Performance / Tour News

Marco Benevento Dates

Source: JamBase
June 10, 2009

Marco Benevento June and July Shows

Marco Benevento For fans in New York City, Marco has a rare solo piano performance at John Zorn's intimate downtown music space, The Stone, this Thursday, June 11 (8 p.m.). Nine days later, on Saturday, June 20 (8 p.m.), the Marco Benevento Trio (with Reed Mathis & Andrew Barr) are on the bill with Jaime Cullum at the mother of all NYC music venues - Carnegie Hall. Needless to say, these are going to ...

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Finding an Asymmetrical Pulse with a Jagged Rhythm

Source: Michael Ricci
June 10, 2009

One misperception about jazz, insidious enough to be shared by many of its proponents, is that the music adheres to a rigid code. But like any language, jazz accommodates mutation; it’s subject to the whims of usage. That doesn’t mean the music must respond to every new signal, but it does mean there’s still a place for substantive innovation. Steve Lehman, a studiously intense alto saxophonist and composer, brought these issues to the fore at Le Poisson Rouge on Monday ...

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Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra Perform at the Make Music NY Festival - 6/21/09

Source: Two for the Show Media
June 10, 2009

Arturo O’Farrill and the Grammy-winning Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra return to Symphony Space for the Make Music NY Festival /Symphony Space Block Party on June 21st, 2009 Showtime: 1PM to 3 PM. “The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra sounds great with precision brass and saxophone work… a warm, cohesive sound.”
 --The New York Times 

 “This is the finest band I have ever performed with in my life. They make me feel as if I have returned to Cuba.”
 --Bebo Valdes ARTURO ...

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New Generation Brazilian Vocalist Patricia Talem “USA East-West Tour 2009” Kicks Off in New York July 1

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
June 9, 2009

Patricia Talem belongs to a new generation of Brazilian musical talent and grew up surrounded by music and dance. Her new self-titled CD, produced by Grammy winner Marco da Costa and Sandro Albert, had the participation of top names in Brazil and the US, such as Russell Ferrante and Jimmy Haslip of the Yellowjackets with Sandro Albert on guitar and many guest singers including Elder Costa, Arnold McCuller, accordion player Caulinha, saxophonists Katisse Buckingham and Keco Brandão. Patricia Talem’s choice ...

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Trio X with Joe McPhee, Dominic Duval and Jay Rosen at Vision Festival

Source: All About Jazz
June 9, 2009

Celebrating the art and sculpture of Angel Orensanz A Collaboration between Angel Orensanz Foundation and Arts for Art Bringing together Sound, Sculpture, Movement, Color all within the context of the artwork - projections and sculpture of Angel Orensanz 8:00 Trio X Joe McPhee - sax and trumpet Dominic Duval - bass Jay Rosen - drums 9:30 William Parker Quartet + 2 William Parker - bass Rob ...

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Jazz Legacy Series: Cyrus Chestnut Trio at Creole Restaurant on June 19th

Source: Ann Forster
June 9, 2009

Creole Restaurant and Music Supper Club Continues to Invigorate the Harlem Jazz Scene Named “… best jazz pianist of his generation… ” in Time Magazine, Cyrus Chestnut is known for his imaginative, inventive style and his profound sense of the history and language of Jazz. He has performed and/or recorded with everyone from Jon Hendricks, Wynton Marsalis and Betty Carter to Bette Midler and Freddie Hubbard. His leadership and prowess as a soloist have led him to be first choice ...

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Kate Schutt: New Tour Dates!

Source: All About Jazz
June 9, 2009

After an incredibly successful run through the Northeast, playing venues such as the Living Room in New York, and the World Cafe in Philadelphia, Kate Schutt will be playing even more shows to promote her new album, Telephone Game. Jun 12 2009 9:00P Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery Kitchener, Ontario Jun 13 2009 8:00P Private House Concert Richmond Hill, Ontario Jun 18 2009 10:00P Now Lounge Toronto, Ontario Jun 20 ...

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Jazz by the Riverside with E.J. Strickland

Source: All About Jazz
June 9, 2009

As New York's JVC Jazz Festival, the major jazz festival, closes for the first time in 37 years, Riverside offers an alternative venue for jazz this June. Jazz by the Riverside is one way to enjoy jazz live and in person this summer. This Friday night series of concerts is not to be missed... All performances begin @ 7:30 p.m. Join us Friday Night, JUNE 26 at the Riverside Church for a night of jazz with E.J. Strickland. E.J. Strickland ...

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