitarist Rob Michael and drummer Joe Shotwell from the Atmos Trio, dual trumpet duties from Seattle's Jason Parker and Seaside CA's Dave Hoffman, Santa Cruz bassist Steve Uccello and Oakland's Darin Wilson on piano. This particular group has never played together before so this provides a unique opportunity to witness/ participate in a Realtime Jazz experience. Dig it! This concert will be ...

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Cuneiform Artists on Tour - September, 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
September 2, 2010

AHLEUCHATISTAS September 9 Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave Chattanooga, TN 37404 (423) 624-5347 9:00 pm Septemper 10 Lemp Neighborhood Art Center 3301 Lemp Ave St. Louis, MO 63118 8:00 pm September 11 Adventures in Modern Music festival (sponsored with The Wire) Empty Bottle 1035 N Western Ave Chicago, IL 60601 (773) 276-3600 RAOUL BJORKENHEIM/MORGAN AGREN/BILL LASWELL September 19 Downtown Music Gallery's 20th anniversary celebration! Bowery Poetry Club 308 Bowery (between Bleecker & Houston Sts.) New York, NY (212) 614-0505 ...

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Open for business! The Seabird Jazz Lounge in Long Beach, CA

Source: Michael Ricci
September 2, 2010

The Seabird Jazz Lounge was formally known as the “Cotton Club," a classy, intimate straight-ahead and contemporary Jazz Lounge in Long Beach, CA. Presenting a variety of live world class local and nationally known musical acts! Featuring our amazing house band The Dale Black Quartet The Seabird Jazz Lounge has reopened their doors and remains one of the best jazz spots in Long Beach. Adjacent to the famous Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles, where you can enjoy your favorite plate of ...

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Free Concert Thursday: The Kora Band at City Hall

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
September 2, 2010

Hear The Kora Band for free at Seattle's City Hall Plaza on Fourth Avenue on Sept. 2.

From The Seattle Times: Like a good cup of coffee, The Kora Band is a rich blend, combining traditional West African music with American jazz. Hear the quintet for free at noon Thursday at City Hall plaza, 600 Fourth Ave., Seattle. If it rains, the band will play in the lobby. The group's Gambian namesake instrument, the kora, a harp guitar, ...

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