Performance / Tour News

Clark Gibson - CD Release Party for "Lapetus"

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
March 20, 2010

Monday, March 22, 2010 - The Triple Door 7:30pm 216 Union Street Seattle, WA 98101

tickets: 206.838.4333 or online at tripledoor.net

The jazz sound is lush and rich without being cluttered or slick - Westword Magazine, Denver, CO

featuring: Clark Gibson, sax / Mike West, sax / Chris Stover, trb / Nathan Vedder, trb / Mac Grout, pno / Phil Sparks, bs / Adam Kessler, drm / Sean Glenn, cello ...

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Chicago Live Jazz Music Calendar (March 19 - March 26)

Source: JAZZzology by Richard Watters
March 20, 2010

Here is what's happening with the live Chicago Jazz Venues for the dates March 19th thru March 26th, 2010...Old Town School of Folk MusicSaturday, March 20, 2010 7pm & 10pmGary and Laura Maurer Concert Hall4544 N Lincoln Ave ChicagoSaturday March 20thArturo Sandoval with Darwin NogueraClub BluJazz1540 West North Ave(Just two doors East of Ashland)Chicago, IL773-360-8046Friday & SaturdayMarch 19 & 20FeaturingBruce Forman TrioMarch ...

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Jazzing Around L.A.

Source: All About Jazz
March 19, 2010

Saxist Don Menza Vibrato Bel Air Saturday

Elliott Caine Quintet with Mahesh Balasooriya, piano Jax Glendale Saturday

Guitarist Anthony Wilson Trio Blue Whale Saturday

Vibist Nick Mancini Bleecker Street 18640 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana 818-996-3008 Saturday

Cannonball/Coltrane Project The Lighthouse Hermosa Beach 11 a.m Sunday

Saxophonists Louis Van Taylor ...

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SXSW | 03.17.10 | Austin, TX - Day 1

Source: JamBase
March 19, 2010

Words by: Kayceman | Images by: Scott Dudelson & Kayceman

SXSW :: 03.17.10 :: Wednesday :: Austin, TX

With almost 2,000 bands performing on 80 stages throughout downtown Austin, the South by Southwest Music Conference is a music marathon fueled by Lone Star Beer and tacos. Now in its 24th year, SXSW might not be about signing new bands as it once was (the internet has really changed the game in how we discover music), but it still offers ...

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England Swings - JALC Style...

Source: Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
March 19, 2010

Just as New York City's attention will be focused on a bubbling array of jazz choices in late June with return of a George Wein-produced jazz festival in the Big Apple (the CareFusion Jazz Festival, running June 17 to 26), the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra has teamed up for an interesting out-of-town residency. Out-of-country, off-continent even. Across the pond. JALC, with artistic director/trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and special guests, is off to the U.K. for a residency at London's Barbican ...

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Rejuvenated Jakob Dylan

Source: Michael Ricci
March 19, 2010

Jakob Dylan called in some impressive collaborators to help with his new “Women and Country" album that's coming out next month.

At the top of the list being producer extraordinaire T Bone Burnett and singer-songwriter Neko Case, the latter of whom serves as his vocal foil on several of the songs.

But it's entirely possible the whole project never would have existed if not for Glen Campbell. The Campbell connection came up earlier this year when Dylan went to visit ...

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Stanford Lively Arts Presents "A Tribute to Herbie Hancock" Starring Christian McBride on March 31

Source: Michael Ricci
March 18, 2010

Concert curated by National Jazz Museum in Harlem will feature Hancock veterans Bennie Maupin, Eddie Henderson, Billy Hart, and others

Bass phenom and National Jazz Museum in Harlem (NJMH) co-director Christian McBride performs a tribute to the music of living-legend jazz composer/keyboardist Herbie Hancock in a concert presented by Stanford Lively Arts on Wednesday, March 31 at 8:00 p.m. at Dinkelspiel Auditorium.

McBride will lead his all-star band--including saxophonist Bennie Maupin (a member of Hancock's celebrated Headhunters and Mwandishi ensembles ...

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7 Walkers Tour: Papa Mali, Bill Kreutzmann, George Porter Jr.

Source: JamBase
March 18, 2010

NEW PROJECT FEATURING FRESH ROBERT HUNTER LYRICS HITS THE ROAD

Bill Kreutzmann by Chad Smith Legendary drummer and co-founder of the Grateful Dead, Bill Kreutzmann, together with funky bluesman and voodoo electronic pioneer Papa Mali, officially unveil 7 Walkers' spring plans. 7 Walkers, which also features bass virtuoso Reed Mathis (Tea Leaf Green, JFJO) and multi-instrumentalist Matt Hubbard (Willie Nelson and Friends), will stop at select markets and festivals through out the country, all in anticipation of a ...

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