Performance / Tour News

Jazz Celebration Big Band

Source: All About Jazz
September 25, 2009

Jazz Celebration Big Band returns to the Temperance House in Newtown, PA on Thursday, October 22, from 8-10 p.m.

Jazz Celebration is a 17 piece Jazz Orchestra performing the classic repertorie of Count Basie, Buddy Rich, Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Maynard Ferguson, etc.

Band members have performed with/for: Manhattan Transfer, Liza Minnelli, Joe Piscopo, Aretha Franklin, Tony Bennett, Johnny Ray, The Four Aces, Burt Bacharach, the Philadephia Orchestra etc. etc. $10.00 cover charge. Dinner, and alcoholic/non-alcoholic beverages availble.

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Philadelphia Jazz at the Kimmel Center in October: Lizz Wright and Danilo Perez Trio Pay Tribute to Billie Holiday; Christian McBride and Friends; and Melody Gardot

Source: Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
September 25, 2009

Philadelphia has a long history as a vibrant and pulsating jazz community. This October, the Kimmel Center turns the spotlight on Philadelphia-born jazz luminaries who continue to evolve America’s indigenous art form. Philly’s own bass virtuoso Christian McBride celebrates the 20th anniversary of his musical work in a performance with Grammy® Award-winning pianist Bruce Hornsby, his new quintet Inside Straight and other special guests (Friday, October 16, 2009).

Rising star vocalist Melody Gardot performs works from her critically acclaimed sophomore ...

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Creole Restaurant & Music Supper Club "Latin Jazz Legacy Series"

Source: Ann Forster
September 25, 2009

Creole Restaurant and Music Supper Club continues to invigorate the Harlem Jazz scene, proudly presenting the Latin Jazz Legacy Series featuring top stars on the Latin Jazz scene.

Fridays and Saturdays in September, Showtimes 8:00pm & 10:00pm at Creole, 2167 Third Avenue, Corner of 118th Street, NY, NY 10035. (212) 876-8838. creolenyc.com. $15 Music Charge.

Friday, September 18th & Saturday, September 19th at 8:00pm & 10:00pm STEVEN KROON SEXTET Back by popular demand and ...

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Oleg Kireyev and Keith Javors at the Smalls Jazz Club (NYC) on September 25th

Source: Michael Ricci
September 25, 2009

Oleg Kireyev and Keith Javors at the Iridium Jazz Club (NYC) on September 25th. Featuring: Oleg Kireyev - saxophone Keith Javors - piano Boris Kozlov - bass Quincy Davis - drums The saxophone player from Russia Oleg Kireyev and the American pianist Keith Javors are now launching their new extraordinary project Rhyme and Reason. The project covers jazz mainstream, is based on their own compositions. Oleg Kireyev is an internationally recognized musician. ...

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Bruce Springsteen | 9.20 | Chicago

Source: JamBase
September 24, 2009

Words by: Cal Roach | Images by: Chad Smith

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band :: 09.20.09 :: United Center:: Chicago, IL

Bruce :: 09.20.09 :: Chicago I swear, when I first started going to concerts they never, ever started on time. But over the past decade or so, it seems like everybody (excluding Phish) seems to have become oddly punctual. So it was a bit of a surprise that 45 minutes after ticket time on a Sunday ...

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Yusuf (Cat Stevens): Tour

Source: JamBase
September 24, 2009

FIRST LIVE SHOWS IN OVER THREE DECADES

new album Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) has announced an innovative four-date tour around the U.K. and Ireland after 33 years away from the stage. The shows will incorporate Yusuf's hits alongside music from his highly acclaimed new albums, An Other Cup and Roadsinger (JamBase review). To make it even more of a spectacle for fans, Yusuf will also weave his latest creative voyage, his first musical, Moonshadow, into the shows.

Speaking about his ...

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Syncopated Taint Horn Quartet with Pearl Jam at Key Arena

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
September 24, 2009

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Regina Carter Comes to FSU's CES Jazz Club

Source: Michael Ricci
September 24, 2009

The Frostburg State University Cultural Event Series Jazz Club welcomes Regina Carter, jazz violinist, who will perform with her quintet on Thursday, Oct. 1, in the Alice R. Manicur Assembly Hall in the Lane University Center at 7:30 p.m. as part of her “Reverse Thread" tour. “Regina Carter creates music that is wonderfully listenable, probingly intelligent and, at times, breathtakingly daring…taking the listener into the future of jazz, “ describes Time Magazine. In 1994, Carter first album was released. Since ...

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