Performance / Tour News

Interview: Terry Teachout (Part 2)

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
December 2, 2009

Louis Armstrong is slowly slipping into obscurity. Sadly, his music is heard less and less on the radio, and fewer and fewer people know or care much about his sound or his contribution to jazz and America's personality. Like Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong's oxidation is a direct result of his parodying singing style and stage presence. By today's standards, both are far removed from what we now define as entertainment, and both feed into stereotypes that blacks and whites find ...

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LA Philharmonic Plays Zappa

Source: JamBase
December 2, 2009

SELECTIONS FROM FRANK ZAPPA'S YELLOW SHARK TO BE PERFORMED BY LA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, CONDUCTED BY JOHN ADAMS

Frank Zappa Selections from Frank Zappa's Yellow Shark album will be performed on December 1 by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, with John Adams conducting. The concert is presented as part of the West Coast, Left Coast Festival celebrating California composers.

The group will perform “Questi Cazzi Di Piccione," “Ruth is Sleeping," “G-Spot Tornado," “The Girl in the Magnesium Dress," and ...

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Jake Shimabukuro, Bette Midler to Perform for Queen of England

Source: JamBase
December 2, 2009

JAKE SHIMABUKURO TO PERFORM WITH BETTE MIDLER IN THE PRESENCE OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN

Jake Shimabukuro Jake Shimabukuro, the ukulele virtuoso from Hawaii, will perform his arrangement of The Beatles' tune “In My Life" with Bette Midler for The Royal Variety Performance 2009 in Blackpool, England. The Performance is presented annually in aid of the Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund (the EABF), whose patron is Her Majesty The Queen. Acts lined up to appear include Whoopi Goldberg, Canadian singer Michael ...

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The Radiators and Jackie Greene: Jamaican Fan Jam 01/20-23

Source: JamBase
December 2, 2009

THE RADIATORS JAMAICAN FAN JAM SET FOR JANUARY 20-23, 2010

The Radiators On the weekend of January 20, legendary New Orleans rockers The Radiators will host a truly one-of-a-kind music experience for their fans at the all-inclusive Breezes Grand Negril Hotel & Spa in Jamaica. Aside from offering Rads fans an extraordinarily unique concert-going experience, the event is also in celebration of The Radiators' two recently-released albums: Wild & Free and The Lost Southlake Sessions, which features tracks recorded in ...

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Kiss | 11.22 | Oakland

Source: JamBase
December 2, 2009

Words & Images by: Tracy Nunnery

KISS :: 11.22.09 :: Oracle Arena :: Oakland, CA

KISS :: 11.22 :: Oakland, CA If you show anyone in the world a photo of KISS, it's pretty likely that they will tell you right away who it is. That kind of cachet is hard to come by in the fickle world of music. The monster that Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and ...

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Galactic, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe Coming to the Pageant on Thursday, February 18

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
December 2, 2009

The eclectic New Orleans funk/jazz band Galactic and saxophonist Karl Denson's group Tiny Universe are coming to St. Louis on Thursday, February 18 to perform at The Pageant.Galactic's last CD From the Corner to the Block featured collaborations with guest hip-hop performers and lyricists. Their upcoming effort Ya-Ka-May goes back to the band's New Orleans roots with a diverse list of guest artists from the Crescent City, and will be released on February 9.Meanwhile, Denson and ...

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JazzU Students to Perform Monday, December 14 at Jazz at the Bistro

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
December 2, 2009

Students from Jazz St. Louis' JazzU program will perform in an end-of-semester showcase concert to be held at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, December 14 at Jazz at the Bistro. JazzU is a series of weekly workshops geared towards emerging middle and high school student musicians, and it serves as a companion program to the Jazz St. Louis All-Stars. In addition to weekly instruction from local faculty members, JazzU students get a chance meet and work with participants in ...

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Tickets on Sale This Week for Dianne Reeves and Peter Martin Duo Concert at the Sheldon

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
December 2, 2009

Tickets will go on sale to the general public this Saturday, December 5 for the first concert in the new Peter Martin Music series. The concert will feature the jazz pianist and native St. Louisan and his longtime employer and friend, singer Dianne Reeves, in a duo performance at the Sheldon Concert Hall.However, there's also a special online presale that begins at 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 4. To take advantage of this one-day head start to purchase your ...

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