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Alyssa Graham CD Release Event at Joe's Pub on January 16th

Source: All About Jazz
January 13, 2009

After touring the North East, Alyssa Graham will come home to NYC and celebrate the release of her Sunnyside debut, Echo at Joe's Pub.

Since it's release Echo has been a NY TIMES CRITICS' CHOICE CD, has been hailed as “Stunning" by Jazz Times and has been praised by THE WASHINGTON POST when they described Alyssa as a “Honey voiced Chanteuse that... smokes!"

“Echo" was recently honored as one of the “Top 10 Best Vocal Jazz Albums of 2008" by ...

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Mike Lorenz Quartet with Highbrid in Doylestown - Thursday, January 15th

Source: All About Jazz
January 13, 2009

This Thursday, January 15th, the Mike Lorenz Quartet and Highbrid make a joint appearance at Puck Live in Doylestown, PA. Both groups are frequent contributors to the Philadelphia jazz scene and feature a distinctly modern sound.

Mike Lorenz Quartet

Mike Lorenz is a young guitarist established in Lehigh Valley, PA leading a quartet of up- and-coming musicians performing his original jazz compositions. The group’s influences come from the avant-garde to the tradition of jazz combining the entire history of the ...

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Robert Randolph/Soulive | 12.27 | Philly

Source: JamBase
January 13, 2009

Words by: Martin Halo | Images by: Rod Snyder

Robert Randolph & The Family Band/Soulive:: 12.27.08 :: Electric Factory :: Philadelphia, PA

Eric Krasno - Soulive :: 12.28 :: Philly Philadelphia glistened in the night sky as the waning moments of 2008 approached. She illuminated the Delaware Water Gap along the waterfront. The city was still, but the corner of Willow and 7th stirred with the emotion of steel driven boogie as Philadelphia moistened in the Stax inspired, funk-laden, ...

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Perpetual Groove | 12.30 and 12.31 | Georgia

Source: JamBase
January 13, 2009

Words & Images by: James E. F. Young

Perpetual Groove :: 12.30.08 & 12.31.08 :: Georgia Theatre :: Athens, GA

Perpetual Groove :: 12.31 :: Athens, GA New Year's Eve offers a time to reflect on the past year while building resolve towards the future. For the members of Perpetual Groove this process is particularly poignant. Over the past year the band has undergone an incredible change. The departure of keyboardist Matt McDonald after the band's ninth annual Amberland ...

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Lionel Loueke Trio @ Jazz Standard (NYC), 1/10/09

Source: RVAjazz
January 13, 2009

Guitarist Lionel Loueke is capable of a plethora of tones and timbres with his instrumental combination of guitar, voice, and effects. Beginning the set at Jazz Standard on Saturday night with the title track from his latest release, Karibu, Loueke's voice and guitar melded into an African herald. Singing bass in unison to a mixed-meter thumbed guitar riff while adding clicking vocal percussion, Loueke immediately captivated the audience and quickly caught those not familiar with his background and music up ...

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Jazz St. Louis Plans NYC Trip in May

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
January 13, 2009

Jazz St. Louis has announced that they're planning another trip to New York City this spring for St. Louis jazz enthusiasts. According to this blog post from development director Melissa Jones, the trip is scheduled for May 29 and 30, and will include visits to four jazz clubs in two nights, with JSL executive director Gene Dobbs Bradford serving as host, plus a private backstage tour of Jazz at Lincoln Center. The group will stay at the Westin ...

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"Peanuts" Whalum Featured in Cincinnati's City Beat

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
January 13, 2009

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Reginald Robinson to Play Free Concert on January 23 at St. Louis Art Museum

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
January 13, 2009

The Saint Louis Art Museum has announced that pianist and composer Reginald R. Robinson (pictured) will perform a free concert for the museum's “Art After 5" series at 7:00 p.m., Friday, January 23 in the Grigg Gallery.Robinson is a Chicago native known for his performances of ragtime, semi-classical, Latin American, and early jazz and blues styles. He has played all across the country and in Europe, and in 2004 was honored with the John D. & Catherine T. ...

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