Performance / Tour News

"Duology" -Michael Marcus-Ted Daniel Rare N.Y.C. Appearance!

Source: All About Jazz
April 3, 2009

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Master of Multiple Modes Levon Ichkhanian to Perform Intimate Concert Clinic

Source: eViewsandNews.com
April 3, 2009

Levon Ichkhanian -- Toronto-based world/jazz musician, avid explorer of improvisation, composer, producer, international touring musician, recording artist, and master of things with strings including fretless and fretted electric and acoustic Guitars, Oud, Bouzouki (Greek and Irish), Banjitar, and Mandolin –- will be performing a public concert and clinic in Richmond Hill on Monday, April 20.

Currently performing in the smash hit Jersey Boys, Levon has toured the world with his own band as well as notable performers as Peter Murphy ...

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The Kevin Frenette Quintet Play The Lilypad Cambridge

Source: All About Jazz
April 2, 2009

Kevin Frenette 5 with Joe Giardullo & Jeff Platz 4 with Daniel Carter @ The Lilypad

Saturday April 4, 2009 The LilyPad 1353 Cambridge Street - Inman Square Cambridge, MA 02139 7:00 PM (sharp!)

The Kevin Frenette Quintet (featuring Joe Giardullo)

Kevin Frenette (guitar),Joe Giardullo (saxophone),James Rohr (piano), Ryan McGuire (bass), Eric Rosenthal (percussion).

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The Jeff Platz Quartet (featuring Daniel Carter)

Jeff Platz (guitar), Daniel Carter (saxophone), Kit Demos (bass), ...

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Guitarist Jimmy Herring to Embark on First Solo Tour with Greg Osby, Oteil Burbridge, Scott Kinsey and Jeff Sipe

Source: Abstract Logix
April 2, 2009

For the first time ever, legendary guitarist Jimmy Herring is hitting the road under his own name, with a hand-picked ensemble of all-star musicians in support. Pioneering a daring hybrid which crosses rock energy with the sophistication and improvisational fire of jazz, Herring’s dynamic, exploratory guitar playing has been a key component of such renowned groups as the Aquarium Rescue Unit, Jazz is Dead, Project Z, and, most recently, Widespread Panic – with whom Herring plays lead guitar to this ...

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Lee Konitz Returns to the Village Vanguard

Source: Michael Ricci
April 2, 2009

Lesson No. 1 From a Master of Improvisation: Never Repeat Yourself The alto saxophonist Lee Konitz performed with the ensemble Minsarah at the Village Vanguard on Tuesday, his first engagement there since 1983.

Lee Konitz played his first line for laughs at the Village Vanguard on Tuesday night. The band had just conferred backstage, he said, sidling up to the microphone, and we decided we werent going to play anything we know. Of course that wasnt really the case the ...

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Jazz This Week: Bela Fleck and the Africa Project; a Tribute to Eddie Jefferson; Jan Shapiro; Matt Wilson; Ntozake Shange and Hamiet Bluiett; and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
April 2, 2009

There's lots going on in St. Louis over the next few days with regard to jazz and creative music, so let's go right to the highlights, starting with tonight when the much-anticipated Bela Fleck and the Africa Project tour comes to the Sheldon Concert Hall. For more on the Africa Project, see this article that I wrote for last week's Riverfront Times. Also, new this week, Playback STL's Amy Burger has a piece on the show here.Next up ...

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Emiliana Torrini at the Troubadour

Source: Michael Ricci
April 1, 2009

“I wrote this song for a man I fell in love with," Emiliana Torrini said during one of many charming, meandering interludes in her Troubadour set Monday night.

“I think he was expecting something like Leonard Cohen, but I gave him this instead," and dived into the cheeky, '60s exotica-party “Jungle Drum," complete with Torrini's whimsical tribal beatboxing.

Torrini excels at finding such unexpected ways to get at classic songbook sentiments. The Icelandic singer's career as a singer-songwriter has dipped ...

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April Jazz at Charlie O's

Source: All About Jazz
April 1, 2009

April is Jazz Appreciation Month and we look forward to seeing you in April for great jazz performances.

A BIG birthday celebration for Jo-Ann the 3rd with Rickey Woodard, John Heard, Roy McCurdy and Lanny Hartley, a birthday celebration for Judy Wexler on the 26th, a birthday celebration for Don Menza on the 25th, a special evening with the Bill Cunliffe Quartet featuring John Chiodini (www.johnchiodini.com), the Ron Jones Jazz Orchestra Influence on the 13th, some Hot Latin Jazz with ...

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