Performance / Tour News

Sonic Youth | 07.31 | Denver

Source: JamBase
August 8, 2009

By: Cal Roach

Sonic Youth :: 07.31.09 :: Ogden Theatre :: Denver, CO

Sonic Youth by Steven Friederich The scene outside the Ogden Theatre at show time was chaotic. Shady asshats were trying to squeeze fans for 80 bucks a ticket, and there were tons of out-of-luck stragglers. I'm told that artists often underestimate the size of the ticket buying public in Denver, so I guess this ...

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Marco Benevento Trio Tour: The Duo Acoustic on 8/17

Source: JamBase
August 8, 2009

Marco Benevento Trio Tour

Marco Benevento The various configurations of Marco Benevento's Trio's will be hitting the road in September and October. Advance tix to many of these dates are on sale now. For the peeps in NYC, don't miss a rare acoustic performance by the Benevento/Russo Duo on Monday, August 17 at The Highline Ballroom. Also stay tuned for details to be announced soon of a DVD release documenting Marco's 2008 Sullivan Hall residency.

Marco Benevento Trio Tour Dates ...

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Mike Baggetta Quartet Tonight @ Cornelia Street Guitar Festival

Source: All About Jazz
August 8, 2009

Performing works from their recently release Fresh Sound New Talent album “Small Spaces" and new pieces. Part of the Cornelia Street Cafe 2009 Guitar Festival:

Mike Baggetta Quartet

Mike Baggetta - Guitar Jason Rigby - Saxophone Michael Bates - Bass George Schuller - Drums

Thursday, August 20th 8:30pm (2 sets) $10 Cover

Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia St. Greenwich Village, NYC 212-989-9319 Guitarist Mike ...

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Summer Sounds at Hollywood Bowl

Source: All About Jazz
August 7, 2009

Herbie Hancock and Lang Lang: the jazzman and the classical wonder pair up at the Hollywood Bowl

Over the last month these mismatched collaborators have managed to cross cultures, generations and, most irreverently, musical genres to perform together in a concert series that culminates tonight and Saturday at the Hollywood Bowl.

Tonight will also mark the return to the city where the celebrity pianists first teamed in winter 2008 for a six-minute version of George Gershwin's “Rhapsody in Blue" on ...

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Maxim Ludwig Tears Fearlessly into Uncharted Territory

Source: Michael Ricci
August 7, 2009

L.A.-based singer and songwriter and the Santa Fe Seven display passion at the Hotel Caf.

With the kind of artist who's both fearless and immensely gifted, a musical residency can let an audience witness the very act of creation. Young L.A.-based singer and songwriter Maxim Ludwig is that kind of artist, and Wednesday's opening night of his monthlong stint at the Hotel Caf in Hollywood provided a captivating glimpse of Ludwig's restless musical passion at work.

He and his four-piece ...

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Eldar to Perform at Jazz Standard from September 10-13 in Support of "Virtue"

Source: DL Media
August 7, 2009

JAZZ PIANIST ELDAR TO PERFORM AT JAZZ STANDARD SEPTEMBER 10-13 IN SUPPORT OF VIRTUESony Masterworks is proud to announce performance dates for keyboard virtuoso Eldar at Jazz Standard on September 10-13, in support of his forthcoming 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 contemporary jazz and ...

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Robbie's House of Jazz to Open Friday, August 14 with Hamiet Bluiett

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
August 7, 2009

The corner storefront at 20 Allen Ave. in Webster Groves once known as Cookie's Jazz and More is getting a second life as a jazz club starting next weekend.Robbie's House of Jazz, operated by Dorothy and Robert Edwards, will have a “soft opening" this weekend for friends, family and neighboring businesses, and will open to the public on Friday, August 14 and Saturday, August 15 with performances by baritone saxophonist Hamiet Bluiett (pictured). Dorothy Edwards says the club ...

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Corey Christiansen, Matthew Von Doran to Perform at the Gramophone on Tuesday, August 18

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
August 7, 2009

This just in: In another welcome development during this relatively slow time of year for live jazz in St. Louis, guitarists Corey Christiansen (pictured) and Matthew Von Doran will team up for a performance at 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 18 at The Gramophone.Christiansen and Von Doran are old pals who have worked together before; in fact, Von Doran bought and now resides in the Webster Groves house that Christiansen vacated when he left St. Louis to move ...

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