Performance / Tour News

Rush | 08.09.10 | California

Source: JamBase
August 12, 2010

By : Dennis Cook Rush :: 08.09.10 :: Shoreline Amphitheatre :: Mountain View, CA Walking up to Shoreline Amphitheatre with an excited pack of Rush fans, someone asked innocently enough, “Who's opening for them?" Peels of laughter was the response. It's hard to imagine what band could possibly take the stage before this incredibly long-lived, incredibly singular Canadian trio. Despite being around 42 years—yes, you read that right—Rush has countless admirers but not many imitators. Few have the skill, tenacity ...

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Thievery Corp. and Massive Attack: Co-Headlining Tour

Source: JamBase
August 12, 2010

OCTOBER TOUR ANNOUNCED Renowned DC production duo Thievery Corporation and British trip-hop pioneers Massive Attack will combine forces this fall for a must-see co-headlining tour. Both acts are celebrated for their mastery of using instrumentation over the top of rich beats as well as stunning live performances. Confirmed tour dates include 2 amazing nights at New York's Beacon Theatre and a night at the beautiful Santa Barbara Bowl. Tickets for U.S. dates will be available through Ticketmaster.com. Tickets for the ...

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Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet to Open Firehouse 12's 2010 Fall Jazz Series September 10th

Source: Improvised Communications
August 12, 2010

On Friday, September 10th, Firehouse 12 will open its 2010 Fall Jazz Series with a two-set performance by acclaimed cornetist/composer Taylor Ho Bynum's primary ensemble, the Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet. This special event, which also marks the launch of Bynum's two-week Acoustic Bicycle Tour across New England, focuses on a brand new book of music made possible with support from Chamber Music America's 2010 New Jazz Works: Commissioning and Ensemble Development program funded through the generosity of the Doris Duke ...

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Giuseppi Logan Quintet at The Stone (NYC) on August 15th

Source: Tompkins Square
August 11, 2010

"A fantastic return to form for Giuseppi Logan—a contemporary record, but one that grabs us with just as much force as his famous 60s album for ESP!"—Dustygroove.com “An astonishing comeback record"—All Music Guide (4 stars) Legendary saxophonist Giuseppi Logan will perform with his Quintet at the Stone in NYC on Sunday August 15th, 10pm. The master musician, who just turned 75, has released his first album in 45 years on NYC's Tompkins Square label to wide acclaim. 'Giuseppi Logan Quintet,' ...

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The Andreas Kapsalis Goran Ivanovic Guitar Duo Embark on American Concert Tour

Source: Buzzword PR
August 11, 2010

Chicago, IL—For lovers of guitar virtuosity, the news is good. The Andreas Kapsalis Goran Ivanovic Guitar Duo will embark on a multi-city concert tour of the American Midwest and Northeast beginning in mid-August and continuing throughout the fall. The pair will break from the touring to return home to Chicago to perform at the Mayne Stage on Thursday, October 7, as part of the groundbreaking Chicago Guitar Festival, which Kapsalis and Ivanovic are helping to produce. The experimental duo, comprised ...

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Guillermo Klein's 2008 Cuchi Concert (Live!)

Source: Inverted Garden by Eric Benson
August 11, 2010

Before Guillermo Klein's Domador de Huellas: Music of Cuchi Leguizamón was a studio album (out today!), it was a commission for the Buenos Aires International Jazz Festival in October 2008. That year was the first for pianist Adrian Iaies as the festival's artistic director, and he immediately proved his worth by asking Guillermo to tackle the legacy of el Cuchi. Guillermo didn't so much recreate el Cuchi's music as inhabit it, tossing aside doting reverence for what the old master ...

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Hilary Kole's CD Release Concert at Birdland

Source: AAJ Staff
August 11, 2010

Four years in the making, Hilary Kole's new album, You Are There (Justin Time), whose release was celebrated at Birdland on Monday evening, is the equivalent of a jazz singer's college education. On the recording Ms. Kole sings with 11 eminent jazz pianists: Monty Alexander, Kenny Barron, Alan Broadbent, Dave Brubeck, Freddy Cole, Benny Green, Steve Kuhn, Michel Legrand, Mike Renzi, Cedar Walton and Hank Jones (who died on May 16). Because every collaboration between a singer and accompanist has ...

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Rush | 08.09.10 | Mountain View, CA

Source: JamBase
August 11, 2010

By: Dennis Cook

Rush :: 08.09.10 :: Shoreline Amphitheatre :: Mountain View, CA

Walking up to Shoreline Amphitheatre with an excited pack of Rush fans, someone asked innocently enough, “Who's opening for them?" Peels of laughter was the response. It's hard to imagine what band could possibly take the stage before this incredibly long-lived, incredibly singular Canadian trio. Despite being around 42 years—yes, you read that right—Rush has countless admirers but not many imitators. Few have the skill, tenacity ...

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