Performance / Tour News

Questing After Coltrane's Messy Transcendence

Source: Michael Ricci
August 28, 2009

The dauntless, combustible energies of jazz’s 1960s avant-garde have long held a deep attraction for the guitarist Marc Ribot. His public profile may involve a great deal of tact and concision — he works widely as a gun for hire, often infusing low-gloss pop albums with a proper hint of twang — but as a bandleader he tends to reach for a messier, more transcendent ideal. In recent years he has expressed that impulse best through his band Spiritual Unity, ...

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The Music of Horace Silver at the New Orleans

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
August 28, 2009

PREVIEW: SUNDAY, SEPT 6 THE MUSIC OF HORACE SILVER THE NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT 114 1st Avenue South 8:00pm Reservations: 206-622-2563 Trumpeter Thomas Marriott leads an all-star lineup of musicians in a musical tribute to pianist and composer Horace Silver on Sunday, September 6th, 2009 at the New Orleans Creole Restaurant, one of Seattle’s longest-running jazz venues. The band will perform some of the best-loved songs by the jazz icon in ...

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Eldar to Perform at Regattabar on September 9 in Support of "Virtue"

Source: DL Media
August 28, 2009

JAZZ PIANIST ELDARTO PERFORM ATREGATTABAR ON SEPTEMBER 9IN SUPPORT OF VIRTUESony Masterworks is proud to announce a performance date for keyboard virtuoso Eldar at Regattabar on September 9, in support of his most recent release, Virtue. Partnered by bassist Armando Gola and Ludwig Afonso, Virtue features mostly original compositions by Eldar and demonstrates the continued development of his writing.This fourth album on Sony Masterworks affirms his position at the forefront of ...

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John Patitucci Trio to Perform at Catalina's September 24 Through 27 in Support of "Remembrance"

Source: DL Media
August 28, 2009

THE JOHN PATITUCCI TRIOFEATURING GEORGE GARZONE AND MARCUS GILMORETO PERFORM ATCATALINA'S ON SEPTEMBER 24 AND 27IN SUPPORT OF REMEMBRANCEConcord Music Group is proud to announce performance dates for the John Patitucci Trio at Catalina's on September 24 through 27. The dates will feature tenor saxophonist George Garzone and drummer Marcus Gilmore.Patitucci, at the top of his class on both acoustic and electric basses, delivers his latest Concord Jazz project, ...

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The Overtone Quartet: Set to Appear at the Blue Note on September 8 Through 13

Source: DL Media
August 28, 2009

THE OVERTONE QUARTETFEATURING DAVE HOLLAND, CHRIS POTTER,JASON MORAN AND ERIC HARLANDTO PEROFRM AT BLUE NOTE SEPTEMBER 8 THROUGH 13IN SUPPORT OF THE FORTHCOMING RELEASE THE MONTEREY QUARTET:LIVE AT THE 2007 MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVALThe Monterey Jazz Festival Records Label is proud to announce performance dates for the Overtone Quartet at the Blue Note on September 8 through 13. Overtone will perform in support of the forthcoming August 25 release, The Monterey Quartet: ...

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Eddie Allen and the Aggregation Release "Groove's Mood"

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
August 28, 2009

Eddie Allen is a trumpeter, composer, arranger; and author-certainly one of the more versatile musicians on the New York jazz scene.

Because of his versatility contemporaries will call upon him for his talent to play everything from jazz big band, R&B/Pop, Latin, to symphonic to Broadway, and everything else that may fall somewhere into those genres.

These many talents come together once again with a group of musicians called The Aggregation on a new release set for release October 6, ...

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Michelle Walker Live @ Bar Next Door

Source: All About Jazz
August 28, 2009

Michelle Walker Performs Live @ THE BAR NEXT DOOR MONDAY August 31st, 2009

On Monday August 31st, Vocalist Michelle Walker returns to one of her favorite performance rooms, the Bar Next Door for an intimate evening of live jazz vocals.

The Bar Next Door is one of the smaller and most intimate settings for serious jazz in Manhattan...[and]...is a perfect setting to enjoy richly textured music. The Bar Next Door has been home to some of the most outstanding musicians, ...

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Cuneiform Artists on Tour: September, 2009

Source: Michael Ricci
August 28, 2009

Note that you can view updates/additions/corrections/last minute changes here JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN September 4 - Chicago Jazz Festival - Chicago, IL BEAT CIRCUS (two shows to celebrate the release of “Boy from Black Mountain" - the full tour will be in February!) September 11 - Middle East Downstairs - 472-480 Massachusetts Ave. - Cambridge MA (with O'Death, Larkin Grimm) September 12 - Knitting Factory - 361 Metropolitan Avenue - Brooklyn ...

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