Performance / Tour News

The Jazz Legacy Series Presents Legendary Singer & Drummer Grady Tate Performing at Creole

Source: All About Jazz
April 14, 2009

Creole Restaurant and Music Supper Club proudly presents Grady Tate & Quintet in concert as part of its Jazz Legacy Series on Friday, April 17th and Saturday, April 18th at 8:00 and 10:00 PM at Creole, 2167 Third Avenue, Corner of 118th Street, NYC.

For over 40 years, Grady Tate has been one of the worlds most versatile and frequently recorded musicians. His resume includes stints with everyone from Quincy Jones and Duke Ellington to Aretha Franklin, Stan Getz, and ...

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Mary Halvorson and Jessica Pavone on Tour

Source: Improvised Communications
April 14, 2009

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Mardi Gras Indians | Super Sunday | Nola

Source: JamBase
April 14, 2009

Words & Images by: Jeffrey Dupuis

Well, the prettiest thing that you ever did see Is a Mardi Gras Indian, down in New Orleans They sowed all night, and they sowed all day, If you ain't ready, better get out da way - Hey Pocky Way (traditional/alternate version not The Meters)

Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & The Golden Eagles ...

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Scott Miller Steps onto Amtrak for East Coast Tour Dates; New CD out Today, April 14

Source: conqueroo
April 13, 2009

Miller believes rail travel is not a thing of the past but an underrated way for musicians to tour

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — All over the country, musicians are touring in buses and Econolines. Scott Miller has an idea that’s far more fun, greener and calls attention to a forgotten mode of transportation — trains. On May 9, he will embark on his “Mule Train MMIX” tour by boarding the Amtrak Crescent, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. Miller, whose ...

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Bassist Ingebrigt Haker Flaten Experimental Jazz with a Norwegian Accent

Source: Michael Ricci
April 13, 2009

Avant-garde jazz has almost always had its sacramental side. Theres a reason for the devotion that some listeners bring to the mid-1960s music of John Coltrane.

Or to the output of his fellow saxophonist Albert Ayler. The spirituality in these performances wasn't subtext or suggestion; it radiated out from a fervent core.

Ingebrigt Haker Flaten, an astute Norwegian bassist, has experience with the fiery side of free improvisation: hes among the most prolific figures on the European experimental scene. His ...

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Review: Leonard Cohen at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live

Source: Michael Ricci
April 13, 2009

“No matter how old you get, if you can keep the desire to be creative, you're keeping the man-child alive," the actor and filmmaker John Cassavetes once said. Cassavetes, who died at age 59, never really got to test out his assertion.

Leave it to his spiritual brother, Leonard Cohen, to prove the point. During his carefully staged but spirited three-and-a-half-hour performance Friday at Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live, the 74-year-old poet and chanteur represented for the wintery side of ...

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New Jazz Series at Olive's, in Nyack, NY

Source: All About Jazz
April 13, 2009

After a successful two and a half year run, the weekly jazz series at Riverspace Arts in Nyack has been cancelled due to cost-saving programming cuts. The series sponsor, Rockland County Jazz and Blues Society is moving the community jazz series across the street to Olive's (118 Main St., Nyack, NY).

The new series starts at Olive's on May 7th, with scheduled events on the first and third Thursday of each month. RCJBS Continues the format started at Riverspace, most ...

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Jazz Singer Blossom Dearie Remembered

Source: All About Jazz
April 13, 2009

Singer Jacqui Naylor will perform a special show called, “Remembering Blossom Dearie" at Yoshi's in San Francisco on Sunday, April 19th. Blossom Dearie passed away in February at the age of 82. She was jazz singer, best known for her distinct voice on the ABC-TV series, Schoolhouse Rock ("Figure 8" & “Unpack Your Adjectives"). Two shows: 2pm (matinee) and 7pm. Matinee: 2:00pm - Tickets $5 kids / $18 parents / $20 others Purchase tickets for 2pm show Evening ...

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