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The World’s Greatest Drummer Concert 2015 Featuring Steve Gadd

Source: A & R Marketing
February 25, 2015

The World's Greatest Drummer Concert returns on Tuesday 26th May 2015 at the Derngate Theatre, Northampton. Since the very first World’s Greatest Drummer Concert in 2007, the event has featured some of the finest drummers alive today. However it has always been organisers Ian Palmer's ambition to showcase the drumming of the legendary Eric Clapton's longtime sticksman Steve Gadd who is now confirmed to play the show. This will be Steve Gadd’s first drumming show in the UK for more ...

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Jazz Saxophonist/Composer David Rubel Announces Tour And Live Recording

Source: LMC Media
February 23, 2015

Talented Jazz Saxophonist, Composer and Recording Artist David Rubel announces his 2015 SPRING TOUR and 'LIVE' RECORDING February 27th - March 7th Ottawa, Montreal, Richmond Hill, and Toronto Special Guest: Noted London, UK Vibraphonist Nat Steele 'LIVE' Recording will take place on MARCH 5th, 6th & 7th at Toronto's Premiere Jazz Performance Space Jazz Bistro “David has such a great sound! He knows the history of jazz, and he can really swing. I know that he'll become one ...

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Bria Skonberg Quartet On SF Bay Area Stages

Source: Bill Johnson
February 23, 2015

Bria Skonberg Hot NYC Jazz Trumpeter on SF Bay Area Stages OAKLAND/MILL VALLEY, CA: Chanteuse Bria Skonberg has been called the beautiful jazz singer with a golden horn and that’s certainly apropos. “If Louis Armstrong and Doris Day could somehow be the same person, they'd be Bria Skonberg. With her outstandingly ‘Satchelmouthed’ trumpet solos, charismatic singing and sunshine personality, the 30-year-old continues to shine a light on the New Hot Jazz movement, in her own bands, in the Armstrong Eternity ...

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Jazz Contest For Women Composers!

Source: Seattle Women's Jazz Orchestra
February 21, 2015

SEATTLE WOMEN’S JAZZ ORCHESTRA (SWOJO) announces the Third Annual Jazz Ensemble Composition Contest for Women Composers. The winning composition will be performed and recorded live by the Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra with award-winning guitarist Mimi Fox in Seattle. The winner of the contest will receive a $400 honorarium, an audio recording of their piece performed live, and the winning composition will be published by SWOJO or their designated publisher. Submission deadline is June 30, 2015. Visit swojo.org for complete details ...

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Celebrate Brooklyn! Announces Chaka Khan As Season Opener

Source: Matt Gross
February 19, 2015

BRIC is pleased to announce that legendary soul singer Chaka Khan will open the 37th annual Celebrate Brooklyn! Performing Arts Festival, with a free concert June 3 at the Prospect Park Bandshell. Dubbed the “Queen of Funk,” Chaka has stunned artists, audiences and critics alike over her 40-year career. She brings her unbridled talent to the Bandshell, continuing BRIC’s longstanding tradition of presenting an eclectic mix of artists at the forefront of their field, all within the singular environs of ...

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CEO Experiment Plays Dublin Gigs Ahead Of Debut CD Launch

Source: Ian Patterson
February 18, 2015

CEO Experiment, one of the most exciting jazz piano trios in Dublin, is set to play two concerts prior to the release in spring of its debut CD. Pianist Leopoldo Osio, electric bassist Peter Erdei and drummer Cote Calmet, who make up CEO Experiment, are three of the most outstanding exponents of their respective instruments in a city whose burgeoning jazz/improvised music scene punches well above its weight. The trio’s subtle yet effusive dialog is one steeped in the broad ...

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EastWest JazzScene Concert: Carl Allen, John Beasley, Eric Revis, Ralph Moore and Marquis Hill at Blue Whale

Source: John Beasley
February 17, 2015

Sunday, February 22, 9:00pm and 10:30pm sets. $20. New York drummer Carl Allen brings his scene to Los Angeles to join pianist John Beasley to lead a quintent for some east-west action. Joining this prospect are east/west coasters bassist Eric Revis, saxophonist Ralph Moore and trumpeter Marquis Hill. Carl Allen’s profound and propulsive percolations provided soulful and syncopated playing with Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Benny Golson, Jennifer Holliday, J.J. Johnson, Rickie Lee Jones, Sammy Davis Jr., Branford Marsalis, Kenny Garrett, ...

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Emmanuel Baptist Church Jazz Vespers Celebrates Women’s History Month March 1st

Source: Emmanuel Baptist Church Jazz Vespers
February 13, 2015

On March 1st, Emmanuel Baptist Church Jazz Vespers will kick off Women’s History Month with a special performance by vocal powerhouse Vivian Sessoms. It will take place at its namesake, the historic Emmanuel Baptist Church, located at 279 Lafayette Avenue, in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Vivian will perform a medley of pieces, including selections that will honor female jazz performers who have been iconic in the genre, in celebration of Women’s History Month. Emmanuel Baptist Church Jazz Vespers is proud to ...

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