Performance / Tour News

NEA Jazz Master Chico Hamilton Returns to Bohemian Caverns

Source: AMT Public Relations
February 11, 2010

NEA Jazz Master Chico Hamilton Returns to Washington, DC, February 20th @ Bohemian Caverns

88-year old jazz legend/band leader/percussionist Foreststorn Chico Hamilton celebrates his latest album Twelve Tones of Love. Described as being more creative and artistic than ever (Hot House Jazz), Chico is considered one of the most important living jazz artists and composers. Despite being an octogenarian, he continues to compose music, release albums, tour regionally, and work with artists more than half his age. To view video ...

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A Sondheim-Tinted Perspective on Life

Source: Michael Ricci
February 10, 2010

To borrow the words of the English novelist Anthony Powell, Stephen Sondheims Night Waltz, from A Little Night Music, might be described as a dance to the music of time. A little giddy, with one foot off the ground and the other perilously perched on tiptoe, the song is the thematic thread in an unfurling Sondheim medley that is the centerpiece of the jazz pianist Barbara Carrolls new show at the Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel. Returning to the ...

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Infamous Stringdusters: New Album and Tour Dates

Source: JamBase
February 10, 2010

THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS TO RELEASE THINGS THAT FLY APRIL 20

The Infamous String Busters About the most important question a young bluegrass band faces right out of the gate is whether they can play. The Infamous Stringdusters wasted no time in providing their answer an emphatic yes winning IBMA Album, Song and Emerging Artist of the Year in 2007, the same year they released their debut, Fork In the Road.

On Things That Fly, their third album, due out April ...

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Loudon Wainwright at Largo at the Coronet

Source: Michael Ricci
February 10, 2010

The folksy, Grammy-winning musician sings about optimism in the face of bad times.

Loudon Wainwright III was fighting a losing battle with his guitar Tuesday night at Largo at the Coronet: He wanted it to stay in tune, the guitar didn't. So roughly an hour into his show the L.A.-based folkie hatched the kind of plan that comes naturally to someone with Wainwright's experience. “I'm gonna do a blues now," he announced. “That way it don't matter." That his plan ...

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Only in New Orleans | 01.28 - 02.02

Source: JamBase
February 10, 2010

Words & Images by: Robert Pollock

Only in New Orleans.

George Porter Jr. :: 01.28 :: New Orleans, LA You've probably heard that expression before. Think back. Was it during Jazz Fest, Mardi Gras, maybe French Quarter Fest? I'm going to change that to, “All the time in New Orleans." In these economically challenging days, you can pick a long weekend, pay a lot less, and still have many “only in New Orleans" moments. That's what I did January 28 ...

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Dave Stryker Organ Trio at Iridium

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
February 10, 2010

Dave Stryker Organ Trio CD Release for “One for Reedus" SteepleChase

One For Reedus, Dave Stryker's first recording for the label since the 2003 set “Strike Up The Band" (released in 2008) is also Dave's return to a format that was so much part of his musical development on moving to New York in the early 1980s - the guitar/organ/drums combination. The Dave Stryker Organ Trio has been a working band for the past several years. This album is dedicated ...

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Leonard Cohen Reschedules Europe Dates Due to Injury

Source: JamBase
February 10, 2010

Leonard Cohen Reschedules European Performances Due To Injury

Leonard Cohen AEG Worldwide has announced that a run of performances by Leonard Cohen have been rescheduled to allow proper time for a sports-related injury sustained by the artist to heal.

While exercising recently, Mr. Cohen suffered a compression injury in his lower back. He has been advised by physicians to follow the typical four to six month regime of physical therapy prescribed for athletes with similar injuries.

“Doctors have confirmed that ...

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MO'fone Plays the Meters 02/10 in San Francisco

Source: JamBase
February 10, 2010

Mo'Fone Plays The Meters at SFJAZZ

The Meters Hotplate is a new concept from SFJAZZ that features a different Bay Area artist each month, interpreting the music of their favorite jazz legend. This month, Mo'Fone pays tribute to The Meters for a pre-Mardi Gras bash.

Mo'Fone's unique instrumentation and lively sound has made them something of a local gem. Featuring a bari sax/alto sax/drums lineup with special guest horn section, Mo'Fone will pay tribute to The Meters, a band that ...

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