Performance / Tour News

Benny Golson to Play with Ronald Carter and the Niu Jazz Ensemble on April 12 at the Sheldon

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
March 18, 2009

Saxophonist and composer Benny Golson (pictured) is coming to St. Louis to join the Northern Illinois University jazz ensemble and its director, saxophonist Ronald Carter, for a benefit performance at 5:00 p.m., Sunday, April 12 at the Sheldon Concert Hall.The event is the fifth annual “Youth in the Arts" benefit for the Genesis Academy of Arts and Fine Arts Ministry (GAAFAM), an organization founded and directed by Tracy Holliway-Wiggins, formerly of the Black Rep, that also includes local ...

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Erin Bode and Band Traveling to Japan to Perform at Cotton Club Tokyo

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
March 18, 2009

A couple of weeks ago, we noted that singer Erin Bode (pictured) was headed north to perform at the Dakota jazz club in Minneapolis.Now word comes via her email list that, having returned from the Twin Cities, Bode and her group soon will be headed east - to the Far East, that is - as they're going to Japan to perform from March 26 through March 28 at The Cotton Club Tokyo, which features both visiting acts from ...

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Branford Marsalis at Jazz Alley: March 19-22

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
March 18, 2009

ROOM IN ALL SHOWS! Listen to KPLU 88.5 FM Thursday, March 19th at noon, for a live duet performance and interview! The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley presents three-time Grammy winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis for four nights touring in support of his new release Metamorphosen. Band members joining Mr. Marsalis are Joey Calderazzo (piano), Justin Faulkner (drums), Eric Revis (bass). Set times Thursday through Sunday are at 7:30pm and 9:30pm. Doors open at 6pm on Thursday and 5:30pm ...

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Prana Trio Returns to NY: Ancient Poetry and Jazz

Source: Michael Ricci
March 18, 2009

Korean jazz singer sensation, Sunny Kim, returns to NY with Prana Trio, an elastic, electric, quest for intoxication, combining animalistic grooves with ancient, sacred poetry in a dreamlike setting, to promote their recent release Pranam (Circavision).

Prana Trio: Sunny Kim (KR) - Voice Matt Aronoff (US) - Bass Brian Adler (US) - Drums

April 24th, 2009 Kampo Gallery / Cultural Center 31 Bond St New York, ...

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The Bad Plus at Chris' Jazz Cafe on March 27 & 28, 2009

Source: All About Jazz
March 18, 2009

The Bad Plus joined by vocalist Wendy Lewis will be performing at Chris Jazz Cafe on March 27 & 28.

The band is comprised of bassist Reid Anderson, pianist Ethan Iverson, and drummer David King, three post-modern jazz iconoclasts who combine keen wit, dynamic musical contrasts, and an original sensibility in what's been called “the loudest piano trio ever."

Drawing inspiration from the worlds of dance, pop, and rock, The Bad Plus gracefully avoid the stigma of “fusion," instead deconstructing ...

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March 25 Swing Concert with Vince Giordano

Source: All About Jazz
March 18, 2009

Blue Rhythm Fantasy: The Music of Chappie Willet

At 7:30pm on Wednesday, March 25, John Wriggle will present Vince Giordano & His (Augmented) Nighthawk Orchestra in performance at the City University of New York Graduate Center's Elebash Recital Hall.

The program features the jazz big band music of composer and arranger Francis “Chappie" Willet (1907-1976), one of the forgotten giants of the Swing Era music world. Willet was best known for providing the production music for such iconic New York ...

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Big Band Concert at the Colonial Theatre

Source: All About Jazz
March 17, 2009

The City Rhythm Big Band concert series continues at the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville on Sunday, March 29th at 7:00 PM with “Music to Spy By", an evening of fabulous songs from classic spy movies and television shows.

This will be one of the most exciting shows yet as the band takes you through the scores of acclaimed film composers like Henry Mancini, Lalo Schifrin, John Barry and Billy May. You'll hear vibrant renditions of Mission Impossible, Pink Panther, Goldfinger, ...

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Billy Bang and Yusef Komunyakaa to Collaborate in 'Sacrifice' at Harlem Stage

Source: All About Jazz
March 17, 2009

Composer-violinist Billy Bang and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa were deeply impacted by their military experiences during the Vietnam conflict, and both have created works that poignantly engage those experiences.

On Wednesday, April 1, these two artists will collaborate on Sacrifice: Meditations on the Vietnam Experience at Harlem Stage.

Presented as a collaboration between Harlem Stage and the Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University, this concert will explore through music, voice, media and conversation the remembered experiences of two ...

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