Performance / Tour News

Alyssa Graham Performs Live @ Chris' Jazz Cafe (Philadelphia)

Source: Michael Ricci
August 24, 2009

Alyssa Graham performs from her critically acclaimed new album Echo out now on Sunnyside Records. She will do two shows on Saturday, August 29th at Chris' Jazz Cafe in Philadelphia, PA.

Echo was named one of the: “Top 10 Vocal Albums of 2008" --iTunes “Critics' Choice 2008" by Jazziz Magazine “Publisher's Top Pick 2008" --All About Jazz “Top 50 Jazz Albums 2008" --Jazz.com “Critics' Choice CD" --The New York Times ...

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Steely Dan at the Gibson Amphitheatre

Source: Michael Ricci
August 24, 2009

A few minutes before Steely Dan took the stage to play the entirety of its 1977 album Aja, a man wandered the Gibson Amphitheatre dressed as Jesus wavy, honey-colored hair, a shapeless sackcloth and a benevolent gaze for every sinner who cheered him on.

It was a fitting image for a band that has been both worshiped as melody masters and reviled as purveyors of buttery jazz-rock. The split reputation still dogs the band to this day, among the revivalist ...

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Neil Alexander & Nail Present "A 400 Year Musical Journey"

Source: Michael Ricci
August 24, 2009

Aug 4th 2009 - Newburgh resident Neil Alexander and his stellar Jazz-Fusion trio NAIL will bring a one of a kind performance to the Newburgh Free Library on September 13th at 2 pm. Entitled “A 400 Year Musical Journey”, the performance will feature Keyboardist/Composer Neil Alexander, drummer Nadav Snir-Zelniker and bassist Dan Asher with guest musicians violinist Zach Brock and woodwind master Premik Russel Tubbs. The ensemble will perform music from each century (1609, 1709, 1809) including arrangements of Bach ...

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Diana Krall at the Hollywood Bowl

Source: Michael Ricci
August 24, 2009

The singer makes Latin-jazz syncopations and Brazilian New Wave riffs seem utterly organic to her performance.

Friday at the Hollywood Bowl was billed as a Latin-themed night, with “an exotic lineup of romantic, jazzy and Latin American orchestral music" executed by the L.A. Philharmonic, segueing into an appearance by Diana Krall. The artist is fresh off releasing her “Brazilian-inspired" album Quiet Nights, featuring “sultry selections of standards and sambas."

Krall, bless her, had a different idea. Rather than treat the ...

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History Museum Schedules Fall Twilight Tuesdays Concerts

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
August 24, 2009

The Missouri History Museum has announced the musical lineup for their fall 2009 Twilight Tuesdays series of free outdoor concerts, and there are three shows featuring artists of potential interest to jazz fans. The New Orleans-style funk/R&B combo Gumbohead will kick off the fall series this Tuesday, August 25, with singer Denise Thimes performing the following week on Tuesday, September 1. The Legacy Jazz Quintet also will appear in the series, reprising their tribute to Miles Davis' album ...

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"Miles Davis/Gil Evans: Still Ahead" Performance at the Hollywood Bowl

Source: Michael Ricci
August 23, 2009

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Josh Groban and other celebrities were in attendance for the recent “Miles Davis/Gil Evans: Still Ahead" performance at the Hollywood Bowl, which featured Miles Evans (son of Gil Evans) as both Musical Director and soloist, along with jazz heavy weights Terence Blanchard (trumpet), Nicholas Payton (trumpet), Jimmy Cobb (soloist), Christian McBride (soloist), Peter Erskine (soloist), Vince Mendoza (conductor) and Howard Johnson (soloist). The successful Gil Evans/Miles Davis collaboration resulted in Miles Ahead (1957), Sketches of Spain (1958), Porgy ...

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Trombone Shorty | 08.07.09 | Denver

Source: JamBase
August 22, 2009

By: Nathan Rodriguez

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue :: 08.07.09 :: Larimer Lounge :: Denver, CO

Trombone Shorty It's a little past 5 p.m. on Friday in Denver, and Troy “Trombone Shorty" Andrews is leading his seven-piece band, Orleans Avenue through soundcheck. The Larimer Lounge, located on the fringe of downtown in the city's infamous Five Points neighborhood, is a classic dirt-under-the-nails dive bar. The ornate faux bronze ceiling tiles in the entry have begun to chip away and ...

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Bettye Lavette: Tour Dates and Change is Gonna Come Sessions

Source: JamBase
August 22, 2009

Iconic American Soul Singer-Songwriter Bettye LaVette's A Change Is Gonna Come Sessions Now Available On Digital Services

Bettye LaVette Venerated soul songstress Bettye+LaVette" ><b>Bettye LaVette</b>'s triumphant new six-song EP A Change Is Gonna Come Sessions, previously an iTunes exclusive is now available from all digital services. 2009 has been a year of much deserved acclaim for LaVette. There was a night at the Kennedy Center Honors where her heartrending interpretation of The Who's “Love Reign O'er Me" left ...

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