Performance / Tour News

Randy Ingram Quartet Feat. Lage Lund @ The 55 Bar, Friday, July 17

Source: All About Jazz
July 16, 2009

Randy Ingram Quartet Randy Ingram, fender rhodes Lage Lund, guitar Matt Clohesy, bass Jochen Rueckert, drums live at the 55 Bar Friday, July 17, 2009 6-9pm no cover 55 Christopher Street New York, NY 10014 212-929-9883 55bar.com Randy Ingram is a thoughtful, versatile young pianist, composer and improviser, with an expressive touch and a keen imagination. Since moving to Brooklyn ...

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'My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra' at Laguna Playhouse

Source: Michael Ricci
July 15, 2009

Death has a way of putting the kibosh on immortal longings, but as Michael Jacksons recent passing makes clear, legends ultimately belong to their fans. And My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra, which opened Saturday at the Laguna Playhouse, is a groupies dream.

Conceived by Todd Olson and the shows director and choreographer, David Grapes, this revue, performed by a cast of two men and two women, pays homage to Americas all-time coolest crooner by trotting out a ...

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Bill Carrothers a Jazz Stalwart Long Absent Returns to the Village

Source: Michael Ricci
July 15, 2009

The pianist Bill Carrothers is a New York jazz expatriate, that rare creature who left the scene just as he was starting to make an impression.

Reared in the Midwest, he returned there more than a dozen years ago, planting roots in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and cultivating a fondness for snowmobiles. (Such trivia can be found at carrothers.com, along with a map complete with his address.) He never stopped playing or recording, but his bond with the nightclub ...

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Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem Announces Tuesday Night Jazz Acts at Molten Lounge

Source: All About Jazz
July 15, 2009

Bethlehem, PA -- Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, a casino and entertainment destination developed by Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS), has announced that it will feature jazz acts every Tuesday night during the month of July at the Molten Lounge, its live entertainment lounge. These acts will take place from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., and are completely free to the public. The following jazz acts will appear at Molten Lounge this month: Tuesday, July 21 – Zen For Primates ...

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The Boss Adds U.S. Dates

Source: JamBase
July 15, 2009

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND ADD 25 NEW US DATES FOR 2009

As Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are still in the midst of a massive European Tour, 25 new U.S. dates have been added to the band's 2009 “Workin' On a Dream" tour. The Boss' five night run at Giants Stadium will no doubt be one for the books.

Bruce Springsteen Tour Dates: Bruce Springsteen 07/14/09 Tue Hampden Park Glasgow, GB ...

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Steve Earle | 06.19.09 | Texas

Source: JamBase
July 15, 2009

Words by: Sarah Hagerman | Images by: Manny Moss

Steve Earle :: 06.19.09 :: Paramount Theatre :: Austin, TX

Steve Earle :: 06.19.09 :: Austin, TX In 1972 at The Old Quarter in Houston, a seventeen-year-old was playing to a nearly empty room. In the front row, the songwriter he idolized was sitting with his boots propped on the stage. Although his idol had a reputation for being ...

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Dr. John Coming to the Pageant on Tuesday, August 4

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
July 15, 2009

New Orleans pianist and singer Dr. John and his band the Lower 911 will return to St. Louis to play a concert at The Pageant on Tuesday, August 4.The good Doctor has been a frequent visitor to the Gateway City over the years, dispensing his musical gumbo of blues, jazz, R&B and funk most recently this past spring at the Sheldon Concert Hall as part of the entertainment for that venue's annual benefit gala.Tickets for Dr. ...

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Alec Haavik and Willow Neilson - Double Sax Attack in Shanghai

Source: All About Jazz
July 15, 2009

The Alec Haavik Friction Seven is pleased to welcome special guest saxophonist Willow Neilson for Thursday at JZ: June 25, July 2 and July 9. Come witness two of Shanghai's fiercest saxophonists teaming up for a double-saxophone extravaganza! We will feature some brand new works by Willow which utilize the diverse talents of Alec's top-notch band, such as “Recycling Man," an experimental piece combining jazzy chords with a recording of the infamous bicycle-riding loudspeaker-blaring presence in Shanghai, which calls out ...

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