Performance / Tour News

Brooklyn Jazz Underground and Connection Works Present Underground Works - April 2010 Curated by Michel Gentile

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
March 24, 2010

CONNECTION WORKS & THE BROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND present UNDERGROUND WORKS - April 2010 Curated by Michel Gentile KORZO 667 5th Avenue (b/19th & 20th St.) Brooklyn, NY 11215, R train to Prospect Ave. Great German beer selection on tap, and tasty European fare, served late. Thursdays are burger night! Cover charge: $7 per set or $10 for the whole night Thursday, MARCH 25 - (March series curated by Dan Pratt) Sax trio night! 9:30 - John O'Gallagher Group with ...

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Azar Lawrence New York Dates: Smoke, Kumble Theatre and Tribeca Performing Arts Center

Source: Zarmedia
March 24, 2010

Playing to audiences small and large over the past three years and back recording regularly, master of the saxophone, Azar Lawrence is establishing himself again in Jazz land. Azar had been advised by longtime friends and mentors to return to New York, where Elvin Jones in 1971 brought him to join his group when Azar was 19. Friends who he played with as a teen and young adult, like McCoy Tyner, (whose band Azar was a member during the 'Enlightenment" ...

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J.Viewz Brings Their Modern Jazz Style to New York's Legendary Blue Note Jazz Club

Source: Michael Ricci
March 23, 2010

New York, NY For one night only, The Blue Note Jazz Club, located in the heart of New York's West Village, will bring an inventive type of jazz and blues to the venue. J.VIEWZ LIVE is very excited to be honored with an APRIL 5th engagement at the club, which has hosted the likes of Ray Charles, Sarah Vaughn, Lionel Hampton, and Dizzy Gillespie.

With two sets at 8:00PM and 10:00PM, J.Viewz will play the sound that has made them ...

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3rd Infantry Division Jazz Combo Sooths Souls with Music at Cob Speicher

Source: Michael Ricci
March 23, 2010

By Spc. Jessica Rohr

Melodic notes seductively filled the air as jazz music made its way through the shopping complex on the porch of the Green Beans Coffee shop at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, near Tikrit, Iraq, March 14.

Evening temperatures have warmed up and the 3rd Infantry Division Jazz Combo has returned to its bi-weekly schedule.

The twice-a-month performances provide a break from the daily grind and a boost for Soldiers' morale.

“Pleasant surprise," stated Sgt. Paul B. Kelley, ...

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April 24: Claudio Roditi with Jovino Santos-Neto; Hadley Caliman Quintet

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
March 23, 2010

The Ballard Jazz Festivals Mainstage Concert this year features a double-bill of two jazz living legends.

Trumpeter Claudio Roditi (called one of the very best performers in jazz by All Music Guide) brings his samba and jazz blend to the stage, with the help of Brazilian-born, Seattle-based pianist Jovino Santos-Neto and his trio featuring Chuck Deardorf on bass and Mark Ivester on drums. Roditi has shared the stage with Dizzy Gillespie, Slide Hampton, McCoy Tyner, Horace Silver, and Joe Henderson, ...

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Mark Poniatowski CD Release Party at Acton Jazz Cafe on Marcxh 26th

Source: Michael Ricci
March 23, 2010

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Caetano Veloso Will Open the Greek Theatres 2010 Season

Source: Michael Ricci
March 23, 2010

Caetano Veloso is one of the greatest songwriters of the century: a master melodist, a lyricist who merges surreal imagery with a sense of history and a sense of humor, a singer whose voice radiates tenderness and supple swing and a musician who connects to traditional music, pop and jazz from all over. The New York Times Caetano Veloso will open the award-winning Greek Theatres 2010 season on Thursday, April 15. Caetano Veloso is among the most influential and beloved ...

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Tiempo Libre to Perform in Miami Beach Saturday April 3

Source: Michael Ricci
March 23, 2010

New Miami On Stage Series Continues With Tiempo Libre Performing Bach in Havana on Saturday April 3rd at the Byron Carlyle Theater

The new Miami On Stage project, which features local performing artists on a regular basis in Miami Beach's North Beach neighborhood, continues on Saturday, April 3 with the great timba band Tiempo Libre at the Byron Carlyle Theater. The evening features the Miami theatrical premiere performance of their Bach in Havana, a salsa meets Classical music mash-up based ...

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