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Recording

Band of Heathens New CD is "Top Hat Crown & the Clapmaster's Son:

Source: conqueroo
January 24, 2011

Produced by George Reiff (Chris Robinson, Courtyard Hounds, Ray Wylie Hubbard), new album comes on heels of Austin City Limits (PBS) appearance, festivals and #1 Americana record AUSTIN, Texas: 2010 was a year of making noise and news for the Band of Heathens. With 200-plus show dates, a fifth anniversary celebration, appearances at Lollapalooza and other top national festivals and a taping of Austin City Limits with Elvis Costello, it is remarkable that the Heathens even found time to write ...

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Performance / Tour

Vocalist Stephanie Jordan performs with the Chicago Jazz Ensemble at Harris Theater Millennium Park

Source: Sylvain Music Notes
January 24, 2011

The Chicago Jazz Ensemble with Music Director Dana Hall welcome guest vocalist Stephanie Jordan, replacing Ledisi, who, due to a scheduling conflict, has canceled her February 18 appearance. The previously announced musical program, An Evening of Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan, remains unchanged for this concert. A member of New Orleans' renowned Jordan Family of Jazz, Stephanie Jordan is consistently praised for her poise, elegance, and soulful articulation. She draws frequent comparisons to her mentor—the legendary jazz chanteuse Shirley Horn—as ...

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Performance / Tour

Harlem Valentines Jazz Affair with LaRe at Farafina's World Cafe on February 14th

Source: LaRe
January 23, 2011

Performance / Tour

Anna Mjoll @ Herb Alpert's Vibrato - Almost sold out!

Source: Anna Mjöll
January 24, 2011

"Icelandic jazz vocalist Anna Mjöll has developed a considerable buzz in L.A. selling out two nights of recent weekend shows at Vibrato." —Tom Meek, LA Jazz.com Icelandic Jazz Singing Sensation ANNA MJOLL will be performing live at HERB ALPERT's VIBRATO January 29th, 2011. MJOLL will perform with The amazing PAT SENATORE TRIO, consisting of PAT SENATORE on bass, ED CZACH on piano and BOB LEATHERBARROW on drums. This is an event not to be missed by any real Jazz enthusiast ...

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Performance / Tour

Larry Goldings original Organ Trio reunion Vitellos with Peter Bernstein & Bill Stewart February 18th & 19th 2011

Source: April Williams
January 24, 2011

There will be a reunion of one of the finest organ jazz trios to emerge in the past 20 years at Vitellos Jazz & Supper Club Friday & Saturday February 18th & 19th 2011. The original “Larry Goldings Trio" will do two nights of concerts Friday and Saturday nights at 8pm & 10pm and a morning Study Group and lunch hang on February 18, 2011. We're talking about that heavyweight of the Hammond B-3, Larry Goldings, along with scintillating guitarist ...

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Performance / Tour

"Live From London Bridge Studio" Presented by Jazz Now! Seattle: This Thursday!

Source: Jason Parker
January 23, 2011

We are so excited to be less than one week away from our first “Live From London Bridge Studio," our new concert and podcast series! We've been coy about the details until now, but here they are: What: Live concert and podcast recording When: Thursday, January 27th, 7:00pm Where: The legendary London Bridge Studio Who: Industrial Revelation and The Ryan Burns Trio We couldn't ask for two better bands to be involved in our ...

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Contest

Jazz Pianist Ayako Shirasaki launches new website with a CD giveaway

Source: Jan Matthies Music Management
January 23, 2011

Frequent finalist in major U.S. jazz piano competitions and internationally performing jazz pianist Ayako Shirasaki has launched her new website, ayakoshirasaki.com. The website features everything Ayako related. Biography, news, schedule, discography, video and media. Fans of her music can now listen to tracks in the site-wide music player as well as checking the latest news about her performances and upcoming releases. According to the ever changing Internet, the new website now also offers direct links to Facebook, Twitter etc. Visitors ...

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Performance / Tour

Jazz Bridge Presents Odean Pope at the Cheltenham Art Center on February 2nd

Source: Suzanne Cloud
January 23, 2011

Appearing at the Cheltenham Art Center, 439 Ashbourne Rd, Cheltenham, PA on February 2nd 2011 will be saxophonist Odean Pope with his band featuring pianist George Burton, bassist Lee Smith, and drummer Craig McIver. One show: 7:30-9PM. Tickets: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. Free Refreshments! For info: 215-517-8337 Saxophonist Odean Pope, after integrating several musical influences during his youth in Philadelphia such as the church choir, jazz and R&B of the 50's and classical woodwind chamber music, helped form ...

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