Event News

Tonight: Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman in Conversation at USC

Source: Michael Ricci
March 30, 2009

One of the coolest things about L.A.'s pop life is the presence of everyday demigods, everywhere.

So many key contributors to contemporary music's canon hang out at the local Coffee Bean or have their kids in your preschool. Count Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman among my favorites -- goddesses with no pretense and unflagging energy.

Best known for their early work with Prince, Wendy and Lisa have forged a career well worth emulating since departing his Revolution more than two ...

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Woodlawn Cemetery Honors Jazz Appreciation with Concert

Source: All About Jazz
March 30, 2009

A free concert celebrating the jazz greats memorialized at Woodlawn, hosted by saxophonist Victor Goines.

In honor of Jazz Appreciation Month (April), The Woodlawn Cemetery is hosting weekend concerts and tours to celebrate in style and pay tribute to some of history's great American jazz musicians, including Duke Ellington, Illinois Jacquet, Miles Davis, Jackie McLean, Max Roach, Milt Jackson, and many others.

Cost: FREE (seating is limited, reservations recommended) Date: Sunday, April 19, 2:00 p.m. Location: ...

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The Dead: Charity Ticket Auction / Letterman Appearance

Source: JamBase
March 28, 2009

From PawtucketTimes.com.

The Dead Auctions Front-row Tickets for Charity

By JOHN ROGERS Associated Press Writer

The Dead It was time, says The Dead's Bob Weir, to give charitable causes a boost while directing a kick to the hindquarters of ticket scalpers.

So he and his bandmates announced Tuesday they have held back some of the best seats for their forthcoming spring tour, and are putting them up for bid in an online auction.

Want to sit in the ...

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Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Celebrate the Music & Legacy of Cab Calloway

Source: All About Jazz
March 28, 2009

HOW BIG CAN YOU GET 100 Years of Cab Calloway featuring Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Celebrate the music & legacy of Cab Calloway Cab Calloway was a legendary fireball of talent, whose infectious hi-de-his, ho-dehos, scattin and jivin, in a baritone singing voice rich and vibrant, became the spirited cry of people wanting to be happy.

A truly larger than life figure in American pop culture, immortalized in cartoons and caricatures, Calloway also let ...

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Tutuma Social Club Presenting Afro-Peruvian Jazz in NYC

Source: MFA - Mitchell Feldman Associates
March 26, 2009

The New York metropolitan area’s cultural and culinary offerings will be enhanced by the opening on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 of Tutuma Social Club.

The new venue, at 164 East 56th St. (at Third Ave.), will be the only locale in the region showcasing both Afro- Peruvian jazz and refined Afro-Peruvian cuisine on a daily basis. Live music will be featured weekdays at lunch with evening sets by established jazz artists from North and South America presented Monday-Sunday at 8 ...

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Jazz Artists to Participate in Free Concert to Honor Those Who Protect Our Country

Source: All About Jazz
March 26, 2009

Pasadena, CA - S. Robert & Denise Zeilstra will present The Freedom Concert at the new Pasadena Convention Center, in collaboration with Pasadena-based redwhite+bluezz, LA's premier Jazz Club, and Pasadena Entertainment. The Zeilstra's are sponsoring this concert as an opportunity to thank the men and women of the armed services, as well as those who serve in our police and fire forces for their commitment and dedication in protecting our country and local communities.

The concert will feature some of ...

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John Berndt NYC Experimental Concert Series

Source: All About Jazz
March 26, 2009

Three nights of music in Soho as part of the first retrospective gallery exhibition of works by the improviser, experimental composer, film-maker, writer, and installation artist John Berndt. All taking place at: Emily Harvey Foundation Gallery 537 Broadway at Spring Street - 2nd floor New York, NY 10012 Friday April 17th, 7PM-10PM, free Opening reception and free concert. three very different collaborations between John Berndt and four legendary experimental improvisers. John Berndt ...

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NY Gypsy Festival 5th Anniversary Season Kick-off Party with Selim Sesler, "The Coltrane of the Clarinet"

Source: All About Jazz
March 25, 2009

Saturday, April 11 2009 10pm - 4am New York Gypsy All-Stars with special guest Selim Sesler Romashka Frank London DJ Pepe and introducing DJs Wonderlust Gypsy Dance by Kristina Melike Visuals & Decor by Wonderlust Palm reading by Mephulia at Le Poisson Rouge 158 Bleecker St, New York $15 tickets at http://www.lepoissonrouge.com ...

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