Performance / Tour News

Rebecca Kilgore and PDXV in Concert

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
March 23, 2010

Rebecca Kilgore is a singer specializing, although not exclusively, in classic songs of the middle decades of the twentieth century. She loves Irving Berlin, Frank Loesser, Burke & Van Heusen, Dorothy Fields, Cole Porter, Dennis & Adair, Johnny Mercer, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller. Dick Titterington, Kilgore's husband, is a trumpeter who leads a post-bop quintet. Much of his repertoire comes from Hank Mobley, Kenny Dorham, Tom Harrell, Joe Henderson, Harold Land, Thelonious Monk and from the members of his band, ...

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Fahir Atakoglu to be Featured with Legendary Turkish Pop Singer-Songwriter Sezen Aksu

Source: DL Media
March 23, 2010

Sunday, April 4: The Music Center at Strathmore,North Bethesda, Maryland Tuesday, April 6: Carnegie Hall,New York, New York Wednesday, April 7: New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, New Jersey DL Media announces performance dates for Turkish pianist, composer, and arranger Fahir Atakoglu alongside legendary pop singer-songwriter, Sezen Aksu.“In our musical journey, we wrote songs together. Sezen Aksu wrote lyrics to my melodies that have become hits in Turkey and all ...

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Boney James Performing Thursday, July 8 at Bottleneck Blues Bar

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
March 23, 2010

Smooth jazz saxophonist Boney James (pictured) is returning to the St. Louis area this summer to perform at 8:00 p.m., Thursday, July 8 at the Ameristar Casino's Bottleneck Blues Bar.James last played here in March 2009, also at the Bottleneck Blues Bar. His most recent recording is 2009's Send One Your Love.Tickets for Boney James at the Bottleneck Blues Bar are $45 and $50, and will go on sale at 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 5 at ...

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John Mayer Lets the Music Do the Talking

Source: Michael Ricci
March 22, 2010

After a public flap over statements in a Playboy interview, the singer-songwriter forgoes interviews and does his communicating from the stage.

The backlash to his Playboy interview may have caused him to recoil from the spotlight, but John Mayer's concerts and albums have remained sturdy and popular.

For a few hours Thursday night, John Mayer will perform before a nearly sold-out Staples Center crowd, then disappear once more into the depths of his self-inflicted celebrity jail. This has been the ...

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Jazz Singer Alison Ruble Returns to the Legendary Jazz Showcase for Live Recording!

Source: Lampkin Publicity Service
March 22, 2010

Jazz Vocalist Alison Ruble returns to the legendary Jazz Showcase 806 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago, Ill on Tuesday March 30th, 2010 for two special shows. Alison will record these shows featuring music from her upcoming CD release, “ASHLAND", on Origin Records, scheduled to be released this summer! Showtimes: 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Ticket Prices: $5 Students w/ID $10 General admission Phone for RSVPs at: 1-312-360-0234 or at jazzshowcase.com Band Members for this special evening are: ...

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The Jazz Celebration Big Band with Special Guest Larry McKenna in Newtown, PA on April 29th

Source: All About Jazz
March 21, 2010

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Drummer Jeff Ballard Will Be Performing with His Group at the Jazz Standard in New York on Wednesday, April 14th, 2010. Sets Are 7:30 PM and 9:30

Source: Two for the Show Media
March 21, 2010

JEFF BALLARD GROUP Mark Turner - tenor saxophone Miguel Zenon - alto saxophone Hans Glawischnig- bass Ben Monder - Guitar Jeff Ballard - drums Jazz Standard, 116 East 27th Street, New York April 14th, 2010 Set Times 7:30 and 9:30 PM For Reservations & Information CALL 212-576-2232 Admission $20 Jeff Ballard Bio: Jeff Ballard grew up in Santa Cruz, California. He recalls when he was a ...

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Guitarist/Composer Greg Diamond Will Be Performing with His Group at the Iridium Jazz Club in NYC on March 27th, 2010 - Midnight Set.

Source: Two for the Show Media
March 21, 2010

Greg Diamond Group: Greg Diamond - Guitar Javier Vercher - Saxophone Mike Eckroth - Piano Edward Perez - Drums Henry Cole - Drums “A Very Gifted Guitarist and Composer"- Bruce Lundvall “Blue Note Records" “...consistently assertive, delicate, experimental, and intelligent..." -Chip Boaz -Latin Jazz Corner The Iridium 1650 Broadway @ 51st Street New York, NY 10019 March 27th, 2010 Midnight Set Admission - $20 About Greg Diamond: The ...

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