Performance / Tour News

Richie Goods & Nuclear Fusion at Dizzy's (NYC) August 11-15

Source: Two for the Show Media
July 10, 2009

Bassist/Composer/Bandleader Richie Goods will be bringing his band Nuclear Fusion to Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola in NYC from August 11th thru 15th, 2009 for a week long run of After Hours shows - 11:00 PM

Richie Goods & Nuclear Fusion Richie Goods - Bass Mike Clark - Drums Helen Sung - Keyboards Jeff Lockhart - Guitar

Richie Goods & Nuclear Fusion August 11th thru 15, 2009 - Set Time: 11:00 ...

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Amadou and Mariam Open for Coldplay on July USA Tour

Source: All About Jazz
July 10, 2009

Once upon a time there was a magical couple whose destinies were as intertwined as their actions and where their union rendered the impossible possible. His name is Amadou and hers, Mariam. Both are born in Mali, a French colony. He is the son of a soldier, one child in a family of many. She is the daughter of a teacher, one child in a family of many. He is in Douenza, a town in the region of Mopti. She ...

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Music in the Clouds / Azar Lawrence – Blue Skies Smiling at Me - Swinging in the Big Blue Sky

Source: Zarmedia
July 10, 2009

When Irving Berlin composed Blue Skies one has to wonder if Montana was on his mind. Berlin wrote Blue Skies in 1926, it was featured in the first feature-length talkie, The Jazz Singer and became a hit. Montana is known as Big Sky Country because of it's beautiful mountains and healthy terrain, yet topography is not Montana's only attraction. With Montana's rich music and arts scene it can also be called Big Jazz Country. On the heels of the International ...

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Steve Kuhn Revisiting an Old Boss Named John Coltrane

Source: Michael Ricci
July 9, 2009

The pianist Steve Kuhn can play John Coltranes music meaningfully without sounding as if he lives by it.

That shows self-possession, for a couple of reasons. Coltrane was the most influential jazz musician in the late 1950s and 1960s, when Mr. Kuhn got started. And Mr. Kuhn, now 71, also has something many of his peers dont: a small but significant association with Coltrane on the bandstand.

He played with the first version of Coltranes quartet, in the spring of ...

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Power Banjo, Extreme Jazz and a Bit of Twitchy Punk

Source: Michael Ricci
July 9, 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 bands 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, Jareds brother, was a man apparently hellbent on earning the title of Worlds Least Rustic Banjo Player.

It was all hyper-declarative and a little juvenile, but not ...

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The Eagles Long Road out of Eden 2009 World Tour

Source: All About Jazz
July 8, 2009

EUROPEAN TOUR DATES 2009 will be a great year for fans of the Eagles. The band is embarking on a World Tour with dates currently in the US, Canada and Europe.

NIA Birmingham, England Birmingham, ENG July 08, 2009

MEN Arena Manchester Manchester, ENG July 11, 2009 Saturday 7:30 pm

MEN Arena Manchester Manchester, ENG July 12, 2009 Sunday 7:30 pm

Color Line Arena Hamburg, GER ...

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They Got the Short End of the (Drum) Stick

Source: All About Jazz
July 8, 2009

Rock has a history of selling drummers short. Four others overlooked:

Charlie Watts

One of the greatest “feel" drummers in rock, grounded The Rolling Stones with a world-class backbeat and swung with a jazz-informed groove. Get Off of My Cloud, Honky Tonk Women and Satisfaction succeed, in large part, thanks to signature beats conjured by Watts.

Hal Blaine

Blaine laid the foundation for the soundtrack of the '60s in Los Angeles studios with The Beach Boys, the Mamas and the ...

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Woodenhead Performs in New Orleans

Source: All About Jazz
July 8, 2009

Long running New Orleans instrumental fusion band Woodenhead makes a rare appearance in New Orleans this Saturday, July 11th. The band will perform a free midnight set at the city's flagship jazz venue, The Snug Harbor. Woodenhead was formed by guitarist Jimmy Robinson in 1975. The group has appeared in concert with John McLaughlin and Mahavishnu, Allen Holdsworth, The Dixie Dregs, The Steve Morse Band, The John McLaughlin Trio, Bela Fleck And The Flecktones, Chick Corea's Elektrik Band, Billy Cobham, ...

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