Performance / Tour News

Robert Walter Trio Fall Tour

Source: JamBase
September 25, 2008

Robert Walter Trio Fall Tour

Robert Walter Soul-jazz organist Robert Walter built a reputation as one of America's heaviest jazz-funk crossover musicians. Walter, currently touring as a trio in support of his latest release Cure All, is gearing up for the fall tour that kicks off September 25 and hits several cities on the east coast.

Joining Walter on tour for the majority of dates are Johnny Vidacovich and bassist James Singleton (both players on the new album Cure All). ...

Continue Reading...

Galactic Brass Tacks Tour

Source: JamBase
September 25, 2008

GALACTIC BRING THE FUNK ON THE BRASS TACKS TOUR Headlining Fall Tour Begins October 8 Following Summer of Festival Appearances

Galactic Kicking off in Athens GA on October 8, Galactic's Brass Tacks Tour will be turning up the heat just in time to warm up cooling U.S. cities this fall. Honing their legendarily high energy live funk show by touring non-stop, the talented New Orleans five-piece spent the summer playing festivals in Europe, Japan and the U.S., including ...

Continue Reading...

Fight the Big Bull to Hit U Street

Source: RVAjazz
September 25, 2008

Wednesday night is Cous Cous night. Fight the Big Bull has made this so, and now that the Richmond super-group has made its debut on the world stage earlier this month with its Clean Feed release, Dying Will Be Easy (which has enjoyed an excellent reception), Wednesday nights at Cous Cous will only become more popular.On October 1, Fight the Big Bull (perhaps going under the alias “Ride the Big Bull" as the festival's schedule suggests?) will be ...

Continue Reading...

Cooper-Moore to Play Joe's Cafe on October 25

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
September 25, 2008

Via poet, mixologist and man-about-town Brett Underwood, StLJN has learned that musician Cooper-Moore, who plays original jazz- and blues-influenced music on both conventional and self-built instruments, is coming to St. Louis on Saturday, October 25 to perform at Joe's Cafe.Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 on the day of show, and can be purchased at Subterranean Books and Marbles Yoga Studio; by emailing Josh Weinstein at [email protected]; or calling 314-664-6998. The concert begins at 8:00 p.m. at ...

Continue Reading...

Pollstar: John Pizzarelli to Play the Toupac Next April

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
September 25, 2008

The online tour information service Pollstar has added a listing showing guitarist/singer John Pizzarelli performing at the Touhill Performing Arts Center on Saturday, April 18, 2009. Astute observers will note that this date is right around the time of year that the Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival, which uses the TouPAC as its primary venue, is usually held. Might Pizzarelli be scheduled as one of the guest artists and clinicians for that event? The GSLJF's Web site doesn't ...

Continue Reading...

Creative Differences Baltimore - Fall 2008

Source: All About Jazz
September 24, 2008

The award winning concert series CREATIVE DIFFERENCES returns with its Fall season next week. The series opens with two exclusive US performances by the tenor sax giant David Murray. WED 1 OCTOBER DAVID MURRAY BLACK SAINT QUARTET David Murray - tenor saxophone & bass clarinet Lafayette Gilchrist - piano Jaribu Shahid - double bass Malik Washington - drums This is an exclusive appearance by this powerhouse group. The ...

Continue Reading...

Doom Jazz to Bring New Twist to Old Music

Source: All About Jazz
September 24, 2008

The University of Massachusetts Fine Arts Center will kick off its seventh Solos & Duos Series Thursday night with Doom Jazz: A Duo with Bobby Previte and Jamie Saft. Previte and Saft take traditional jazz rhythms, slow them down, and blend them flawlessly with dark black metal tones using an electric bass and an ominous sounding piano, to create a gripping and entrancing experience. Though technically a duo, this project could be considered a piano trio, with Previte on drums ...

Continue Reading...

The Firefly of Ann Arbor Showcases Albion College Jazz Ensemble

Source: All About Jazz
September 24, 2008

After completing their “Southern Tour” and performing on a Royal Caribbean cruise to the Bahamas last spring, the Jazz Ensemble heads for Ann Arbor on Monday, Sept 29, to The Firefly Club, located at 637 S. Main in Ann Arbor. Voted by Downbeat magazine as one of the 100 Great Jazz Clubs of the World in 2007, the Firefly is a unique place where people are able to go just to listen to music. It has been moved to a ...

Continue Reading...