Performance / Tour News

Spinal Tap: Unplugged Tour

Source: JamBase
March 5, 2009

SPINAL TAP Unplugged Tour Announced

This Is Spinal Tap Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer, who portrayed the faux heavy metal band Spinal Tap in the music mockumentary This is Spinal Tap (1984), have announced a 30 city “Unwigged and Unplugged" tour, a stripped down version of the rockin' days. Not a full-blown Spinal Tap reunion, but a great chance to hear their music. “When we were doing the Tap show, it was 90 minutes to 120 minutes of ...

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Axiom at Tula's This Thursday

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
March 5, 2009

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The Monk Anniversary Concerts

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
March 5, 2009

If you have wondered how those concerts turned out that celebrated the 50th anniversary of Thelonious Monk's Town Hall concert, Will Friedwald reported on them for The Wall Street Journal. As we mentioned last week in this Rifftides post, the bands were led by Charles Tolliver and Jason Moran. Here's an excerpt from Friedwald's review of the events.

Erin Bode Heading North to Dakota

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
March 5, 2009

Speaking of Erin Bode, the singer is headed back to Minnesota this weekend for a return engagement on Sunday, March 8 and Monday, March 9 at the Dakota jazz club and restaurant in Minneapolis.The Dakota is the Twin Cities' premiere jazz room, and Bode's gig, coming between an appearance by pianist Kenny Werner's trio and a one-nighter by the all-star SF Jazz Collective, gets a nice mention here as part of a story about coming attractions at the ...

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Benefit Show for Gus Thornton to be Held This Sunday, March 8 at BB's

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
March 5, 2009

As so often happens when one of their own needs a bit of help, St. Louis musicians are banding together to put on a benefit show this weekend, with an impressive lineup of talent set to help raise funds for bassist Gus Thornton (pictured) from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 8 at BB's Jazz Blues and Soups, 700 S. Broadway in downtown St. Louis.Thornton is an East St. Louis native who's known for long associations ...

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Jazz This Week: Sara Gazarek, Gino Robair, the St. Louis Stompers, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
March 5, 2009

With warmer weather in the offing for St. Louis this weekend, it should be a good time to get out and hear some live music. Here's what's going on in jazz and creative music over the next few days in St. Louis:We've got two touring artists of note in town this week, one of whom is the delightful singer Sara Gazarek, who's back to perform at Jazz at the Bistro through Saturday. Gazarek is a standout in the ...

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Harris Eisenstadt's Woodblock Prints at Ibeam Every Saturday in March

Source: Improvised Communications
March 4, 2009

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

This series of four concerts (March 7, 14, 21, 28) will feature the first-ever performances of his new nonet, Harris Eisenstadt's Woodblock Prints, featuring Mike McGinnis (clarinet), Jason Mears (alto saxophone), Sara Schoenbeck (bassoon), Mark Taylor (French horn), Brian Drye (trombone), Jose Davila (tuba), Jonathan Goldberger (electric guitar) and Garth Stevenson (bass). The group's music is inspired by depictions of ...

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Jazz at Chalkers Pub & Bistro (Toronto) For March 4-9

Source: All About Jazz
March 3, 2009

Another exciting weekend of Jazz shows is scheduled for Chalkers Pub & Bistro, 247 Marlee Ave. in Toronto. Wednesday March 4, as every Wednesday, Lisa Particelli and her superb band host the Girls Night Out Jazz jam in the cozy Chalkers Lounge from 8-12 p.m. Thursday March 5 is Latin Jazz night with the band La-Cu-La performing on the big stage starting at 9:30 p.m. On the weekend, the acclaimed Joanie Taylor Quartet from Vancouver will appear in the lounge ...

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