Performance / Tour News

20 Notable Artists in Settlement Music Schools Jazz All-Stars

Source: All About Jazz
October 28, 2008

They have one thing in common. They were all taught at Settlement Music School and on Sunday, November 16 at 3pm, these 20 well-respected and well known jazz artists will come together for the first, and perhaps only time to honor their alma mater by performing together to showcase their collective and individual talents. Grammy winners Trumpeter Wallace Roney and Bassist Leonard Nelson Hubbard of The Roots and Hollywood film score composer, pianist and Camden, NJ native Eric Lewis are ...

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The Hancock Project Live at the Blue Note Tuesday October 28th

Source: Michael Ricci
October 28, 2008

In anticipation of a forthcoming release on Chesky Records, veteran players Lenny White, Buster Williams, George Colligan and Joe Locke will perform the music of Herbie Hancock at New York's famed Blue Note tonight, October 28. Show times are at 8 pm and 10:30 pm. For reservations, call (212) 475-8592 or visit www.bluenote.net. Herbie Hancock is a true icon of modern music. Throughout his explorations, he has transcended limitations and genres while still maintaining his unique, unmistakable voice. Herbie's success ...

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Halloween Jazz

Source: RVAjazz
October 28, 2008

On Wednesday at Cous Cous, Fight the Big Bull will be playing Michael Jackson's Thriller in its entirety, Big Bull style. Anyone who was there last year will tell you it's worth standing in line for. I, however, would not know. After standing in line for two hours, I was told the bar was capped. Let this be a lesson for everyone intending to get in this year. Their cover of Weezer's Blue Album was a pretty good time though, ...

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Firehouse 12 to Present Magic on October 31st

Source: Improvised Communications
October 28, 2008

On Friday, October 31st, the improvising quartet Magic will make its American debut at New Haven’s Firehouse 12. The group adds renowned Polish musician Mikolaj Trzaska to the well-documented rapport of the seminal free-jazz collective, Trio X, featuring multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee, bassist Dominic Duval and drummer Jay Rosen, creating a new quartet with its own distinctive identity. Magic is on tour this fall, with support from the Polish Cultural Institute, to celebrate its forthcoming self-titled live release on the Not ...

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Live: B.B. King and Bono at the Kodak Theatre

Source: Michael Ricci
October 28, 2008

They highlight the Thelonious Monk Institute benefit that includes a saxophone competition and appearances by Herbie Hancock, Robert Cray and others.

Invite Bono and the Edge to a night celebrating B.B. King, and odds are pretty good there will be some “Rattle and Hum" in the air.

Lucky music fans who attended the Thelonious Monk Institute's annual benefit show at the Kodak Theatre on Sunday watched as the 83-year-old King, backed by a host of jazz and blues glitterati and ...

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George Wein and the Newport All-Stars at Dizzys Club Coca Cola

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
October 27, 2008

GEORGE WEIN & THE NEWPORT ALL-STARS PERFORM AT DIZZY'S CLUB COCA COLA NOVEMBER 4 - 9, 7:30 PM & 9:30 PM NEW YORK, October 27, 2008 - ELECT GEORGE WEIN! After you go out to vote, spend the evening with George Wein & the Newport All-stars at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola, at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway & 60th Street, 5th Floor, on Tuesday, November 4, (Election Day) and nightly through Sunday, November 9, at 7:30 ...

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Marsalis Jams Continues with Sean Jones at Cafe 939

Source: All About Jazz
October 27, 2008

Marsalis Berklee Jams, an ongoing series that brings outstanding working jazz ensembles to Berklee to perform with the college's finest students, continues with trumpeter Sean Jones, October 29-30, 8:00 p.m., at Cafe 939, 939 Boylston Street, Boston. In two public events, Jones and his band will play brief sets that will segue into jam sessions. Tickets for the evening programs are $10.00 and are on sale October 1 at ticketmaster.com and at the Berklee Performance Center box office, 136 Massachusetts ...

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Acclaimed Vocalist Steve Tyrell to Spend Holidays at NYC's Cafe Carlyle

Source: O&M Co.
October 27, 2008

S T E V E T Y R E L L B A C K T O B A C H A R A C H ACCLAIMED VOCALIST TO SPEND THE HOLIDAYS AT CAFE CARLYLE NOVEMBER 4 to DECEMBER 31, 2008 New York, NY--Acclaimed vocalist STEVE TYRELL returns to the Cafe Carlyle (located in The Carlyle Hotel 35 East 76th Street at Madison Avenue) on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 for an extended nine-week engagement through Wednesday, December 31, ...

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