Performance / Tour News

Jazz Wednesday at the Bowl

Source: All About Jazz
May 2, 2010

Jazz at the Bowl In the hands of our new Creative Chair for Jazz, the great pianist Herbie Hancock, Jazz at the Bowl 2010 promises some exciting, innovative and much beloved jazz under the stars, including an evening with Herbie himself!

Femi Kuti & The Positive Force Wednesday, July 7, 2010, 8:00 PM Artists: Femi Kuti & The Positive Force Terence Blanchard with Lula Washington Dance Theater Richard ...

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Aretha Franklin Cancels Jazz Fest Appearance

Source: All About Jazz
May 2, 2010

Soul legend Aretha Franklin has canceled her appearance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, but organizers and fans got lucky with a replacement. Earth, Wind & Fire happens to be in the area and offered to play on the popular music festival's largest stage on Friday night. Festival spokesman Louis Edwards says the “Queen of Soul" told organizers on Thursday that she wouldn't be able to perform. Edwards said she apologized to fans but wouldn't give a reason ...

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Tomas Fujiwara Exploring the Drums' Potential as an Orchestra in Miniature

Source: Michael Ricci
May 2, 2010

The drummer Tomas Fujiwara works with rhythm as a pliable substance, solid but ever shifting.

Over the last five years he has established a busy profile on the experimental end of the jazz spectrum, where such perspective is vital; before that he was a cast member of “Stomp," the polymorphously percussive Off Broadway show. His style is forward-driving but rarely blunt or aggressive, and never random. He has a way of spreading out the center of a pulse while setting ...

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Actor Cast for Charles Musical

Source: All About Jazz
May 2, 2010

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Magos Herrera to Perform at BAMcafe on May 21

Source: DL Media
May 2, 2010

Vocalist Magos Herrera will perform at BAMcafe Live in Brooklyn, featuring music from Distancia, her debut CD on Sunnyside Records “The Mexican-born Herrera sings in Spanish, English and Portuguese. But really, what she does on Distancia transcends language. She's blending elements from various traditions, stretching the very notion of jazz singing, pushing past the diva pleasantries into a sound that's bold, thrilling and effortlessly global." - Tom Moon, NPR radio NPR Music Review: Tom Moon “Herrera creates a thoroughly ...

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Landon Knoblock Trio at 5C Cafe, Saturday May 22nd

Source: Michael Ricci
May 2, 2010

The Landon Knoblock Trio will perform at the 5C Cafe on Saturday, May 22, from 8pm to 10pm. The group features Jeff Davis on drums, Josh Paris on bass, and Landon Knoblock on piano. The 5C Cafe is located at 68 Avenue C (at 5th st.) New York, 10009. 5ccc.com $10 suggested donation. LandonKnoblock.com “Landon Knoblock is an honest musician . . . He performed on the piano with ranging confidence, and ...

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Celebrate Mary Lou Williams Centennial with Aardvark Jazz Orchestra

Source: Mary Curtin Productions
May 2, 2010

Mary Lou Williams Centennial Celebration: From Swing to Sacred Music, a Journey of Faith

Aardvark Jazz Orchestra with special guests Geri Allen, pianist and narrator Father Peter F. O'Brien.

Sunday, May 9, 2010 at 8:00 pm

Boston College, Robsham Theatre, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA. MBTA: Green Line, B-Branch, Boston College Station. Parking nearby.

Admission: $20, $15 Advance Purchase (by April 30, 2010) Box Office: 617-552-4002 Information: 617-776-8778

“Mary Lou Williams is perpetually contemporary. Her music retains a standard ...

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2010 Joey Ramone Birthday Bash Details Unveiled; 10th Annual Event Pulling out All the Stops

Source: Michael Ricci
May 2, 2010

Celebrating what would have been the 59th birthday of punk icon JOEY RAMONE, the annual JOEY RAMONE BIRTHDAY BASH will take place Wednesday, May 19th at The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza. Mickey Leigh, event organizer and brother of Joey Ramone, has announced this year's lineup and a sell out Bash is expected again. Net proceeds will go to benefit Lymphoma research. This year's headliners are Hank III and Morningwood. Once again, the spectacular party will conclude with The ...

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