Performance / Tour News

Mariah Carey at Gibson Amphitheatre

Source: Michael Ricci
February 24, 2010

A nostalgic Carey shows today's divas how it's done in a soaring performance. Lady Gaga and Beyonce, take note.>

Halfway through her highly entertaining show Tuesday night at Gibson Amphitheatre, Mariah Carey stood onstage in a sparkly gold cocktail dress and waxed nostalgic for a (more) gilded age.

“Remember the video with the jet skis?" she asked wistfully, referring to the James Bond-inspired clip for her 1997 hit “Honey," which the singer's seven-piece band had begun playing. “They don't make ...

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Harry Connick Jr. Performs for Students at White House

Source: All About Jazz
February 23, 2010

Harry Connick Jr. told students Sunday that music can get people through the darkest times even a disaster like Hurricane Katrina, which devastated his hometown, New Orleans, in 2005. The Grammy-winning composer and singer was welcomed to the White House by first lady Michelle Obama, who invited him to perform for members of a Washington elementary school glee club. Connick invited one of the children to join him and his band onstage and help sing “When the Saints Go Marching ...

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'Orchestrion', Una Aventura a Nica

Source: Voll-Damm Festival Internacional De Jazz De Barcelona
February 23, 2010

Pat Metheny obre aquesta nit el Festival de Guitarra de Barcelona i tanca la seva part de gira espanyola, amb concerts a Madrid (dijous), Valladolid (divendres), Logronyo (ahir) i el d'avui a l'Auditori. La gira, de gairebé 40 dates, continua per Europa fins al 22 de març, amb dates gairebé diàries (i amb Metheny oferint un espectacle que dura gairebé tres hores).

Hi presenta el seu últim projecte, Orchestrion, una aventura única que l'ha portat en l'últim any a dormir ...

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"Statesmen of Jazz" to Return Saturday, August 28 at Harris-Stowe

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

Broadcaster and jazz advocate Don Wolff sends word that another concert by the “Statesmen of Jazz" has been scheduled for Saturday, August 28 at Harris-Stowe State University.The first event held in August 2009 featured an all-star group of jazz performers raising funds for the Wolff Jazz Institute at Harris-Stowe. This year's event will feature a similarly stellar ensemble, once again including trombonist Wycliffe Gordon (pictured), who also was part of last year's show.Other performers will include ...

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Jay Oliver Adds Concert on Wednesday, March 3 at 560 Music Center

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

Already scheduled to perform this Saturday for Washington University's Jazz at Holmes series, pianist Jay Oliver (pictured) has added more events to his trip home this week.According to an email sent out by the Jazz at Holmes series, Oliver, a St. Louis native now living in Los Angeles, also will give a clinic/masterclass Monday, March 1 on the Wash U. campus and perform in a concert at 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 3 at the 560 Music Center, 560 ...

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Paul McCartney Returns to Hollywood Bowl

Source: Michael Ricci
February 23, 2010

Paul McCartney will play the Hollywood Bowl on March 30, his first concert at the venue since 1993, as part of his just-announced 2010 Up and Coming tour.

As hes been doing in recent years, the latest tour will be a combination of markets hes never visited and those he hasn't played lately. The tour opens March 28 in Glendale, Ariz., and brings him to Los Angeles two nights later. There has been much speculation on the Internet about a ...

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Eddie Palmieri / Brian Lynch Jazz Quartet Perform at Iridium, 3/12-3/14

Source: Michael Ricci
February 23, 2010

Musical sparks will be flying at the famed Iridium jazz club March 12-14 as Afro-Caribbean musical legend and nine time Grammy winner Eddie Palmieri joins renowned trumpeter (and Grammy Award winner) Brian Lynch for the the Eddie Palmieri/Brian Lynch Jazz Quartet. In an unprecedented jazz small group setting for “The Sun Of Latin Music" Palmieri, the Quartet is the latest manifestation of the 20 year + musical relationship between Lynch and Palmieri in Palmieri's groups (including his acclaimed Afro-Caribbean Jazz ...

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Hal Galper, Jeff Johnson and John Bishop Play Birdland in NYC Tuesday Night

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
February 23, 2010

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