Performance / Tour News

Furthur and Friends | 03.12 | San Francisco

Source: JamBase
March 18, 2010

Words by: Garrin Benfield | Images by: Dave Vann

Furthur & Friends :: 03.12.10 :: Bill Graham Civic Auditorium :: San Francisco, CA

Lesh & Robinson - Furthur :: 03.12 :: San Francisco It's safe to say I wouldn't have been anywhere on March 12 other than with the guys ushering in the last Golden Age of the Grateful Dead. Furthur, the latest (and possibly greatest) reincarnation of The Boys, gathered for a tour-closing three set show at Bill ...

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NYC Organist Mike Ledonne at Tula's - March 25

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
March 18, 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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Actress/Singer Sally Kellerman's "Opening Night" at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club April 29, 2010 Studio City

Source: All About Jazz
March 18, 2010

There will be lots of festivities surrounding actress/singer Sally Kellerman's “Opening Night" at Vitello's Jazz and Supper Club on April 29, 2010. Showtime is 8pm and it is called “Opening Night" because it is the opening of a series of concerts at Vitello's with Sally Kellerman. Sally has one of the most recognizable voices in the world. She also starred as the infamous Hot Lips Houlihan in Robert Altman's M*A*S*H, one of the most popular feature films of all time ...

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Tomorrow Night! The Ambrose Akinmusire & Yaron Herman Project

Source: Two for the Show Media
March 18, 2010

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem @ The Rubin Museum of Art 150 West 17th Street, New York City All tickets $18 in advance / $20 day of; $7 student standby Fridays at 7:00 p.m. Box Office: 212.620.5000 ext. 344 Online tickets: rmanyc.org/calendar Ambrose Akinmusire & Yaron Herman Project Friday March 19, 2010 @ 7:00 PM Ambrose Akinmusire, trumpet Yaron Hermann, piano Joe Saunders, bass

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SXSW: Jakob Dylan, Neko Case Give the Music Fest an Unofficial Opening

Source: Michael Ricci
March 18, 2010

The music portion of the South by Southwest industry conference and festival officially begins on Wednesday, although that starting date has become blurred in recent years.

The most-in-demand-act (sorry, Motorhead) performing on SXSW Music Eve was Jakob Dylan, as the singer/songwriter debuted his new band with Neko Case and Kelly Hogan, the Three Legs. The seven-piece group was appearing at one of the many corporate-sponsored events that run parallel to SXSW's officially sanctioned showcases.

Jakob, the son of Bob Dylan. ...

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Pianist /Composer Randy Klein to Perform with His "Two Duos" Ensemble April 9th, 2010

Source: Two for the Show Media
March 17, 2010

Pianist /Composer Randy Klein will be performing with his “Two Duos" ensemble (featuring the great Chris Washburne on Trombone & Ole Mathisen on saxophone) at Klavierhaus in NYC on April 9th, 2010 at 7 pm in celebration of his upcoming new CD release on Jazzheads Records titled “ Sunday Morning." Randy Klein - Piano Chris Washburne- Trombone Ole Mathisen - Saxophone 'Sunday Morning' is the first in a series of CD recordings by Randy Klein titled, ...

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Marc Hoffman to Perform at Founders Hall on March 26th

Source: blueplate pr
March 17, 2010

Recording artist Marc Hoffman will bring his original jazz to Founders Hall on Friday, March 26, when he performs during the Friday Acoustic Concert Series from noon to 2 p.m. Hoffman, a composer, pianist and vocalist, has been performing at Founders Hall since 2004. Along with original jazz compositions, both instrumental and vocal, his upcoming solo performance will include his own arrangements of standards, ballads and pop tunes. Gary Dalkin, editor of Film Music on the Web, has described Hoffman's ...

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Imrat Khan, Todd Mosby to Play Benefit Concert on Saturday, April 17

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
March 17, 2010

Sitarist and teacher Imrat Khan and his son, tabla player Shafaatulla Khan, will team with guitarist Todd Mosby (pictured) in a benefit concert called “Music for the Heart" at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, April 17 at the Ethical Society, 9001 Clayton Road.The event also will showcase the latest iteration of the Imrat Guitar, a hybrid of the guitar and sitar developed by Khan and Mosby. (For more about the instrument, see this 2007 piece from the Riverfront Times.) Khan ...

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