Performance / Tour News

Act Local: Josh Roseman at Coco 66

Source: Inverted Garden by Eric Benson
March 2, 2010

I can probably count the times on one hand when I've walked from my apartment to a jazz club. Outside of Greenwich Village, I can think of few neighborhoods in the world that host multiple jazz spots, and consequently, the music is something you seek out rather than stumble upon. This isn't unique to jazz, of course: the economy hasn't supported a culture of live, local events since the debut of the television set. The grand old theater in my ...

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Martin, Davenport Get Rhythm for April 2 Concert at the Sheldon

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
March 2, 2010

Pianist Peter Martin has announced two more guest artists for his upcoming concert with trumpet player, singer and fellow University City native Jeremy Davenport.Bassist Chris Thomas and drummer Ulysses Owens (pictured) also will be on board for the performance on Friday, April 2 at the Sheldon Concert Hall, the second in Martin's eponymous new series.Thomas has worked with drummer Brian Blade, trumpeter Terence Blanchard, saxophonists Josh Redman and Javon Jackson, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra ...

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Vic Juris @ Trumpets Jazz Club

Source: Lubricity
March 2, 2010

I finally had the opportunity to get out and hear some live music this weekend, last night at Trumpets Jazz Club.  Even though the club is only a few blocks from my apartment, it took the encouragement of my friend Sean to finally make it out there to see a show.

It was also the first time that I heard Vic Juris perform live, I only knew that he was one of the legends of the New Jersey jazz scene ...

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Movements in Jazz, with Pollock and Coltrane

Source: Michael Ricci
March 2, 2010

Lar Lubovitch opened his two-week run at the Joyce Theater last Tuesday night with a program underlining his abiding interest in jazz. But my mind kept running to two unrelated dance responses to jazz music: “The Spirit Moves," Mura Dehn's miraculous history of black social dance, and the scene from the Charlie Brown Christmas special, when the kids bust out with wonderfully peculiar solos. These films--one depicting virtuosic performers, the other animated--couldn't be more different. Yet both possess what Mr. ...

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Lea Delaria to Perform Cabaret Show Friday, April 16 and Saturday, April 17

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
March 2, 2010

Singer, actress and comic Lea DeLaria (pictured) is coming back to St. Louis to perform at 8:00 p.m. Friday, April 16 and Saturday, April 17 at the Lip Room at Nancy's Place, 4510 Manchester (in the Grove neighborhood).A native of Belleville, IL, DeLaria began in show business as a stand-up comic, but her career now ranges from cabaret and one-woman shows to Broadway to jazz clubs.Reviewing her in 2008, Stephen Holden of the New York Times ...

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"Milk & Jade" by Cellist/Composer Dana Leong Celebrates CD Release Concert This Friday 3/5

Source: AMT Public Relations
March 1, 2010

Milk & Jade by Dana Leong Performs New Works Off of Its Self-Titled Debut Album “From the cello to the trombone to the laptop, his musical versatility has conquered the elite of the critics." --Vogue Italia Friday, March 5th @ 7:30PM Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway (95th Street); Train 1/2/3 to 96th Street Tickets: $25; Day of Show $30; Members $20 Contact Symphony Space at 212.864.5400 or visit symphonyspace.org New York City -- Milk & Jade by ...

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Donny McCaslin Quartet at Chris Jazz Cafe on March 5, 2010

Source: All About Jazz
March 1, 2010

The Donny McCaslin Quartet will be performing at Chris Jazz Cafe on March 5, 2010. McCaslin is touring in support of his recently released CD Declaration on the Sunnyside label.

DONNY MCCASLIN QUARTET Donny McCaslin saxophone Ben Monder guitar Joe Martin bass Ted Poor drums

February 5, 2010 Sets @ 8 & 10 PM Chris' Jazz Cafe 1421 Sansom St Philadelphia, PA ...

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Neil Young Sings "Long May You Run" at 2010 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony

Source: All About Jazz
March 1, 2010

A wide-ranging group of Canadian performers headlined the closing ceremonies of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games, including a surprise appearance by Neil Young, as well as songs from the likes of Michael Buble and Avril Lavigne. The performers had been kept as a closely guarded secret until the show, which followed the conclusion of the games, but some names, including Canadian rockers Nickelback, and hip-hop act k-os, had leaked out prior to the show at BC Place in Vancouver last ...

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