Performance / Tour News

Gov't Mule: Halloween in Philly

Source: JamBase
August 13, 2009

GOV'T MULE - 10.31.09 - TOWER THEATRE IN PHILADELPHIA

Gov't Mule returns to one of its favorite venues - The Tower Theatre in Upper Darby (Philadelphia), PA on Saturday October 31. Following in the tradition of 2007's “Holy Haunted House" and last year's Pink Floyd spectacular, the band, once again, has something very special planned for the occasion. Pre-Sale Tickets will be available through Mule Ticketing on Tuesday August 18 at Noon Eastern. The band will also be offering you ...

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Creole Restaurant and Music Supper Club Latin Jazz Legacy Series

Source: Ann Forster
August 13, 2009

Creole Restaurant and Music Supper Club Latin Jazz Legacy Series Presents the Great Chuchito Valdes

Friday August 14th & Saturday August 15th Showtimes 8:00PM & 10:00PM

Following in the footsteps of his famed father Chucho Valdes and grandfather Bebo Valdes, Chuchito Valdes continues the legacy of great piano players from Cuba – with influences of Caribbean rhythms and jazz, Chuchito creates an exciting and energetic blend of spicy music that drives audiences wild.

RESERVATIONS STRONGLY SUGGESTED. ...

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Tribute to Ray Barretto at Creole Supper Club!

Source: All About Jazz
August 13, 2009

Creole Restaurant and Music Supper Club 2167 Third Avenue (N.E. corner 118th St.), New York, New York 10035 - (212) 876-8838

 Presents
: LATIN JAZZ LEGACY SERIES 

AUGUST 2009 August 21st and 22nd at 8:00pm & 10:00pm
 TRIBUTE TO RAY BARRETTO
 Featuring the super-talented artists: Special Guest Steve Turre (trombone), Chembo Corniel (conga) Vince Cherico (drums), Boris Kozlov (bass), Peter Brainin (saxophones), John Di Martino (pianist, musical director) - Paying homage to the Grammy winning Latin jazz giant Ray Barretto - ...

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John Esposito Quartet Concert

Source: Michael Ricci
August 13, 2009

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Hot & Cool: 40 Years of Jazz Studies at NEC Schedule of Performances, October 18-24, 2009

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
August 13, 2009

Highlights include Wayne Shorter Quartet and the NEC Philharmonia on Saturday, October 24; NEC Jazz Summit on Friday, October 23 with NEC Faculty and Alums including Gunther Schuller, Carl Atkins, Roger Kellaway, Ran Blake, Don Byron, Bob Brookmeyer, Rachael Price, Fred Hersch & others with the NEC Jazz Orchestra Sunday, October 18 HOT & COOL: NEC JAZZ 40th JAMS at WALLY’s 5 pm – 7 pm Wally’s Cafe, 472 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 617-424-1408 ...

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Edison Theatre Offering Online Presale of Tickets for Ovations Series

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
August 13, 2009

Washington University's Edison Theatre is offering a special online pre-sale of single tickets for shows in its 2009-10 Ovations series. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Monday, August 17, but can be purchased online now by going here and entering the promotion code OVATIONS9. In addition to theatre and dance, the Edison's 2009-10 season will include concerts by percussion ensemble ScrapArtsMusic, Latin/jazz group Tiempo Libre, and Abraham Inc., a funk/jazz/hip-hop/klezmer group featuring clarinetist David Krakauer, ...

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Pianist/Composer Amina Figarova Tours to Minneapolis, Oshkosh, Chicago, NYC and Washington, DC, September 3 – 8, 2009

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
August 12, 2009

"...Amina Figarova boasts a graceful and erudite piano style, but her second instrument is her band….A first rate jazz pianist, Amina Figarova - with September Suite, Come Escape With Me and now the excellent Above the Clouds--is staking out her ground as a top level composer-arranger...” --Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz “…Above the Clouds confirms that Figarova is among the most important composers to come into jazz in the new millennium..." --Thomas Conrad, JazzTimes November 2008 Fresh on the heels ...

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Take 6 in Los Angeles

Source: Michael Ricci
August 12, 2009

The multi-Grammy Award winning vocal ensemble Take 6 makes a rare Los Angeles appearance on Sunday evening, August 16th at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles. The special concert benefits the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra’s “Music in the Schools” program, which has served over 18,000 students throughout Los Angeles County. The evening features songs from their recent release “The Standard” and includes a pre-concert wine and cheese reception. Tax-deductible tickets are $60 per person, with a very limited ...

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