Performance / Tour News

Harris Eisenstadt's March Residency at Brooklyn's Ibeam Continues March 14th

Source: Improvised Communications
March 12, 2009

Drummer/composer Harris Eisenstadt is in residence at Brooklyn's IBeam Music Studio every Saturday night in March at 9:00 p.m.

These are the first-ever performances of his new nonet, Harris Eisenstadt's Woodblock Prints.

The group's music is inspired by depictions of nature found in Japanese woodblock prints, an ancient form of relief printing created from intricately carved wood.

The line-up for this Saturday's performance will be:

Mike Mcginnis, clarinet Sara Schoenbeck, bassoon Jason Mears, alto saxophone

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Chris Botti Reschedules Fox Theatre Concert for Friday, September 18

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
March 12, 2009

Not only will he be in St. Louis later this month to play an intimate benefit for St. Louis Children's Hospital, but it now seems that trumpeter Chris Botti also will be returning to the Gateway City this fall. That's because Botti finally has rescheduled his concert at the Fox Theatre, which was supposed to have happened in September 2008, for Friday, September 18, 2009. Tickets to Botti's concert at the Fox originally were offered as pledge drive ...

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Chris Botti to Perform Benefit Show for Children's Hospital on Saturday, March 28

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
March 12, 2009

Trumpeter Chris Botti (pictured) is returning to St. Louis to give a benefit performance for St. Louis Children's Hospital on Saturday, March 28 at J.Buck's restaurant, 1000 Clark St. in downtown St. Louis. Tickets are $250 per person, and include valet parking, a premium cocktail hour with “heavy hors d'oeuvres," and Botti's performance for an intimate audience of just 175 people. Proceeds will support programs and services at St. Louis Children's Hospital, which has provided specialized care ...

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Jazz This Week: Victor Wooten, Rachael Price, Funky Butt Brass Band, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
March 12, 2009

There's plenty of interesting stuff on tap for jazz fans in St. Louis over the next few days, including visits from two touring musicians and a couple of free concerts featuring two of the area's talented jazz pianists.The first of those free shows is tonight, when keyboard player Adaron “Pops" Jackson performs in a free concert at the newly renovated Soulard Preservation Hall as part of Jazz St. Louis' Whitaker Community Concerts series. Jackson, who also plays with ...

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The Melvins Celebrate 25 Years

Source: JamBase
March 12, 2009

MELVINS CELEBRATE SILVER (25TH) ANNIVERSARY PLAN SPECIAL “EVENING WITH" PERFORMANCES IN MAY

The Melvins The Melvins are turning twenty five, and marking the occasion with a group of celebratory shows set for mid-May in New York, Boston, Chicago and Austin.

The four shows will be an “evening with" the band and feature a first set with the original lineup of Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover (on bass) and original drummer Mike Dillard. For the second set Buzz, Dale and ...

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Tamarama Spray of Surf Rock and the Caribbean

Source: Michael Ricci
March 11, 2009

The Australian musicians Jay Lyon and Nicolas Potts, make up the band Tamarama, at Webster Hall on Monday.

The first thing you notice at the Tamarama show is that no one is filming it. Not even a kid on a cellphone. A couple of young folks are shooting stills, anticipating a party that never quite starts, but as the band casually shuffles through its songs at the Studio at Webster Hall on Monday night, you note how much better this ...

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Chick Corea and John McLaughlin at Jazz at Lincoln Center - April 23-25

Source: All About Jazz
March 11, 2009

Jazz at Lincoln Center presents the all-star Five Peace Band with legendary pianist-composer Chick Corea and influential guitarist John McLaughlin in their long-awaited Rose Theater debut.

Working together for the first time since the days of Miles Davis Bitches Brew-era band over 40 years ago, this newly created band includes saxophonist Kenny Garrett, bassist Christian McBride and drummer Brian Blade.

Expect an eclectic night of highly creative music; from a nod to Miles to intimate duets, intricate acoustic jazz to ...

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Chicago Composers Big Band, Directed by Thomas Matta at The Jazz Showcase on March 16-18

Source: All About Jazz
March 11, 2009

The Jazz Showcase Historic Dearborn Station 806 S. Plymouth Court Chicago, IL jazzshowcase.com Monday March 16 Tuesday March 17 Wednesday March 18 8:00 and 10:00 pm REEDS: John Wojciechowski, Nick Mazzarella, Chris Madsen, Greg Ward, Mark Colby, Dan Nicholson, Jerry DiMuzio. TRUMPETS: Joey Tartell, BJ Levy, Bob Lark, Rob Parton, Marques Carroll. TROMBONES: Scott Bentall, Joel Adams, Tom Garling, Tom Matta. RHYTHM: Scott Hesse, ...

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