Performance / Tour News

Lang Lang and Herbie Hancock at the Hollywood Bowl

Source: Michael Ricci
August 10, 2009

A year ago, Lang Lang fit right in as one of the stars of the historically gaudy opening ceremonies for the Olympic Games in Beijing. Estimates of television viewers worldwide have ranged from 1 billion to 4 billion, obviously some kind of record.

Friday, in the first of a two-night stint, Lang Lang appeared at the 17,376-seat Hollywood Bowl, which was about half-filled. Still, the stellar Chinese pianist has moved up in the world.

Langs fans were no doubt in ...

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The Valerie Capers Quintet at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola September 21 & 22

Source: Kim Smith Public Relations
August 9, 2009

"Others grew by inches 'Trane grew by yards. I use that as an example." --Dr. Valerie Capers

“...a sheer delight." --Dizzy Gillespie

“Valerie is like no one else. Her playing is rich and warm and overflowing with life and love." --Sheila Jordan

The Valerie Capers Quintet: Monday & Tuesday, September 21-22, 2009, 7:30 & 9:30pm

Dr. Valerie Capers makes a welcome comeback to Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola on Monday and Tuesday, September 21-22, 2009, with ...

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Special Solo Performance: Chuchito Valdes at Creole in NYC

Source: Michael Ricci
August 9, 2009

Creole Restaurant and Supper Club Proudly Presents The Son of Chucho Valdes and the Grandson of Bebo Valdes, Chuchito Valdes

Friday August 14 & Saturday August 15 2 sets 8:00 & 10PM $15 music cover charge per set Reservation suggested Special solo piano performance!

Following in the footsteps of his famed father Chucho Valdes and grandfather Bebo Valdes, Chuchito Valdes continues the legacy of great piano players form Cuba. With influences of ...

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Red Molly Trio Plays Bluegrass Mix of American Music Throughout North East

Source: Michael Ricci
August 9, 2009

The all female trio Red Molly can be found throughout Connecticut playing a mix of Appalachian ballads, bluegrass, gospel and Jazz that guitarist Carolann Solebello says is high in fiber and rich in diversity. “We do a nice big salad of different songs," she says. Scheduled for release soon is their forthcoming CD entitled, “Love and Other Tragedies." The same music mix as the previous CD but with more original material. Abbie Gardner, who plays a stringed instrument called a ...

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Le Jazz de Paris Avec Amour

Source: All About Jazz
August 8, 2009

Autumn in Paris Alive with Sounds of Jazz

There are are few countries in the world to rival France in its respect for Jazz as an art form and for Jazz Musicians. Many of the leading exponents, particularly American musicians, have found both temporary and permanent homes there, enhancing both their artistic and personal lives in the process of doing so.

France and Paris in particular has many venues. You can listen to all styles and all standards from international ...

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Improvised Silence Amid the Sounds

Source: Michael Ricci
August 8, 2009

The drummer Tyshawn Sorey confounds easy assumptions, including the assumption that because he is a drummer, his own music should favor the drums, or the assumption that because he plays jazz, all of his music should sound like jazz. His new band is a trio with guitar and bass, but it’s pretty far from any standard model with that setup. The group played its first gig ever on Wednesday at the Stone; Mr. Sorey is the guest programmer at that ...

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Seattle Times: Nine Jazz Acts at Nine Venues in Shoreline

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
August 8, 2009

The business district along 15th Avenue Northeast in Shoreline, called North City, got its new sidewalks three years ago when the city spent millions to put utility lines underground, widen the walkways and install new light standards. Inspired by the neighborhood facelift, three local businessmen, one of them a jazz musician, came up with the idea to host a one-day jazz festival in the style of the three-day festival in Port Townsend. The budget and lead time were small three ...

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Galactic Fall Tour: Halloween in Mobile, AL

Source: JamBase
August 8, 2009

Galactic Fall Tour

Galactic Galactic is gearing up for their upcoming fall tour. The tour will kick off with Galactic's hotly anticipated return to Brooklyn, NY where the band will settle in for two nights at the spankin' new Brooklyn Bowl - New York's hottest new venue which features music, food and bowling! Galactic will head back south for Halloween weekend in New Orleans at Tipitina's and the Soul Kitchen in Mobile before swinging through Texas for hits in Austin ...

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