Performance / Tour News

Happening Monday: Jakob Dylan Grammy Museum

Source: Michael Ricci
April 5, 2010

The Drop: Jakob Dylan Monday, April 5, 2010; 8:00pm Jakob Dylan The Wallflower (and son of Bob) called in some impressive collaborators to help with his new Women and Country album, which is coming out Tuesday. At the top of the list is producer extraordinaire T Bone Burnett and singer-songwriter Neko Case, the latter of whom serves as his vocal foil on several songs. He performs from it here.

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Leila Adu Rediscovers New Zealand in Month-Long Homecoming Tour

Source: 4961 Polemics
April 3, 2010

New Zealand - Singer/Composer/Performer Leila Adu proves that you can go home again with her first New Zealand tour in 5 years. Adu an artist of Ghanaian and British descent has produced three critically acclaimed albums, written for and sung with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, toured and received radio play around the globe. This upcoming tour that runs for a month beginning April 8 is Leila Adu's opportunity to give the homeland an upclose and personal experience in her ...

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Honoring Dizzy Gillespie with a Mix of Many Styles

Source: Michael Ricci
April 4, 2010

Twenty years ago the pianist Danilo Perez was a precocious member of Dizzy Gillespies United Nations Orchestra, a clutch of musicians from the Americas and the Caribbean. That appointment, which ended with Gillespies death in 1993, was formative: Mr. Perez has said it gave him the conviction to seek out his own personal amalgam of jazz and Latin music, and in particular the folk music of his native Panama. From Gillespie, bebops peerless trumpet ambassador, he also learned a few ...

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Grammy Winner Bill Cunliffe is Honored and Performs His Big Band Show at Vitello's

Source: All About Jazz
April 4, 2010

An Evening celebrating 2010 Grammy Winner Bill Cunliffe will be presented by Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club in Studio City on Saturday April 17, 2010. There will be a pre-show reception to honor Bill Cunliffe at 7:30p.m. followed by an 8:30 p.m. Bill Cunliffe Big Band show. Bill Cunliffe and his 17 piece big band will be performing some of Bill's original music concluding with the Grammy-winning arrangement, “West Side Story Medley." Bill Cunliffe is one of contemporary jazz's most ...

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Pollstar: Harry Connick Jr. to Play Friday, June 11 at Fox Theatre

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
April 3, 2010

The online touring information service Pollstar has just added a new listing showing a concert by singer and pianist Harry Connick Jr. (pictured) on Friday, June 11 at the Fox Theatre.Connick last played St. Louis in December 2008, when he brought his holiday-themed show to the Fox.As always, listings on Pollstar should be treated as unconfirmed until officially announced by the venue and/or presenter. When there's an official announcement, we'll have more details for you right ...

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Dave Pell & Med Quintet at Henri's Friday, April 9th

Source: All About Jazz
April 3, 2010

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Jazz Pianist Fred Hersch to Perform at Adelphi University on April 17th

Source: Michael Ricci
April 2, 2010

Adelphi University is pleased to welcome solo jazz pianist Fred Hersch as he performs his diverse repertoire. The event, “A Jazz Genius!" will take place on April 17, 2010, at 8:00 p.m. in Adelphi's Performing Arts Center, Concert Hall, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY. He will lead a free two-hour jazz master class with the Adelphi Jazz Ensemble earlier in the day. Mr. Hersch comes to Adelphi following a recent European concert tour through Belgium, Austria, and Portugal, and ...

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Peter Martin Trio to Perform Friday, June 4 at the Sheldon

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
April 2, 2010

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