Performance / Tour News

Bill Carrothers Trio at Village Vanguard, July 14-19

Source: Two for the Show Media
July 10, 2009

Pianist, Composer, & Bandleader Bill Carrothers will be performing with his Trio (featuring Nicolas Thys on bass, Dre Pallemaerts on drums) at The Village Vanguard in NYC from Tuesday, July 14, 2009 thru Sunday, July 19th, 2009 Bill Carrothers Trio: Bill Carrothers - Piano Nicolas Thys - bass Dre Pallemaerts - drums “One of the most underrated jazz pianist around." Pacific Sun Bill Carrothers Trio The Village Vanguard 178 7th Ave. South ...

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An Assertive Trumpeter is Muted, but Not Shy

Source: Michael Ricci
July 10, 2009

The trumpeter Tim Hagans makes an art and science out of assertiveness. Repeatedly during his first set at Birdland on Wednesday night he unfurled long arcs of eighth notes, clipping each one neatly at the end. His businesslike facility on the instrument, along with the hard gleam of his tone, was impressive even when it wasn’t quite absorbing. A decade ago Mr. Hagans applied these skills toward a millennial upwelling of fusion, working intently with electronic textures and mechanized rhythms. ...

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Power Banjo, Extreme Jazz and a Bit of Twitchy Punk

Source: Michael Ricci
July 10, 2009

Seabrook Power Plant began and ended its set on Tuesday night at Zebulon, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with a grimly combative clamor. Jared Seabrook, the band’s drummer, bashed a manhole-cover-size ride cymbal and viciously pummeled his snare; Tom Blancarte clawed at his upright bass with something like frenzied desperation. In the foreground Brandon Seabrook, Jared’s brother, was a man apparently hellbent on earning the title of World’s Least Rustic Banjo Player. It was all hyper-declarative and a little juvenile, but not ...

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Pearl Jam: Album/Tour

Source: JamBase
July 10, 2009

PEARL JAM ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES IN SUPPORT OF THEIR NEW STUDIO ALBUM, BACKSPACER Backspacer in Stores September 20, 2009 Ben Harper and Relentless7 to Open All Dates Except Spectrum Shows

Pearl Jam Pearl Jam announced today that they will play a series of select North American tour dates in support of their ninth studio album, Backspacer. Scheduled for release in the U.S. on Sunday, September 20, 2009, the album will be released ...

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Kim Rushing Quartet at Egan's, July 11

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
July 10, 2009

Saturday, July 11 - Kim Rushing Quartet Egan’s Ballard Jam House 1707 NW Market Street 7:00pm, $10 Reservations: 206-789-1621 Kim Rushing grew up in Harrisburg PA, playing piano, clarinet, and participating in chorus, choir and plays. Graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Moved to NYC and toured U.S., Canada, Europe and Brazil with Jon Hendricks (Lambert, Hendricks and Ross), including gigs at the Village Vanguard and the Blue Note ...

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Buckwheat Zydeco: Tour/Album

Source: JamBase
July 10, 2009

BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO CELEBRATES 30TH ANNIVERSARY WITH NEW NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES NEW ALBUM, LAY YOUR BURDEN DOWN, RECEIVES STELLAR REVIEWS ACROSS THE COUNTRY

Buckwheat Zydeco Buckwheat Zydeco have been celebrating their 30th anniversary and the release of Lay Your Burden Down (released May 5), with a massive North American tour.

Buckwheat Zydeco recorded Lay Your Burden Down at Dockside Studios in Maurice, Louisiana in January and February with Steve Berlin (Los Lobos) producing (as well as leading the ...

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Soulive: Up Here and Tour

Source: JamBase
July 10, 2009

NEW SOULIVE ALBUM UP HERE RELEASED PHYSICALLY WITH BONUS DVD IN STORES JULY 7 FALL TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED

Soulive 2009 has been a busy year for Soulive. The New York-based funk-powerhouse trio formed its own record label, Royal Family Records, released its latest studio endeavor, Up Here, which has been available as a download and will now be available on CD with a bonus live DVD today, July 7. The band has toured nationally this past Spring and ...

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JFJO | 06.19.09 | Berkeley

Source: JamBase
July 10, 2009

By: Dennis Cook

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey :: 06.19.09 :: Starry Plough :: Berkeley, CA

JFJO '09 by Jeremy Charles “We appreciate your ears."

It was late in their sizzling performance at hallowed leftie hang the Starry Plough when Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey's de facto leader Brian Haas offered these thanks. It's an expression I've personally heard him utter many times on many stages but this instance seemed especially ...

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