Performance / Tour News

Sylvia McNair to Perform in Benefit Concert for Hope Center on Thursday, May 6

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

Singer Sylvia McNair (pictured), who made her name in opera and classical music before turning to Broadway, cabaret and jazz, will perform material from the Great American Songbook for the sixth annual Evening of Hope, a cabaret-themed benefit concert to be held Thursday, May 6 at the Sheldon Concert Hall.Proceeds from the event will support the Hope Center for Neurological Disorders at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.Tickets start at $250 each, and include ...

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Jazz Guitarist and Composer Michael-Louis Smith to Perform April 10 & 24 at the Willamsburg Music Center

Source: Michael Ricci
April 10, 2010

Jazz guitarist and composer Michael-Louis Smith will bring two of his projects, The Left Ear Trio and the Michael-Louis Smith Quintet, to perform two sets of original music at Brooklyn's Williamsburg Music Center on Saturday April 10, and Saturday April 24. The Left Ear Trio will appear on April 10 for a live, recorded performance of brand new original music. The group features Michael-Louis Smith (MLS) on guitar, Andy Carballeira on Hammond organ, and Jon Fisher on drums. The ambitious ...

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World Premiere of "Spark of Being," a New Multimedia Work by Dave Douglas and Bill Morrison, Presented by Stanford Lively Arts on April 24

Source: Michael Ricci
April 10, 2010

Stanford Lively Arts will present the world premiere of “Spark of Being," a meditation on contemporary art, technology, and other themes through the lens of the Frankenstein story, from the jazz trumpeter/composer Dave Douglas and video/film artist Bill Morrison. Premiering on Saturday, April 24 at 8:00 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium, the multimedia production will combine the screening of film--consisting of new, archival, and distressed footage--with an original score by Douglas written for his electric band Keystone. Spark of Being was ...

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Amorphous Improv That Ends Screeching to a Halt

Source: Michael Ricci
April 9, 2010

he keyboardist Wayne Horvitz, the alto saxophonist Briggan Krauss and the percussionist Le Quan Ninh gave it to us straight at the Stone in the East Village on Wednesday night. It was tabula-rasa free improvisation: about an hour long, aggressive but not signifying any particular school, loud and soft but mostly loud, way more gestural than narrative, instinctive, abstract, efficacious. Billed as the HNK Trio, these three had never played together before this year. Currently theyre touring five American cities, ...

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Everyone Orchestra CO Shows w/ Kimock and Hollingsworth

Source: JamBase
April 9, 2010

COLORADO PERFORMANCES FOR THE EVERYONE ORCHESTRA BEGIN MAY 20 IN FORT COLLINS W/OPENING ACT ACORN PROJECT

The Everyone Orchestra embarks on a run of Colorado shows at the end of May including a stop in Fort Collins and three performances in Denver from May 20 - May 23. This rendition of the project features a stellar lineup of nationally renowned talent including Steve Kimock (SKB, Zero), Kyle Hollingsworth (SCI), Jennifer Hartswick (Trey Anastasio Band), Dave Watts (The Motet), ...

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Marco Benevento, Break Science and Alex B Join Phish at Telluride

Source: JamBase
April 10, 2010

POST-PHISH TELLURIDE LATE NIGHT SHOWS WITH BENEVENTO, BREAK SCIENCE AND ALEX B DATES INCLUDE PERFORMANCES AT THE LLAMA AND THE FLY ME TO THE MOON SALOON AUG. 8-10

Phish After months of speculation, Phish recently announced a summer tour which includes a two night stint at Telluride Town Park in Telluride, CO on August 9-10. Marco Benevento, Break Science and Alex B will be joining the band in Telluride for a number of special post-Phish performances on the ...

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Rush: North American Tour

Source: JamBase
April 10, 2010

RUSH NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2010 FEATURES THE MOVING PICTURES ALBUM IN ITS ENTIRETY FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER

Rush Rush - Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart - is without question one of the most inventive and compelling groups in rock history, equally famed for both its virtuoso musicianship and provocative songwriting.

“The Time Machine Tour" is an evening with Rush, where they will perform their classics, give a taste of the future - and for the ...

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Rising Star Alison Ruble Returns to the Blue Wisp for One Show Only!

Source: Lampkin Publicity Service
April 10, 2010

ALISON RUBLE TO APPEAR AT BLUE WISP IN CINCINNATI, OHIO ONE NIGHT ONLY! Jazz Vocalist Alison Ruble, a rising star on the jazz circuit, will appear at the Blue Wisp in Cincinnati, Ohio on Friday, April 30th at 8:30 p.m. Alison will feature music from her upcoming CD release, “ASHLAND", on Origin Records, scheduled to be released this summer! Direct from the legendary Jazz Showcase in Chicago, Alison is joined by jazz guitar tour-de-force John McLean, presenting dynamic sets, fresh ...

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