Performance / Tour News

Lotus/Pgroove | 03.27.09 | Vermont

Source: JamBase
April 15, 2009

By: Kevin Schwartzbach

Lotus/Perpetual Groove :: 03.27.09 :: Higher Ground :: Burlington, VT

Lotus :: 03.27 :: VT by Schwartzbach Religious experience comes in many forms. There are those that believe this type of experience is only possible via one of the world's many organized religions. Simply put, these people are wrong. For many of us music possesses an extraordinary ability to uplift us to a sublime level ...

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Zigaboo, Moore, Batiste: Cometh

Source: JamBase
April 15, 2009

The Drummers Cometh With Zigaboo Modeliste, Stanton Moore and Russell Batiste Jr.

The Drummers Cometh Sunday May 3, 11 p.m. Howlin' Wolf New Orleans, LA

Zigaboo Modeliste The Drummers Cometh, founded by Joseph “Zigaboo" Modeliste, is a collective of New Orleans drummers. For the inaugural show in 2005, Zigaboo invited Stanton Moore and Russell Batiste to join the Drummers Cometh.

The three drummers, who span a time period of over 50 years ...

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Kim Bock, Flow to Present Free Clinic and Performance This Saturday, April 18 at Saxquest

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

In a previous post announcing a show by saxophonist Kim Bock and his jazz organ trio FLOW this Friday at The Gramophone, we mentioned that Bock would be doing a saxophone clinic the next day in south St. Louis at the woodwind sales and repair shop Saxquest. Saxquest president Mark Overton was kind enough to get in touch with StLJN to provide the rest of the details on the event, which are as follows: Bock and ...

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Marcus Miller to Play with Bob Sheppard, Alan Pasqua, Bernie Dresel, and More...

Source: All About Jazz
April 14, 2009

MARCUS MILLER, ALAN PASQUA, BOB SHEPPARD, BERNIE DRESEL, CHRIS TEDESCO, BOB MCCHESENEY, MATT HARRIS, SCOTT WHITFIELD AT THE HW JAZZ FESTIVAL Eight world-renowned jazz musicians will be playing together one time only at the 4th Annual Harvard Westlake Jazz Festival on April 18th. The “All Star Combo” will have Marcus Miller on bass, Bob Sheppard on sax, Bernie Dresel on drums, Alan Pasqua on piano, Chris Tedesco on trumpet, Bob McCheseney on trombone, Matt Harris and Scott Whitfield playing at ...

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Bill Cunliffe: The Blues and the Abstract Truth at Jazz Standard (NYC) Tonight

Source: All About Jazz
April 14, 2009

Bill Cunliffe: The Blues and the Abstract Truth Jazz Standard 116 East 27th Street (Between Park / Lexington) New York, NY 10016 212-576-2232 7:30 PM EDT | 6:45 PM DOORS Dick Oatts – saxophone Bob Sheppard – saxophone Claudio Roditi – trumpet Luis Bonilla – trombone Christian Howes – violin Bill Cunliffe – piano and arranger Martin Wind – bass Clarence Penn – drums With his new Resonance Records CD, The Blues and the ...

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Manhattan School of Music Jazz Celebrates "Jazz Appreciation Month"

Source: All About Jazz
April 14, 2009

BOBBY SANABRIA, Multiple Grammy-nominated drummer & percussionist and the MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA TO CELEBRATE JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH AT DIZZY’S CLUB COCA-COLA MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2009 at 7:30 and 9:30 pm CONCERT WILL ALSO COMMEMORATE TITO PUENTE’S BIRTHDAY (b. April 20, 1923) NEA JAZZ MASTER, CANDIDO CAMERO'S BIRTHDAY (b. April 22, 1921) and the RELEASE OF KENYA REVISITED LIVE!!! on the Jazzheads Records Label The critically acclaimed Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra, conducted by Bobby ...

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Rob Mullins Trio to Perform at Riordan Fellows Gala Fundraising Event

Source: All About Jazz
April 14, 2009

LOS ANGELES, CA -- Rob Mullins Trio will perform Saturday April 18 2009 from 7-11p.m. at the Riordan Fellows Gala Fundraising Event. The event will be held at the Beverly Hills Country Club. “We are honored to have such a famous and accomplished entertainer as Rob Mullins for our event" says Hao Hu, Riordan Gala Event Co-manager. “We look forward to a successful event with many planned activities and Rob Mullins as the focal point for our entertainment" Hu added. ...

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Minton's Playhouse Celebrates Duke Ellington's 110th Birthday, 4/29/09

Source: All About Jazz
April 14, 2009

On Wednesday, April 29, 2009, The Uptown Lounge at Minton's Playhouse hosts a special celebration in honor of Duke Ellington's 110th birthday. From 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Darby Dizard and the Blue Millenium Orchestra, featuring several alumni of Duke Ellington's Orchestra, perform a set in honor of Ellington. Afterwards from 10:00 p.m. until closing, Patience Higgins and the Sugar Hill Quartet lead Minton's Playhouse's traditional Wednesday night jam session. For complete concert information, see below.

Minton's Playhouse, “The Birthplace ...

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