Performance / Tour News

Trumpeter Mark Rapp to Perform at the Jazz Standard on July 5th, 2009

Source: Two for the Show Media
June 3, 2009

Trumpeter, Composer, & Bandleader, Mark Rapp will be performing with his Group, at The Jazz Standard in New York on Sunday July 5th, 2009. Set Times are 7:30 PM & 9:30 PM. The Mark Rapp Group Mark Rapp: trumpet, didgeridoo Nick Rolfe: keys Rene Hart: bass Daniel Freedman: drums “Top emerging jazz trumpeter!" Downbeat “Token Tales shows many different facets of this trumpeter's pioneering ways..." --JazzTimes Jazz Standard 116 East ...

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Marian Petrescu Quartet at the Jazz Standard (NYC) on June 16th

Source: All About Jazz
June 3, 2009

Some may call it hubris to introduce Marian Petrescu with an album in which he is asked to step into the shoes of a uniquely accomplished and intimidating virtuoso. But that assumption evaporates in an instant, once the music of Resonance Big Band Plays the Legacy of Oscar Peterson begins. That's all it takes to make clear that this remarkable album is inspired not by bravado but by Petrescu's respect and even love for the artist he credits with inspiring ...

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Martha Lorin Gig Rescheduled to Cypress Room at Cliff Park Inn

Source: Lampkin Publicity Service
June 3, 2009

Martha Lorin's June 5th gig at is rescheduled to Cypress Room at Cliff Park Inn. Date: Friday, June 5, 2009 Time: 8:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. 155 Cliff Park Road Milford, PA 18337 Ticket Price: $7.00 Phone:570-296-6491 [email protected] Stephanie Brown presents Martha Lorin Quartet Her voice dazzles like a diamond with endless facets, she smokes, she growls, she purrs and then opens up like a clarion ...

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Precision High Jinks from a Veteran Jazz Quartet

Source: Michael Ricci
June 2, 2009

During the final moments of their early set at the Blue Note on Monday night, the members of Fourplay engaged in a bit of musical horseplay.

First Bob James, the keyboardist, tossed off a pithy phrase. Nathan East, the bassist, picked it up, followed in turn by the guitarist Larry Carlton and the drummer Harvey Mason. The cycle repeated and quickened until the band was frantically circulating just one note, like a hot potato.

It was cute. But then cuteness ...

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Free Music in NYC: Budos, Kaki, Easy Star

Source: JamBase
June 2, 2009

STUYVESANT TOWN AND PETER COOPER VILLAGE PRESENT MUSIC ON THE OVAL Free Outdoor Summer Concert Series Showcase Local and International Musicians Starting Wednesday, June 10

Kaki King Music on the Oval, a unique outdoor summer concert series, will bring the sweet sounds of rock, funk, reggae, and soul to the famed Stuyvesant Town Oval every Wednesday night from June 10 - July 15. Sponsored by Verizon, Music on the Oval will feature free family-friendly concerts at 7:00 p.m. ...

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More Road Work Ahead for Erin Bode

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
June 2, 2009

It's just a coincidence that the pronunciation of Erin Bode's last name rhymes with “roadie," but the St. Louis-based singer and her group very well may need an on-tour helper or two if their travel schedule gets any busier. This weekend, Bode and band will be headed to Chicago for a gig Sunday as part of the Wine Festival at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, IL. The following weekend, they're off to Rochester, NY to perform Saturday, ...

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URB Alt Festival 2009 Boldy Goes Where No (Wo)Man Has Gone Before in NYC

Source: 4961 Polemics
June 2, 2009

New York, NY - The fourth annual URB ALT Festival presents the hippest of multi-cultural music/film/visual art at New York City's Public Assembly, Harlem School of the Arts and BAMcafe. The Village Voice says that “The URB ALT Festival features artists that are exemplars of boundary crossing, synthesis and unification." The eve of summer finds URB ALT Festival 2009 signifying that declaration again for 4 exciting days by presenting the talents of artists from around the globe in homage to ...

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Pollstar: The Bad Plus Returning to Jazz at the Bistro in January, 2010

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
June 1, 2009

The online tour information service Pollstar has added a listing that shows the inventive trio The Bad Plus returning to St. Louis in 2010 to perform Wednesday, January 6 through Saturday, January 9 at Jazz at the Bistro.As always, remember that listings on Pollstar should be considered unconfirmed until officially announced by the venue or presenter. That said, The Bad Plus have been the first booking of the calendar year at the Bistro for the last three years ...

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