Performance / Tour News

Live Review: Mose Allison at Largo's

Source: Michael Ricci
January 20, 2010

Mose Allison fans couldnt have asked for a more ideal environment for the second performance of his two-night stand at Largo at the Coronet on Sunday night. The first winter storm of 2010 snarled traffic and might have taken a bite out of the evenings attendance, but there were few talents better suited to a rainy evening than the 82-year-old piano master. Allison is like an antidote to winter doldrums. In a show presented by the still-itinerant Jazz Bakery as ...

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Ringo Starr's Q&A at the Grammy Museum

Source: Michael Ricci
January 20, 2010

The Grammy Museum has landed an impressive roster of artists for its series of question-and-answer and performance sessions in the year since it opened at the L.A. Live complex downtown.

Among the participants: Brian Wilson, Smokey Robinson, Annie Lennox, Dwight Yoakam, Herb Alpert, Harry Connick Jr. and Clive Davis, Rage Against the Machine / The Nightwatchmans Tom Morello and Dave Matthews. But even in such rarefied company, a former Beatle commands special attention, which helped explain the star-dotted turnout for ...

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Dave Pell & Med Flory Quintet @ Cafe 322

Source: All About Jazz
January 20, 2010

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Jazz This Week: Vijay Iyer, Eliane Elias, Jeff Coffin, Scraparts Percussion, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
January 20, 2010

This week brings a number of potentially interesting jazz and creative music performances to St. Louis, so let's go straight to the highlights:Tonight, pianist Vijay Iyer (pictured) opens a four-night stand continuing through Saturday at Jazz at the Bistro. Iyer will be making his St. Louis debut as the man of the moment with jazz critics and fans, as his most recent CD Historicity has emerged as a consensus choice as one of 2009's best. For more on ...

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Jazz Trumpeter/Composer Dave Douglas Leads Workshop for Young Artists Presented by Carngie Hall's Weill Music Institute

Source: Michael Ricci
January 20, 2010

Versatile trumpeter/composer and two-time Grammy Award-nominated artist Dave Douglas will lead 11 young musicians in an exploration of new works and innovative collaborations during a week-long Professional Training Workshop from February 712, 2010. Presented by Carnegie Halls Weill Music Institute (WMI), this workshop will bring together participants from diverse musical backgrounds, between the ages of 18 and 35, to work with Mr. Douglas and guest artists, pianist Uri Caine and drummer Clarence Penn, on the creation, rehearsal, and production of ...

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Who Knows? At the Yippie Museum Cafe in Greenwich Village

Source: Michael Ricci
January 20, 2010

Music that flows from Jerry Garcia, Woody Guthrie, Gunter Hampel, Sonny Rollins and beyond, to join up in the delta of Who Knows? Appearing at the comfortable Yippie Museum Cafe at 9 Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village on Saturday, January 30 at 8PM, Who Knows? is a special blend of guitarist/vocalist Richie Nagan, alto saxophonist Mark Whitecage, and clarinetist Perry Robinson. There is no admission charge for the two-set evening. The music surges and eddies, taking surprising and sometimes sudden ...

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Asia America Symphony Association Announces 2010 Season

Source: Michael Ricci
January 20, 2010

The Asia America Symphony Association led by Music Director & Conductor, David Benoit announces its 2010 Concert Season, featuring a line-up of world renowned and celebrated artists. Heading up the concert series on Saturday, February 20 is the nation's most sought after cellist, Ben Hong presenting a diverse program of “Classical and Jazz" with the David Benoit Trio and musicians of the Asia America Symphony Orchestra followed by one of the major voices in today's chamber jazz scene, Er-hu and ...

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Davy Mooney Quartet at Chris' Jazz Cafe on January 29, 2009

Source: All About Jazz
January 20, 2010

Guitarist Davy Mooney and his Quartet visit Chris' Jazz Cafe on January 29, 2009, in celebration of his new CD Astoriano.

DAVY MOONEY QUARTET Davy Mooney - guitar John Ellis - saxophone Matt Clohesy - bass Mark Ferber - drums

Friday, January 29, 2010 Sets starting @ 8 & 10 PM Chris' Jazz Cafe 1421 Sansom St Philadelphia PA Info: ...

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