Performance / Tour News

Paula West and Rebecca Parris Celebrate Lena Horne in Concert

Source: KMP, Inc.
March 29, 2010

FIVE PERFORMANCES (BOSTON, MA; CAMDEN, ME & WASHINGTON D.C.)

James Gavin's STORMY WEATHER

WHERE: Scullers Jazz Club (inside Doubletree Guest Suites Boston) 400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA 02134-1805 (617) 783-0090 scullersjazz.com

WHEN: Saturday, April 24, 2010 sets at 8:00 & 10:00PM

WHERE: Camden Opera House 29 Elm St., Camden, Maine 04843 (207) 470-7066 camdenoperahouse.com

WHEN: Sunday, April 25, 2010 4PM

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Mark Kramer and Joe La Barbera Tour Eight Cities in Italy with Eddie Gomez Trio

Source: All About Jazz
March 29, 2010

Eddie Gomez (contrabbasso); Mark Kramer (pianoforte); Joe La Barbera (batteria) will be performing at major festivals and concert halls in a tour including 8 cities in Italy in April 2010. The planners of the tour suggested this unusual edition of the Eddie Gomez Trio for performances which they describe as jazz of “great beauty, transcending all temporal boundaries."

This pairing of the trio's leader Eddie Gomez (the pivotal virtuoso bassist who is the most recorded and enduring associate of the ...

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At "Cast Party," the Mike is Open and the Party is On

Source: Michael Ricci
March 29, 2010

By the time Liza Minnelli took the stage at Birdland, just after midnight, the party was in full swing: Michael Feinstein hugged the Broadway legend and a bubbly, upbeat crowd sang happy birthday to her. Parker Posey performed a wild, gyrating dance to “Fever," as TV and movie stars Judith Light ( “Ugly Betty") and Corbin Bleu ("High School Musical") cheered from their tables. Miranda, the Internet singing sensation, closed out the three-hour bash with an atonal rendition of “Orange ...

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Trumpeter Maurice Brown's Upcoming Tour Dates: WBGO Checkout Session and Jazz Standard

Source: Michael Ricci
March 28, 2010

"Maurice Brown is one of the most talented of his generation. He has the vision to bring a new voice, not only to his instrument, but to jazz in general."-- Terence Blanchard

“Brown is one of the most exciting young trumpeters in jazz--be it New Orleans or New York. His improvisations are fresh, his chops dynamic and he's writing what could very well become a new generation of hard-bop- meets-new-grooves standards." -- DownBeat Magazine

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The Chuck Anderson Trio at the New Hope Winery (PA) on April 10th

Source: Michael Ricci
March 28, 2010

From Chuck Anderson: I'd like to invite you to the New Hope Winery on Saturday, April 10th at 8:00 PM for an evening of Jazz Guitar featuring the Chuck Anderson Trio. The Trio features Eric Schreiber on 5 string bass and Ed Rick on Drums. The New Hope Winery is located at 6123 Lower York Road Bucks County, PA 18938 Advance tickets - make sure to call 215 794 2331 for best seating. If you're anywhere in the area, ...

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Ennio Morricone Tours Europe 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
March 27, 2010

Italian composer and conductor Ennio Morricone, who has composed some 400 motion picture scores over a 45-year career embarks on a European tour this spring.

The highly prolific composer has worked with virtually every major international director of the last half-century. Morricone has earned five Academy Award nominations for original score for Days of Heaven (1978), The Mission (1986), The Untouchables (1987), Bugsy (1991) and Malena (2000).

While the bulk of his work has been on Italian films, including The ...

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An Ear for the Music of the Adirondacks

Source: Michael Ricci
March 27, 2010

Mike Holober, artistic director of the Westchester Jazz Orchestra, has climbed 45 of the 46 so-called High Peaks in the Adirondacks. So it was only natural that when he wrote the orchestras first original work, he found inspiration in the northern high country, particularly Lake Tear of the Clouds, the Hudson Rivers source, and the nearby Opalescent River two shimmering spots with which he is well acquainted. I feel connected to these places, he said over lunch this month at ...

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Chicago Live Jazz Music Schedule (March 26 -April 2, 2010)

Source: JAZZzology by Richard Watters
March 27, 2010

Here is what's happening with the live Chicago Jazz Scene for the dates March 26th thru April 2nd, 2010...Andy's Jazz Club11 East Hubbard St.Chicago, IL 60611312.642.6805ANDY'S WEEKENDSFRIDAY & SATURDAY HEADLINERS!$10 Admission until 8:30 pm; $15 Admission after 8:30 pmMarch26 & 27 Eric Schneider Quartet / Windy City All-StarsWeekly schedule starting at 7 pmSunday - $5 Admission All NightAndy's Jam SessionMonday - $5 Admission until 8:30pm, $10 ...

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