Performance / Tour News

Galactic | 02.12.09 | Idaho

Source: JamBase
February 28, 2009

Words & Images by: Andrew Wyatt

Galactic :: 02.12.09 :: Knotty Pine :: Victor, ID

Corey Henry with Galactic :: 02.12 :: Idaho “They get the girls off, and the rest of us peons, too." That's the initial description I received from a friend before catching my first Galactic show several years ago. Any concerns about the band playing the modest Knotty Pine bar tucked in the southeast ...

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Jazzing Round L.A.

Source: All About Jazz
February 28, 2009

Jazz Music Los Angeles

A rare Cohen showing

After a years-long touring hiatus, the wittily morose singer- songwriter Leonard Cohen returns to U.S. stages. Catch him and other artists at these upcoming shows across the Southland, with on-sale dates in parentheses.

Nokia Theatre Leonard Cohen April 10 (Mon.)

Club Nokia Puscifer April 4 (Fri.) Pennywise and Pepper June 3 (Sat.)

House of Blues Paganfest USA

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Jazz This Week: Bruce Barth Quintet, Sometime then and Again, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
February 27, 2009

After a couple of very busy weeks, it looks like there's a bit of a post-Mardi Gras lull with regard to jazz and creative music in St. Louis, at least in terms of the number of shows this weekend.Still, in addition to the various ongoing weekly gigs by local musicians (which you can find listed on the St. Louis Jazz Notes Calendar), there are a few other noteworthy events happening over the next few days, starting with three ...

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Monk a Half-Century Later

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
February 27, 2009

Tonight and tomorrow night, Town Hall in New York City is observing the fiftieth anniversary of Thelonious Monk's celebrated performance there with a ten-piece band. This evening's concert will present trumpeter Charles Tolliver's big band playing Monk's music. WNYC will broadcast it live at eight o'clock EST. To hear it in the New York area, tune in to 93.9 FM. To hear it on the internet, go here.

Tomorrow night, pianist Jason Moran will lead an eight-piece ensemble in what ...

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Composer Portrait: Julius Hemphill Bobby Zankel's Warriors of the Wonderful Sound Featuring Marty Ehrlich

Source: All About Jazz
February 26, 2009

Ars Nova Workshop presents: Tonight! Thursday, February 26, 7:30pm (doors at 6pm) Composer Portrait: Julius Hemphill Bobby Zankel's Warriors of the Wonderful Sound Featuring Marty Ehrlich Marty Ehrlich, alto saxophone; Bobby Zankel, alto saxophone; Elliott Levin, tenor saxophone; Dan Peterson, reeds; Dan Scofield, alto saxophone; Bryan Rogers, tenor saxophone; Bart Miltenberger, trumpet; Adam Hershberger, trumpet; Patrick Hughes, trumpet; Tom Madeja, trumpet; Larry Toft, trombone; Dan Blacksberg, trombone; George Barnett, French horn; Adam Lesnick, French horn; Matt Davis, el. ...

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The New Deal | 02.18.09 | New York

Source: JamBase
February 26, 2009

Words by: Greg Gargiulo | Images from: myspace.com/tndmusic

The New Deal :: 02.18.09 :: Revolution Hall :: Troy, NY

The New Deal Forget the stethoscope. If you truly want to test if someone's heart is circulating blood through the rest of their body, no medical tools are required. Just take them to a New Deal show. If you don't see him/her boogie, shake, shred or convulse into dance ...

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Fox Opening Weekend | 02.05 - 02.07 | Oakland

Source: JamBase
February 26, 2009

Words by: Greg Keidan | Images by: Josh Miller

Opening Weekend :: 02.05.09 - 02.07.09 :: Fox Theater :: Oakland, CA, CA

Fox Theater :: Oakland, CA Until now, music lovers living on the east side of the San Francisco Bay have faced a dilemma when considering a night of live music. Because most performers choose or are forced to play exclusively at one of S.F.'s many excellent venues when they come to the region, we can either leave ...

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'Ella' at Laguna Playhouse

Source: Michael Ricci
February 26, 2009

A diva despite her mild temperament, Ella Fitzgerald proudly wore the title of “first lady of song.” Yet she seemed comfortable in the spotlight only when she could lose herself in music. Give her a microphone and she could fill a room with clarion sunshine, but her stage presence tended to subside with the orchestra.

In Ella, a musical biography that turns into a concert in the second act, Tina Fabrique re-creates the peculiar mix of astonishing giftedness and personal ...

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