Event News

Gypsy Jazz Jam @ The Galaxie in Chicago

Source: All About Jazz
April 10, 2009

CHICAGO, Ill. – The Galaxie continues its series of gypsy jazz jam sessions on Thursday, April 16 from 8 to 11 pm. These sessions are open to jazz fans, musicians and dancers of all types and levels, as well as fans of vintage films. This session will feature the Chicago band Uptown Rhythm Swing. Previous sessions have featured musicians such as Alphonso Ponticelli, who will be returning for the jam on Thursday, May 21. Other musicians have been the Deep ...

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"Big Monday" Every 2nd Monday at Tritone in Philadelphia

Source: Tom Tallitsch Productions, LLC
April 9, 2009

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Baye Kouyate: Raw Energy, Riveting Rhythms at Nublu (NYC)

Source: All About Jazz
April 9, 2009

Talking drum ("tama") master Baye Kouyate from Mali returns to NY for his first performance this year in NYC at Nublu on the Lower East Side on Fri, April 24th at 8pm. Kouyate's performances are a journey through a world of highly complex polyrhythms fusing traditional sounds of Mali with influences such as jazz, reggae, and latin grooves, all delivered by a high spirited crew of musicians. Before moving to the US, Baye spent five years in Paris playing alongside ...

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Urban Eats Cafe Hosting Show of Tony Renner's Jazz-Inspired Art

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
April 9, 2009

In honor of Jazz Appreciation Month, improvising guitarist, DJ and friend o' this Web site Tony Renner is exhibiting his visual art during April at the Urban Eats Cafe and Bakery, 3301 Meramec Avenue in the Dutchtown neighborhood of south St. Louis.The show includes his print of Dizzy Gillespie and other jazz-inspired works, and Renner will be at Urban Eats for brunch on Sunday, April 19 to meet, greet and eat with friends, art lovers, the merely curious, ...

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Marta Gomez Releases "Musiquita" at Joe's Pub on April 17

Source: All About Jazz
April 8, 2009

Colombian singer-songwriter Marta Gomez will release her new album, Musiquita Friday, April 17th Shows at 8 & 10 pm Joe's Pub 424 LaFayette Street, New York City Musiquita is Marta Gomez's fifth recording. This new project reflects the steady growth of an artist who, while deepening her art, maintains her own strong identity. On Musiquita, Marta expands her vocal vocabulary, enlarging her ...

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Barry Levitt and Connie Crothers to Perform at Manhattan Country School's Spring Benefit

Source: All About Jazz
April 8, 2009

Manhattan Country School will host its annual spring benefit- Big Night Out! on Saturday May 2, 2009 at the Prince George Ballroom in Manhattan.

The fundraiser will begin at 7:00p.m. with a cocktail reception followed by dinner, live music, and dancing. Musical guests include Barry Levitt, pianist Connie Crothers, cajun cellist Sean Grissom, Chip Jackson, Rodney Jones, and Michael Neal.

The Prince George Ballroom is located at 15 East 27th Street New York, NY. Please call 212-348-0952 ext 280 or ...

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All-Star Jazz Jam for Jazz Bridge at the Philadelphia Clef Club

Source: All About Jazz
April 7, 2009

Support The Jazz Bridge at this All-Star Benefit!

All-Star Jazz Jam April 26, 2009 3:00-7:00pm $25

Philadelphia Clef Club 738 Broad Street Philadelphia, PA

Performances:

Klingon Klezmer Band with Dave Posmontier, Stan Slotter, Jack Kessler, Tom Cohen, Jim Babb

Warren Oree and the Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble featuring Umar Raheem, Greg “Ju Ju" Jones, Doug “Pablow" Edwards, and Frank Butrey

Monkadelphia with Tony Miceli, Tom Lawton, Mica Jones, Chris Farr, and ...

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Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense

Source: All About Jazz
April 7, 2009

On April 15th, overlooking New York City's Columbus Circle and Central Park in the Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center will premiere the first episode of a four-part series titled Icons Among Us: jazz in the present tense that the Documentary Channel will broadcast exclusively beginning April 20th. The series, filmed at various locations including New Orleans, New York, Vancouver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Portland, and Seattle--through a partnership between Paradigm Studio and Don Q ...

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