Performance / Tour News

Saltman Knowles Quintet Celebrate Their New Release "Return of the Composer"

Source: Sound Visions Media
March 3, 2009

Called “a brilliant example of all that is good in contemporary jazz” the Saltman Knowles Quintet, a Washington DC based band on the Pacific Coast Jazz label, will celebrate the release of their fifth CD, Return Of The Composer on Friday, April 3rd and Saturday, April 4th from 9 PM to 1 AM ($12 cover) at the cultural arts center, HR57, located at 1610 14th St. NW, Washington, DC. The Saltman Knowles Quintet, known for their long-term artist collaborations that ...

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Faces Reunion Plans Still Awaiting Rod's Nod

Source: Billboard Magazine
March 3, 2009

A Faces reunion may still be in the offing this year -- but probably not a full-scale tour or recording project. Keyboardist Ian McLagan tells Billboard.com that the latest idea, proffered by guitarist Ron Wood at a lunch in London with McLagan and drummer Kenney Jones, is “we do a couple shows and film it. Whether Rod (Stewart) wants to do that...I'm hoping he'll be into that 'cause it'll be such a lot of fun. It's what the three of ...

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Spinal Tap Trio Announce "Unwigged" Tour

Source: Billboard Magazine
March 3, 2009

Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer are leaving the costumes and wigs at home but will still play the music of their cinematic alter egos Spinal Tap, as well as the Folksmen from “A Mighty Wind" on a 30-date concert tour this spring. The six-week theater trek, dubbed Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer, kicks off April 17 in Vancouver and runs through May 31 in Milwaukee. Tickets go on sale starting ...

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2 Approaches to Monk's Historic Night

Source: Michael Ricci
March 3, 2009

By BEN RATLIFF - For the New York Times Published: March 1, 2009 In 1959, at 41, Thelonious Monk had only recently located a broader audience. That February he gave a concert with a 10-piece orchestra at Town Hall: a risky, expensive way to secure an official beachhead in New York culture, a way to get beyond his reputation, such as it was, for small groups, jabbing dissonance and cultishness. Last week’s concerts at Town Hall, ...

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Luminescent Orchestrii | 02.22 | Virginia

Source: JamBase
March 3, 2009

Words & Images by: Josh Klemons

Luminescent Orchestrii :: 02.22.09 :: Iota Club and Cafe :: Arlington, VA

Luminescent Orchestrii :: 02.22 :: Virginia The Luminescent Orchestrii took the stage early on a Sunday evening at the Iota Club and Cafe. The crowd was not immense, but it was excited. The four players, all strings, were dapperly dressed and fooling with their instruments. There was tuning and arranging going on, water was being poured. ...

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Lebowski Fest 2009

Source: JamBase
March 3, 2009

+1 Announces Lebowski Fest: May 7 Movie Party at The Wiltern / May 8 Bowling Party at Cal Bowl

By Jerry Duvall In this, its 8th year, Lebowski Fest is stronger than ever, and looks primed to start growing in spurts. Lebowski Fest 2009 is scheduled to kick off in Los Angeles, on May 7, with a screening event at The Wiltern Theatre, followed by a bowling night at Cal Bowl. And you never know ...

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House of Blues/Thievery Corp | 02.24 | Boston

Source: JamBase
March 3, 2009

Words by: Andrew Bruss | Images by Bruss & Steve Klise

House Of Blues Boston by Bruss Boston's House of Blues is barely one week old, but it is already one of the best concert venues in Beantown. The city hosts a handful of smaller nightclubs such as the Paradise Rock Club and Middle East Downstairs, while TD BankNorth Garden and BU's Agganis Arena provide large-scale venues for acts that can reach the masses. But, mid-level venues are what Boston ...

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Pollstar: Eliane Elias, Nicholas Payton Coming to the Sheldon Next Season

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
March 2, 2009

With spring just around the corner, it's also the time of the year when local not-for-profit presenters such as Jazz St. Louis and the Sheldon Concert Hall are busy finalizing their 2009-2010 season schedules. While the official announcements likely won't come for a couple of months yet, in some cases the online tour information service Pollstar gives us a sneak peek at what may be in the pipeline.In this case, Pollstar has just added listings for two concerts ...

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