Performance / Tour News

Performance: Louis Stewart and Gay McIntyre Play University of Ulster on 6 & 7 October

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2008

Two of Ireland’s most renowned jazz musicians team up to take part in the University of Ulster’s Autumn Lunchtime Concert Series on Monday 6 & 7 October. Louis Stewart, recognised internationally as one of the world’s finest jazz guitarists, will join forces with saxophonist Gay McIntyre to perform at both the Coleraine and Magee campuses. Louis Stewart began playing on the Dublin jazz scene in the ‘sixties and quickly established a reputation for himself at home and abroad. He was ...

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Performance: Gettysburg College Jazz Ensemble at the Majestic Theater in Gettysburg on October 3

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2008

The Gettysburg College Sunderman Conservatory of Music's fall jazz concert 'Autumn Leaves' featuring the College Jazz Ensemble and Camerata will take place October 3 at the Majestic Theater. Tickets are $5 for general admission and the event is free to Gettysburg College students with an ID card. The Majestic Theater is located at 25 Carlisle Street in Gettysburg. Directed by Professor of Music John “Buzz" Jones, the Jazz Ensemble has been performing continuously for 20 years. The group toured Greece ...

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Jazzy Faculty Recital Sure to Swing

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2008

University of Kentucky Jazztet will present an evening of musical entertainment as UK faculty and graduate students unite for a free public jazz music recital at 7:30 pm on Thursday October 2, in the Singletary Center for the Arts Recital Hall. This UK faculty recital features the quartet comprised of Miles Osland on woodwinds, Raleigh Dailey on piano, Danny Cecil on bass and John Willmarth on drums. The members of the quartet, all associated with UK, have performed both nationally ...

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Too Hot to Handel Returns to the Detroit Opera House

Source: JazzStage Productions
September 30, 2008

DETROIT, Michigan. Rackham Symphony Choir in partnership with the Detroit Opera House proudly announces the return of the holiday classic Too Hot To Handel to kick off the holiday season with two performances on November 29 and 30, 2008. Hailed as the holiday celebration that is ”too hot to miss”; the jazz-gospel 'Messiah' is the perfect musical celebration for the Motor City, combining decidedly Detroit inspired styles such as jazz and gospel. There are two performances Thanksgiving weekend, Saturday November ...

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Jazz Vocalist Michelle Walker Embarks on Russian Tour

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2008

Jazz Vocalist Michelle Walker Tours Russia October 1st - 10th, 2008. It is easy to see why this is looking to become a breakout year for jazz vocalist Michelle Walker. In addition to a live album recording, she has received a number of invitations to perform internationally. Her upcoming Tour in Russia has concerts planned in Moscow, Volgagrad, Krasnodar and Smolensk. Michelle will be performing with The Yakov Okun Trio in a number of concerts in theaters and jazz clubs. ...

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Plant Tells Led Zep No!

Source: JamBase
September 30, 2008

Robert Plant Will Not Tour with Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin The U.K. press is working overtime pumping rumors of a Led Zeppelin reunion. Hipster gossip/music site NME reports by way of The Sun that, “Led Zeppelin are planning a full tour for next summer, with singer Robert Plant set to rejoin the band."

Turns out they're full of it. In response to such erroneous reporting, Robert Plant issued the following statement through his website:

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss ...

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Firehouse 12 to Present Ned Rothenberg's Sync on October 3rd

Source: Improvised Communications
September 30, 2008

Firehouse 12's 2008 Fall Jazz Series continues on Friday, October 3rd with a two set performance by multi-instrumentalist Ned Rothenberg's longstanding trio, Sync. The worldly group has been active for the past decade, performing a distinctive brand of improvised acoustic music defined by the combination of Rothenberg's original compositions and the group's unusual instrumentation, which each integrate a variety of musical traditions. Sync features Rothenberg on clarinets, alto saxophone and shakuhachi (a Japanese bamboo flute), Jerome Harris on acoustic guitar ...

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Trio 3- Lake/Workman/Cyrille @ Rubin Museum of Art on October 3

Source: The Cinarae Group
September 30, 2008

TRIO 3 - LAKE/WORKMAN/CYRILLE, the jazz and beyond trio of celebrated jazz masters Reggie Workman (bass), Oliver Lake (multi-reeds) and Andrew Cyrille (drums), performs new Himalayan inspired work as well as tasty samplings from the TRIO 3 collection at this all-acoustic performance series presented with The National Jazz Museum in Harlem.

TRIO 3- LAKE/WORKMAN/CYRILLE (Oliver Lake (multi-reeds), Reggie Workman (bass) and Andrew Cyrille (drums) The Rubin Museum of Art Harlem in the Himalayas Series ...

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