Performance / Tour News

Jimmy Herring Band: 1st Tour

Source: JamBase
April 10, 2009

THE JIMMY HERRING BAND ANNOUNCES SPRING TOUR TO SUPPORT HERRING'S LIFEBOAT

Jimmy Herring For the first time ever, guitarist Jimmy Herring will tour with his own band - a hand-picked ensemble of all-star musicians. The Jimmy Herring Band features Herring on guitar, drummer extraordinaire Jeff Sipe (Aquarium Rescue Unit, Jazz is Dead, Shawn Lane), prolific jazz maverick Greg Osby on saxophone, multifaceted keyboardist Scott Kinsey (Tribal Tech), and musical chameleon Oteil Burbridge (spring tour only) on bass (Allman Brothers, Aquarium ...

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Debbie Reynolds: An Evening of Music and Comedy

Source: Michael Ricci
April 9, 2009

Mary Frances Reynolds is back in the old neighborhood. The veteran performer brings her Las Vegas variety show to the Southland.

You know her as Debbie Reynolds. That's the name given to her when, as a 16-year-old, she was first under studio contract. Talent scouts had spotted her in the Miss Burbank beauty contest, which she'd entered despite being a tomboy whose most distinguishing talent was an ability to lip-sync to Betty Hutton records.

For two weeks, Reynolds is performing ...

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The Gregg August Large Ensemble Commissioned Series at Jazz Gallery April 10 and 11

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
April 9, 2009

Two nights, April 10 & 11, 2009 -- sets at 9:00 & 10:30 pm The Jazz Gallery is proud to announce the fourth event of our Large Ensemble Commissions Series: two evenings with the brilliant bassist, composer and bandleader Gregg August, who will lead the Gregg August Large Ensemble in the premiere of a newly commissioned suite, “Dialogues on Race." Gregg August - bass, Sam Newsome - soprano saxophone, Jaleel Shaw - alto saxophone, J. D. Allen - tenor saxophone, ...

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Retirement at Age 80? Andre Previn Still Hard at Work

Source: Michael Ricci
April 9, 2009

Andr Previn has had a particularly wide-ranging career, as conductor, pianist, composer, arranger and jazz performer. In honor of his 80th birthday on Monday, Carnegie Hall is presenting three events that showcase him in his various musical guises.

On Tuesday Mr. Previn, who has held major artistic posts with ensembles like the London Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Pittsburgh Symphony, conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra in Mozarts Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, leading from the piano, and ...

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Jazz This Week: Jazz Attack, Greg Osby with Willie Akins, Wee Trio, Gutbucket, Niu Jazz Ensemble with Benny Golson, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
April 9, 2009

It's the beginning of a couple of busy weeks for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with plenty of competition for the time, attention and dollars of music fans from a number of touring musicians as well as local acts. In particular, this weekend's lineup features several stellar saxophonists playing in a variety of musical contexts, from smooth jazz and R&B to post-bop to big band. Let's go to the highlights:Tonight, the 2009 edition of the popular ...

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Forecastle: Zappa, Umph, Ymsb

Source: JamBase
April 9, 2009

Zappa Plays Zappa, Umphrey's McGee, Yonder Mountain String Band Added To Forecastle Tickets On-Sale Today, Over Fifty Bands, DJs to be Announced

The Umph The Forecastle Festival and Nederlander Entertainment have announced more artists to the 8th annual Forecastle Festival, July 10 - 12 at the Riverfront Belvedere in downtown Louisville, Kentucky:

Zappa Plays Zappa, Umphrey's McGee, Yonder Mountain String Band, Pretty Lights, The New Mastersounds, The Whigs, Outformation, Kathleen Edwards, and Dead Confederate have been added to ...

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Paul McCartney Finds Himself in a New Place

Source: Michael Ricci
April 9, 2009

A chilly morning wind was blowing down Sixth Avenue, but it was warm inside Radio City Music Hall even though the grand old palace was hushed and its balconies deserted.

A production team was busy preparing for the night's concert, an all-star charity event, and a few dozen lucky VIPs were loitering in the back and craning their necks to see the stage. There, loose-limbed and cheery in the spotlight, stood Paul McCartney, a performer who has been in the ...

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BLVD/Adam Deitch | 03.13.09 | S.F.

Source: JamBase
April 9, 2009

Words by: Nick Boeka | Images by: PhatCatPhoto.com/myspace.com/blvdsource

BLVD & Adam Deitch :: 03.13.09 :: Great American Music Hall :: San Francisco, CA

BLVD :: 03.13 :: San Francisco Fresh off a smoking beginning in 2009 and a popular late night event in Hampton a few weekends back, BLVD teamed up with New York's Adam Deitch and attacked the California Coast, showcasing new songs and proving again to ...

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