Performance / Tour News

The Prodigy Announce Three Exclusive Dates for North America

Source: All About Jazz
February 11, 2009

The Prodigy announce their fifth studio album Invaders Must Die to be released on the band's imprint Take Me To The Hospital through Cooking Vinyl on March 3rd, 2009 and announce three exclusive dates for North America this March.

The Prodigy, who have been tearing up the Summer festivals with their blistering live performances, a December UK Sold Out Tour and having just returned from Australia's Big Day Out, Singapore and Tokyo, The Prodigy announce 3 dates for North America ...

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Much Brass, a Bit of Twang and Plenty of Ray Charles

Source: Michael Ricci
February 11, 2009

Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis first shared a stage at Frederick P. Rose Hall two years ago, finding common cause in the wide, slow river of American music.

That interaction yielded an album, Two Men With the Blues (Blue Note), that flattered them equally. So there was recent precedent to draw on at the Rose Theater on Monday night, in the first of two sold-out concerts presented by Jazz at Lincoln Center. To their credit, the headliners didnt repeat themselves; ...

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Rachael Price Performs at SPAC's Little Theatre

Source: All About Jazz
February 11, 2009

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Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Perform at Spa Little Theatre

Source: All About Jazz
February 11, 2009

Preeminent Latin jazz pianist and bandleader Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra perform at 8 p.m. on May 30 at the Spa Little Theatre in Saratoga Springs, NY. O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra are 2009 Grammy Award winners in the category of Best Latin Jazz Album' for their work, Song for Chico. Often referred to as the world's leading Latin jazz big band, the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra was founded by O'Farrill in 2001 for Wynton ...

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Revolutionary Snake Ensemble in Boston, Philadelphia, New Orleans, and Worldwide!

Source: All About Jazz
February 11, 2009

It's a difficult time, and doubly so for small independent record companies like our Maryland-based label Cuneiform Records. Not only are sales down due to the economy--CD burning and illegal free download sites are cutting significantly into the market. You can support dedicated and creative independent music businesses by buying a CD or two, and of course our CD Forked Tongue is one possibility. The Revolutionary Snake Ensemble prepared for our annual pilgrimage to New Orleans with a warm-up gig ...

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Live from Lincoln Center Presents "An Evening with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis"

Source: All About Jazz
February 11, 2009

Tune in to PBS on Thursday, March 26 at 8:00 pm for Live From Lincoln Center featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis at Frederick P. Rose Hall after an extensive and highly acclaimed national tour. Specially selected by Mr. Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Centers Artistic Director, the band will perform music theyve played through the ages and the world over: favorite tunes from the bands expansive repertoire including original compositions by members of the band. The ...

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Classical, Jazz, and World Music Light up Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall February 19-22

Source: All About Jazz
February 11, 2009

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) presents a wide slate of music Feb. 19-22 with concerts from three of its concert series. First, pianist Horacio Gutirrez teams up with the DSO for Beethoven and Strauss Thursday - Saturday, February 19-21, conducted by Rafael Frhbeck de Burgos. This concert, part of the Favorites Classical Series, is sponsored by the Comerica Charitable Foundation.

It's a full evening of jazz on Friday February 20 as guitarist John Scofield, presented as part of the DSO's ...

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Mary Halvorson Trio and Special Guests at Roulette February 13th

Source: Improvised Communications
February 11, 2009

On Friday, February 13th, Brooklyn-based guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson and her trio will perform at Roulette in New York. The group, which features bassist John Hebert and drummer Ches Smith, will be joined special guests Jonathan Finlayson (trumpet) and Jon Irabagon (saxophone) for the premiere of new music, as well as selections from its acclaimed 2008 debut, Dragon’s Head (Firehouse 12 Records).

The record, Ms. Halvorson’s first at the helm of her own ensemble, is featured on best-of- the-year lists in ...

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