Performance / Tour News

Jann Klose to Tour Ireland and England

Source: Anne Leighton
August 2, 2009

Pop singer-songwriter Jann Klose will be performing in Ireland and the UK this August.

He performs one show in Galway and two shows in Dublin on the 4th and 5th of August, and then heads over to London, Birmingham, Coventry, Leicester, Liverpool, and Cambridge.

Along the way he'll be performing on local radio and making new friends, and meeting up with “old" acquaintances. Jann toured the UK in the Midlands and London in July 2008.

Jann Klose's album Reverie is ...

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Gerald Clayton's Upcoming Performances

Source: Michael Ricci
August 1, 2009

This past Wednesday, Gerald Clayton played his album release party for Two Shade at the Jazz Standard in New York. It proved to be a great success, and for those of you who missed it, the trio will be appearing again at the Fat Cat on Wednesday, August 5th at 9pm. Gerald has been busy supporting the release of his new album, playing shows in Europe at the North Sea Jazz Festival, and the Vittoria Jazz Festival. Keep checking back ...

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Trio 3 (Lake/Workman/Cyrille) + Geri Allen Celebrate @ Birdland

Source: The Cinarae Group
August 1, 2009

One of the Best Performances of 2008 (TRIO 3 with Geri Allen @ Birdland (Aug. 26, 2008) Laurence Donohue-Greene, Managing Editor, All About Jazz

“Pure musical symmetry" as three world-renowned musicians, Oliver Lake (reeds) Reggie Workman (bass) and Andrew Cyrille (drums), merge to apply a sparse yet tight, rhythmic concept to the totally open harmonics of the reeds, bass and drums. TRIO 3 “pushes the envelope" taking the audience gladly swingin' with them.

TRIO 3 has transformed the ...

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Tickets on Sale Monday, August 3 for Sonny Rollins Concert at the Toupac

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
July 31, 2009

Tickets for the much-anticipated concert by saxophonist Sonny Rollins (pictured) that's scheduled for Saturday, September 19 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center will go on sale to the public next Monday, August 3.The show is being presented by Jazz St. Louis, and will be Rollins' first performance in St. Louis in more than a decade.Tickets are priced at $125, $50 and $35, will go on sale at 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 3, and can be purchased ...

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Grace Kelly Quintet to Perform at Scullers on August 27 in Support of "Mood Changes"

Source: DL Media
July 31, 2009

17-Year Saxophone Prodigy Grace Kelly To Perform at Scullers on August 27 in Support of Mood Changes Voted “Best Jazz Act in Boston" For The Second Consecutive Year in The Boston Phoenix's 2009 Best Music Poll PAZZ Productions is proud to announce that saxophonist Grace Kelly and her Quintet will perform at Boston's Scullers Jazz Club on August 27 in support of their most recent release, Mood Changes. Additionally, Kelly was recently voted “Best Jazz Act in Boston" in The ...

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Eddie Jobson's U-Z Project: 'Ultimate Zero Tour'

Source: Randex Communications
July 30, 2009

EDDIE JOBSON'S U-Z PROJECT ULTIMATE ZERO TOUR

PROG-ROCK KEYBOARD/VIOLIN LEGEND RETURNS FROM 27-YEAR RETIREMENT TO INTRODUCE VIRTUOSO SUPERGROUP OF WORLD-RENOWNED PLAYERS ON FIRST EVER 'SOLO' TOUR Brief Series of Exclusive East Coast and Midwest Summer Dates Kicks Off Aug. 17 in Washington

“The word 'genius' is bandied about a bit too freely these days, but in Jobson's case, the term not only applies, it's been used to describe him since his northern England childhood." - EMMY Magazine

Progressive-rock ...

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Jazz This Week: Sax for Stax with Gerald Albright and Kirk Whalum, All That Tap Xviii, Dr. John, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
July 30, 2009

As we head toward August and what's usually the slow time of the year for live jazz in St. Louis, there are still some noteworthy performances happening, including a couple of touring acts that are passing through town in the next few days.On Thursday, saxophonists Gerald Albright and Kirk Whalum (pictured) bring their “Sax for Stax" tour to the Ameristar Casino St Charles' Bottleneck Blues Bar. Named after Albright's recent CD that paid tribute to the hitmaking Memphis ...

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Eyal Maoz's Edom (Tzadik Records) in Three August Upcoming Concerts in NYC

Source: Michael Ricci
July 30, 2009

Great night of four concerts Best indie/new wave/avantgarde of NYC Thursday, August 13 at 9PM-1AM 9PM Queening 10PM Martin Bisis's band 11PM Eyal Maoz's Edom (Tzadik Records) 12AM Prayertown Only $5 for the whole night. venue: Coco 66 66 Greenpoint Av Brooklyn (between Franklin and West St.) New York 11222 718-389-7392 About Eyal Maoz's Edom Where Avant-Garde meets New Wave, and echoes of Joy Division are ...

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