Performance / Tour News

Eugene Marlow's Heritage Ensemble with Special Guest Bobby Sanabria Plays at the Dizzy Gillespie Auditorium (NYC)

Source: Michael Ricci
October 21, 2009

Composer/Leader Eugene Marlow&#39s quintet The Heritage Ensemble is devoted to the concert performance of well-known Hebraic liturgical and folksong melodies in various jazz, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, and neo-classical styles. (See below for latest review.) The group's inaugural CD "Making the Music Our Own" is available at cdbaby.com.

The Heritage Ensemble: Eugene Marlow (founder/pianist) with Todd Bashore (saxophones), Frank Wagner (bass), Cristian Rivera (percussion), and guest artist, multi-Grammy nominee Bobby Sanabria (drums)

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Vibist Jerry Tachoir and Pianist Marlene Tachoir on Tour in S. Carolina

Source: Michael Ricci
October 20, 2009

The Jazz duo of vibist, Jerry Tachoir and pianist Marlene Tachoir will be featured at several universities in South Carolina the week of October 26th. The Tachoir Duo will be in Charleston at Charleston Southern on Monday October 26th and will continue to Limestone College in Gaffney on Tuesday October 27 and to University of South Carolina, Aiken on Wednesday and Thursday, October 28th and 29th. The Tachoirs will perform all original compositions, some from their latest CD Travels on ...

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The Kevin Frenette Trio @ 119 Gallery on 10/23

Source: Michael Ricci
October 20, 2009

Friday, October 23, 2009 119 Gallery 119 Chelmsford St Lowell, MA 01851 The Frenette / Rohr / McLellan Trio Kevin Frenette (guitar) James Rohr (fender rhodes) John McLellan (drums) Boston area guitarist Kevin Frenette has performed throughout the Northeast USA making music that is inspired by both avant-garde jazz and contemporary improvisation. He studied guitar, composition, and music theory at UMASS-Dartmouth where he received a BA in Theory/Composition. He has performed and/or ...

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Live and in Color: Industrial Jazz Group at the Space

Source: See! Hear! by Richard Kamins
October 20, 2009

Andrew Durkin is in the midst of marauding up and down the East Coast with 16 of his closest friends.  Pianist /composer Durkin leads the Industrial Jazz Group, an ensemble he created nearly a decade ago to perform his compositions, an unruly (at times) blend of mainstream jazz with Frank Zappa-esque (?) flourishes, comedic splashes, fiery solos, and “swinging" beats.  It's wise-cracking but not snooty music that raises a smile while it entertains, makes your feet tap as ...

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Composer Portrait: Don Cherry Presented by Ars Nova Workshop

Source: Michael Ricci
October 19, 2009

Ars Nova Workshop is pleased to commence our season-long celebration of the work and life of multi-instrumentalist and composer Don Cherry (1936-1995). This week's concert features the Philadelphia debut of trumpeter Dave Douglas's Bass Ecstasy. Other upcoming performances include Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra revisiting “Relativity Suite", a new large ensemble led by MacArthur Fellow Ken Vandermark, and Karl Berger's In the Spirit of Don Cherry, featuring a stellar cast of former Cherry collaborators. Please join us for this rare ...

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Drummer Matt Wilson is Everything That is Good About Jazz

Source: Michael Ricci
October 19, 2009

By Jason Parker The Matt Wilson Quartet played a show last night in Seattle as part of the Earshot Jazz Festival. I had seen Matt play before, and attended a clinic he gave at the Port Townsend Jazz Workshop that was one of the most inspiring clinics I've ever been to. I knew I was in for a great time, but the show exceeded my already high expectations. The Earshot Jazz Festival has a reputation of presenting cutting-edge music, and ...

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New Yasmin Levy Release & First US Tour Dates Since 2005

Source: Michael Ricci
October 19, 2009

Latino singer Yasmin Levy returns to the US for the first time since 2005, with a 10 City US tour to support her third album, but first release in the US titled Mano Suave. She is the recipient of the Anna Lindh award for promoting cross cultural dialogue, and the winner of the 2008 USA Songwriting contest in the world music category. She performs throughout the world to sold out houses and has achieved critical acclaim and solid record sales. ...

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Tim Kuhl 4 with Jonathan Moritz, Ryan Mackstaller, James Ilgenfritz (10/22)

Source: Two for the Show Media
October 19, 2009

Join us this Thursday October 22nd at Le Grand Dakar, for some adventurous music from some of New York's finest. This show is part of the Infrequent Seams Series hosted by Julianne Carney and James Ilgenfritz. TK 4: Jonathan Moritz - Tenor Saxophone Ryan Mackstaller - Guitar James Ilgenfritz - Double Bass Tim Kuhl - Drums + Cymbals Thursday October ...

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