Performance / Tour News

Stevie Wonder Sits in with Jazz Mafia

Source: Michael Ricci
September 29, 2009

What would you do if Stevie Wonder showed up unannounced to your gig? Would you lose it, knowing that one of the most respected artists of our time was in the building? Or would you just do what you do - jazz music with a whole lot of soul and a touch of funk? For the Jazz Mafia crew, the latter proved the best option when Mr. Wonderful himself arrived unannounced, with no entourage in sight, at their gig at ...

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Antonio Castillo de la Gala the Hotel Bel-Air Pianist's Elegance and Ivory

Source: Michael Ricci
September 29, 2009

For a dozen years, Antonio Castillo de la Gala has charmed patrons at the hotel's Champagne Bar. Tonight, the boy from Veracruz ends his run.

For 12 1/2 years, he has entertained patrons with classic songs rendered in a style rich in embellishment and filigree. Tuesday night will be his last; along with about 220 other employees, he is losing his job. No matter. He's expecting a crowd.

The Champagne Bar at the Hotel Bel-Air is dark as a lair. ...

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Sten Hostfalt / Blaise Siwula Live at Goodbye Blue Monday NYC

Source: All About Jazz
September 29, 2009

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Allan Holdsworth / Alan Pasqua / Jimmy Haslip / Chad Wackerman - East Coast Tour

Source: All About Jazz
September 29, 2009

HOLDSWORTH PASQUA HASLIP WACKERMAN EAST COAST USA TOUR Allan Holdsworth guitar Alan Pasqua keyboards * (except January 26) Jimmy Haslip bass guitar Chad Wackerman drums Promoting the upcoming MoonJune Records' release Blues For Tony (double CD). Tour Schedule January 26 – Alexandria, VA (The Birchmere) (this show only: HOLDSWORTH HASLIP WACKERMAN) January 27 – ...

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Nees & Vos Play Sullivan Hall (NYC)

Source: All About Jazz
September 29, 2009

WE'RE PLAYING SULLIVAN HALL! Monday October 12th 10pm 214 Sullivan Street btw. Bleecker and W 3rd

Sullivan Hall is a 345 capacity music and event venue located in Greenwich Village in downtown Manhattan near the New York University community. They are big music fans who frequent shows and are friends with many musicians and artist representatives. They also put a state of the art sound and lighting system, and the space has near perfect ...

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Streisand at the Vanguard: Five Numbers Released Online

Source: Michael Ricci
September 28, 2009

Lucky Streisand Fans Were A-Listers for a Night. When Barbra Streisand sings, all fans are equal.

Or so it first seemed on Saturday night at the Village Vanguard, the tiny West Village jazz club where she was singing for the first time in 48 years. In attendance, as you might expect for such a special event, were Ms. Streisands celebrity BFFs like Donna Karan and Nicole Kidman. And, ensconced at a side table, sat Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton.

But ...

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Tony Bennett Simple Cure for the Recession Blues

Source: All About Jazz
September 28, 2009

Full house in Costa Mesa rewards singer with multiple ovations. Who knew that an 83-year-old singer had the power to banish all bad from the world at least for 90 glorious minutes?

That's the way it felt for a room full of ecstatic fans on Friday when Bennett and his quartet brought their special brand of magic to the Orange County Performing Arts Center. It was an evening full of standing ovations, air kisses, shouted praises.

Heck, if he had ...

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Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Source: Michael Ricci
September 28, 2009

If mainstream jazz has what could be considered an ambassador in 2009, it's Wynton Marsalis.

A member of jazz royalty practically from the moment he could hold a horn, Marsalis rolled into the sprawling Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza on Saturday night with his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, a taut, 15-piece group he's directed since its inception in 1988.

While this conjures images of the trumpeter leading from a conductor's podium, Marsalis instead led his charges through brightly swinging ...

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