Performance / Tour News

Pianist Antonio Ciacca to Perform at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola on March 15 in Support of "Lagos Blues"

Source: DL Media
February 13, 2010

ANTONIO CIACCA QUINTET: A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AT DIZZY'S CLUB COCA-COLA ON MARCH 15 PERFORMANCE IN SUPPORT OF MOTEMA MUSIC RELEASE LAGOS BLUES Motma Music announces a performance date for pianist Antonio Ciacca at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola on Monday, March 15. Ciacca will perform music from his new CD, Lagos Blues (release date: January 12), with sets at 7:30pm and 9:30pm. Additionally, the performance will serve as a birthday celebration for Ciacca, who will be joined by an all-star line-up featuring ...

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Haiti Benefit: Members of Ween RRE, Hot Tuna on 2/14 in NYC

Source: JamBase
February 13, 2010

Haiti Benefit this weekend features members of Railroad Earth, Ween and Hot Tuna

Railroad Earth Americana Artist George Kilby Jr. will produce a Valentine's Day Benefit Concert for Haitian Aid, February 14, from 3 p.m. till Midnight at Mannys on Second in New York City. Internationally known musicians who are based in New York will be featured, along with regional bands playing a wide variety of genres including bluegrass, jazz, blues, country, funk, and rock & roll.

Partners in Health ...

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Tim Kuhl Group at Zebulon on February 21, 2010

Source: Two for the Show Media
February 13, 2010

Hello AAJ Readers and Friends, My group will be playing at Brooklyn hot spot Zebulon on Sunday, February 21st, at 9pm. This show is a serious MUST SEE... TK Group: Pete Robbins - Alto Saxophone Josh Roseman - Trombone Aki Ishiguro - Guitar Ryan Mackstaller - Guitar Malcolm Kirby Jr. - Double Bass Tim Kuhl - Drums + ...

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Randy Ingram Trio @ Smalls Jazz Club on February 16th

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
February 13, 2010

Tuesday, February 16th, 7:30pm-10:00pm Randy Ingram, Piano, Massimo Biolcati, Bass, Jochen Rueckert, Drums Smalls Jazz Club 183 West 10th Street, New York, NY 10014 (212) 252-5091 or smallsjazzclub.com for info and directions $20 (includes one drink) “Ingram and his band consistently get it right on 'The Road Ahead', an impressive debut by a leader and group that one expects will continue to make great music for years" --All About Jazz “[Ingram's] throughly enjoyable debut portends a bright future... 'The Road ...

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Alberta Cross: Tour Dates

Source: JamBase
February 13, 2010

Alberta Cross Sells Out Shows Across The U.S., Tour Confirmed With Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Alberta Cross Alberta Cross just wrapped up their first ever nationwide headlining tour where they performed to sold out crowds in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington DC, San Francisco and more. This spring, Alberta Cross will tour with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.

Their latest album, Broken Side of Time arrives on the heels of their EP The Thief & the Heartbreaker, which earned the ...

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Hilary Kole Carrying a Torch at Birdland

Source: Michael Ricci
February 12, 2010

Prefacing her impeccable performance of The Folks Who Live on the Hill on Wednesday evening at Birdland, Hilary Kole remarked that the approach singers take to this dream of wedded bliss, composed by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II, tends to depend on age and experience.

For ingnues, she suggested, the vision of building a home on a hilltop high and raising a family is a sweetly starry-eyed encapsulation of every young couples fantasy of happily ever after. But for ...

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So. Cal Jazz Weekend

Source: All About Jazz
February 12, 2010

10th Annual Newport Beach Jazz Party Marriott Hotel Feb 11-14 2010 Newport Beach http://newportbeachjazzparty.com/

The Chicago Underground Duo, Pit er Pat, The Pity Party Bootleg Theater : Fri., February 12, 9:00pm Westlake Jazz

The Arnold McCuller Group The Baked Potato : Fri., February 12 San Fernando Valley Jazz

The Bob Sheppard Trio Blue Whale : Fri., February 12 Chinatown/ Elysian ...

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Jazz This Week: Branford Marsalis, Douglas Ewart, Charles "Bobo" Shaw, Mardra and Reggie Thomas, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
February 12, 2010

It looks to be a busy few days for live music in St. Louis, with plenty of events this weekend that will be of interest to fans of jazz and creative music. Let's go to the highlights:Tonight, saxophonist Dave Stone and trumpeter Randy Holmes play the music of Ornette Coleman and Don Cherry in a free concert for Washington University's Jazz at Holmes series. Also, actress and singer Tyne Daly, accompanied by pianist and St. Louis native John ...

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