Performance / Tour News

Fishbone | 12.02.08 | Philadelphia

Source: JamBase
December 12, 2008

Words by: Jake Krolick | Images by: Rod Snyder

Fishbone :: 12.02.08 :: JC Dobbs :: Philadelphia, PA

Angelo Moore - Fishbone :: 12.02 :: Philly All seven members of Fishbone walked into the narrow downstairs room at JC Dobbs. They were greeted by a tiny box-of-a-stage that taunted them from the backside of the long constricted bar. JC Dobbs' General Manager said that the band's first remarks were, “Please tell us that is ...

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Ron Horton Sextet Performs Andrew Hill's "Passing Ships" at Settlement Music School in Philadelphia

Source: All About Jazz
December 11, 2008

Friday, December 12 | 8pm

Ron Horton Sextet performs Andrew Hill's Passing Ships

Ron Horton, trumpet/flugelhorn Tony Malaby, tenor saxophone Scott Robinson, tenor saxophone Ben Allison, double-bass Frank Kimbrough, piano Tim Horner, drums Settlement Music School 416 Queen Street Philadelphia, PA

$15 General Admission Seating is limited.

“The best jazz album of 2003 was recorded in 1969--then shelved, lost, forgotten, ...

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Jane Ira Bloom, Fred Hersch, Drew Gress at Philoctetes Center on December 14th

Source: All About Jazz
December 11, 2008

Soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom, pianist Fred Hersch, & bassist Drew Gress present a performance/ discussion on “Jazz Improvisation: The Art of the Ballad" at The Philoctetes Center for the Multidisciplinary Study of Imagination in NYC on Sunday Dec 14 at 2:30 pm. The Center is located at 47 East 82nd Street, 
3rd Floor, NYC. Phone: 646-422-0544. Events at Philoctetes are free and open to the public. Seating is on a first come basis. The Philoctetes Center 247 ...

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Straight No Chaser Launch Online Advent Calendar

Source: On Target Media Group
December 11, 2008

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"Johnny Chops" Colianni at Knickerbocker in NYC on January 16-17

Source: JM Creative
December 11, 2008

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Webster Groves Student Ensembles, U of Illinois Faculty to Play Friday, January 16 at the Pageant

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
December 11, 2008

The student jazz bands from Webster Groves High School and Middle School will join forces with members of the jazz faculty from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for a concert on Friday, January 16 at The Pageant.The announcement from The Pageant doesn't specify which UIUC faculty members will take part in the event, but the school's teaching roster features a number of musicians with significant road and recording experience. The UIUC department of jazz studies is chaired ...

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Raj Rathor Trio at Origin India in Vegas Monday Night Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
December 11, 2008

Raj Rathor Trio performs on each Monday night at Origin India, a spectacular gourmet restaurant across from the Hard Rock on Paradise. Raj Rathor Trio 6 and 8 p.m. Origin India 4480 Paradise Road 734-6342 Free Reservations are encouraged at 702-734-6342. Two shows 6 and 8pm with no cover. Recent Review Raj Rathor is the fastest, most melodically gifted guitarist in Las Vegas. There, we said it. You’ll ...

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MMW | 11.20 | San Francisco

Source: JamBase
December 10, 2008

By: Chris Clark

Medeski Martin & Wood :: 11.20.08 :: The Fillmore :: San Francisco, CA

MMW :: 02.24.08 by Tim McDonald It's difficult to imagine a three-piece jazz outfit more talented than Medeski Martin & Wood. Hell, it's arduous to envision any three musicians coming together capable of churning out such a quality body of work as MMW. For the better part of two decades, the Brooklyn-bred pioneers of futuristic jazz-funk-fusion have risen ...

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