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Mehldau Shines in an Unforgettable Solo Performance at Earshot
The Nordstrom Recital Hall was home to the first performance by a headliner of the 2011 Earshot Jazz Festival Saturday night, with a mesmerizing solo piano performance from Brad Mehldau. The intimate setting was perfect for this concert, which was completely acoustic. No wires, no amps, no microphones, simply Mehldau and the piano and the acoustics ...
Gospel Feast at Hibernian Hall in Roxbury on Sunday, October 23
The Harmonizing Stars of Boston—a quartet of gospel singers—perform at the Roxbury Center for the Arts at Hibernian Hall in Dudley Square on Sunday, October 23, 2011 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. It's a dinner show with food prepared by Ethnica Gourmet Caterers. Cost is $25 per person and $12 for children twelve and under and ...
Andy Statman, with Bela Fleck and Ricky Skaggs - Old Brooklyn (2011)
Progressive bluegrass and old-time jazz collide on the forthcoming Old Brooklyn in the person of Andy Statman, the clarinet and mandolin virtuoso. There are times, in fact, when you hear a little of both even within one of his brilliantly multifaceted solos throughout this two-CD set, to be issued Oct. 25 on Shefa Records. Actually, there's ...
Shows I'll Never Forget: Bob Dylan, April 21, 1993
On this night, Bob Dylan once again proved he was no fan of history. And that's why I've been a fan of his for so long. See, I've always loved the in-concert head fake. After all, I already own the albums. Alas, showgoers in the modern age want the hits, and they want them note for ...
John Scofield - A Moment's Peace (Emarcy, 2011)
Several years ago, guitarist John Scofield completed an interesting album called Quiet, a ballad based LP with Scofield playing mostly acoustic guitar and featuring guest appearances from Wayne Shorter. This new album moves back into ballad territory, but with Scofield sticking primarily to electric guitar, accompanied by a top notch trio consisting of Larry Goldings on ...
Monterey Jazz Festival's Next Generation Jazz Festival Now Accepting Applications
Monterey Jazz Festival's Next Generation Jazz Festival Now Accepting Applications from Student Big Bands, Combos, Vocal Ensembles, Composers, Individual Musicians Next Generation Jazz Festival Includes Free Concerts, Clinics, Workshops, and Jazz Competition, March 30 to April 1, 2012 in Downtown Monterey Country's Top Young Players Compete for Performance Opportunities at 55th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, September ...
The Rolling Stones: "No Spare Parts"
FIRST TASTE OF SOME GIRLS REISSUE OUT NOV. 21 As previously announced, The Rolling Stones will release a deluxe reissue of their classic 1978 album Some Girls on November 21. Now, fans can get their first taste of the reissue via the previously unreleased track “No Spare Parts." Listen to it below, and check out the ...
Chick Corea: 70th B-Day Blowout at Blue Note in NYC
THREE WEEKS AT THE BLUE NOTE WITH BOBBY MCFERRIN, HERBIE HANCOCK, RETURN TO FOREVER, JOHN MCLAUGHLIN, AND MORE The incomparable Chick Corea, known for his genre-defying brilliance, captures the evolution of his adventurous music career with a month-long 70th birthday celebration at New York's Blue Note, featuring ten different star-studded lineups in more than forty performances. ...
Mott the Hoople: Documentary out 11/15
THE STORY OF MOTT THE HOOPLE CHRONICLED IN THE BALLAD OF MOTT THE HOOPLE OUT 11/15 “Savage History always passes judgment in due course, and here we are, in 2011, still studying Mott The Hoople." —Morrisey, June 2011 The Ballad of Mott The Hoople is a feature length documentary that tells the tale of this most ...
Is Occupy Wall Street Fair Game for Music Marketing?
Occupy Wall Street (OWS), the Manhattan sector of a growing international protest movement-in-the-making, has already seen a few famous musicians drop by including Lupe Fiasco and Kanye West. It's also being used by some musicians to promote their music, including an artist called Penguin Prison that took a previously released song and repurposed it for OWS. ...
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