Performance / Tour News

2 Approaches to Monks Historic Night

Source: Michael Ricci
March 2, 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, on Thursday and Friday — an outgrowth of a Monk festival at Duke University in 2007 — ...

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April Hall, Mark Poniatowski and Pamela Hines at the AJC on March 8th

Source: All About Jazz
March 2, 2009

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T.C. III Celebrates Five Years Performing Weekly at St. Nick's Pub in Harlem

Source: JM Creative
March 2, 2009

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Gong Announce Rare UK November Tour

Source: Noble PR
March 2, 2009

London - To celebrate their 40th Anniversary of live touring, GONG, the progressive/psychedelic rock band originally founded in 1967 by Australian musician Daevid Allen will join forces with guitarist Steve Hillage and other core members from the original line-up for a rare UK tour in November 2009.

The UK tour will celebrate the first time Gong have toured the UK since 2000. Tickets are on sale from today (February 25). Ticket Hotline: 08700 603 777 or book online from www.seetickets.com ...

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Legendary Trombonist Curtis Fuller; the Jazz Legacy Series

Source: All About Jazz
March 2, 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.

The Jazz Legacy continues on Friday March ...

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Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock & Jack DeJohnette Play UCLA Live

Source: All About Jazz
March 1, 2009

The BBC called the greatest piano trio in contemporary jazz, the jazz trio against which all others are measured.

One night only, Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette play at UCLA's Royce Hall. Wed. March 11th at 8PM.

Monica Mancini the glamorous vocal equivalent to diamonds flashing, says the New York Times, performs Sat. March 21st.

The two time Grammy nominee and her band offer a program of timeless American classics including such signature songs as Moon River and ...

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A New Stage so Local NJ Bands Can Play On

Source: Michael Ricci
March 1, 2009

NO more than 20 minutes into the first of three sets, all 25 round tables in the makeshift coffeehouse were taken, and customers were still streaming through the front door. Children mingled with grown-ups, and happy chatter blended with rock ’n’ roll.

Dozens of musicians are in South Orange and Maplewood, most of whom play for fun when they get home from their day jobs. But these are tough times, and three sites in the area that provided steady weekend ...

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Bill Cunliffe's "The Blues & the Abstract Truth, Take 2" CD Release Party - March 5

Source: All About Jazz
March 1, 2009

Bill Cunliffe “The Blues and the Abstract Truth, Take 2" CD Release Party at April Williams' Upstairs at Vitellos Oliver Nelson (1932-1975) was a saxophonist, arranger, and composer who seemed everywhere in the 1960s. In popular culture, Nelson is best remembered for his television scoring for shows including Ironside, Night Gallery, Columbo, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman and Longstreet. In jazz culture, Nelson is remembered for his masterpiece The Blues And The Abstract Truth (Impulse!, 1961). The ...

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