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James Montgomery Blues Band Playing in Lowell on Saturday, August 21

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
August 17, 2010

Blues harp master James Montgomery and his Blues Band, along with the Uptown Horns, perform at the Lowell Summer Music Series this Saturday, August 21, at 7:30 p.m. Considered one of the premier blues harmonica players over the last 30 years, Montgomery learned to play the blues first-hand from James Cotton, John Lee Hooker and Jurnior Wells. He's toured with Aerosmith, the Allman Brothers, Patti LaBelle and many others. The concert takes place outdoors at Boarding House Park, 40 French ...

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Robert Randolph: Fall Tour Dates

Source: JamBase
August 17, 2010

TOUR STARTS OCTOBER 6 IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA Robert Randolph & the Family Band are happy to announce new fall tour dates. Pre-sale for the following dates begins 9/1 at 9am. You can find ticket links for these shows on the tour page. Public on sale begins on 9/9. 10/29—Washington, DC—9:30 Club 10/30—Washington, DC—9:30 Club Ticket links and pre-sale information for the following shows will be available soon. Please check www.robertrandolph.net for details. 10/6—Tulsa, OK—Cain's Ballroom 10/9—New Orleans, LA—Tipitina's ...

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Kings of Leon Reschedule St. Louis Show

Source: JamBase
August 17, 2010

JULY 23 TICKET HOLDERS ATTEND FREE OF CHARGE Kings of Leon have announced they will return to the Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre in St. Louis on September 25. On July 23, the band left the stage three songs into their set after being hit with bird droppings. “As soon as what happened happened, we knew we were going to come back," Jared Followill told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “We knew leaving would be horrible, and we knew people were not going ...

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Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience Tour

Source: JamBase
August 17, 2010

STATE OF THE ART SOUND SYSTEM, LIGHT SHOW, & VIDEO SCREENS BY ANNERIN PRODUCTIONS (THE PINK FLOYD EXPERIENCE, RAIN: A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES) Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience will be celebrating the life and music of his father; the legendary Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham this fall. A limited concert tour, timed to commenorate the 30th anniversary of his Dad's passing on September 25th, 1980, will kick off in North America on October 8, 2010 in British Columbia. JBLZE ...

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Allman Brothers Band Add Live Date

Source: JamBase
August 17, 2010

GREGG ALLMAN RETURNS TO THE STAGE The Allman Brothers Band have added another live date on November 11 at the Tower Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 20 at 10 AM. The band is also scheduled to play a trio of dates at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston starting November 18 through November 20. Thu 11/11 Philadelphia, PA Tower Theatre Thu 11/18 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre Fri 11/19 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre Sat 11/20 Boston, MA ...

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Michael Franks to Perform September 16 at Ameristar Casino's Bottleneck Blues Bar

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
August 17, 2010

Singer Michael Franks (pictured) is coming to the St. Louis area to perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, September 16 at the Ameristar Casino St. Charles' Bottleneck Blues Bar. Franks began his career in the 1970s, and has recorded 20 albums of his original jazz-pop songs, which often incorporate Latin and Brazilian rhythms. He has recorded with artists including Patti Austin, Brenda Russell, Art Garfunkel, David Sanborn, Larry Carlton, and Joe Sample and Wilton Felder of The Crusaders, and his songs ...

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Larry Goldings plays Film Music Upstairs at Vitello's August 25, 2010 Studio City

Source: All About Jazz
August 16, 2010

On August 25 pianist/organist Larry Goldings will play Film music at Vitello's 8pm-10p “I have long felt that film composers such as Nino Rota (Fellini), Bernard Herrmann (Hitchcock, Wells), and others have been overlooked, and I'm looking forward to presenting some interpretations of this music with an excellent quartet—Anthony Wilson (guitar), Josh Welchez (trumpet), Gabe Noel (bass), and Kevin Kanner (drums). Larry will be playing the recently acquired Steinway B at Vitello's. My own writing has been influenced by film ...

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LA Phil Presents Herbie Hancock: Seven Decades - The Birthday Celebration

Source: Michael Ricci
August 17, 2010

Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 8:00pm at the Hollywood Bowl Artists: Herbie Hancock Alex Acuna, special guest Terence Blanchard, special guest Juanes, special guest Zakir Hussain, special guest Paulinho DaCosta, special guest Jack DeJohnette, special guest Wayne Shorter, special guest Esperanza Spalding, special guest Susan Tedeschi, special guest Derek Trucks, special guest Debbie Allen Dance Academy Imagine ...

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