Performance / Tour News

The Disco Biscuits | 09.13 | New Jersey

Source: JamBase
September 22, 2009

Words by: Jonathan Reiss | Images by: Jason Flager

The Disco Biscuits :: 09.13.09 :: Starland Ballroom :: Sayreville, NJ

The Disco Biscuits :: 09.13 :: Sayreville, NJ The Disco Biscuits kicked off their fall tour with an impressive three-night run of energetic, innovative and free form live music, each night building considerable momentum for the next.

After dominating the pristine Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore on Friday with ...

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"Sky Jazz" a New Genre by Richard Shulman

Source: Daniel Kassell - Authentic Marketing
September 22, 2009

"Sky Jazz" is Richard Shulman's new genre of music. “Sky Jazz" combines jazz elements of harmony, pulse, and improvisation with a deliberate goal of soothing and inspiring the listener. Full of melody and swing, the music delights on its own, while helping people to relax, meditate, and even heal. Have you ever encountered jazz with such strong spiritual intent? The closest was the urgent questing of saxophone legend John Coltrane -- not surprisingly, one of Richard's major influences -- although ...

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Reptet Announce West Coast Record Release Tour

Source: The Frank Agency
September 22, 2009

REPTET WEST COAST RECORD RELEASE TOUR October/November 2009 “This Seattle sextet does it all: it grooves, it rocks, it squawks - occasionally, it even talks. Mostly, it sounds like a New Orleans jazz band on crystal meth." --Jazziz Magazine “The manically fun Reptet make new music by merrily hopping around the history of jazz." --The Stranger October 29 - Cottage Grove, OR - The Axe & Fiddle October 30 - Chico, CA - The Coda Cafe ...

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Matt Wilson: The "Healthy" Drum Solo + Live Gig

Source: See! Hear! by Richard Kamins
September 22, 2009

The ever-creative, resourceful and downright humorous percussionist Matt Wilson returns to Firehouse 12, 45 Crown Street in New Haven, this Friday September 25 for 2 sets of “hot jazz."The Matt Wilson Quartet, consisting of the drummer/composer, bassist Chris Lightcap & reedplayers Jeff Lederer> and AAndrew D'Angelo, are touring the US in support of their raucous and rocking new CD, “That's Gonna Leave A Mark“ (Palmetto). The Firehouse is a perfect place to connect with the band and its ...

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Pianist Mark Berman ("Sex and the City") at NYC's Top of the Rock Wed. 9/23

Source: Michael Ricci
September 22, 2009

Mark Berman, jazz piano star notable for his hot montuno piano playing on the “Sex and the City” theme song, brings his jazz trio to the 67th Floor Weather Room at the Top of the Rock, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, this coming Wednesday evening September 23, from 6PM – 8PM. The Mark Berman Trio kicks off the Starlight Music Series, the first ever music series at the “venue with a view." Come after work, before the show, or before dinner to ...

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Kenny Werner Trio at Chris' Jazz Cafe' on September 25 & 26, 2009

Source: All About Jazz
September 22, 2009

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Twyla Tharp Takes Flight with Frank Sinatra

Source: Michael Ricci
September 21, 2009

When Frank Sinatra fans play his music, classic songs like “Summer Wind," “Fly Me to the Moon" and “One for My Baby" will likely trigger strong emotions and memories. But when Twyla Tharp sifts through his catalog, it conjures up an entire world.

Who was she when she first heard these songs, compared with the woman she is today? Why do they remind her of so many couples she's known? And what is the essence of Ol' Blue ...

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New Orleans Jazz Haunts

Source: All About Jazz
September 21, 2009

There are many wonderful things about New Orleans, and her native music, jazz, is one of the best. Here we celebrate life and death with jazz. Whether it's a jazz brunch on Sunday, a jazz band in a street parade, or a jazz funeral on Friday, there's always jazz to be heard in New Orleans.

No trip to New Orleans would be complete without a visit to one of the great jazz clubs around town. Here are some of the ...

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