Performance / Tour News

Firehouse 12 to Present the George Colligan Trio April 10th

Source: Improvised Communications
April 9, 2009

On Friday, April 10th, Firehouse 12 will present a two-set performance by New York-based pianist/composer George Colligan and his trio featuring bassist Josh Ginsburg and drummer E.J. Strickland. Colligan, who is known to critics as “an advanced jazz pianist and composer who has done high-ranking work as a sideman and a leader" (David R. Adler, All Music Guide), will lead the group in performances of original music from his 2008 release, Runaway (Sunnyside Records).

“George Colligan is a pianist who ...

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Jazz Stars Hold Live Recording Session at the Elephant Room

Source: All About Jazz
April 8, 2009

Austin - The Ron Westray / Thomas Heflin Jazz Project performs Friday, April 24, at 9:30 p.m. at the Elephant Room, 315 Congress Avenue. Both musicians are recording artists for Blue Canoe Records, the first all-digital jazz label. Westray is perhaps best known for his work as lead trombonist for the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra conducted by Wynton Marsalis. His performance with Heflin will be recorded for an album to be released later on the Blue Canoe label. A second ...

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Jay Azzolina Trio with Ron Oswanski & Ian Froman in Westchester (NY) on April 10

Source: All About Jazz
April 8, 2009

Jay Azzolina Trio with Ron Oswanski - Organ Ian Froman - Drums Half Moon 1 High Street Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522 9:30-12:30 Jay grew up in Meriden, Connecticut in a family whose musical diet primarily consisted of Frank Sinatra, Jack Jones, The Beatles and every other British rock group. At age seven, Jay began taking trumpet lessons from his dad (along with a few years of piano). At around eleven, ...

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Chris Potter Underground at Chris' Jazz Cafe on April 23, 2009

Source: All About Jazz
April 8, 2009

Multi-reedman/composer Chris Potter is often cited by critics, musicians, and a steadily increasing number of fans as the finest saxophonist of his generation. Potter has performed with a diverse and heady array of artists, including James Moody, Jim Hall, Marian McPartland, Dave Douglas, Larry Carlton, Steely Dan, and Dave Holland.

CHRIS POTTER UNDERGROUND Chris Potter - sax Scott Colley - bass Nate Smith - drums Adam Rogers - Guitar

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Marc Ribot Plans May Retrospective

Source: Billboard Magazine
April 8, 2009

Veteran jazz guitarist Marc Ribot will celebrate his 55th birthday this May with a career-spanning, week-long musical retrospective in New York City. Ribot will visit many of his critically acclaimed projects, including the Los Cubanos Postizos, his ode to Cuban roots music; the Young Philadelphians; and his Albert Ayler-influenced group, Spiritual Unity. “It's funny. Maybe it's a question of not missing the water until the well is dry, but the impetus for this, was so many people have come up ...

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Extraordinary Jazz Trio

Source: All About Jazz
April 8, 2009

A jazz trio is playing a gig at an upscale nightclub.

They play a classic bebop tune at a fleet tempo with grace and ease. Then comes a Wayne Shorter composition filled with mysterious harmonies, poignant melodies and daring improvisations. Next they present a medley of lesser known Harold Arlen songs that only a connoisseur would recognize, again played with elegant styling and exquisite taste.

The whole evening has been one dazzling performance after another. Though the trio is playing ...

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Les Claypool's Oddity Faire | 3.27 | Pa

Source: JamBase
April 8, 2009

Words & Images by: Jake Krolick

Les Claypool's Oddity Faire :: 03.27.09 :: Electric Factory :: Philadelphia, PA

Les Claypool :: 03.27 :: Philly Les Claypool pushes odd like a stripper pushes skin. Claypool's Oddity Faire Tour was just a creeping extension of his mutated mind. It was his own sideshow freak-out that complimented his style of performance. There's no point anymore in stressing the fact that Les ...

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Marc Mommaas and Nikolaj Hess Duo Performance at the Kitano on April 30

Source: All About Jazz
April 8, 2009

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