Performance / Tour News

Clapton, Winwood Teaming for Summer Tour

Source: All About Jazz
February 12, 2009

On the heels of their early 2008 run at New York's Madison Square Garden, Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood are taking their show on the road.

The former Blind Faith bandmates will play arenas beginning June 10 in East Rutherford, N.J., and have dates booked through June 30 in Los Angeles.

Clapton and Winwood had only performed together a handful of tmies before playing at Clapton's 2007 Crossroads Festival outside Chicago, which inspired them to team up for the Madison ...

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Esperanza Spalding Makes First Headline Appearance at Stanford, February 27

Source: All About Jazz
February 12, 2009

In her first headline engagement at Stanford Lively Arts (following last season’s shared bill with Dianne Reeves), jazz vocalist and double bassist Esperanza Spalding makes her highly anticipated return with a trio of jazz veterans Otis Brown (drums), Leo Genovese (piano), and Ricardo Vogt (guitar) on Friday, February 27 at 8:00 p.m. at Dinkelspiel Auditorium. A free discussion with the artists immediately follows the performance.

One of the most talked-about young artists in jazz, Spalding has been catapulted into stardom ...

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Barbara Walker Headlines Michener Art Museum's First "Jazz Night" of 2009

Source: IrwinPR LLC
February 12, 2009

Philadelphia vocalist Barbara Walker headlines the James A. Michener Art Museums first Jazz Night of the year on Saturday, February 21, 2009. Held in the Museums Ann and Herman Silverman Pavilion, Jazz Night features an hors doeuvre reception and access to the myriad art exhibits on view in the galleries. Were pleased to kick off the 2009 jazz performance schedule with the multi-talented Barbara Walker, widely known in the music world but especially loved by her fans back home in ...

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Betty Buckley when the Songs End, There Are Always Tales to Tell

Source: Michael Ricci
February 12, 2009

Betty Buckley taught a master class in what it is like to be a Broadway diva at Feinsteins at Loews Regency on Tuesday evening. And yes, it is hard work.

This deep-dish autobiographical show, Broadway by Request, which began a one-month run at the club, portrays the job as strenuous, brutally competitive labor in which every triumph is countered with rejection, disappointment and self-doubt. Nerves of steel are recommended.

As Ms. Buckley reaches into a silver bucket, plucks out random ...

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Fleetwood Mac Tuning up for Spring Tour

Source: Billboard Magazine
February 12, 2009

Not having a new album is working to Fleetwood Mac's advantage as the group prepares for its upcoming Unleashed North American tour. “This is the first time we've gone on the road without an album," drummer and co-founder Mick Fleetwood told Billboard.com during a teleconference with reporters on Tuesday. “This is truly a new experience for Fleetwood Mac to go out and play songs that we believe and hope people are going to be familiar with and love." Singer/guitarist Lindsey ...

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New North Miss. Allstars Dates

Source: JamBase
February 12, 2009

NMA KEEP IT SCRUFFY IN MARCH AND APRIL

The North Mississippi Allstars have announced the second leg of their “Do It Like We Used To Do Tour", named after their new live anthology, Do It Like We Used To Do: Live '96-'08 (released January 20), a 2-CD + DVD set. The Hill Country Revue will once again join the Allstars for all upcoming dates. The tour includes shows with Umphrey's McGee on April 4th and Widespread Panic on April ...

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Jazz This Week: Al Jarreau, Marc Copland Trio with Gary Peacock and Bill Stewart, Mardra and Reggie Thomas, Tom Wopat, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
February 12, 2009

It's another busy week for jazz in St. Louis, so let's go right to the highlights:Tonight, Jazz St. Louis presents Reggie Thomas and OGD in a free concert celebrating Blue Note records at the Third Baptist Church, 620 N. Grand. In case you didn't know, “OGD" stands for organ, guitar and drums, and it's always a treat to hear Thomas play the B-3, especially given the relative dearth of jazz organ shows in town these days. Also, the ...

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Firehouse 12's 2009 Spring Jazz Series to Begin March 20th

Source: Improvised Communications
February 12, 2009

New Haven's Firehouse 12 is proud to announce the schedule for its fourth annual Spring Jazz Series, a 13-week program of performances by some of the most active, innovative and respected musicians in creative improvised music today.

The series, which begins on Friday, March 20th with two performances by the Julian Lage Group, will feature 8:30 and 10:00 p.m. sets every Friday night through the June 12th season finale featuring Dutch jazz heavyweights, Trio BraamDeJoodeVatcher.

Tickets for all events are ...

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