Performance / Tour News

Jerome Sabbagh Trio featuring Billy Drummond at Smalls on August 12th

Source: Jerome Sabbagh
August 4, 2010

Jerome Sabbagh Trio—Smalls—New York Thursday, August 12th @ 9:30 PM Jerome Sabbagh: saxophone Joe Martin: bass Billy Drummond: drums About Jerome Sabbagh Saxophonist and composer Jerome Sabbagh was born in Paris, France and moved to the States at the age of 20. After attending Berklee College of Music in Boston on scholarship for two years and studying with, among others, George Garzone, Bill Pierce, Dave Liebman and the legendary Joe Viola, he moved to New York in 1995. ...

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"Singular" Portico Quartet Add Stateside Dates; Watch Hypnotic Live Video

Source: Michael Ricci
August 4, 2010

“SINGULAR AND TALENTED" (TIME OUT LONDON) PORTICO QUARTET ADD DATES TO FIRST EVER NORTH AMERICAN TOUR UK's Portico Quartet have added new dates to their first ever North American tour supporting Isla (Aug 31/ Real World Records), including stops in Cambridge, MA, Kent, OH, and Montreal. Watch this live footage of Portico Quartet performing “Line" on 'Band on the Wall' in Manchester to see their “Steve Reich mathematics, Radiohead dread, African desert grooves and ECM northern melancholy" (MOJO) in action ...

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The Respect Sextet returns to Le Poisson Rouge on 8/17, celebrates new album!

Source: Josh Rutner
August 4, 2010

THE RESPECT SEXTET RETURNS TO LE POISSON ROUGE ON TUES, AUGUST 17, 2010 AT 10:00PM TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF THEIR NEWEST, DIGITAL-ONLY RECORDING, “FARCICAL BUILT FOR SIX" Toby Twining with Eric Brenner to open NEW YORK, August 4, 2010—The Respect Sextet will perform at Le Poisson Rouge on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 to celebrate the release of their newest, digital-only recording, Farcical Built For Six. Cantaloupe recording artists Toby Twining and Eric Brenner will open the show, performing a ...

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Hudson Valley Legend Joe McPhee And His Group, Trio X, To Play The Chapel Of Our Lady Restoration In Cold Spring, NY, Saturday September 18th At 8 pm

Source: James Keepnews
August 4, 2010

"One of the most consistently impressive and adventurous composer/ instrumentalists in the music." —The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD “Probably the best saxophone/ cornet instrumentalist in the history of jazz." —Cadence Magazine “What was noticeable above all wasn't just the facility and speed of McPhee's playing but the quality of sound itself... a brave set... Mr. McPhee is intellectual about his music, but (he spills) over into surprisingly emotional territory...not unlike what Rahsaan Roland Kirk did with folk songs ...

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Chris Washburne and the Syotos Band Live in Washington D.C. - August 8th, 2010.

Source: Two for the Show Media
August 4, 2010

Chris Washburne and the SYOTOS Band will be performing a special concert entitled “A Different Flavor: Latin Jazz at the Apollo" on Sunday, August 8, 6PM to 7PM, as part of Millennium Stage programming at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

The concert is sponsored by the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture in association with its exhibition, Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing: How the Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment and celebrates the ...

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Jazz Crusaders Postpone St. Louis Concert

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
August 4, 2010

Some bad news today from Jazz St. Louis, as it looks like the Jazz Crusaders (pictured) won't be coming to town next month after all. Here's the statement StLJN just received via email from JSL's Devin Rodino:“Due to health issues with one of the founding members of The Jazz Crusaders, Jazz St. Louis has postponed their performance at the Touhill originally scheduled for Saturday, September 18, 2010.We are working to reschedule the performance and look forward to ...

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Al Jarreau Back on Tour

Source: JamaicaMusic Offbeat
August 4, 2010

Al Jarreau resumed his world tour with a sold-out show near Frankfurt, Germany, in the city of Hanau. He performed for a thrilled, and loudly appreciative audience.On the day before the concert, Al hit the studio to try out his voice and do some recording. The result is a new song, entitled “Double Face," which will be released in late September as a featured track on Eumir Deodato's new album.Al and his band plan to continue ...

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Stephanie Jordan debut Thursday Night Jazz at The Setai, South Beach Miami

Source: Vincent Sylvain
August 3, 2010

Acclaimed New Orleans' songstress Stephanie Jordan debut the Thursday Night Jazz at The Setai, South Beach. Launching August 5, at 7:00 p.m. and every Thursday thereafter, local and national jazz musicians and vocalists will perform live classic, Latin and smooth jazz under the stars at The Bar & Courtyard in Miami Beach. Since opening its doors in 2005, The Setai, an intimate, serene oceanfront resort in the heart of South Beach has been synonymous with exceptional service, award-winning décor and ...

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