Performance / Tour News

Tim Kuhl Group @ Parkside Lounge on February 22

Source: All About Jazz
February 11, 2009

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Trigger Hippy | 02.07.09 | Georgia

Source: JamBase
February 11, 2009

Words by: Frank Etheridge | Images by: Ian Rawn

Trigger Hippy :: 02.07.09 :: Cox Capitol Theatre :: Macon, GA

Jimmy Herring - Trigger Hippy :: 02.07 :: GA Expectations and preconceptions can too often limit and hinder one's live music experience. Whether these restrictive mind-sets arise from an intricate knowledge of the music or an obsessive mapping out of the sonic peaks and valleys you hope to travel during the show, it's refreshing, and unfortunately all-too-rare for many, ...

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Billy Joel, Elton John to Play Wrigley Field

Source: All About Jazz
February 10, 2009

The Piano Man and the Rocket Man are pairing up for a concert this summer at Chicago's Wrigley Field. Promoters announced Tuesday that Billy Joel and Elton John will play together at the home of the Chicago Cubs on July 21.

The singer-songwriters will perform duets playing twin pianos and trading vocals. Each will play a set with his own band, followed by both bands joining for a finale.

Tickets, which go on sale Saturday, range from $55 to $175 ...

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Michele Rosewoman and New Yor-Uba Perform at Hostos College, March 14

Source: All About Jazz
February 10, 2009

Hostos Community College presents pianist and composer Michele Rosewoman and her New Yor-Uba ensemble in performance on Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15.

Michele Rosewoman has made her mark in the jazz world as a highly original artist, fusing Afro- Cuban influences with intelligent and modern post- bop. Throughout her varied career, Michele has performed with such jazz luminaries as Julius Priester, Oliver Lake, Reggie Workman, and with Celia Cruz, Paquito D'Rivera, and Orlando “Puntilla" Rios. ...

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Tim Kuhl Group "King" NYC CD Release Show at Zebulon on March 29

Source: All About Jazz
February 10, 2009

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Saxophonist John Zorn Headed West

Source: Michael Ricci
February 10, 2009

As heard from one of the kindly clerks at Amoeba Records this weekend -- and confirmed on John Zorn's MySpace page (remember those?) on top of various blogs and message boards -- the ever-unpredictable saxophonist and downtown NYC fixture will venture out of the 212 and into the Pacific Time Zone for a run of shows next month.

Sadly, you're probably more likely to see Gila monsters rain on the Chinese Theatre than see Zorn perform in L.A. (though it ...

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Leni Stern to Perform at SXSW, March 19th

Source: Seth Cohen PR
February 10, 2009

Leni Stern has confirmed a March 19th showcase at SXSW, at Austin’s Copa on Congress. Stern will be accompanied by members of her international touring band, as she and the group return to the U.S. following a series of European performances in early March. Leni Stern is a Global Music artist and electric guitarist whose acclaimed CD 'Africa' has been described as “one of the finest CDs of the past year, in any genre." Two years in the making, the ...

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Dorothy Rodes at Tula's This Wednesday

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
February 10, 2009

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