Performance / Tour News

Arturo O’Farrill and the Grammy Winning Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra Return to Symphony Space

Source: Two for the Show Media
February 24, 2009

Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra return to Symphony Space for a multicultural exploration of the future of Latin jazz, featuring guest composers and artists! Thursday March 5th, 2009 & Friday March 6th, 2009. Showtime: 8:00 PM

Highlights of the upcoming performance:

Guest composers Frank London, Gabriel Alegra, Fernando Otero, Pablo Mayor, and David Bixler Works by Arturo O'Farrill and Michael Phillip Mossman Guest appearances by Heather Bixler, Freddy “Huevito" Lobatn, and others Compositions will include, “Paroxysm ...

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Dafnis Prieto Si O Si Quartet Live at the Jazz Standard -Live Recording

Source: Two for the Show Media
February 24, 2009

Drummer/Composer & Bandleader Dafnis Prieto will be performing with his SI O SI Quartet at The Jazz Standard in New York City from Friday March 20th, 2009 thru Sunday March 22nd, 2009.

Set Times are 7:30 PM & 9:30 PM – with an 11:30PM set added on Friday and Saturday. This performance is being recorded for Dafnis Prieto’s new release on Dafnison Music. Come and be part of this live recording!!

Dafnis Prieto SI O SI Quartet: Peter ...

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Cedar Walton Horns Add Heft for a Strutting Piano Vamp

Source: Michael Ricci
February 24, 2009

The pianist Cedar Walton has been a mainstay of New York jazz circles since the 1950s, usually working in small-combo mode.

On Saturday night at the Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts, on the Brooklyn campus of Long Island University, he began his concert that way: at the helm of a quartet with the saxophonist Vincent Herring, upholding an astute and sensible air.

But it was in the second half, when Mr. Walton doubled the size of the group, that ...

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Cornelius: Mexico/Cali Shows

Source: JamBase
February 24, 2009

JAPANESE FUTURE POPSTER COMES TO GOLDEN STATE

“A tireless soundscaper, this musical polymath blends electronica with a musical kleptomania." - Time Magazine

Cornelius Sound explorer Cornelius will be taking his live show to the U.S. for four special dates this May. All shows are in California (following his first ever Mexican performances) and come on the heels of his “Best Surround Sound" Grammy nomination for the Sensurround+B-Sides DVD. The DVD, released on Everloving last year, features an all new ...

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JJ Cale: New Album/Tour

Source: JamBase
February 24, 2009

JJ CALE CONFIRMS FIRST SOLO TOUR IN FIVE YEARS IN SUPPORT OF “SUPREMELY CHILL, UTTERLY AGELESS" (ROLLING STONE) NEW ALBUM ROLL ON (ROUNDER RECORDS)

JJ Cale JJ Cale has confirmed his first tour in five years, returning to the road with a few weeks of solo shows in intimate west coast venues. The tour is in support of his sublime Rounder Records debut Roll On, with a portion of the proceeds from each show to be donated to ...

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Instituto Cervantes Jazz Concert Series in Chicago

Source: All About Jazz
February 24, 2009

Jazz concert by Isaac Turienzo Trio Tuesday, March 3 at 7pm Instituto Cervantes auditorium General admission: $20 / IC members: $15 Isaac Turienzo (piano), Miguel Angel Chastang (bass) and Fernando Arias (drums) Isaac Turienzo, Miguel Angel Chastang and Fernando Arias show us popular music from a new perspective. The three internationally acclaimed musicians, who have musical roots in Asturias (Spain), use the universal languages of jazz and flamenco to interpret traditional and current themes ...

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Paghel Meshugah: The Loco Love Music of Eric Alabaster with Trumpet Virtuoso Duane Eubanks

Source: All About Jazz
February 24, 2009

At Puppets Jazz Bar – Brooklyn NY Friday, March 20, 2009; 6:30 & 7:30 PM “Paghel Meshughah: Loco Love Music” translates to “Crazy, Crazy, Crazy” in three languages: Urdu, Yiddish, and Spanish. The name reflects three of drummer/composer Eric Alabaster’s passions: a love of Yiddish, Pakistani/Desi (the Indian sub-continent), and Spanish-Afro Caribbean culture, language and music. This jazz ensemble, featuring African-American trumpet master Duane Eubanks, includes a multicultural group of musicians who fuse polyrhythmic Indian and Pakistani elements ...

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James Spaulding & "Swing Expression" the Jazz Legacy Series

Source: All About Jazz
February 24, 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. February 27th and 28th, “Creole" is pleased ...

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