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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, April 15-21
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
Some times it seems “special" events come in clusters. This weekend is one such merger. Tough choices but I'd rather have such dilemmas rather than a dearth of possibilities. Gigs This Week Friday, April 15. About three years ago, KBEM radio sponsored an unusual performance melding jazz and Native American flutes and drums, paying homage to the cultural heritage of such well known jazz figures as Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Pettiford and more. The program ...
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Scobar Presents Bill Warfield And The Hell's Kitchen Jazz Orchestra Featuring Nicole Henry
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Lampkin Publicity Service
ScoBar Entertainment presents Bill Warfield and Nicole Henry, at the Iridium Jazz Club on Tuesday, April 19th, 2016. These two talented artist join forces to present an exciting evening of jazz/funk arrangements, written by Bill, exclusively for this special union of music. Come and groove to the soul stirring sounds of Warfield and Henry! Bill Warfield, since his 1988 opus, the New York City Jazz, trumpeter-composer-arranger has been widely known as a dyed-in- the-wool big band guy culminating in last ...
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Spotlighting Naples-area jazz talent
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
Two Naples FL bandleaders brought their groups to Port Charlotte on Monday, April 11 to close the Charlotte County Jazz Society's 25th Anniversary Season with a double concert. Dave Morgan, a triple threat performer on vibes, vocals and drums, stuck to the first two skills in a strong performance by his quartet, which included Mac Chrupcala on piano, Mark Neuenschwander on bass and Bill E. Peterson on drums. Morgan dug deep into the jazz repertoire to present several classic tunes ...
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Jazz this week: David Sanborn, Nicole Johänntgen, Tyshawn Sorey, The Bad Plus Joshua Redman, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
There's lots of jazz and creative music happening in St. Louis over the next week, including the return of a hometown hero, the local debut of a much-talked-about drummer and composer, and the first chance for audiences here to check out a critically acclaimed collaboration between two well-known jazz headliners. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, April 13 Saxophonist David Sanborn—who, as longtime StLJN readers no doubt know, grew up right here in Kirkwood—returns to St. Louis to begin a ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, April 8-14
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
The jazz pot thickens as we get into Jazz Appreciation Month. There's a lot of action this weekend and into the coming week, enough heat to melt whatever final flakes are heading our way, enough variety to give everyone something to look forward to, from the always-welcome return of one of the oldest jazz ensembles working on the local scene to the maiden voyage of a new multi-media ensemble to the first major public appearance of an ensemble of future ...
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Klazz-Ma-Tazz and J-MUSIC Ensemble Live At DROM on April 24th
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Benjamin Sutin
On Sunday, April 24th, 2016, two eclectic ensembles influenced by music from around the world will perform together at DROM (NYC), taking their audience on a musical journey from the far east to the middle east. The J-MUSIC Ensemble will open the night's program (at 8:00 pm) with their acclaimed jazz arrangements of J-Pop, including generational favorites from legendary video games, Anime, Perfume, and many more. They will be followed (9:15) by world/fusion ensemble Klazz-Ma- Tazz and their jazz and ...
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Jazz this week: Kenny Barron, Tyondai Braxton, Thurman Barker, an all-star band with Cohen, Wilson, Hill & Oh, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
It's a terrifically busy week for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with a number of interesting musicians visiting town over the next few days. So let's skip the rest of the preamble and go straight to the highlights... Wednesday, April 6 Pianist Kenny Barron returns to St. Louis for the first of two evenings with his trio at Jazz at the Bistro. Officially designated as an NEA “Jazz Master," the 72-year-old Barron is a stylistically versatile pianist, albeit ...
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Danny Green And His Trio In Five California Shows – April 7-26
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
Pianist/composer Danny Green and his trio—featuring bassist Justin Grinnell and drummer Julien Cantelm— perform in five California cities as part of a ten-city tour celebrating their new OA2 recording Altered Narratives. Upcoming Tour Thurs., 4/7 at Café Pink House, 14577 Big Basin Way, Saratoga, CA Also featuring guest saxophonist Harvey Wainapel Two sets: 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. $15 Fri., 4/8 at the Red Poppy, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA Two ...
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