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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, April 8-14
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
The jazz pot thickens as we get into Jazz Appreciation Month. There's a lot of action this weekend and into the coming week, enough heat to melt whatever final flakes are heading our way, enough variety to give everyone something to look forward to, from the always-welcome return of one of the oldest jazz ensembles working on the local scene to the maiden voyage of a new multi-media ensemble to the first major public appearance of an ensemble of future ...
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Klazz-Ma-Tazz and J-MUSIC Ensemble Live At DROM on April 24th
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Benjamin Sutin
On Sunday, April 24th, 2016, two eclectic ensembles influenced by music from around the world will perform together at DROM (NYC), taking their audience on a musical journey from the far east to the middle east. The J-MUSIC Ensemble will open the night's program (at 8:00 pm) with their acclaimed jazz arrangements of J-Pop, including generational favorites from legendary video games, Anime, Perfume, and many more. They will be followed (9:15) by world/fusion ensemble Klazz-Ma- Tazz and their jazz and ...
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Jazz this week: Kenny Barron, Tyondai Braxton, Thurman Barker, an all-star band with Cohen, Wilson, Hill & Oh, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
It's a terrifically busy week for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with a number of interesting musicians visiting town over the next few days. So let's skip the rest of the preamble and go straight to the highlights... Wednesday, April 6 Pianist Kenny Barron returns to St. Louis for the first of two evenings with his trio at Jazz at the Bistro. Officially designated as an NEA “Jazz Master," the 72-year-old Barron is a stylistically versatile pianist, albeit ...
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Danny Green And His Trio In Five California Shows – April 7-26
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
Pianist/composer Danny Green and his trio—featuring bassist Justin Grinnell and drummer Julien Cantelm— perform in five California cities as part of a ten-city tour celebrating their new OA2 recording Altered Narratives. Upcoming Tour Thurs., 4/7 at Café Pink House, 14577 Big Basin Way, Saratoga, CA Also featuring guest saxophonist Harvey Wainapel Two sets: 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. $15 Fri., 4/8 at the Red Poppy, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA Two ...
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Drummer LaFrae Sci Travels From Guatemala To Siberia--Teaching & Performing
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
LaFrae Sci: Jazz, Rock, Session Drummer, Composer, Educator—Travels From Guatemala To Siberia- Teaching & Performing To Global Students Conducts Only All-Female Orchestra In Latin America: April 10-20! Next Stop: A Return To Siberia! World-renowned drummer, composer, educator LaFrae Sci brings the beat to Guatemala on April 10-20 to lead masterclasses with La Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil Femenina “Alaìde Foppa"—the only all-female orchestra in Latin America. “I will be the first American conductor to work with this orchestra," ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, April 1-7
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
I know spring is here because the calendar says so. Trees are trying to bud, my rhubarb is up a few inches, robins are flitting around the yard. It will warm up. Until the thermometer catches up with the calendar, we can take comfort in some sizzling hot music over the coming week, from internationally renowned local heroes to internationally revered visitors to a popular former resident reuniting with his band and a favorite songbird saluting a film and stage ...
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A spirited finale to jazz club's fifth season
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
The South County Jazz Club wrapped up its fifth season on Thursday, March 31, with a splendid concert by the latest edition of drummer Al Hixon's “Underheard Herd." That's a fitting name for his band, which generally includes a player or two who have been under-exposed in the area, or who are so good, you never tire of hearing them. The matinee event at the Venice Art Center teamed Hixon with ex-Ellington bassist John Lamb, pianist Dick Reynolds (longtime house ...
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Stephanie Jordan Performs Jazz Live At Hyatt Regency New Orleans April 1 – May 7
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Sylvain Music Notes
Please join Jazz Live at Hyatt every Friday and Saturday, April 1 – May 7 as they welcome Stephanie Jordan for an extended engagement at Hyatt Regency New Orleans. The Stephanie Jordan Ensemble will do two sets in her signature trademark of performing jazz standards from the likes of Abbey Lincoln, Dionne Warwick, Nancy Wilson, Nat “King” Cole, Frank Sinatra, and other jazz greats from the Big Band era. The show also includes highlights from the “Stephanie Jordan Sings a ...
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