Performance / Tour News

Lisle Atkinson's Neo Bass Ensemble "A Bass Extravaganza," All-Star Bass Line-up and More @ Symphony Space on June 11

Source: The Cinarae Group
May 16, 2010

In it's fifth consecutive year at Symphony Space, Karlisle Pro 1 presents Lisle Atkinson's NEO BASS Ensemble, a unique multi-bass ensemble that features the bass as “lead" instrument, putting the full range of the double bass on display: from lead instrument, harmonic front line, solo and rhythm section for a concert that's history in the making! Witness a reunion of former members of the famous New York Bass Violin Choir (Lisle Atkinson, Ron Carter, Richard Davis, Michael Max Fleming) as ...

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Steve Lockwood Ensemble - Jazz/Improvised Music Concert

Source: SoCal Creative Music
May 15, 2010

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Buster Williams "Something More" Trio at the Philadelphia Museum of Art - May 21, 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
May 15, 2010

Legendary bassist Buster Williams leads his “Something More" trio - featuring pianist Mike LeDonne and drummer EJ Strickland in a performance at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Friday, May 21 at 5:00 p.m. The event is free after the price of museum admission.

Praised by Jazztimes for “the beauty of his tone and sound, along with the consistent quality of his writing and recordings," the bassist, bandleader, and composer Buster Williams has performed, recorded, and collaborated with jazz giants ...

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Bending Melodies into Unorthodox Shapes

Source: Michael Ricci
May 15, 2010

Heading into her encore at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola on Tuesday night, Nnenna Freelon gave her audience the illusion of a choice. “Are you guys feeling frisky or sentimental?" she asked. Frisky, came the reply. Well, all right, then: the band struck up a light-funk groove, and Ms. Freelon plunged into one last song, parsing lyrics with syncopation. “Dreeeaam," she sang, “beside me. In-the-mid-night-glow. The lamp. Is low." She was working with “The Lamp Is Low," a songbook standard of murmuring ...

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Billy Childs Jazz/Chamber Ensemble at Redcat

Source: SoCal Creative Music
May 15, 2010

This should be a great concert. Billy Childs is one of the greatest pianists in LA, who always writes exciting music, and this looks like an interesting work that he is showing off. It also includes a stellar line-up of high-caliber, musicians. Highly recommended!Line-up:Billy Childs - pianoLarry Koonse - guitarCarol Robbins - harpBob Sheppard - sax, fluteHamilton Price - bassSmitty Smith - drumsSarah Parkins - 1st violinSarah Thorneblade - ...

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Chris Botti Performs at Hanover Theatre in Worcester, May 15

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
May 15, 2010

Jazz trumpeter Chris Botti is performing at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester, Massachusetts on Saturday, May 15, 2010, at 8:00 p.m.Tickets are $47-$62 and can be ordered online or by calling 508 831-0800.Botti is the largest-selling American jazz instrumentalist, and has performed with a range of artists, from Sting and Michael Buble to the Boston Pops and Andrea Bocelli. The Hanover Theatre2 Southbridge StreetWorcester1 877 571-SHOWFor year round jazz in Massachusetts, ...

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A 'Ring' Divided

Source: Michael Ricci
May 15, 2010

The two leading singers in the L.A. Opera's staging of the Wagner tetralogy openly criticize the director for a production they see as flawed artistically and dangerous for performers.

In a rare public airing of artistic differences, the two leading singers in the Los Angeles Opera's costly and ambitious staging of Wagner's “Ring" cycle have harshly criticized the director, saying the production is artistically flawed and physically dangerous for performers. In separate interviews, British tenor John Treleaven, who plays the ...

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Review: Dave Fiuczynski at the Baked Potato

Source: Michael Ricci
May 15, 2010

As the Baked Potato steams toward its massive 40th anniversary jazz festival next weekend, there was something perfect about East Coast guitarist Dave Fiuczynski's performance Thursday night.

Revered as a home for musicians' musicians and those who love them, the Baked Potato is a cramped, warm little clubhouse hugging the 101 Freeway between Studio City and Hollywood, the sort of place where crinkled posters of musicians great (Larry Carlton) and obscure (Damn the Machine) frame a small performance space where ...

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