Performance / Tour News

Bryan Beninghove Organ Trio to Perform at the Jazz Gallery

Source: Two for the Show Media
October 9, 2008

Saxophonist/Composer Bryan Beninghove will be performing with his Organ Trio at The Jazz Gallery in NYC on Sunday November 2nd, 2008 in celebration of his new CD release titled Organ Trio. Shows 7PM & 9 PM The Bryan Beninghove Organ Trio Bryan Beninghove –Saxophone Kyle Koehler – Organ Don Williams - Drums About Bryan Beninghove: Bryan Beninghove is a determined bandleader whose innovative projects span numerous genres. Originally hailing from Westminster, MD, a rural ...

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Jon Gordon Nonet at Smalls on October 9th

Source: All About Jazz
October 9, 2008

Jon Gordon Nonet with John Ellis, Dave Smith, Doug Yates, Bryn Roberts, Nate Radley, and Matt Clohesy

Two sessions: 9pm & 10:30pm

Smalls 183 West 10th street @ 7th Ave. New York, NY Jon Gordon is currently working on his new project which will be released in 2009. Wayne Shorter states “Gordon has embraced the history of his instrument, carrying with it the ability to extend music as a universal language." Come join us to witness ...

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Driving Out... Birth of the Cool

Source: All About Jazz
October 9, 2008

Saturday, November 8th 2008 at 9:30pm Teatro Troisi - San Donato Milanese - Italy

Release of the new CD Driving Out... Birth of the Cool Flight Band (ensemble of 16 musicians)

Director: Biagio Coppa Special Guest: Claudio Fasoli

If Biagio Coppa, in the making of this CD, had confined himself to merely proposing the remake of a jazz classic such as Miles Davis Birth of the Cool, his ...

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Treologic | 09.24.08 | Chicago

Source: JamBase
October 9, 2008

By: Nicole Smith

Treologic :: 09.24.08 :: Darkroom :: Chicago, IL

Treologic After an hour and a half of sitting through three monotonous sets by three different monotonous musicians, Treologic's performance was not only welcomed, it was ravenously longed for. Not wishing to waste any more precious time, the anxious band of four did not set up their own equipment. They cut off the emcee and took to the stage. Mics were quickly grabbed, drumsticks spun and they instantly ...

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Cooper-Moore Adds Second St. Louis Performance

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
October 9, 2008

NYC-based multi-instrumentalist Cooper-Moore, already scheduled to perform on Saturday, October 25 at Joe's Cafe, has added a second show to his St. Louis sojourn. While he's in town, Cooper-Moore also will play at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, October 26 at the Scott Joplin House State Historic Site's Rosebud Cafe. This concert is under the auspices of the Black Artists Group aka BAG II, and BAG II's Zimbabwe Nkenya will open the show with a solo performance of his own. ...

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Don Wolff's I Love Jazz to Cablecast Live from the Kemper Museum Next Tuesday, October 14

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
October 9, 2008

As the longtime host of the “I Love Jazz" radio program, currently heard Friday nights on KFUO (99.1 FM), Don Wolff has done many a live radio broadcast in his day. Now Wolff will be doing real-time television when the video version of I Love Jazz is cablecast live next Tuesday, October 14 from the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum on the Washington University campus.Wolff tells StLJN that the series' third episode will focus on the museum's current ...

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Jazz This Week: Godfathers of Groove, Eastern Blok, Dixie Daredevils, Paul Demarinis, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
October 9, 2008

This week brings another eclectic mix of jazz and creative music performances to St. Louis. Here's a look at some of the highlights happening over the next few days:Tonight, the all-star soul-jazz ensemble Godfathers of Groove begin a four- night stand at Jazz at the Bistro. Comprised of veteran organist Reuben Wilson (pictured), drum legend Bernard Purdie and guitarist Grant Green Jr., the Godfathers emphasize the bluesy, funky side of jazz, offering a 21st century take on the ...

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Jazz Goes Gypsy at the Titi Robin Trio Show

Source: All About Jazz
October 8, 2008

CHENNAI: There's nothing ostentatious about their music - simple rhythms that start slowly and build up into an energetic tempo characterise the music of the Titi Robin Trio that performed on Tuesday evening. “This kind of progression is something I have in all my music," says Thierry 'Titi' Robin, who fronts the gypsy jazz group. “Sincerity is most important for a musician, not speed, showiness or rhythm," he says. Thierry and fellow musicians Francis Varis and Ze Luis Nascimento were ...

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