Performance / Tour News

Divine Hand Ensemble Returns to Sellersville Theater for Special Halloween Performance

Source: All About Jazz
August 20, 2009

Divine Hand Ensemble Featuring Mano Divina, Concert Thereminist

Don't miss the return of this unique musical performance at the Sellersville Theatre, 8:30pm Saturday October 31, 2009

Tickets $19.50; Theatre Members $10.00 Online at http://www.ST94.com / by phone at 215.257.5808 At the box office: 24 W. Temple Avenue Sellersville, PA 18960

“Breathless entertainment that leaves you hanging on every note and gesture as [Divina] hypnotizes electricity and manipulates magnetism to release the voices of angels from the ...

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Vocalist Magos Herrera to Perform at Joe's Pub on September 11 in Support of Recent Release "Distancia"

Source: DL Media
August 19, 2009

Vocalist Magos HerreraTo Perform at Joe's Pub on September 11In Support of Recent Release Distancia “The Mexican-born Herrera sings in Spanish, English and Portuguese. Butreally, what she does on Distancia transcends language. Blending elementsfrom various traditions, she's stretching the very notion of jazz singing,pushing past the diva pleasantries into a sound that's bold, thrilling andeffortlessly global" - Tom Moon, NPRVocalist Magos Herrera will perform with her group at ...

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Michelle Walker Live @ Zinc Bar

Source: All About Jazz
August 19, 2009

Michelle Walker Performs @ The Zinc Bar Monday August 24, 2009

Zinc Bar Jazz Club & Lounge 82 West 3rd Street (btw Thompson & Sullivan) Greenwich Village New York NY 10012 (212) 477-ZINC 7:30pm to 9:00PM $7 Cover

Joining Michelle will be:

DAVID COOK on Piano MICHAEL O'BRIEN on Bass DAN ARAN on Drums

New York, NY - Critically acclaimed jazz vocalist, Michelle Walker, ...

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Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band with James Moody Headlines Big Band Night at the Hollywood Bowl

Source: Michael Ricci
August 18, 2009

THE DIZZY GILLESPIE ALL-STAR BIG BAND WITH SPECIAL GUEST JAMES MOODY HEADLINES A NIGHT OF BIG BAND MUSIC AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL

Roy Hargrove Big Band, Roberta Gambarini, and Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Also Perform

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2009, AT 8 PM Media Sponsor: KJAZZ 88.1

The Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band with special guest James Moody headlines a night of big band music at the Hollywood Bowl on Wednesday August 26, 2009 at 8pm. Acclaimed ensembles ...

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Smooth Summer Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl

Source: Michael Ricci
August 18, 2009

DAVE KOZ AND BRIAN CULBERSTON, SIDE BY SIDE WITH SPECIAL GUEST PEABO BRYSON, BRING SMOOTH SUMMER JAZZ (FORMERLY JVC JAZZ) TO THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL

George Duke, Tower of Power and Doc Powell Complete the Festival SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2009, at 6 PM Media Sponsor: 94.7 The Wave

The LA Phil presents the annual smooth jazz event of the Hollywood Bowl season with Smooth Summer Jazz (formerly JVC Jazz) led by Dave Koz and Brian Culbertson, side-by-side ...

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Tribute to Ray Barretto at Creole August 22 & 23

Source: Ann Forster
August 18, 2009

Latin Jazz Legacy Series Presents TRIBUTE TO RAY BARRETTO Featuring: Steve Turre (Special Guest), Chembo Corniel, Vince Cherico, Boris Kozlov, Peter Brainin, John Di Martino Friday, August 22nd & Saturday, August 23rd Showtimes 8:00pm & 10:00pm

NEW YORK: Creole Restaurant and Music Supper Club continues to invigorate the Harlem Jazz scene with its Latin Jazz Legacy Series featuring TRIBUTE TO RAY BARRETTO Friday, August 22nd and Saturday, August 23rd, Showtimes 8:00pm and 10:00pm at Creole, 2167 ...

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April Hall at the Acton Jazz Cafe on August 22nd

Source: Michael Ricci
August 18, 2009

VOCALIST APRIL HALL TO APPEAR AT ACTON JAZZ CAFE Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 9:00 PM New CD: Fun Out Of Life “The effulgent Hall has a rich commanding voice and the stage presence of an old soul of jazz" --Boston Globe “Hall's vocals soar... her range of vocal ability goes from soft and understated to powerful and heartfelt." --JazzReview.com “Hall sings standards in a voice of honey and smoke." --The Boston Globe Bee Boy Records presents jazz ...

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The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra to Present "Big Band Meets Hollywood" at Folly Theater

Source: Artists Recording Collective + the ARC Record Label
August 18, 2009

The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of Jim Mair, will present Big Band meets Hollywood in the orchestra's first concert of the season Friday September 25 at 8:00PM

The concert will headline the 18- piece big band made up of Kansas City's finest jazz players performing hip arrangements from movies and television shows. Some of the movie themes will include music from the top 100 movies of all time. Music from the Wizard of Oz, The Sound of ...

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