Performance / Tour News

Joshua Redman Trio | 03.06 | L.A.

Source: JamBase
March 27, 2010

Words by: Jamie Dewaele | Images by: Paul R. Giunta

Joshua Redman Trio :: 03.06.10 :: Luckman Theater :: Los Angeles, CA

Joshua Redman Trio :: 03.06 :: Los Angeles When the conversation ensues about who is carrying on the great tradition of jazz musicianship today, names like Charlie Hunter, Christian McBride, and the entire Marsalis family will undoubtedly be mentioned. If Joshua Redman's name does not come up, the conversation is not worth having.

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Gary Burton's Arrival: Celebrating 50 Years

Source: Michael Ricci
March 27, 2010

Six-time Grammy-winning jazz vibraphonist Gary Burton, long associated with Berklee as a student, professor, and administrator, will celebrate an illustrious career and mark his 50-year connection with the college in a retrospective of his entire body of work on Thursday, April 8, 8:15 p.m., at the Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston. In Gary Burton's Arrival: Celebrating 50 Years, the grand finale to the 2009-2010 Music Series at Berklee, he will be joined by musical compatriots like Joe Lovano, ...

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Jazz in the Southland

Source: All About Jazz
March 27, 2010

Jazz in the LA Basin Saturday 27th 2010

Hollywood

Lynda Carter 8:00 PM Catalina Bar & Grill Los Angeles

Tim Chokan 1:00 - 5:00 PM Universal Citywalk Universal City

Marty & Elayne 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM Dresden Room Los Angeles

Brian O'Rourke Call for Event times Miceli's Los Angeles

City Center

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Vieux Farka Toure Announces April U.S. Tour & World Cup Performance!

Source: Press Junkie PR
March 27, 2010

VIEUX FARKA TOURE TO PERFORM AT THE FIFA WORLD CUP KICK-OFF CELEBRATION CONCERT IN JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA ON JUNE 10, 2010

VIEUX ALSO RETURNS TO THE US FOR APRIL TOUR

On Thursday, June 10, Vieux Farka Toure, the Malian guitarist/singer/songwriter and appointed “African guitar hero," will perform at the first-ever FIFA World Cup Celebration Concert in Johannesburg, South Africa. The event will feature musical performances by major international superstars and popular African artists collaborating together. Vieux is one of the ...

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Broadway's 'Come Fly with Me' Gives Voice to Frank Sinatra

Source: All About Jazz
March 27, 2010

It's hard to imagine a Broadway show delivering a more dazzling combination of talent than Come Fly With Me (* * * out of four), the Frank Sinatra tribute that opened Thursday at the Marquis Theatre. Conceived, choreographed and directed with characteristic dynamism by Twyla Tharp, this homage features the spine-tingling arrangements of Sinatra's best-loved recordings, zestfully revived by an expert live band. Tharp's dancers, too -- playing couples who grapple with that tender trap called love -- mix technical ...

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Cuneiform Bands on Tour: April 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
March 27, 2010

AHLEUCHATISTAS March 27-28 - Big Ears Festival - Knoxville, TN March 31 - Sinister Noise - Rome, Italy April 1 - Jarmusch Clube - Caserta, Italy April 2 - Black House Blues - Avellino, Italy April 3 - Palmetta - Terni, Italy April 4 - TBA - Italy April 5 - Clandestino - Faenza, Italy April 6 - Channel Zero - Ljubljana, Slovenia April 7 - Tetris - Trieste, Italy Apr 8 - Spazio Si - Bologna, Italy April 9 ...

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White House Ready to Showcase Classical Music

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
March 27, 2010

from AP:

After showcasing jazz, country and Latin music, the White House is going classical next week.

The Nov. 4 lineup for an evening concert in the East Room includes Grammy-winning violinist Joshua Bell, Grammy-winning guitarist Sharon Isbin, cellist Alisa Weilerstein and pianist Awadagin Pratt.

Earlier in the day, the White House will hold music workshops on violin, cello, piano and classical guitar for 120 students from middle schools and high schools across the country.

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The Disco Biscuits | 03.15-03.16 | Philadelphia

Source: JamBase
March 26, 2010

Words by: Jonathan Reiss | Images by: James M. McCloskey

The Disco Biscuits :: 03.15.10-03.16.10 :: Theatre of Living Arts :: Philadelphia, PA

The Disco Biscuits :: 03.15 :: Philadelphia Finally, after three years of consistent hype, The Disco Biscuits released their fifth studio album, Planet Anthem (JamBase review and JamBase feature). To celebrate its release, the band played two shows at Philadelphia's Theatre of Living Arts. The album, their first studio release since 2002's Seor Boombox, has been ...

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