Performance / Tour News

Larry Coryell and Bombay Jazz | 03.18 | MN

Source: JamBase
April 1, 2010

By: Joe Lang

Larry Coryell & Bombay Jazz :: 03.18.10 :: Dakota Jazz Club :: Minneapolis, MN

Larry Coryell & Bombay Jazz The realm of ethnic fusion is a slippery one. For some the experimentation manifests itself in a sole desire to be super clever. To quote Keith Jarrett:

“We hear jazz musicians dabbling in world music and American Indian music, minimalists filing as many sheets of paper as they can before they run out of 'idea,' industry reps ...

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Sonny Simmons Quartet UK Tour

Source: Michael Ricci
April 1, 2010

U.S. sax legend Sonny Simmons is embarking on a major tour supported by Jazz Services Ltd and Arts Council England.

He will be performing with his regular U.K. quartet - Simmons (sax & cor anglais), Derek Saw (trumpet & valve trombone), John Jasnoch (guitar & oud) and Charlie Collins (drums & cajon).

They will be playing Cheltenham X-Posed Club (29 April), Sheffield Bar Abbey (2 May), London The Vortex (4), Bristol The Croft (6), Liverpool Bluecoat (7), Newcastle Bridge Hotel ...

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An Evening with Lizz Wright Thursday, April 8 at Boston's Wilbur Theatre

Source: Sue Auclair Promotions
April 1, 2010

An Evening with Lizz Wright

One of The Jazz World's Most Celebrated Rising Stars Heads to Boston

Boston, MA--Jazz at The Wilbur will present “An Evening With Lizz Wright" on Thursday, April 8, at 7:30 PM at the Wilbur Theatre, 246 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116. The Yoko Miwa Trio will open the show. Tickets at $38 and $30 are on sale now at all Ticketmaster outlets, at the Wilbur Theatre Box Office, on line at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling: ...

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Marco Benevento Announces North American Tour Dates

Source: Calabro Music
April 1, 2010

MARCO BENEVENTO Announces Spring/Summer Tour Dates New Album, BETWEEN THE NEEDLES & NIGHTFALL, In Stores May 11

Marco Benevento has announced North American tour dates in support of his forthcoming new album, Between The Needles & Nightfall. The Brooklyn-based pianist leads his trio for the majority of a 29-night headline run that includes a handful of April appearances surrounding the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and May dates on the East Coast and Midwest that are capped ...

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Paul McCartney Rocks the Hollywood Bowl

Source: Michael Ricci
April 1, 2010

Its hard to think of much in the pop music world more impressive than a 67-year-old musician holding forth for nearly three hours, outdoors on a chilly March night, while delivering some three dozen songs, the least of which would be a career highlight for almost any other artist. Perhaps the only thing more mind-boggling than that description of Paul McCartney's sold-out show Tuesday in the first of his two nights this week at the Hollywood Bowl was the realization ...

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The Best Jazz Night in Town

Source: Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
March 31, 2010

Anyone with a solid interest in the music who is within an hour of Providence RI ought to make a visit to a neighboorhood knotty-pine bar in East Providence any Monday night--and be rewarded with what is consistently the best jazz night of the week. And anyone planning a weekend visit to southern New England ought to stretch the trip to include a Monday night--and experience Bovi's Tavern. For 41 years, Bovi's has hosted big band jazz as its Monday ...

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Collier and Dean Kick Off UW Week of Jazz

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
March 31, 2010

Collier and Dean, circa 1965

University of Washington Percussion Studies Professor Tom Collier and longtime friend and musical partner Dan Dean reunite for a 45th anniversary concert, performing original compositions and jazz standards from throughout their performance career. This event kicks off the UW's Week of Jazz April 12-19, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the UW Jazz Studies Program.

Monday, April 12, 2010 7:30 p.m. Brechemin Auditorium

TICKETS: $10 cash or check at the ...

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This Must Be the Place - JAZZzology's Jazz Music Venue of the Month-April 2010

Source: JAZZzology by Richard Watters
March 31, 2010

Time to get the word out on Chicagoland's best kept live jazz secret “This Must Be The Place“, a live music venue, restaurant and music studio located in Lemont, Illinois which offers casual dining and fine music... I happened to stop by there on a Sunday to check out a rumor that there was actually live jazz featured weekly in Lemont! Yup. Couldn't believe it...but there it was! Every Sunday the co-owners Dan Farnesi and Bill Moffett offer live jazz ...

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