Performance / Tour News

Metrotix Starting Online Pre-Sale of Jeff Beck Tickets This Thursday, March 26

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
March 25, 2010

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North Mississippi Allstars | 03.12 | St. Louis

Source: JamBase
March 25, 2010

By: Neil Salsich

North Mississippi Allstars :: 03.12.10 :: The Pageant :: St. Louis, MO

Hill Country Revue :: 01.23.09 :: by Josh Miller “Welcome to the North Mississippi Hill Country Revue!" Those words, shouted by Hill Country Revue's Daniel Coburn as he shook his mic stand triumphantly before the crowd, marked the end of the evening's most amazing display of collective musicianship and the beginning of a fervently appreciative crowd's ravenous applause. It was well deserved considering what ...

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Live Webcast: Steve Wilson at the Village Vanguard

Source: Michael Ricci
March 24, 2010

Hear And Watch The Concert At 9 p.m. ET at www.npr.org/music For many years, Steve Wilson has made a living as a “first-call" alto and soprano saxophonist. That is, he's a first-choice musician for tons of acclaimed bandleaders: Christian McBride, Maria Schneider, Dave Holland, Mulgrew Miller, Chick Corea, Buster Williams and so forth. He spent much of last year with the 70th-anniversary Blue Note Records band, and even took a few gigs with classical-music ensembles presenting works for strings and ...

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Celebrating Cal Massey: Fred Ho and Salim Washington Concert on April 22

Source: Michael Ricci
March 24, 2010

CELEBRATING CAL MASSEY with Fred Ho & the Afro Asian Music Ensemble and Salim Washington & the Brooklyn College Big Band Thursday, April 22, 7 pm, Gershwin Theater Brooklyn College, Campus Road and Hillel Place FREE to Public This concert features a rare performance of the gifted composer and trumpeter Cal Massey's piece, The Black Liberation Movement Suite. Presented by the H. Wiley Hitchcock Institute for Studies in American Music and The Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium ...

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Evan Parker with Susan Alcorn and Michael Formanek at The WindUp Space in Bailtimore on April 18th

Source: Michael Ricci
March 24, 2010

CREATIVE DIFFERENCES presents EVAN PARKER - solo saxophone plus SUSAN ALCORN - pedal steel guitar MICHAEL FORMANEK - double bass EVAN PARKER - saxophones SUNDAY APRIL 18 AT 6PM @ The WindUp Space 12 W.North Ave Baltimore MD thewindupspace.com 410 244 8855 THIS CONCERT WILL BEGIN AT 6PM. DOORS OPEN AT 5PM Admission is $10 on the door Evan Parker is widely regarding as ...

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The Luis Bonilla Quintet - March 26, 2010 - Live at the Rubin Museum in New York City as Part of the Harlem in the Himalayas Series.

Source: Two for the Show Media
March 24, 2010

Luis Bonilla, trombone Ivan Renta, saxophone Bruce Barth, piano Andy McKee, bass Henry Cole, drums

The California raised, Costa Rican trombonist, composer and arranger is one of those rare artists whose work is always expanding, taking in more and more while remaining singular and focused: “Bonilla may be a trombonist used to handling that big long sliding thing, but when it comes to execution of his ideas, he lets nothing slide" (All ...

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Al Di Meola's World Sinfonia | 02.27 | S.F.

Source: JamBase
March 24, 2010

Words by: Eric Podolsky

Al Di Meola's World Sinfonia :: 02.27.09 :: Palace of Fine Arts :: San Francisco, CA

Al Di Meola on his Prism guitar from aldimeola.com In the current landscape of performing jazz/fusion guitarists, there are very few that are considered to be true legends of their time. Few will argue that Al Di Meola is one of them, as his fretboard virtuosity and unique ...

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NYC Organist Mike LeDonne at Tula's This Thursday

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
March 24, 2010

Mike LeDonne stops at Tulas Jazz Club on his way up to Vancouver later this month. The New York-based organist will be joined by Portland guitarist Dan Balmer and Matt Jorgensen on drums.

LeDonne has been a long-time regular on the jazz scene and has backed up artists such as Benny Golson, James Moody, Dizzy Gillespie, Stanley Turrentine, Charles McPherson, Sonny Rollins, Milt Jackson, Art Farmer, Clifford Jordan and more.

THURSDAY, MARCH 25 - MIKE LeDONNE TULAS JAZZ ...

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