Performance / Tour News

Josh Deutsch Quintet at Tula's Monday

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
November 30, 2009

rom Josh Deutsch:

Greetings friends, family & colleagues,

Hope you had an excellent thanksgiving! Im writing to let you know about a show Ill be playing this coming Monday (Nov. 30) at Tulas. Ill be playing with some of my favorite Seattle area musicians, so this promises to be a very fun show. Well be playing a mix of originals and pieces from the great jazz composers, including Billy Strayhorn, Bill Evans, Lennie Tristano, Kenny Wheeler & Dizzy ...

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Andy Polay Quartet Plus Special Guest Vocalist Wendy Martin at the Beanrunner in Peekskill, NY

Source: Michael Ricci
November 28, 2009

On Saturday evening, December 19, at 8:00PM, a stellar show will grace the stage at the Beanrunner in Peekskill, NY. On that night The Andy Polay Bands will take on yet another shape as it continually keeps it fresh while offering real jazz in various forms. After introducing a fantastic quintet their last time at the 'Bean, and offering a stunning show to the standing room house, this will be a quintet with a different equation. Joining the band that ...

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Bringing Big Band Jazz Back to the Theater District

Source: Michael Ricci
November 28, 2009

There you are, texting away as you walk down West 46th Street in Midtown, and you nearly bump right into the big, bright gramophone on the sidewalk outside the Hotel Edison. The antique prop is put out on Mondays to mark the entrance to Club Cache in the hotels basement. There, the clock is turned back to the Jazz Age, courtesy of Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, a time machine powered by 11 rhythmically inclined men in tuxedos. For decades, ...

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The Zeke Martin Project CD Release Party at Tazza Cafe in Providence, RI

Source: Michael Ricci
November 27, 2009

Friday, November 27th, 9pm The Zeke Martin Project CD release celebration Tazza Cafe 250 Westminster St Providence, RI 02903 401-421-3300 From jazz royalty, Boston drum talent Zeke Martin Makes a musical mark for himself You don't have to go back too far to find the musical inspiration in Zeke Martin's past. His father, Stu Martin, accompanied some of jazz's great talents, including Herbie Hancock, Charlies Mingus, Quincy Jones, ...

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Umphrey's McGee (S2) | 11.13 | Burlington

Source: JamBase
November 26, 2009

Words & Image by: Guy Shechter

Umphrey's McGee (S2) :: 11.13 :: Higher Ground :: Burlington, VT

Jake Cinninger - UM :: 11.13 :: Burlington, VT The third of Umphrey's McGee's improvisational Stew Art Series (S2) events took place on Friday the 13th in the beautiful town of Burlington, Vermont at the infamous Higher Ground. For most, if not all of us, this was our first time experiencing this artsy project that UM has come up with. For those ...

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The Disco Biscuits | 11.20 and 11.21 | S.F.

Source: JamBase
November 26, 2009

Words by: Chris Clark | Images by: Kelsey Winterkorn

The Disco Biscuits :: 11.21.09 :: The Fillmore :: San Francisco, CA

The Disco Biscuits :: 11.21 :: The Fillmore Back in early April, The Disco Biscuits made their long awaited return to the West Coast for what was supposed to be a 2009 coming out party of sorts. The band was truly hitting their stride, again, and there was a bevy of talk surrounding the band that this just ...

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Jazz This Week: Jeremy Davenport, Tatsu Aoki, Anna Blair, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
November 26, 2009

Though it's a holiday weekend, there still are some notable happenings around St. Louis for fans of jazz and creative music. Here's a short-form summary of the highlights:On Friday and Saturday, trumpeter, singer and St. Louis native Jeremy Davenport (pictured) returns home for what 's become an annual Thanksgiving weekend gig at Jazz at the Bistro. For a taste of Davenport performing material from his latest CD, check out the videos here; for a biography and ...

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Earshot Jazz Presents the Charles Lloyd New Quartet, December 6th at Town Hall

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
November 26, 2009

The legendary saxophonist Charles Lloyd brings his brilliant New Quartet, featuring pianist Jason Moran, bassist Reuben Rogers, and drummer Eric Harland, to Town Hall Seattle, 1119 Eighth Ave (at Seneca), at 7:30pm, December 6th, 2009. The quartet unites three stellar representatives of jazzs younger generation with the venerable artist Charles Lloyd, whos distinctive tone is defined by technical brilliance informed by a lifetime of spiritual questing and creative collaborations with artists and musical philosophies from around the world.

Lloyd's New ...

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