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Lao Tizer to Perform with Chieli Minucci and Karen Briggs in Denver

Lao Tizer to Perform with Chieli Minucci and Karen Briggs in Denver

Source: Brody PR

Denver, CA - TIZER, featuring Boulder native and keyboardist/composer Lao Tizer with special guests guitarist Chieli Minucci and violinist extraordinaire Karen Briggs, brings their high-energy world-fusion sounds to Denver for one performance at The Soiled Dove on Friday, February 5, 2010 at 8 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.) Growing up in Colorado, Lao became enchanted by the sounds of a piano and was formally trained by University of Colorado professor Doris Lehnert. Lao began his professional career at age ...

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Mark O'Connor, John Patitucci & Julian Lage Debut Trio at Blue Note

Mark O'Connor, John Patitucci & Julian Lage Debut Trio at Blue Note

Source: Michael Ricci

String masters Mark O'Connor, John Patitucci and Julian Lage will join forces for the first time as equal members of a new trio at the Blue Note from January 7 through January 9. All three will bring their unique, individual approaches to jazz with new compositions and concepts. BIO: The trio of Mark O'Connor, John Patitucci and Julian Lage will debut at the Blue Note from January 7 through January 9. The brand new project will be a collaborative effort ...

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Tierra Negra & Muriel Anderson - New World Flamenco NY Concert & CD Release on Jan. 5th at the Highline Ballroom

Tierra Negra & Muriel Anderson - New World Flamenco NY Concert & CD Release on Jan. 5th  at the Highline Ballroom

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services

NEW RELEASE and USA Tour Tierra Negra & Muriel Anderson - New World Flamenco NY Concert & CD Release Tue., Jan. 5th, 8pm Highline Ballroom With special guests Danny Gottlieb and Nicki Parrott 431 West 16th Street (between 9th and 10th Ave) New York City, NY 10011 212-414-5994 Concert starts @ 8PM Doors open @ 6 PM Tickets $25.00 in advance

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Tim Kuhl's - A Winter's Night of Music V.2 (01.11.10)

Tim Kuhl's - A Winter's Night of Music V.2 (01.11.10)

Source: Two for the Show Media

Hello AAJ Readers, Please join us on a second installment of “A Winter's Night of Music," on Monday January 11th, featuring some of NYC's most exciting and edgy improvisers ... A must see and there is NO COVER charge. DETAILS/SET TIMES: 9pm - Tim Kuhl's “Pandora's Box" Mikko Inannen - Saxophones Frantz Loriot - Viola Ryan Mackstaller - Guitar James ...

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A Band Has Its Contemporary Way with Old-Time New Orleans Hits

A Band Has Its Contemporary Way with Old-Time New Orleans Hits

Source: Michael Ricci

Among the assorted black-and-white photographs in the entry stairwell of the Jazz Standard, one has stood out since the club opened in its current form eight years ago. Its a snapshot of Louis Armstrong in his dressing room at the Paramount Theater, in May 1937. Hes in a thin black skullcap, sleeves rolled back, gnawing on a rib bone. Hes holding what appears to be a goblet of beer. The look on his face is wary, distancing, maybe a little ...

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Jazz at the Athaneum in La Jolla - Winter 2010 Schedule

Jazz at the Athaneum in La Jolla - Winter 2010 Schedule

Source: Michael Ricci

JAZZ AT THE ATHENAEUM WINTER 2010 SERIES FEATURES TWO SAN DIEGO DEBUTS January 27, February 10, 18 & 25, 2010, 7:30pm Athenaeum Music & Arts Library 1008 Wall St., La Jolla, CA Single Tickets: $19 members / $24 non members Series: $68 members / $88 non members Call (858) 454-5872 The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library announces its winter Jazz at the Athenaeum series, which includes two local debuts. The series features ...

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Brooklyn Pianist Landon Knoblock and Philadelphia's Shot X Shot in Williamsburg Monday Jan 4

Brooklyn Pianist Landon Knoblock and Philadelphia's Shot X Shot in Williamsburg Monday Jan 4

Source: Michael Ricci

This Monday Jan. 4, Brooklyn based pianist Landon Knbolock and his band will share a bill with Philadelphia's premier avant jazz group Shot x Shot, at Spike Hill in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 8pm: The Landon Knoblock Group features Ron Horton on trumpet, Noah Preminger on saxophone, Josh Paris on bass, Jeff Davis on drums, and Landon Knoblock on wurly. The group performs unique music combining jazz, avant-garde, rock, and ambient. The music blurs the lines between composition ...

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Guitarist John Stein Turns It up on "Raising the Roof"

Guitarist John Stein Turns It up on "Raising the Roof"

Source: Michael Ricci

One of the hallmarks of a great jazz artist is versatility. Guitarist and bandleader John Stein is as agile and colorful as it gets, and he simply outdoes himself with each passing effort. Raising The Roof, his latest, is without a doubt, Stein's most vibrant effort yet, boasting passion, intensity, and a lot of exhilarating musicianship. It features the same band members that worked with Stein on Encounterpoint, his successful and acclaimed 2008 release, including Koichi Sato on keyboards from ...

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