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News: Performance / Tour

Bassist Bruno Raberg at the The Outpost 186 in Cambridge, MA

November 12, 2008

Sweden-born experimental/jazz bassist and composer Bruno Raberg will perform with various bands this month. His latest album The LifeLines received reviews from various sources such as Hartford Courant, All About Jazz, Jazz.com, etc. Jerry D’Souza in All About Jazz describes the album, “The improvisations are a study of the understanding between the four….the way each player ...

News: Festival

Lily Pad's 2nd Annual PIANO Festival: Two Weekends Celebrating Boston's Piano Culture -- November 7-16

October 30, 2008

Lily Pad PIANO Festival: 2nd Annual. Two weekends: Nov.7-9 & Nov.14-16; Fri. (6pm-midnight), Sat. (1pm-midnight), Sun. (1pm-midnight). Donation: 2-weekend festival pass $50 / students $45; 1-weekend festival pass $30 / students $25; day pass $20 / $15 students; one set $10 / $5 students; free at all times for ages 14 and under. Lily Pad, 1353 ...

News: Performance / Tour

Michele Rosewoman Performs Solo Piano Concert on November 1

October 24, 2008

As part of the Jazz@Union’s 2nd Annual “Women in Jazz”, the jazz pianist Michele Rosewoman performs a solo concert at the Union United Methodist Church on Saturday, November 1, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. Praised by Downbeat as a “star of American music,” pianist, composer, and educator Michele Rosewoman has made her mark in the jazz world ...

News: Performance / Tour

Kevin Frenette Quartet at 119 Gallery

September 22, 2008

Saturday - September, 27 2008 THE KEVIN FRENETTE QUARTET Kevin Frenette (guitar) James Rohr (fender rhodes) Curt Newton (drums) Jane Wang (bass) 119 Gallery 119 Chelmsford Street Lowell, MA 01851 8:00 PM “Kevin Frenette's CD Connections is a dazzling display of sympathetic interactions with ...

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Article: Live Review

Danilo Perez Trio at the Regatta, Boston

by Michael Epstein
September 18, 2008

Danilo Perez TrioRegattabar Jazz ClubThe Charles HotelBoston, MassachusettsSeptember 13, 2008 Pianist and composer Danilo Perez has been busy. A brief snapshot of his recent schedule includes last year's Panama Suite, a 15-minute, three-movement composition that was followed up by this year's Across the Crystal Sea (Verve, 2008). As ...

News: Event

A Tribute to 'Trane Featuring Guru's Jazzmatazz & Superproducer Solar

September 11, 2008

Boston, MA--31st John Coltrane Memorial Concert: “A Tribute to ‘Trane” featuring special guests Guru’s Jazzmatazz with Superproducer Solar; joined by DJ Doo Wop, Brownman, and David Scott. Hosted by Eric Jackson. Presented by Northeastern University's Center for the Arts (CFTA) and the John Coltrane Memorial Concert (JCMC). September 27, 8 pm. Northeastern University, Blackman Theatre, Ell ...

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News: Festival

Tanglewood Season Closes with Annual Jazz Festival

August 28, 2008

With the end of August and the upcoming Labor Day holiday, a week of relative repose makes for a natural demarcation point between the musically hyperactive summer festival season and several imminent regional fall chamber and college series, which start up after Labor Day. I'll focus on several of those next week. Though Tanglewood, that colossus ...

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Legend, Rising Star Highlight Tanglewood Jazz Festival

August 28, 2008

Some critics use chronological age as a crucial standard for measuring talent, just as powerful publicity machines fixate on youth as a prime marketing point for peddling jazz products. But in the real world of the musicians themselves, there isn't any generation gap, no cultural chasm between Old Masters residing atop Mount Olympus and rising New ...

News: Performance / Tour

After All These Years, Jazz Giant Plans Hometown Gig

August 27, 2008

Unless you're a musician or jazz geek, you've probably never heard of Ran Blake. But the 73-year-old pianist has more than 30 albums to his name and has played countless concerts from New York to Greece. Tomorrow he's playing in a place that's completely new and completely familiar to him: Blake's performance at the Vernissage restaurant ...

News: Performance / Tour

Berklee Announces 2008-2009 Sovereign Bank Music Series

August 21, 2008

The 2008-2009 Sovereign Bank Music Series at Berklee presents eight concerts featuring Melissa Ferrick, Eva Ayllon, Daniel Lanois, Wayne Shorter, and much more. Many of these artists will perform with Berklee students, faculty, or alumni, showcasing Berklee's own heavy-hitters alongside the best of contemporary folk, jazz, Latin, pop, and r&b. Berklee is pleased to welcome Borders ...