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Baltimore Gypsy Jazz Bands Announce Winter Tour
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Jazz Beyond Borders
Ultrafaux and Hot Club of Baltimore Showcase Contemporary and Traditional Gypsy Jazz Inspired by the legendary Django Reinhardt, Baltimore guitarist and band leader Michael Joseph Harris leads two gypsy jazz bands on a 2017 Winter Tour. Beginning mid-January, Ultrafaux and Hot Club of Baltimore will play a dozen cities in Northern Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Tennessee, the Carolinas, Georgia and Louisiana, culminating in a March 5 appearance at the Django-a-Gogo Festival in Brooklyn, New York. Harris became a respected ambassador of ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, January 6-12
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
With subzero temps and windchills to start the weekend, hot music is a sure antidote, and there's plenty of it around the Metro. Contributing some of the heat— veterans like Eric Gravatt, Larry McDonough, and Laura Caviani; young guns like Jack Courtright and Will Schmid; and special events like the Twin Cities Bass Camp Winter Workshop. Big Gigs This Week Friday, January 6. There's no age limit at Jazz Central, in the audience or on stage. The Master's show presents ...
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Flutist Elsa Nilsson New CD: "Salt Wind" Video Release Show, January 6th at Rockwood Music Hall (NYC)
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Flutist and composer Elsa Nilsson's new album Salt Wind is a deeply personal expression with influences from every aspect of her colorful life. Born in Gothenburg, Sweden and raised by a California hippie, Nilsson had her feet planted in two very different cultures, leading her to seek commonalities wherever she can find them. She believes the true beauty of music is its ability to create common ground, and she weaves all kinds of folk music (including jazz) to find a ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, December 30 - January 5
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
This last Lead Sheet for 2016 reflects the depth and breadth of the Twin Cities jazz scene— veterans, visitors and the next generation of stars. There's aural fun to be had on New Year's Eve, of course, and a look at the “Coming Soon" calendar gives us plenty of options to resolve to make 2017 the jazziest yet. Big Gigs This Week Friday, December 30.It's a night filled with homecomings! Local native, Chicago-based saxophonist Pat Mallinger is back for a ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, December 23-29
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
Even for Minnesota, our recent weather has created a wild ride, from way below zero to over 40 above, and maybe our music reflects this as well—in this coming week, you can hear it all, from Bourbon Street to Gershwin to the Bad Plus, from our veteran elders to our youngest upstarts. What a way to end the year! Big Gigs This Week Friday, Sunday and Monday, December 23, 25-26. The annual Bad Plusholiday residency, which got underway Thursday, returns ...
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Jazz this week: Christmas jazz in St. Louis
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
With Christmas Eve and Christmas Day filling the weekend, the calendar of upcoming jazz and creative music events this week in St. Louis is understandably rather modest, though there are a few noteworthy shows in the days leading up to the holiday. Let's take a look... Thursday, December 22 Singer Feyza Eren, who has just released a new album of holiday music, will lead a quartet at Evangeline's, and trumpeter Jim Manley will play his weekly Thursday show at Momo's ...
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Eli Yamin And The Astro-Intergenerational Arkestra At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola January 17, 2017 - "Message From Saturn"
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Eli Yamin and the Astro-Intergenerational Arkestra Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola January 17, 2017- 2 Sets One Night Only! Message From Saturn A Space Odyssey “I just got a message from Saturn. We are not playing enough blues!"—Sun Ra Eli Yamin and the Astro-Intergenerational Arkestra recently returned from their triumphant performances in Russia that amazed audiences with standing ovations, now brings his inspiring Sun Ra blues to Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola for one night only on Tuesday, ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, December 16-22
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
As we head into the week before Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanza, our jazz options seem to increase exponentially! Not only do we have area favorites, we also have some special visitors back in town for annual holiday performances, including the start of the annual Bad Plus residency at the Dakota. The weather outside is expected to be frightful over the weekend, but as intrepid Minnesotans, don't let some flakes and a deep freeze interfere with your jazz moments!! Big Gigs ...
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