Performance / Tour News

Tickets Now on Sale for Jamie Cullum's March 14 Show in St. Louis

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
December 21, 2009

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Gypsy Jazz Invades America

Source: Michael Ricci
December 19, 2009

Some musicians in the United States are bringing a unique style of French music to American audiences. Gypsy jazz, also known by its French name, jazz manouche, dates back to before the Second World War. While already popular in many European countries, diehard American fans can now hear the distinctive sound of Gypsy Jazz at specialist clubs in cities across the U.S. The sounds of 1930s Paris fill the room at this coffee house in Florida. The Cook Trio ...

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Furthur Add Mill Valley Shows to Bay Area Nye Run

Source: JamBase
December 19, 2009

Furthur Add Mill Valley Shows To Bay Area NYE Run

Furthur Furthur has announced a pair of pre-NYE shows. The band - Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Jeff Chimenti (RatDog, The Dead), John Kadlecik (DSO), Jay Lane (RatDog) and Joe Russo (The Duo, Bustle In Your Hedgerow) - will perform at Mill Valley, CA's Masonic Hall on December 27 and 28. Tickets are available here. Following the Mill Valley gigs, Furthur will ring in 2010 with two shows on December 30 ...

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Spanning Generations While Sticking to Old Standards

Source: Michael Ricci
December 19, 2009

There was a time when the alto saxophonist Lee Konitz wasnt a regular attraction on the New York club circuit. Actually, that was the case for much of his career: Mr. Konitz, never the warmest or most ingratiating of jazz legends, has long had a fickle relationship with the spotlight. That probably says more about the spotlight than it does about his art, which has been consistent over the years, obstinately so. Now 82, he has settled into a late-career ...

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Latin Jazz is Staple, but Others Are Invited

Source: Michael Ricci
December 19, 2009

The alto saxophonist Logan Richardson was about halfway through his second set at FB Lounge in East Harlem on Wednesday night when he paused for an announcement from management. Up walked Roberto Ayala, part owner of the club, which is an outgrowth of the longstanding Fonda Boricua restaurant across the street. This is El Barrio, Mr. Ayala barked, beaming. This is not downtown. This is ZIP code 10029! His declarative urges made sense. Since it opened two years ago, FB ...

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Concert of Sacred Music by Duke Ellington - December 26

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
December 19, 2009

Concert of Sacred Music by Duke Ellington - December 26 Posted 18 December, 2009 in Seattle Jazz - comments

Concert of Sacred Music by Duke Ellington

Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra + NW Chamber Chorus + vocalist Everett Greene

Saturday, December 26, 2009 Town Hall Seattle, 7:30 pm 1119 Eight Avenue (at Seneca), Seattle

Tickets now on sale through brownpapertickets.com.

Preferred Section Seating: $28 (this section is sold out) General Seating ...

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Cymbals Eat Guitars 2010 Tour

Source: JamBase
December 19, 2009

CYMBALS EAT GUITARS ANNOUNCE 2010 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR BEAR IN HEAVEN TO SUPPORT

Cymbals Eat Guitars Following an incredibly successful 2009 on the heels of their debut album, Why There Are Mountains, Brooklyn rockers Cymbals Eat Guitars have announced a slew of 2010 North American tour dates. The tour takes the band to both coasts and includes a few stops in Canada. Supporting will be Bear In Heaven

Cymbals Eat Guitars 2010 Tour Dates 03/05/10 Fri ...

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M'boom Meets World Saxophone Quartet

Source: Michael Ricci
December 18, 2009

BIRDLAND & 3D FAMILY PRESENT M'BOOM MEETS WORLD SAXOPHONE QUARTET “The Grand Collaboration 2010" JANUARY 19th until 23rd 2010 BIRDLAND, NEW YORK, NY Nearly three decades have passed since that glorious 1981 evening, when an audience of three thousand gathered in the cathedral of St. John the Divine to hear what Max Roach called a “Grand Collaboration": a concert by M'Boom and the World Saxophone Quartet. For those who were there and ...

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