Performance / Tour News

Jenny Hill and Todd Isler Perform at Nighttown, Cleveland, Ohio

Source: All About Jazz
October 12, 2008

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Joel Holmes: "African Skies" Reprise

Source: All About Jazz
October 11, 2008

Pianist/composer and rising star Joel Holmes debuts material from his new jazz CD African Skies. His quartet includes Joel on piano, Eric Wheeler on bass, and Joel's special guests: Gary Thomas on saxophone and Shirley Horn's longtime drummer, Steve Williams! House Concert 8:00 PM 6004 Hollins Ave Baltimore MD 21210 410-624-2222 or 410-952-5582 Price: $40 w/dinner - $25 show only About Joel Holmes Joel Holmes is an honest to goodness ...

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Beastie Boys Swing Vote Run

Source: JamBase
October 11, 2008

BEASTIE BOYS & FRIENDS ANNOUNCE SWING STATE VOTER AWARENESS TOUR Selected Dates in Battleground States

Beastie Boys Beastie Boys have confirmed selected dates through the crucial swing states of the upcoming election. Joining the band in various markets will be Sheryl Crow, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Norah Jones, Crosby and Nash, Santogold, Tenacious D, and special guests, as well as representatives from the Rock The Vote, who will be on hand to distribute information on local polling sites, ...

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Mos Def and Hercules and Love Affair | 10.03

Source: JamBase
October 11, 2008

By: Jim Welte

Mos Def & Hercules and Love Affair :: 10.03.08 :: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts :: San Francisco, CA

Hercules and Love Affair By Neil365/MusicLikeDirt.com Regardless of who comes out on top on November 4th, The New Party is one of this election season's big winners. The fictional coalition, conjured up as the political theme for the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts' 2008 gala benefit in San ...

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Eric McFadden | 10.03.08 | S.F.

Source: JamBase
October 11, 2008

By: Dennis Cook

Eric McFadden & Faraway Family :: 10.03.08 :: Boom Boom Room :: San Francisco, CA

Eric McFadden by Willa Stein They came on like a whiff of sandalwood oil on warm skin - an olfactory kinda come-on that lifted me like a cartoon scent, my toes dangling a few centimeters from the ground as the muscles in my face contracted into a smile that didn't let up until Eric McFadden and his once-in-a-while sparring partners Faraway ...

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CJE Presents "Avant Gershwin" with Special Guest Patti Austin

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
October 10, 2008

THE CHICAGO JAZZ ENSEMBLE, AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR JON FADDIS, CELEBRATE THE 10th AMERICAN HERITAGE JAZZ SERIES WITH PATTI AUSTINS AVANT GERSHWIN FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 8 PM, HARRIS THEATER CHICAGO, October 8, 2008 Patti Austin and The Chicago Jazz Ensemble: Avant Gershwin kicks off the 10th American Heritage Jazz Series with Jon Faddis and The Chicago Jazz Ensemble (CJE), featuring music from Austins celebrated Grammy-winning CD, Avant Gershwin, on Friday, November ...

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Jimmy Cobb and Cassandra Wilson Perform at the Kimmel Center This November

Source: All About Jazz
October 10, 2008

Kind of Blue Turns 50 The Jimmy Cobb Band Honoring Jimmy Cobb Saturday, November 1, 2008 | 7:30pm Perelman Theater Price: $32 and $38 The Kimmel Center’s Jazz Up Close Series during the 2008-09 season celebrates the 50th anniversary of Miles Davis’ quintessential jazz album, Kind of Blue, with five concerts paying tribute to the men who made it legendary. The first concert in the series honors drummer Jimmy Cobb, ...

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Milton Nascimento & the Jobim Trio at NJPAC on October 26

Source: All About Jazz
October 10, 2008

Tom Jobim said that Milton Nascimento was the only singer capable of reaching the original pitches of his compositions. Nothing more appropriate, therefore, than Milton Nascimento joining the Jobim Trio to celebrate bossa nova's 50th anniversary with the new Blue Note Records release, Novas Bossas. Milton and the Jobim Trio (featuring guitarist Paulo Jobim; pianist Daniel Jobim; and drummer Paulo Braga) will be appearing at the New Jersey Perfoming Arts Center, Prudential Hall on Sunday, October 26. The seeds for ...

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