Performance / Tour News

Salem's Jazz Community All Keyed up for April 17 Spring Gala at Peabody Essex Museum

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
April 14, 2010

A New Orleans-inspired piano night at the Peabody Essex Museum kicks off this year's gala event, All Keyed Up, to officially launch the 4th annual Salem Jazz and Soul Festival. Headliner Dave Maxwell, renowned blues pianist and Grammy Award winner, brings his unique blend of Chicago Blues, Boogy Woogie and jazz licks that he's perfected by playing with the likes of Bonnie Rait, Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters and James Cotton. Local piano and Hammond B3 players include Ben Zecker, Jen ...

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Santana/Steve Winwood Tour

Source: JamBase
April 14, 2010

SANTANA & STEVE WINWOOD JUNE/JULY EAST COAST TOUR KICKS OFF WITH SANTANAFANCLUB.COM PRE-SALE APRIL 13

Santana The Carlos Santana “Universal Tone Tour" 2010 gets underway on June 30 with an initial North American leg running through early August. The “Universal Tone Tour" 2010 will feature hits from Santana's four-decades-long career, as well as songs from a brand new studio album that Carlos Santana is currently putting finishing touches on. Carlos and the Santana Band will be ...

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Alan Hewitt to Tour Again with Moody Blues

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions
April 13, 2010

Moorestown, NJ -- Following a whirlwind tour as keyboardist for the spring tour of the Moody Blues, Alan Hewitt is scheduled to tour again with the band in the Summer US and UK tour.

“Touring with the Moody Blues is a humbling and phenomenal experience," said Hewitt. “Justin, John, Graeme and the band have a wealth of experience to share. I'm just honored to have been asked to play a part in this fun and exciting tour," he said.

Hewitt, ...

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Mingus Big Band: Live at Jazz Standard Album Release Concert 4.19 @ Jazz Standard, NYC

Source: AMT Public Relations
April 13, 2010

MONDAY APRIL 19TH MINGUS CELEBRATION @ JAZZ STANDARD Approaching the 88th birthday of Charles Mingus, Jazz Standard (116 East 27th Street, NYC)presents a special gift to Mingus fans with the album release of Mingus Big Band: Live at Jazz Standard (Release Date: 4.19.10). Recorded live on New Years Eve 2008 as part of a nationwide NPR-WBGO Toast of the Nation broadcast, the CD celebrates some of Charles Mingus best-known tunes from exactly 50 years ago. Get an exclusive album sneak ...

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Frenette/Rohr/McLellan Trio @ Weirdo Records on 4/19

Source: Michael Ricci
April 13, 2010

Monday, April 19, 2010 Weirdo Records 844 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 8:00 PM The Frenette / Rohr / McLellan Trio Kevin Frenette (guitar) James Rohr (fender rhodes) John McLellan (drums) Boston area guitarist Kevin Frenette has performed throughout the Northeast USA making music that is inspired by both avant-garde jazz and contemporary improvisation. He studied guitar, composition, and music theory at UMASS-Dartmouth where he received a BA in Theory/Composition. ...

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Roger Waters: The Wall Tour

Source: JamBase
April 13, 2010

ROGER WATERS COMMEMORATES 30th ANNIVERSARY OF THE WALL ALBUM WITH HISTORIC TOUR & MONUMENTAL PRODUCTION OF HIS MASTERPIECE Roger Waters' The Wall North American Tour Opens September 15 in Toronto

Up Against The Wall! Photo by: Mark Fisher Roger Waters, co-founder and principal songwriter of the archetypal progressive band Pink Floyd, is commemorating the 30th anniversary of the original release of The Wall with a monumental tour featuring a full band and a newly-mounted state-of-the-art production ...

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Saxophonist Tia Fuller Celebrates the Release of "Decisive Steps" at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, 5/10

Source: DL Media
April 13, 2010

SAXOPHONIST TIA FULLER CELEBRATES HER NEW MACK AVENUE CD DECISIVE STEPS ON MAY 10 AT DIZZY'S CLUB COCA-COLAOn Monday, May 10, Mack Avenue Records alto/soprano saxophonist Tia Fuller will celebrate the release of her new CD, Decisive Steps, with shows at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola in Jazz At Lincoln Center. Fuller will be joined by her working quartet: Fuller's sister Shamie Royston (piano); Miriam Sullivan (bass); and Rudy Royston (drums). Set times are at 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm.

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Grammy Winner Steve Martin Takes His Banjo on Tour

Source: All About Jazz
April 13, 2010

With no introduction or celebrity fanfare, Steve Martin steps onstage with the Steep Canyon Rangers bluegrass band, a banjo strapped to his chest. He's not there to tell jokes, though he manages to squeeze in a few. He's there to play music -- songs from his Grammy-winning bluegrass album, “The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo." Martin tells the crowd he met the band at a party in North Carolina, “but when we're in California, I tell people we ...

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