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Bruce Hornsby | 11.14 | Illinois
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JamBase
Words by: Maureen Gasek | Images by: Norman Kind
Bruce Hornsby :: 11.14.09 :: Centre East Theatre :: Skokie, Illinois
Bruce Hornsby :: 11.14 :: Illinois Bruce Hornsby walked onstage carrying a stack of requests, waived to the audience, and began to play. He started with a jazz-fusion piece that transcended into a comfortable, soft classical style taking the audience from a storm of sound to a comfortable ...
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Shirl Wright's Roots Jazz at Night Hotel NYC This Saturday Free
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Michael Ricci
The Queen of Cabaret, Andrea Marcovici, Celebrates the Johnny Mercer Centennial at the Algonquin Hotel.
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Miller Wright & Associates
ANDREA MARCOVICCI the celebrated singer and actress lauded as the greatest cabaret star of her generation by The International Herald Tribune and the epitome of elegance and showbiz savvy by Variety will celebrate the 2009 Johnny Mercer Centennial with the New York premiere of her new show Skylark: Marcovicci Sings Mercer at the Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel (59 West 44th Street) from November 17 to December 26. Please call (212) 467-7444 for reservations. The only Mercer show to ...
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Todd Rundgren Announces Special Limited West Coast Concert Run
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PRThatRocks.com
Todd Rundgren is proud to announce the only West Coast live performances of his 1973 classic masterpiece, A Wizard, A True Star. AWATS has been long heralded by the rock press as a defining paradigm-shifting album, but until this year had incredibly never been performed in public in its entirety.
Couched within an elaborate stage extravaganza harkening back to the halcyon grandeur of 70's arena glam rock productions, but in an intimate theater setting, AWATS Live is a rare opportunity ...
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URB ALT Gets Experienced with Jimi Hendrix Tribute Featuring Muthawit Orchestra, Leila Adu and Guests
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4961 Polemics
MuthaWit Orchestra, Leila Adu and special guests perform in celebration of the legacy of Jimi Hendrix.
URB ALT features artists that are exemplars of boundary crossing, synthesis and unification." --The Village Voice
NEW YORK, NY -- The URB ALT showcase of cutting edge multi- cultural music/film/visual/literary artists explores the musical discography of legendary rocker, Jimi Hendrix on his birthday Friday, November 27th. The night of alternative music presented at Galapagos Artspace in Dumbo features the avant-garde classical/blues vocal and piano ...
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Tim Warfield Brings Holiday Show to Bohemian Caverns, Featuring Special Guest Stefon Harris, December 11-12
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Michael Ricci
Tenor saxophonist Tim Warfield will be appearing in Washington, for a very special performance at the Bohemian Caverns. His group will feature a cast of fiery youthful newcomers including trumpeter Tim Thompson, pianist Neil Podgurski, bassist Eric Wheeler, and drummer Chris Beck. Serving as special" guest, will be his friend and cohort, the critically acclaimed, Stefon Harris on vibraphone. Harris has been heralded as ...one of the most important young artists in jazz". (Los Angeles Times) Warfield and Harris, both ...
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Medeski, Martin and Wood | 11.14 | NYC
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JamBase
Words & Images by: Andrew Bruss
Medeski Martin & Wood :: 11.14.09 :: Nokia Theatre :: New York, NY
MMW :: 11.14 :: NYC Medeski Martin & Wood brought their freak jazz-fusion home for a gig in New York City that effectively stimulated the frontal lobes of their audience, but did little to get feet moving on the dance floor. Given that the group cut their teeth on ...
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