Performance / Tour News

Dinner with Kimock and Goodman

Source: JamBase
September 26, 2008

Dinner with Steve Kimock and Billy Goodman

Steve Kimock On Friday, October 3 Steve Kimock and Billy Goodman along with John Morgan Kimock (drums) and Trevor Exter (cello, bass) will play an exclusive table-side dinner performance at Mexicali Live in Teaneck, NJ. This special sit-down concert will be one of the few fall performances while Kimock delves into developing new live and recording projects. This night promises to be an intimate evening of guitar magic and song, as Goodman & ...

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Little Feat: Join the Band

Source: JamBase
September 26, 2008

By: Olivia Ware

Little Feat Talking to Bill Payne is like entering an eternal past, a rare preservation of the peace-addled 1970s music era carried over into what he calls the “pop prism" of the 21st century. As a founding member of Little Feat, he is unabashedly sentimental, strikingly intelligent and he believes sincerely in the power of words, art and, of course, music. He has a loyal respect for the music community, which he ...

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Siue Friends of Music "Hollywood Jazz" Benefit Scheduled for Next Sunday, October 5

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
September 26, 2008

Singer Mardra Thomas (pictured) and her group plus the Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville Concert Jazz Band conducted by Jason Swagler will be the featured performers at “Hollywood Jazz," a dinner and benefit for the SIUE Friends of Music Scholarship Fund that will take place starting at 5:30 p.m. next Sunday, October 5 in SIUE's Meridian Ballroom.In keeping with the Hollywood theme, guests will “walk the red carpet" as they enter the ballroom. A 30-minute visual montage from ...

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The Blue Note 7 Celebrates 70 Years of Blue Note Records With Album Release and 50+ City North American Tour

Source: All About Jazz
September 25, 2008

All-Star Septet features musical director Bill Charlap with Nicholas Payton, Ravi Coltrane, Steve Wilson, Peter Bernstein, Peter Washington and Lewis Nash On January 13, Blue Note Records will commemorate the label's 70th anniversary with the release of Mosaic: A Celebration of Blue Note Records, an eight-song collection of classic Blue Note repertoire re-envisioned by The Blue Note 7, an all-star septet comprising pianist, musical director, and current Blue Note recording artist Bill Charlap with trumpeter Nicholas Payton, tenor saxophonist Ravi ...

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Saxophonsts Eric Alexander & Jim Snidero at Chris' Jazz Cafe on September 27, 2008

Source: All About Jazz
September 25, 2008

Eric Alexander, aka Alexander the Great," the title of one of his two dozen albums as a leader, will be appearing at Chris' Jazz Cafe on September 28, 2008.

Since placing second in 1991 to Joshua Redman in the Thelonious Monk Institute's saxophone competition, Alexander -- equally impressive on hard swinging numbers and romantic ballads -- has played on some 100 albums featuring some of the biggest names in jazz.

September 27, 2008 Sets @ 8 & 10pm ...

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Paul McCartney Concert in Israel Touches a Nerve

Source: Michael Ricci
September 25, 2008

Pro-Palestinian groups urge McCartney to boycott Israel, which banned the Beatles in 1965. He will perform there tonight for the first time.

JERUSALEM -- There's a new Israeli government being formed amid great uncertainty and divisive haggling. On Monday night, a Palestinian plowed his car into a group of Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem, injuring at least 13 people.

But Israel's popular Army Radio news station is spending much of its airtime playing the Beatles' greatest hits. Callers and local celebrities ...

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Harlem in the Himalayas Jazz Series @ The Rubin Museum - 2008 Fall Schedule

Source: Two for the Show Media
September 25, 2008

Harlem in the Himalayas Jazz Series: @ The Rubin Museum – New York City Remaining Fall 2008 Dates Rubin Museum of Art 150 West 17th Street NY, NY $18 in advance | $20 at door Box Office: 212.620.5000 ext. 344 September 26 7:00 PM-David Ornette Cherry with the Ensemble for Improvisers David Ornette Cherry, composer, piano Roy Campbell Jr., trumpet Tony Falanga, bass Willie ...

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Philadelphia Museum of Art's "Art After 5" Unveils a Dazzling Autumn Lineup of International and Classic Jazz Performers

Source: All About Jazz
September 25, 2008

Friday nights are always something to celebrate at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where Art After 5 brings the top names in jazz and international music to the Museum’s elegant Great Stair Hall. Each Friday evening the space becomes a lively concert hall, with table service, cocktails, elegant caf-style appetizers, and desserts. The fall 2008 season features the return of popular favorite artists and several exciting newcomers, while the first-ever Art After 5 Halloween party brings the dark, ambient sound ...

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