Performance / Tour News

Deanna Witkowski CD Release Concert

Source: All About Jazz
March 17, 2009

Pianist/composer/vocalist Deanna Witkowski releases her awaited fourth album From This Place this April with a CD release concert being held Wednesday, April 22 at 7 pm at Saint Peters Church, located at 619 Lexington Avenue, New York.

Following this event will be a special meet the artist reception. Witkowski will be performing with her quartet featuring acclaimed musicians Peter Brainin, soprano and tenor sax; Michael OBrien, bass and Scott Latzky, drums.

Witkowski has combined the spirituality of the soul and ...

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The Henry Grimes/ Marc Ribot Duo Live at the Rubin Museum NYC

Source: Two for the Show Media
March 17, 2009

The Henry Grimes/ Marc Ribot Duo will be performing in concert at The Rubin Museum in NYC on March 27th, 2009 at 7:00PM as part of the 2009 Winter/Spring Harlem in the Himalayas Series.

Henry Grimes - Bass Marc Ribot- Guitar

Henry Grimes has played 58 concerts with the extraordinary Marc Ribot in the last five years in duo, trio, and quartet formations in 16 European countries (Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, ...

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Marco Benevento at SXSW / New Tour Dates

Source: Calabro Music
March 17, 2009

MARCO BENEVENTO Appearing “Live" @ SXSW Friday, March 20 @ The Elephant Room | 11:40 PM

Brooklyn-based pianist and sonic explorer Marco Benevento first came to national attention as one half of the NYC downtown experimental noisemakers, The Benevento-Russo Duo. Over the last two years, however, he's been turning heads with his post-jazz trio that merges indie pop melody obsession with fierce improvisations and a wide-eyed pursuit of analog-drenched aural texture. His new LP Me Not Me focuses its attention ...

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Rutgers in New York Returns to the Blue Note

Source: All About Jazz
March 17, 2009

Rutgers Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Faculty to perform at the Blue Note

Evening of concerts to feature Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra member Sean Jones

New Brunswick, NJ Mason Gross School of the Arts will return for the next installment of “Rutgers In New York" on Monday, April 13, 2009 at the Blue Note Jazz Caf in Manhattan. Featuring performances by the Rutgers Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Ralph Bowen and Rutgers Jazz Faculty featuring Conrad Herwig, the concert also ...

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The Claudia Acuna Quartet Celebrates "En Este Momento" at Dizzy's

Source: Kim Smith Public Relations
March 17, 2009

In Celebration of her latest Marsalis Music release En Este Momento, Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola Presents

THE CLAUDIA ACUNA QUARTET featuring Claudia Acuna (voice), Jason Lindner (piano), Juancho Herrera (guitar), Carlos Henderson (bass), Mark Kelley (bass 4/18), Yayo Serka (drums), Adam Cruz (drums 4/18).

Wed Sun, April 15-19, 2009 - 7:30pm and 9:30pm only

Chilean born songstress Claudia Acuna has delved deep into her soul and brought forth her most personal and creative album to date with ...

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Roy Haynes at Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
March 17, 2009

Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium (CBJC) presents The Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band on Saturday, April 4, 2009 at Brooklyn Tech Auditorium, 29 Fort Greene Place, Fort Greene, Brooklyn as part of the 10th Annual Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival - “A Decade of Keeping Our Music Alive".

This concert will benefit the not for profit arts organization, CBJC, and help continue its mission of providing cultural programming to the under served population of Brooklyn. Concert begins at 6:30 PM, doors ...

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Doug Carn: Bringing the Underground Up

Source: All About Jazz
March 17, 2009

By Barbara Salter Nelson When Doug Carn and the Black Jazz Legacy Band make their debut performance on April 17 and 18 at the historic Lenox Lounge in Harlem, Carn will have come full circle. “The music that made me famous in the 70's is just as relevant today," he says. “When the status quo goes down, the underground comes up."

The versatile keyboardist, composer, lyricist and arranger recorded several definitive albums in the 70's on the independent Black Jazz ...

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Bob Sheppard Quartet Plays Live March 19th New Jazz Room

Source: Arcos Communications
March 17, 2009

Bob Sheppard will perform with his quartet including Peter Erskine (drums),Larry Koonse (gtr) and Darek Oles(bass) this Thursday March 19th Upstairs at Vitello's new Jazz room in Studio City, Ca.

Bob Sheppard is acknowledged for his inspiring musical spontaneity, his dramatic playing style is supported by an expressive warm and centered tone that fluctuates through tonal ranges of dark intensity to lyrical sensitivity. These attributes combined with his keen musical intuition, make him a desirable and creative collaborator who accents ...

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