Performance / Tour News

Post-Umph Halloween in SF

Source: JamBase
October 21, 2008

Post-Umphrey's McGee Halloween Gig in S.F. Featuring: the New Deal, Pretty Lights, James Christopher & Many More

the New Deal Halloween is a special time of year in San Francisco. As the weather changes, so does the city's mentality - and since the festivities fall on a Friday this year, you can be certain that the city will be properly celebrating for the occasion. ArtNow SF and the Colorado-based promotions company Euphonic Conceptions have come together to form ...

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Jazz Arts Music Society of Palm Beach-9th Season Announced

Source: All About Jazz
October 20, 2008

The Jazz Arts Music Society of Palm Beach (JAMS) kicks off its ninth concert season on Monday November 17 with a performance by gifted young pianist Jeremy Siskind and his trio, and concludes in April with the sublime vocals of seasoned singer and pianist Dena DeRose. Along the way, the monthly series also will present Brazilian jazz, bluesy swing and sophisticated bebop by some expert practitioners. Jazz lovers could hardly ask for a better excuse to get out of the ...

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Performance: Broome Community College Jazz Ensemble at Phelps Mansion Museum, Binghamton on November 5

Source: All About Jazz
October 20, 2008

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Urb Alt Goes to College and Feeds the Hungry Through the CMJ Music Marathon

Source: 4961 Polemics
October 20, 2008

URB ALT opens Friday, 10/24 at Crash Mansion NYC in junction with the world renowned CMJ Music Marathon. CMJ or the College Music Journal has been hosting it's marathon in multiple venues in NYC for well over a decade. URB ALT is the popular showcase and festival that the Village Voice claims is a “unique" music/film series featuring alternative artists that are “exemplars of boundary crossing, synthesis and unification." Repping that flattering declaration for URB ALT @ CMJ are the ...

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A Touch of Noir & Shades of Jazz on Noir Film-Concert Series

Source: All About Jazz
October 20, 2008

A Touch of Noir brings about a new music approach to classic film noir history correcting the disembodiment that existed in the original scores, making a dark and ominous dramatic effect. The improvisers will combine blues and swing and some written excerpts with the film “A Touch of Noir” simultaneously. The effect of this live performance will instantly create a score for the film and two separate media experiences or one total experience together. This film has been performed in ...

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New Funk/Rock Band 'A Warrior Nation' Teams With 'Fishbone'

Source: All About Jazz
October 20, 2008

On Thursday, October 23, 2008, iconic funk/rock/punk band, Fishbone, comes home to Southern California, headlining a concert at Air Conditioned Supper Club, in Venice. This performance precedes their nationwide tour, which stretches well into December. On October 23rd, Fishbone will be joined by opening bands, one of which is A Warrior Nation, a brand-new, Los-Angeles based funk/soul/rock venture whose musical fusion is often likened to that of some of their Southern California forerunners, like Fishbone. It was 1979. In the ...

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Choi/Sacks Duo to Celebrate New CD at NYC's Hunter College Thursday October 23rd

Source: Improvised Communications
October 20, 2008

On Thursday, October 23rd, vocalist Yoon Sun Choi and pianist Jacob Sacks will celebrate the release of Imagination: The Music of Joe Raposo (Yeah Yeah Records), their second and most recent recording together, with a free performance at the Ida K. Lang Recital Hall at Manhattan's Hunter College. This innovative release finds the eight year-old jazz duo reinventing both the familiar and the more obscure music of the prolific theater, film and television composer, Joe Raposo (1937-1989). Nearly 30 years ...

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Performance: John Blount and Dave Tucker Bring Big Band Sound to Cherry Theater at Columbia State on October 30

Source: All About Jazz
October 20, 2008

Columbia native John Blount, left, and Dave Tucker will bring their big band sound to the Cherry Theater of Columbia State on October 30 as part of the 2008-2009 Columbia State Community College Performance Series. “As a youngster, it was always a dream of mine to return to Columbia with my band and perform in front of the hometown folks with all those people who have influenced my life,” said Blount, a Columbia native. “This opportunity is my dream, come ...

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