Performance / Tour News

Sten Hostfalt & Blaise Siwula Live in NYC November 20th

Source: All About Jazz
November 19, 2008

WHO: Sten Hostfalt - guitar Blaise Siwula - saxophone/clarinet

WHEN: 9 pm Thursday November 20 2008

WHERE: Stain Bar 766 Grand St Williamsburg BKLYN NY (L to Grand)

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WHEN: 11.20 pm Thursday November 20 2008

WHERE: Goodbye Blue Monday 1087 Broadway, Bushwick Brooklyn (J to Kosciuszko) (as part of Paul ...

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Andrea Marcovicci Cheek to Cheek with Fred Astaire and Other Hollywood Royalty

Source: Michael Ricci
November 18, 2008

Marcovicci Sings Movies II: Andrea Marcovicci delivers nuggets of movie lore in her new show, which runs through Dec. 27 at the Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel in Manhattan.

In her Hollywood dreams Andrea Marcovicci is a sweet, old-fashioned princess. Her ultimate romantic fantasy, she confessed on Thursday evening at the Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel, is to be swept off her feet and onto a dance floor by Fred Astaire. It is not, she emphasized, to be ...

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Glenn Miller Orchestra Back into Barnstaple

Source: All About Jazz
November 18, 2008

The official Glenn Miller Orchestra swing their way back into Barnstaple for a tea time performance at 5pm at the Queen's Theatre on Sunday 23rd November. Proving that it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing, the band have been going strong since 1988, and under the direction of Ray McVay have become the UK's foremost big band. They continue to update their sound, adding their own spin to the classics, but they keep faithful to the ...

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Spencer Day to Perform in Napa Valley and San Francisco

Source: All About Jazz
November 18, 2008

Singer/songwriter Spencer Day will be performing at the Napa Valley Opera House in Napa and in the Rrazz Room in San Francisco during December. Uniquely American singer/songwriter Spencer Day will be performing on Saturday, December 6 at the Napa Valley Opera House in Napa; on Monday, December 8 he is at Theater 39 on Pier 39 on San Francisco Bay; and from Tuesday, December 9, through Sunday, December 14, he will be playing at the Rrazz Room at hotel Nikko ...

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Chris Botti Returns to McCallum Theatre

Source: All About Jazz
November 18, 2008

The 10th Anniversary season of Fitz's Jazz Cafe at the McCallum Theatre continues with trumpeter Chris Botti - a gifted instrumentalist, a talented composer, and a charismatic performer who has become a virtual genre-of-one, and a star, in the realm of contemporary jazz. Chris began his career touring with Paul Simon, and later with Sting for the “Brand New Day" tour. His first album, First Wish, in 1995, followed by Midnight Without You, Slowing Down the World, Night Sessions, and ...

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State Theatre Presents the Christmas Music of Mannheim Steamroller on December 12

Source: All About Jazz
November 18, 2008

New Brunswick, NJ State Theatre presents The Christmas Music of Mannheim Steamroller by Chip Davis on Friday, December 12, 2008 at 8pm. International favorite Mannheim Steamroller perfectly captures the spirit of the season this year with a 38-city tour produced by Chip Davis Sound Trak, Inc. and Magic Arts & Entertainment, a subsidiary of Tix Corporation. The show will feature the bands unmistakable sound in an extravagant multi-media show. Tickets range from $45-75.

The band will play songs from our ...

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Voices: Beat Kaestli and Magos Herrera @ Drom, Sunday Dec. 7th

Source: All About Jazz
November 18, 2008

BEAT KAESTLI and MAGOS HERRERA @ DROM, NYC Sunday, December 7th at 9:30pm and 11pm 85 Avenue A, New York (212)777-1157 www.dromnyc.com - Cover: $10 Featuring: MAGOS HERRERA and BEAT KAESTLI. vocals LAGE LUND. guitar BEN STIVERS. nord RICKY RODRIGUEZ. bass ALEXANDRE KAUTZ. drums Mexico’s Magos Herrera is considered one of the most beautiful voices and the most active vocalist ...

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Maria Neckam at 55 Bar on November 18th

Source: All About Jazz
November 18, 2008

“It wasn't just the unaffected clarity or refreshing timbre of her voice, nor her remarkable range that captured my imagination; it was the fearless integrity of her musical ideas.” (jazz.com) Tuesday, November 18th at 7-9pm Maria's Music @ 55 BAR 55 Christopher Street, subway: 1 to Chr.St or A,C,E,D,B,F,V to W4 St; no cover Maria Neckam - voice and songs Lars Dietrich - alto sax Samir Zarif - tenor sax ...

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