Performance / Tour News

Sten Hostfalt & Trudy Silver at 5c Cafe NYC New Years Eve

Source: Michael Ricci
December 30, 2009

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Bucky Pizzarelli Performs Live at Division Street Grill on January 2nd

Source: PublicEye
December 29, 2009

Jazz Legend Bucky Pizzarelli Performs Live at Division Street Grill January 2nd 2010 at 7:30 and 9:30pm

Peekskill NY -- Jazz Legend Bucky Pizzarelli will keep the New Year's weekend celebration alive with his stellar jazz guitar performances at The Division Street Grill in Peekskill January 2nd 2010 at 7:30 and 9:30p.m. Jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli has played with everyone from Zoot Sims and Benny Goodman to Doc Severinsen on The Tonight Show, where he honed ...

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Jeff Coffin and the Mu'tet to Perform Friday, January 22 at 2720

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
December 29, 2009

Saxophonist Jeff Coffin (pictured) and his band the Mu'tet will return to St. Louis on Friday, January 22 to perform at 2720, the new performance space run by the production company Loyal Family at 2720 Cherokee on the south side.In addition to his solo career, Coffin performs with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones and with the Dave Mathews Band. His last scheduled appearance in St. Louis was set for August 2008 at the now-closed Lucas School House, but ...

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Jazz This Week: New Year's Eve Jazz in St. Louis, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
December 29, 2009

While New Year's Eve isn't usually a particularly big night for live jazz in St. Louis, there seem to be slightly more than the usual number of jazz-related options out there this year.Among the more noteworthy revels occurring this Thursday evening:* Singer Erin Bode (pictured) and her band will be doing two performances at the Joe Buck Show Room, which is part of the sportscaster's JBuck's restaurant downtown on Clark St.;* The Robert Edwards Big ...

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Vicki Burns and Ed MacEachen Perform on Tuesday January 5th at Uno Chicago Grill Bronx, New York

Source: All About Jazz
December 28, 2009

Jazz vocalist Vicki Burns and Master guitarist, Ed MacEachen team for a debut performance of a new duo at The Uno Chicago Grill in the Parkchester area of the Bronx. This performance is part of a dynamic new music series called Uno Music Tuesdays. 71 Metropolitan Oval Bronx, New York 718.824.8667 Vicki Burns Vicki Burns is a jazz singer who has been delighting audiences for years. A vocalist with impeccable taste, a sure sense of rhythm ...

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Duke Ellington's Sacred Music Holds Sacred Place in Seattle's Jazz Community

Source: Michael Ricci
December 27, 2009

Earshot's annual performance of Duke Ellington's sacred music is unique to Seattle. It's a magnum opus involving more than 50 performers on stage, and it was instrumental in the formation of the now-accomplished Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra. In 1965, the Pulitzer Prize's three-member music jury voted unanimously to award Duke Ellington a special citation for his prodigious contributions to American music, an award unceremoniously rejected by the Pulitzer's 14-member advisory board. The 66-year-old Ellington handled the snub and resulting controversy ...

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Charlie Hunter | 12.16.09 | Yoshi's SF

Source: JamBase
December 24, 2009

Images by: Susan J. Weiand

Charlie Hunter 12.16 :: Yoshi's :: San Francisco, CA

Charlie Hunter celebrated his 10th Annual Holiday Run with six shows at Yoshi's, three at the S.F. location and three in Oakland. Hunter was joined by Ron Miles (trumpet), Curtis Fowlkes (trombone), Alan Ferber (trombone) and Eric Kalb (drums).

Hunter will release his new album, Gentlemen, I Neglected To Inform You You Will Not Be Getting Paid on January 12, 2010.

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Delta Spirit New Album/Tour

Source: JamBase
December 24, 2009

DELTA SPIRIT'S NEW ALBUM TITLED HISTORY FROM BELOW EXPECTED SPRING 2010 / WINTER TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED

“I love these guys their camaraderie, the way they attack their music on stage and how they are pursuing their success: a show at a time, winning fans one by one, if need be." - Wall Street Journal

Delta Spirit is gearing up for a busy 2010 with new tour dates announced and a new album in the works. The band will ...

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