Performance / Tour News

Bobbi Humphrey, Grady Tate, Clifton Anderson, Stuff at Creole in October

Source: Ann Forster
September 15, 2009

Creole Restaurant NYC: 2167 Third Avenue, Corner of 118th Street, NY, NY 10035. Call (212) 876-8838 | Visit www.creolenyc.com

OCTOBER 2009 CALENDAR BOBBI HUMPHREY: October 2nd & 3rd CLIFTON ANDERSON: October 9th & 10th GRADY TATE: October 16th & 17th STUFF BROTHERS & SISTERS: Every Wednesday: Gary Sieger, Frank Canino, Chris Parker, Steve Greenfield, Andy Burton, Roy Bennett, Maxine Brown, Beverly Crosby

Friday, October 2nd & Saturday, October 3rd at 8:00pm & ...

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Renee Fleming Joins CSO for Opening Night Gala, October 3

Source: All About Jazz
September 15, 2009

CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OPENS 2009-2010 SEASON WITH GALA EVENING FEATURING SOPRANO RENÉE FLEMING AND GUEST CONDUCTOR PAAVO JRVI Concert Includes Music by Bernstein, Barber and Richard Strauss Saturday, October 3, at 7 pm. Presenting sponsor: Kirkland & Ellis LLP

CHICAGO - The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) kicks off the 2009-2010 season with its annual Opening Night Gala, a one-night-only performance on Saturday, October 3. The concert features soprano Renée Fleming in Samuel Barber's Knoxville: ...

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Miguel Zenon Esta Plena Quintet @ The Jazz Showcase

Source: Two for the Show Media
September 14, 2009

Saxophonist/Composer Miguel Zenon will be bringing his Esta Plena Quintet to the Jazz Showcase in Chicago, Ill. from October 8th thru 11th, 2009 in celebration of his new Marsalis Music release “Esta Plena” “This young musician and composer is at once reestablishing the artistic, cultural, and social tradition of jazz while creating an entirely new jazz language for the 21st century.” -MacArthur Foundation,2008. Miguel Zenon Esta Plena Quintet Miguel Zenon, alto sax Luis Perdomo, piano Hans Glawischnig, bass Henry Cole, ...

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Gerald Clayton: Touring in Support of Two Shade

Source: All About Jazz
September 14, 2009

Gerald Clayton will be touring in support of his debut album, “Two Shade", and bringing his trio into Europe for a couple of select dates. After being released on ArtistShare on July 1st, “Two Shade" has been getting tremendous feedback from fans and critics alike. The New York Times calls Gerald “musician of unusual polish and self-assurance", and “Two Shade" was recently put on the top 10 “Must Have" albums by Audiophiliac. The trio will be making stops in Switzerland, ...

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Jazz Services Tour This Autumn 2009

Source: All About Jazz
September 14, 2009

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Myron Walden a Jazz Saxophonist Who Embraces Earnestness

Source: Michael Ricci
September 14, 2009

The saxophonist Myron Walden was cultivated at Smalls, New Yorks magic garden for jazz musicians in the 1990s. There, in groups and on his own, he began to find his sound and style and temperament as an improviser, most often on alto saxophone.

Hes been methodical and emotional, energetic and honest, following chord changes with a focused tone until his long notes start to ripen and burst in the upper register.

Hes done this in various settings. One has been ...

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Mike Gordon Does Covers Coldplay and Leonard Cohen

Source: JamBase
September 13, 2009

Mike Gordon Covers Coldplay and Leonard Cohen

Last Wednesday night (09.09.09) Mike Gordon and his band busted out two never before played covers at a sold out show at the Somerville Theatre in Somerville, MA. First came Leonard Cohen's “Who By Fire," and soon after, Coldplay's “God Put A Smile Upon Your Face" (check the video below).

09.09.09 | Somerville Theatre | Somerville, MA Another Door, Rhymes, Jaded, The Grid, Spiral, Sound, Nobody Home^, Who By Fire*, The ...

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Chuck Anderson Trio at Chris' Jazz Cafe on September 18th

Source: Michael Ricci
September 13, 2009

Friday, September 18th 8:00 and 10:00 PM Chris' Jazz Cafe 1421 Sansom Street Philadelphia, PA 215.568.3131 The Chuck Anderson Trio will premiere material from their new CD FreeFall on the Dreambox Media.

Guitarist/composer Chuck Anderson has the ability to turn notes into poetry.” --Gerald Veasley

About Chuck Anderson Chuck Anderson is a concert guitarist, composer, educator, author and lecturer. He has worked extensively in the concert field as a jazz guitarist. His original writing ...

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