Performance / Tour News

Latin Jazz All-Stars at Creole August 7 & 8

Source: Ann Forster
July 21, 2009

Latin Jazz Legacy Series Presents LATIN JAZZ ALL STARS: Brian Lynch; Little Johnny Rivero; Willie Martinez; Hans Glawischnig; Peter Brainin; John Di Martino

Friday, August 7th & Saturday, August 8th: 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 the LATIN JAZZ ALL STARS Friday, August 7th and Saturday, August 8th, Showtimes 8:00pm and 10:00pm at Creole, 2167 Third Avenue, Corner of ...

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Drummer /Composer Tim Kuhl's Upcoming Performances

Source: Two for the Show Media
July 21, 2009

Tim Kuhl Group Sunday July 26th @ 6.30p - 8.30p Solo Kitchen Bar 1502 Cortelyou St. Brooklyn NY with Josh Roseman, Jeremy Viner, Aki Ishiguro, Ryan Mackstaller, Chris Lightcap. Tim Kuhl Group (Band TBA) Saturday August 8th @ 7p - 9.30p Fat Cat 75 Christopher St. New York, NY Tim Kuhl 3 Tuesday August 11th @ 8p - 11p Eight ...

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Jazz Legends Pay Tribute to Sergio Mendes at Anthology

Source: Michael Ricci
July 20, 2009

By Erick Pettersen On July 26, at 7PM, at Anthology--a jazz club in San Diego's Little Italy neighborhood--an ensemble of seven jazz performers, including jazz guitarist Peter Sprague and vocalist Kevyn Lettau, will perform a tribute concert to Sergio Mendes--a Brazilian musician who plays bossa nova, which he crosses with funk and jazz. Mendes influenced modern jazz, as well as the seven people who will perform that evening.

In 1995, many years after he met Mendes, jazz guitarist Peter Sprague's ...

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The Pizza on the Park - Summer Songbook season

Source: All About Jazz
July 20, 2009

Enjoy a kaleidoscope of talent this summer at the Pizza on the Park!

The music room is now selling tickets very fast as it resumes with a varied and international programme of talent, and a reduced ticket price of only 15 for both shows every evening - book quickly or you may find no seats left!

Saturday 01 August 2009, the summer opens with singer Alex Stewart who, at just 21 years of age, is already creating a buzz as ...

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Massachusetts Upbeat About Jazz Tourism

Source: MassJazz
July 20, 2009

(Boston) -- Massachusetts is singing the praises of its vibrant jazz scene to visitors this summer, as tourism officials introduce MassJazz, a new marketing initiative to promote the Bay States extensive jazz activities year round to the tourism industry. Organizers of the campaign have issued a 40-page MassJazz Travel Guide detailing hundreds of outdoor and indoor concerts, jazz festivals, nightclubs, radio programs, hotel brunches and jazz connections for out-of-town visitors and local residents. Details are also available on MassJazz.com. “The ...

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Trio 3 @ Barnes & Noble, Cool Mondays Mini-Showcase

Source: The Cinarae Group
July 20, 2009

Jazz masters Oliver Lake (sax), Reggie Workman (bass) and Andrew Cyrille (drums) showcase selections from their exciting new release, TRIO 3 (Lake/Workman/Cyrille) + Geri Allen, At This Time.

TRIO 3 (Lake/Workman/Cyrille) Barnes and Noble Cool Mondays Series Mini-Showcase/Signing Mon., July 20, 6pm Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway @ W. 66th, NYC FREE

COMING IN AUGUST Don't miss TRIO 3 (Lake/Workman/Cyrille) + Geri Allen @ Birdland, Aug. 5-8, ...

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Birdsongs of the Mesozoic - Triassic Tour

Source: All About Jazz
July 20, 2009

From July 24 - 30, Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, featuring founding member Roger Miller (of Mission of Burma), will be playing five East Coast shows in support of the recent 2-CD release Dawn of the Cycads on Cuneiform Records. This package contains their complete recordings plus unreleased material for the Boston-based Ace of Hearts Records (Mission of Burma, Lyres, etc). The original line, with current Birdsongs guitarist Michael Bierylo filling in for Martin Swope, will perform music exclusively from their ...

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Composer, Arranger, Guitarist Nick Grondin Releases New CD: "Songteller - The Jazz Orchestra Project" CD Release Concert on Tap at Regattabar

Source: Sue Auclair Promotions
July 19, 2009

Boston, MA--Jazz composer, arranger and guitarist Nick Grondin has just released a unique CD of award-winning, contemporary compositions. Titled SongTeller – The Jazz Orchestra Project, the release will be celebrated with a key date featuring Grondin’s Septet at the esteemed Regattabar at the Charles Hotel, [One Bennett Street, Cambridge] at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 6. Tickets at $15.00 each can be purchased on line at regattabarjazz.com or by calling: 617-395-7757. For more information, call: 617- 395-7757. The Regattabar is ...

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