Performance / Tour News

Jingle Bell Jazz South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center on December 5

Source: All About Jazz
December 2, 2008

Jingle Bell Jazz on Friday December 5th 7:30 pm at the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center. Our Jingle Bell Jazz event features the Jeno Somlai Qunitet a Latin/jazz group heavily influenced by many different styles in the afro-Cuban genre bringing a fresh interpretation of your favorite holiday music. Jeno will be joined by Donna Woodall, formerly the lead singer from the well-known Milwaukee Band Streetlife adding her own personal flare to the music The Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra (MYSO) Latin ...

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Firehouse 12 to Present the Flatlands Collective December 5th

Source: Improvised Communications
December 2, 2008

On Friday, December 5th, New Haven's Firehouse 12 will present the penultimate event of its 2008 Fall Jazz Series, a two-set performance by The Flatlands Collective. The group, which is touring the Northeast in November in support of its new CD, Maatjes (Clean Feed Records), pairs Boston-based, Dutch-born saxophonist/composer Jorrit Dijkstra with five of the most respected names from the eclectic Chicago creative music scene, James Falzone (clarinet), Jeb Bishop (trombone), Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello and analog electronics), Jason Roebke (bass) ...

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Quietly, Wayne Shorter Savors a Pressure-Free Approach to Life and Music

Source: All About Jazz
December 1, 2008

LOS ANGELES - Wayne Shorter talks like he plays. Sitting on the couch in his living room high in the West Hollywood hills, the legendary saxophonist is asked to explain his philosophy when it comes to leading a band. Speaking softly, Shorter drops references to actor William Shatner and Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel before settling, of course, on Miles Davis. That's when the story, just about to roam too far, gets hauled back in. Shorter uses his time as part ...

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A Night at the Opera with Sting and Elvis

Source: All About Jazz
December 1, 2008

Once again, the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris has given French opera critics a case of the vapors but this time, two British new wave pop stars are at the center of the uproar.

Since Jean-Luc Choplin became director in 2006, the historic opera house's repertoire of classic opera has increasingly taken a back seat to newer, bolder commissions in a bid to make the Chatelet stage a true crossroads for the arts. From a Bollywood-style remake of the ...

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Beck Opens Club Nokia

Source: All About Jazz
December 1, 2008

Beck opened the brand spanking new Club Nokia. Before I launch into the review of Mr. Hansen, I would like to say a few words to the owners of this new club.

Firstly I would like to congratulate you on your design. You make a rather large club (housing 2,300 people) feel small and intimate. There is not a bad seat in the house. Also the sound quality is amazingly good. But in order to make ...

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Nokia L.A. Live December Calendar

Source: All About Jazz
December 1, 2008

Celine Dion, Stevie Wonder and B.B. King healine the December schedule playing the NOKIA Theater at L.A.Live.

Stan Kenton Christmas Carols with the Boston Brass & Brass All-Stars Big Band opening act for Duran Duran December 2nd. Celine Dion Grammy Nomination show with B.B. King on the 3rd, while King returns December 27th & 28th. Stevie Wonder brings his show to L.A. Live on Saturday the 13th.

Attending live entertainment in Los Angeles is an all new experience when you ...

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L.A. Live Brings a Vegas Strip Excitement to Southland

Source: All About Jazz
December 1, 2008

Imagine being “in the moment" - when nothing else matters but what is going on around you right then and right there. It is when you experience something so fully you do not think about it or analyze it, you just enjoy it. The moment is that magical place where you scream the loudest, laugh the hardest and live the fullest.

As a one-of-a-kind entertainment campus, the vision of L.A. LIVE is to a genuine world-class sports and entertainment destination ...

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Dave Allen Trio at Tea Lounge on December 4th

Source: All About Jazz
December 1, 2008

Dave Allen Trio with Jochen Ruekhart - drums Massimo Biocalti - bass Tea Lounge 837 Union St in Brooklyn, NY December 4th at 9pm “Dave Allen makes a fiery and eloquent showing with Untold Stories on Fresh Sound Records. Joined by tenor saxophonist Seamus Blake, bassist Carlo DeRosa and drummer Mark Ferber, Allen brings daunting chops, full-bodied tone and melodic sensitivity to the table on this all-original debut set." -David Adler - Jazz Times ...

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