Performance / Tour News

Adelle's - JAZZzology's Jazz Music Venue of the Month-May 2010

Source: JAZZzology by Richard Watters
May 10, 2010

ADELLE'S-JAZZzology's Jazz Music Venue Of The Month-May 2010Trying to think of a spot in the Chicago southwest suburbs that has a combination of great dining on upscale American chow and offers live jazz? Then check out WDCB Jazz Thursdays at Adelle's of Wheaton in Wheaton, Illinois / DuPage County. The music goes from 7 to 10PM every Thursday eveining and features for the month of May the following line-up of jazz entertainment:THURSDAY 5/13 ~ Chris Bernhardt ...

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Lauren Kinhan to Perform at Joe's Pub on Thursday, May 27

Source: DL Media
May 10, 2010

SINGER-SONGWRITER LAUREN KINHAN TO PERFORM AT JOE'S PUB ON THURSDAY, MAY 27THAVALON CD RELEASE PARTY DL Media is proud to announce that singer-songwriter Lauren Kinhan will perform at Joe's Pub on Thursday, May 27th to celebrate the release of her newest album, Avalon. The 12 track release will be available through E1 Music on Tuesday, May 18th.Lauren Kinhan has been - and is - many things in her life: vocalist, songwriter, producer, musician, mother ...

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Guitarist-Composer Fabrizio Sotti to Perform at Blue Note on Monday, June 7, in Support of His E1 Release, "Inner Dance"

Source: DL Media
May 10, 2010

FABRIZIO SOTTI TRIO TO PERFORM AT BLUE NOTE ON MONDAY, JUNE 7, IN SUPPORT OF E1 RELEASE, INNER DANCE “With an abundance of infectious grooves and catchy hooks, 'Inner Dance' proves to be a listener-friendly affair with Sotti staking claim as a guitarist with whom to be reckoned."- John Barron, AllAboutJazz.comE1 Music presents a performance date for Italian guitarist-composer Fabrizio Sotti at Blue Note New York on Monday, June 7. Sotti will be joined by ...

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Lots of Roots and Jazz History at Jazz Middelheim, Antwerp, Belgium

Source: Michael Ricci
May 10, 2010

This year the 29th edition of Jazz Middelheim takes place from August 12th through August 15th in Park Den Brandt in Antwerp, Belgium. There are names like Wayne Shorter Quartet, Hank Jones Trio, Ahmad Jamal, McCoy Tyner Trio feat. Joe Lovano, Dave Holland Flamenco Project and Toots Thielemans. The festival line up is nearly complete. The festival opens on Thursday 12 August with Facing East, the Coltrane project of Jos James and Jef Neve. Pianists Hank Jones and McCoy Tyner ...

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Biolectric at the H.Wood in Hollywood

Source: SoCal Creative Music
May 9, 2010

Go dig the sublime sounds of BIOLECTRIC at the h.wood in Hollywood...John von on bass together with Matt Piper (guitar), Koorosh Daryaie (percussion) and Viktor Carrillo (electronic beats).Biolectric recently released our first track thru Beatport on Xeriscape Records, a remix of 'Cold Flamenco' by Satta. Check out the track on Soundcloud at this link...soundcloud.comWe'll be on from 9-10:30 and then they have DJs on after that.No cover charge.http://www.thehwood.comFriday, ...

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Jazz St. Louis Announces 2010-11 Season Schedule for Jazz at the Bistro

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
May 10, 2010

Jazz St. Louis has the announced the touring acts who will perform as part of the 2010-11 season at Jazz at the Bistro, as well as two concerts to be presented next season at the Touhill Performing Arts Center.Some big names will be making their Bistro debuts. Saxophonist and former St. Louisan David Sanborn, backed by organist Joey DeFrancesco, will play the club for two nights in August to benefit Jazz St. Louis' education programs, and bassist Stanley ...

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Falco Out, Lahti in as the Jazzman's Wife in L.A. Theatre Works' 'Side Man'

Source: Michael Ricci
May 10, 2010

Not too many theater companies can play dial-a-star as readily as L.A. Theatre Works.

Case in point: An announcement just came through that Edie Falco, of “The Sopranos" and “Nurse Jackie" fame, won't be able to play her announced role as the jazz man's unstable wife next week in the radio-play company's production of Warren Leight's 1999 Tony- winning drama, “Side Man." The fill-in? Christine Lahti, who also has a high profile from television ("Chicago Hope"), but has returned to ...

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Other High Minded Sounds and Assorted Festivals

Source: All About Jazz
May 10, 2010

Carole King & James Taylor You've got a friend: The longtime pals come together on their new combo CD/DVD, Live at the Troubadour. While Baby James' easygoing vocals and lyrics are still a little bland, King is a masterful songwriter (and performer) who's composed several lifetimes of memorable tunes, including “Chains," “Up on the Roof," “Will You Love Me Tomorrow," “A Natural Woman," “I Feel the Earth Move," “The Loco-Motion," “Some Kind of Wonderful," “The Porpoise Song" (and, ...

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