Performance / Tour News

Lee Konitz; the Jazz Legacy Series

Source: All About Jazz
March 17, 2009

“Creole" Music Supper Club, in association with Brownstone Entertainment Complex, LLC, proudly present: “The Jazz Legacy Series"

Combine the exquisite dining experience of “Creole" with the flavor of Internationally known Jazz Artists... toss in the nostalgia of an ambiance found in elegant Supper Clubs and you have our Jazz Legacy Series. Brownstone Entertainment Complex, LLC; bringing Jazz back uptown to what was once the spawning ground of the Be-bop Era, and its traditions.

March 20th & 21st brings a truly ...

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Freddie Redd Returns to New York and Washington DC

Source: All About Jazz
March 17, 2009

The Legendary Hardbop Pianist Freddie Redd returns to the East Coast for three performances the week of March 23rd, 2009. Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 8pm Freddie will appear in Washington, D.C. at Twins Jazz Club with the Brad Linde Sextet featuring the music from his classic Blue Note albums of the 1960s. Twins Jazz 1344 U Street NW Washington DC 20009 202-234-0072 Friday/Saturday, March 27/28, 2009 at 10pm and 12am Freddie Redd Quintet ...

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Xavier Casellas NY Quintet @ Tea Lounge in Park Slope

Source: All About Jazz
March 17, 2009

Second of the gigs prior to recording sessions for upcoming album.

XAVIER CASELLAS NY QUINTET Xavier Casellas, vocals & lyrics Emilio Solla, piano & arrangements Ben Monder, guitar Jorge Roeder, double bass Ted Poor, drums

New material to be recorded right after gigs at Bennett's. Music includes great stuff from artists such as Kurt Rosenwinkel, Brad Mehldau, Emilio Solla and more, on a new vocal approach with original lyrics by ...

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Brazilian Pop: Sambas with a Twist

Source: Michael Ricci
March 16, 2009

Generation after generation samba courses through Brazilian pop.

Two up-and-coming singers from São Paulo, Mariana Aydar and Jair Oliveira, made their New York solo debuts at Symphony Space at the World Music Institute’s two-night Brasil Fest, grounding themselves in samba before adding their own personal twists. “They said I sang the samba,” Mr. Oliveira sang in Portuguese in his concert on Saturday night. “But the samba sang me.” Mr. Oliveira, who turns 34 on Tuesday, is the son of Jair ...

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Michelle Walker Live @ Bar Next Door

Source: All About Jazz
March 16, 2009

Michelle Walker Performs Live @ THE BAR NEXT DOOR Monday March 16, 2009

Vocalist Michelle Walker returns to one of her favorite performance rooms, the Bar Next Door for an intimate evening of live jazz vocals.

The Bar Next Door is one of the smaller and most intimate settings for serious jazz in Manhattan...[and]...is a perfect setting to enjoy richly textured music. The Bar Next Door has been home to some of the most outstanding musicians, instrumental and vocal, working ...

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Arsenalarts Presents Berklee Jazz on Monday Nights - Bruno Raberg Quartet

Source: Joanne Barrett Public Relations
March 16, 2009

ArsenalARTS presents the next offering in their Berklee Jazz series, Bruno Raberg Quartet featuring Noah Preminger (Saxophone), Ben Monder (Guitar), Bruno Raberg (Bass), and Ted Poor (Drums).

Innovative bassist/composer Bruno Raberg will present a program of original music from his recently released 2-CD set Lifelines The Arsenal Center for the Arts is located at 321 Arsenal St. in Watertown. Performances start at 7:30 p.m.

Free parking is available and the venue is handicapped accessible. Tickets are $15, or $10 for ...

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Saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa and Pianist Vijay Iyer Launch Jazz in a New Direction

Source: All About Jazz
March 15, 2009

Years from now, listeners surely will marvel at one of the great partnerships in jazz: saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa and pianist Vijay Iyer.

Each has gone a long way toward infusing the music with elements of South Indian culture. Together, they have pointed jazz in a new direction—or at least developed Eastern elements that long have been dormant in the music.

Yet each has a perspective of his own, as Mahanthappa made clear Saturday night at the Green Mill, where an ...

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DSO Moves to the Beat with Bolero

Source: All About Jazz
March 15, 2009

>B>The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) will bookend its Bolro concerts later this month with mesmerizing Ravel masterpieces Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chlo and Bolro.

Conducted by rising star Susanna Mlkki, the concerts will also feature pianist Peter Serkin playing Stravinsky's Movements for Piano and Orchestra and Messiaen's Couleurs de la Cit Celeste.

Concerts are sponsored by JPMorgan Chase and take place Friday March 27 at 10:45 am Saturday March 28 at 8:30 p.m.

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