Performance / Tour News

Live Audio from Chris Potter's Underground Performances!

Source: Michael Ricci
June 30, 2010

Chris Potter and his band Underground have been performing around the world to rave reviews for a few years now. If you've missed some of those performances, or just can't get enough of Underground, look no further. Chris has teamed up with ArtistShare to bring you “Underground Live", an archive of streaming recordings from Underground performances. Currently featuring 5 live tunes, the “Underground Live" archive is consistently expanding with a new unreleased live track being added each month. For complete ...

Continue Reading...

Cuneiform Artists on Tour - July, 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
June 30, 2010

JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN August 4 - The Hideout - Chicago, IL August 5 - The Sugar Maple - Milwaukee, WI August 8 - The Hungry Brain - Chicago, IL THE CLAUDIA QUINTET July 23 - Pori, Finland July 24 - San Sebastian, Spain September 10 - Cornelia Street Cafe - 29 Cornelia St - New York, 10014 (212) 989-9318 September 11 - Cornelia Street Cafe - 29 Cornelia St - New York, 10014 (212) 989-9318 late September/early October - midwest ...

Continue Reading...

Review: Jake Bergevin at Bake's Place

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
June 30, 2010

I went to Bake's Place in Issaquah on Friday, June 11, and had the great pleasure of seeing vocalist and trumpeter extraordinaire Jake Bergevin. He is one of the nicest people you'll meet and has a mega talent to match with his effortless crooning vocalese, inventive original compositions, and sensitive re-imaginings of works by such artists as Kurt Elling and Leonard Bernstein. His rendition of the classic standard “I've Grown Accustomed to Your Face" and a fresh arrangement of Stings ...

Continue Reading...

U.S. Navy Band Commodores Featuring Guest Vocalist Jane Monheit July 4th, 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
June 29, 2010

The U.S. Navy Band Commodores will perform a concert with Jazz Vocalist, Jane Monheit on July 4th, 2010 at the Washington National Mall at 8 p.m. The concert is free to the public and no tickets or reservations are required. For over forty years the Commodores have presented the very best in Big Band Jazz and have entertained and enthused audiences worldwide. Known for their engaging and electric performances, the Commodores are indeed a national treasure. Jazz vocalist Jane Monheit ...

Continue Reading...

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey | 06.12 | Oklahoma

Source: JamBase
June 29, 2010

Words by: Dennis Cook | Images by: Rachel D. Hoefling

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey :: 06.12.10 :: OK Mozart Festival :: Bartlesville, OK

JFJO with Orchestra :: 06.12.10 Messing with Beethoven is serious business. Foundational artists like Ludwig Van test one's mettle and force them to grabble with fundamental structures and attitudes, particularly if one wants to put their own stamp on such a codified composer. Few are better suited to the task than Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, who ...

Continue Reading...

Southland Jamming July Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
June 29, 2010

Los Angeles Basin Jazz Scene July 4th Weekend

Thursday Night Jazz Jam Session The World Stage Thu., July 1 USC to South L.A. Jazz

SUMMER JAZZ SERIES Descanso Gardens Thu., July 1, 5:30pm-7:00pm Crescenta Valley Jazz

FARMERS MARKET THURSDAY NIGHT JAZZ Farmers Market Thu., July 1, 7:00pm Melrose/ Beverly/ Fairfax Jazz

Saint Motel HAMMER MUSEUM Thu., ...

Continue Reading...

Ambrose Akinmusire at Jazz Standard

Source: Michael Ricci
June 28, 2010

Ambrose Akinmusire's opening set at the Jazz Standard on Friday showed some excitement and unease: a young trumpeter and composer still looking for, or maybe still rejecting, a style. The music wasnt quite there yet, and it wasn't clear just where “there" was. But the irresolution felt good enough for now. It's clear that Mr. Akinmusire, 28, feels deeply for the jazz tradition as we all recognize it, particularly work from the 1960s and '70s. (His music keeps surging and ...

Continue Reading...

Mining His Vault: Kurt Rosenwinkel at Village Vanguard

Source: Michael Ricci
June 26, 2010

The jazz guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel prizes ethereality and control in his music, but that doesnt mean he shies away from the unruly or the unknown. His career as a bandleader has involved searching as well as refinement, even when he worked within a tradition, as on Reflections (Word of Mouth), a standards album released last year. This week at the Village Vanguard hes applying the feathery grace of that recording to a murkier, more elusive batch of songs, some new ...

Continue Reading...