Performance / Tour News

Chano Dominguez Flamenco Quintet: "The Flamenco Side of Kind of Blue" at Jazz Standard (NYC)

Source: Michael Ricci
December 4, 2009

December 4-6, 2009 Chano Dominguez - piano Mario Rossy - bass Blas Cordoba - cantaor Israel “Pirana" Suarez - cajon Tomasito - dance and palmas

Jazz Standard 116 East 27th Street (Between Park / Lexington) New York, NY 10016 212-576-2232 And now (as the saying goes) for something completely different: A stunning new interpretation of the 1959 Miles Davis classic Kind of Blue, as ...

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The Legendary Wailers Perform "Exodus" Album in Its Entirety to Sold out Shows Across America

Source: Michael Ricci
December 3, 2009

EXODUS named “Album of the Century" by Time Magazine

ONE LOVE - “Song of the Millennium" - BBC

Tour in support of the band's I WENT HUNGRY Charity with over 150,000 people fed to date

Legendary reggae group THE WAILERS continue their sold-out “Exodus Tour," with more dates in the US. The shows will feature a full performance of the classic 1977 EXODUS album and will highlight songs like “Jamming," “Waiting in Vain," “Natural Mystic" and “One Love/People Get Ready. ...

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Clapton, Beck: Confirm Shows

Source: JamBase
December 3, 2009

ERIC CLAPTON AND JEFF BECK COMBINE FORCES FOR THREE NORTH AMERICAN SHOWS THIS FEBRUARY

Eric Clapton Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck have confirmed three North American co-headlining shows for February, 2010. The announcement comes on the heels of the tandem's previously confirmed shows at London's O2 February 13-14, 2010.

Clapton and Beck will kick things off in the states on February 18 at New York City's Madison Square Garden, then head north for a February 21 show at Toronto's Air ...

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The Flaming Lips and Pink Floyd Dark Side for NYE and Album Too

Source: JamBase
December 3, 2009

The Flaming Lips Cover Pink Floyd's Dark Side for NYE & Album To Follow

The Flaming Lips will be covering Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety on New Year's Eve. The psychedelic celebration will go down on December 31 at the Cox Center in Oklahoma City, OK. The show will also feature Wayne's nephew Dennis Coyne's band Stardeath and White Dwarfs. According to the poster for the show (featured below), “Starting at midnight: A special performance ...

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The Staxx Brothers | 11.19 | Santa Cruz

Source: JamBase
December 3, 2009

By: Dennis Cook

The Staxx Brothers :: 11.19.09 :: Moe's Alley :: Santa Cruz, CA

The Staxx Brothers by Michael Profitt In funk music we find a pronounced commingling of elements, where rock, jazz and R&B bump uglies, moistened with soulful lubrication and powered by a church-like need to get folks onto their feet and out of their constrictions. When done right, funk hits one like happy lightning with a bumptious thunderclap that shakes our preconceptions and lights a ...

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Jazz Arts Group Presents Louis Armstrong's Hot Fives / Hot Sevens Revisited

Source: Michael Ricci
December 3, 2009

Columbus, OH -- The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) will present the music of Louis Armstrong's famous Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings through a series of concerts and educational activities in February 2010 to coincide with Black History Month and the rebirth of the Lincoln Theatre. The music of the Hot Five and the Hot Seven is considered by most critics to be among the finest recordings in jazz history. Louis Armstrong provided jazz with its quantum leap ...

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A Big Band Reaches for Bold Sounds

Source: Michael Ricci
December 2, 2009

Writing decent music for a jazz big band is hard, and keeping the band working is harder. For the bandleader and composer, maintaining the integrity of a group sound with a dozen or more players--and maintaining a core style with enough tooth and identity that it can reach beyond the closed circuit of jazz students--takes up a lot of the job. As a consequence, concertgoers dont usually expect a jazz big-band show to rearrange their heads. People forget that big ...

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Young Bandleader Plays, and Listens

Source: Michael Ricci
December 2, 2009

Precocity without deference can make for a rough start in jazz. The tenor saxophonist Noah Preminger, at 23, clearly understands that: since taking his first real steps as a bandleader a couple of years ago, he has worked often with musicians of deep experience and generous judgment. Dry Bridge Road (Nowt), his auspicious debut, released last year, reflected this strategy. So, too, will a forthcoming live album, which he recorded on Sunday and Monday at the Cornelia Street Cafe. Mr. ...

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