Performance / Tour News

Left Coast Jazz Weekend

Source: All About Jazz
May 23, 2010

The Jack Sheldon Orchestra Catalina Bar and Grill 6725 W. Sunset Blvd Hollywood Friday, May 21 & Saturday, May 22nd 8PM one show per night

L.A. Jazz Institute's East Coast Sounds Los Angeles Airport Marriott May 27-30, 2010 http://lajazzinstitute.org/ BOB BROOKMEYER/ NEW ART ORCHESTRA JOHNNY MANDEL BIG BAND 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF GERRY MULLIGANS CONCERT JAZZ BAND

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Jazz Drummer Matt Wilson a Single Band with a Split Personality

Source: Michael Ricci
May 23, 2010

Matt Wilson unveiled an expanded version of his working group at Iridium on Wednesday night or maybe it was two groups, depending on the whim of the moment.

Near the end of the first set, it was possible to imagine a borderline across the stage, as half of the musicians played a Mozart string quartet and the other half gradually muscled in, urgent and bleary, with What Reason Could I Give, an enigmatic ballad by Ornette Coleman. The two ...

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A Tour Through Motown, Disco

Source: Michael Ricci
May 23, 2010

Diana Ross was all smiles, glitter and efficiency at Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday night, a part of a nationwide tour straightforwardly devoted to her hits. “Tonight is truly, truly about memories," she announced. Segments of her career, from the 1960s into the 1990s, were each marked with a shiny dress (and some feathered capes), a video montage and a selection of hits. She'd scamper off stage, letting the band take over, and return in a few minutes newly ...

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Viva the Band from Sydney Northern Beaches Jazzin Around Europe

Source: Michael Ricci
May 23, 2010

VIVA THE DUO - French music performance

Viva the duo will be performing at a presentation of French music and movies at the Avoca Beach Theatre, NSW Australia on the 18th June. Viva the duo is reputed as Sydney's premier duo that plays International music, in particular French music

Viva the duo regularly perform concerts at International, Interstate and Sydney festivals,Council events, community events and corporate functions. Some of these events are displayed on Viva the band youtube videos

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Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez and Paul Motian Explore Bill Evans at the Blue Note

Source: All About Jazz @ Spinner
May 22, 2010

It's not often that you see a two-week engagement at New York City's Blue Note jazz club. But when Chick Corea assembles a new project called Further Explorations of Bill Evans, which would explore the more obscure side of the piano legend's work as well as new Corea compositions inspired by Evans, two weeks are certainly merited. Also featuring former Evans sidemen Eddie Gomez (bass) and Paul Motian (drums), the lineup was as legit as they come.

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Ola Onabule Will Be Performing in Canada with His Six Piece Band on 26th June, 2nd July and 3rd July

Source: Michael Ricci
May 21, 2010

Ola Onabule will be performing this summer in Canada at EDMONTON, VANCOUVER and VICTORIA JAZZ FESTIVAL. July 2009 saw Ola perform on the main stage of the Festival de Jazz de Montreal for their 30th anniversary festival and also Vancouver Jazz Festival last Summer. Ola possesses a stunning voice of enormous range and emotional clout. His voice is beautifully clear and appealingly textured, almost classical. During his shows there are moments when he lets fly with a kind of yodelling ...

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Manhattan Jazz Venues

Source: All About Jazz
May 21, 2010

REZ ABBASI'S ACOUSTIC QUARTET (Friday) group featuring the vibraphonist Bill Ware, the bassist Stephan Crump and the drummer Eric McPherson. At 9 and 10:30 p.m. Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia Street, West Village (212) 989-9319 corneliastreetcafe.com

MARCO BENEVENTO TRIO (Saturday) This casually jazz-literate jam band, led by the keyboardist Marco Benevento with Reed Mathis on bass and Andrew Barr on drums.

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Michele Rosewoman Performs at Symphony Space, June 4-5, 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
May 19, 2010

On Friday, June 4 and Saturday, June 5, Arturo O'Farrill's Afro Latin Jazz Alliance gives the New York premiere of pianist/composer Michele Rosewoman's “Big Bad" at Symphony Space as part of “Musica Nueva 3: Latin Jazz Across the Americas."

“Musica Nueva 3: Latin Jazz Across the Americas" showcases new works from composers throughout the Americas, including world premieres, part of the ongoing commitment of Symphony Space and the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance to new music through the Sonidos de Colores ...

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