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Shows at Chalkers Pub & Bistro June 20-25, 2009

June 17, 2009

Here's what's coming up at Chalkers Pub & Bistro. The club is located at 247 Marlee Ave., North York, in Toronto, Ontario. For more information: [email protected] or chalkerspub.com Saturday, June 20, 6-9 p.m., Richard Whiteman Quartet with Perry White on sax; Saturday, June 20, 9:30-2 a.m., Funk Till Ya Drop, R&B/Soul/Jazz/Rock; + DJ Andy Romero spinning ...

Nathan Moore New EP

June 17, 2009

NATHAN MOORE Set To Release FOLK SINGER EP August 18 On The Royal Potato Family “As troubadours go, they don't come much truer than Nathan Moore. Nathan has a genuine communion with the lyric and craft of song, and an emotive and experienced voice influenced largely by Dylan, Tom Waits, Bukowski, Leonard Cohen, and ...

Sinan Bakir: On American Shores

June 17, 2009

Would you move to another continent for your art? That's what Sinan Bakir did. The Hartford-based jazz guitarist transplanted from Turkey to advance his playing. It's been a busy year for him he's gigging harder than ever, and he just celebrated the release of his debut CD, On My Way. He played last Tuesday at Public ...

At the White House, a Blend of Jazz Greats and Hopefuls

June 17, 2009

WASHINGTON — It was not the full-force, let-a-thousand-saxophones-bloom, this-is-our-music festival that some might have wished from a White House where the language of jazz seems to have a place, at least in the president’s iPod. But it was a good start. On Monday afternoon, Michelle Obama invited about 150 high school jazz students to the White ...

Steely Dan Promises Special Shows on 'Rent Party' Tour

June 17, 2009

A desire “to do something that would be different and give fans the chance to shape the shows" is behind the special shows Steely Dan is doing as part of its just-started Rent Party '09 U.S. tour. “In the current climate of financial desperation, we figured there's no reason why people who are going out and ...

Jimmy Rowles: Looking Back

June 17, 2009

Last week I happened to be listening to a Jimmy Rowles album he recorded with his daughter Stacy in 1988. One of the most interesting tracks on the CD is the moody waltz-time ballad Looking Back, a tune Rowles wrote in the 1960s. Over time, Rowles recorded Looking Back five times--once as an instrumental duet with ...

Pollstar: Brian Blade Coming to the Touhill in February, 2010

June 17, 2009

The online tour information service Pollstar has added a listing showing a performance by drummer Brian Blade on Friday, February 12, 2010 at the University of Missouri-St. Louis' Touhill Performing Arts Center.Most recently, Blade has been a member of saxophonist Wayne Shorter's quartet, and in addition to leading his own bands, he has performed ...

Erin Bode Wins "Best Jazz Artist" in Riverfront Times' 2009 Music Awards

June 17, 2009

Allen Toussaint | 05.19.09 | New York

June 17, 2009

By: Kevin Schwartzbach Allen Toussaint :: 05.19.09 :: Village Vanguard :: New York, NY It can be hard to picture oneself basking in the sun at the gaping delta of the Mississippi River way down in New Orleans whilst surrounded by the towering buildings, coarse honks of taxicabs, and thick, ornery accents of New York City. ...

Willie Nelson: Standards Album

June 17, 2009

WILLIE'S FIRST ALBUM OF STANDARDS SINCE 1978 Willie Nelson On August 25, legendary singer Willie Nelson will be releasing American Classic, his first album of standards since 1978's Stardust, and his solo debut for Blue Note Records. Produced by Tommy LiPuma, American Classic features ...