Performance / Tour News

Lee Ritenour at the Broad Stage Santa Monica

Source: All About Jazz
February 14, 2010

Jazz icon and Grammy Award-winner quitarist Lee Ritenour is back by popular demand after a sold-out performance at The Broad last year.

While his quests will be a surprise, no one will be surprised when this brilliant performer sells out again in honor of his 50th year of playing guitar.

There's jazz and then there's jazz at the 499-seat, enormously intimate, acoustically astonishing Broad Stage in Santa Monica. Don't miss the outstanding artist and thier unique variations on the theme. ...

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Rickie Lee Jones Plays Hollywood's Vista Theatre

Source: All About Jazz
February 14, 2010

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Anat Cohen's 'Clarinetwork: Live at the Village Vanguard' out April 13

Source: Michael Ricci
February 14, 2010

On April 13, Anat Cohen will release her first live album, Clarinetwork: Live At The Village Vanguard on her own Anzic Records. The album was recorded on one evening--July 5, 2009--during an historic 6-night residency at the legendary venue in which Cohen honored the centennial of clarinet legend Benny Goodman. The album is a musical tour-de-force that finds Anat reworking the Goodman oeuvre as you've never heard it before, joined by the stellar rhythm section of Benny Green (piano), Peter ...

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Monty Alexander for New York Performance at Birdland: March 2-6, 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
February 14, 2010

One of the fifty greatest jazz piano players of all time, renowned Jamaican jazz pianist and Jamaica's acclaimed Commander of Distinction, Monty Alexander, is set to thrill fans of the musical genre at a top New York City night club this Women's History Month. The Kingston-born musician, fresh from a performance in his homeland at the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, is set to perform at the popular Birdland Jazz Club at 315 West 44th Street, between 8th and 9th ...

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Pianist / Vocalist Marcia Ball to Perform in Sellersville, PA

Source: Michael Ricci
February 13, 2010

Texas-born, Louisiana-raised pianist/vocalist/songwriter Marcia Ball, touring in support of her Grammy-nominated CD, Peace, Love & BBQ, will perform in Sellersville on March 16, 2010. Ball's groove-laden New Orleans R&B, heart-wrenching ballads and driving Gulf Coast blues have made her a one-of-a-kind favorite of music fans all over the world. Her music mixes equal parts simmering soul fervor and rollicking Crescent City piano. Over the course of her career, Ball's infectious, intelligent and deeply emotional songs have won her a loud ...

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Drummer Cindy Blackman Pays Homage to Tony Williams at Highline Ballroom on March 10th

Source: Michael Ricci
February 13, 2010

World-Renowned Drummer Cindy Blackman Performs At The Highline Ballroom On March 10 In Support Of Her New Release Another Lifetime On Four Quarters Entertainment Album Pays Tribute To Her Mentor Tony Williams When Tony Williams tragically died at the age of 51 in 1997 in the midst of continuing to speed ahead with new compositional projects, he left in his wake a drummer who counted him an invaluable mentor and close friend whose career has been a testament to Williams' ...

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Elan Trotman is the Main Course at Valentine's Day Jazz Dinner at Cafe Fleuri in Boston

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
February 13, 2010

Cafe Fleuri at the Langham Hotel in Boston is offering a special dinner on Sunday, February 14, Valentine's evening, featuring contemporary jazz saxophonist Elan Trotman with special guest Myanna. The three-course Valentine's Day dinner menu, available from 6:00 p.m., includes a glass of sparkling wine and dessert buffet at the Cafe's famous Chocolate Bar. Originally from Barbados, Trotman graduated from the Berklee College of Music and is one of Boston's most popular jazz performers.

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Latin Percussionist Pete Escovedo, Son Juan and Daughter Sheila E Visit Seattle's Jazz Alley

Source: Michael Ricci
February 13, 2010

For Los Angeles percussionist Pete Escovedo, music has always been a family affair. The Northern California native first made his mark with his siblings Coke and Phil in the Escovedo Brothers Latin Jazz Band, a sextet that expanded the West Coast Afro-Cuban sound pioneered by Cal Tjader. Along with his brother Coke (who passed away in 1986), he went on to found the seminal Latino rock band Azteca in 1970, though Pete reached a much larger audience touring and recording ...

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