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The Last Waltz 40 Tour at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury
by Mike Perciaccante
The Last Waltz 40 Tour NYCB Theatre at Westbury Westbury, NY February 3, 2017 On November 25, 1976 (Thanksgiving), the Canadian-American rock group the Band gave its farewell concert at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom. The concert was filmed by director Martin Scorsese and made into the documentary, The Last Waltz. The ...
Saxophonist ShaShaty Set To Embark Upon A “Dream Ride” Leading To A “brighter Day”
Vibrant radio single precedes the artist’s Steve Oliver-produced album, due March 3. Los Angeles, CA: It’s a new dawn for veteran contemporary jazz saxophonist ShaShaty, who will release his sixth album entitled “Brighter Day,” on March 3 on the newly formed A.H.I. Records. His first collection comprised entirely of original songs in more than a decade, ...
Boz Scaggs at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury
by Mike Perciaccante
Boz Scaggs NYCB Theatre at Westbury Westbury, NY August 3, 2014 Boz Scaggs first came to prominence as a member of the original and bluesier version of the Steve Miller Band. He secured a recording contract with Atlantic Records in 1968, exited the Steve Miller Band, and in 1969, he released ...
Boz Scaggs at the Paramount
by Mike Perciaccante
Boz Scaggs The Paramount Huntington, NY May 13, 2014 Boz Scaggs has been producing his own brand of R&B-flavored rock 'n' roll for almost fifty years. Though he recorded an album in 1965 called Boz (Polydor Records), his career didn't take off until he became a member of the original bluesier ...
Dave Koz and Friends: Summer Horns
by Jeff Winbush
The idea of a quartet of top smooth jazz saxophonists gathering for a super-session must have seemed like a great idea to Dave Koz. Why not invite Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair and Richard Elliot to join him for a sax summit? Hang out, play some together, have some laughs. It'll be fun. What could possibly go ...
Boz Scaggs: Memphis
by Doug Collette
Boz Scaggs made a household name for himself with the ultra-slick Silk Degrees (Columbia, 1975), but he had already established a solo career for himself in the wake of departing The Steve Miller Band in 1968. Memphis further reaffirms the selective approach the vocalist, guitarist and songwriter has brought to his career in recent years, at ...
2012 Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival Entertainment Line Up
The West Bend Sunrise Rotary Foundation, Inc., producers of the annual Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival (KMJF), announced that the line up for the 2012 festival, which will take place along the banks of the upper Milwaukee River at Riverside Park in West Bend, Wis., Sept. 7Sept. 8, is set. Tickets for the 2012 KMJF are now ...
Heart 'n Soul of Jazz
February will again bring some of the worlds' most renowned Jazz artists to Pinehurst for the 27th Annual Heart 'n Soul of Jazz. Presented by Pinehurst Resort and the Arts Council of Moore County, the benefit will feature harmonica player and guitarist Pat Bergeson & his Quartet featuring vocalist Annie Sellick performing on Friday, February 10, ...
Red Llama Recording Artist Kevin Sandbloom Reinterprets Joni Mitchell's Historic "Blue"
One of the most notable aspects of the seventies was the sheer number of epic recordings. Red Llama recording and touring artist Kevin Sandbloom has announced plans to release his interpretation of one of the most critically acclaimed LP's from the era: Joni Mitchell's 1971 Blue album. With plans to release the album this year, Sandbloom ...