Eric Essix Live at Acoustix Jazz

 

As a performing artist, composer, teacher and businessman, Eric is more active and productive than ever and continues to strive for excellence in everything he is involved with. Already having produced his own self tiled new album and a project for guitarist and tenor banjo player, Tony Lombardo, Eric has already begun planning an early 2013 release tentatively entitled “4″ which will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 16th Street Church bombing with songs of healing, reconciliation and hope .

Ticket online at Evntbrite.com $15.00 More at the door.

Sunday, May 19, 2013 7:30pm in EDT

Acoustix Jazz (Restaurant & Lounge), 840 Marietta Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30318

Smoky Hill River Festival 2013

 

Make your plans now to discover the Smoky Hill River Festival — the midwest’s premier arts festival.

Revelers young and old gather each June in shaded, historic Oakdale Park, near the banks of the river, to enjoy the Smoky Hill River Festival.

Now in its 37th year, the River Festival spans three-and-a-half days in early June. The Festival is best known nationally for its excellent art and cultural programming, its relaxed, family-friend atmosphere, and the organic way in which many vibrant art installations and other key elements mingle, to challenge returning and new visitors in surprising and delightful ways.

Featuring a rainbow of artistic offerings for the senses, the River Festival offers a veritable symphony of fine art and crafts, children’s activities, Festival food, and more. Four stages of top-notch musical and roving entertainment round out the menu for this ‘create your own’ event that officially kicks off the summer season for thousands of residents and out-of-town guests. The Festival is scheduled for Thursday through Sunday, June 6-9, 2013.

The River Festival begins on Thursday evening with the Festival Jam concert on June 6, at 6 p.m. Festival gates open that night at 4, come early to stake out your spot and enjoy supper on the grounds from more than 30 outstanding Festival food vendors. That’s just the beginning, as the Festival evolves over the weekend with special events including a fun run, Big Band Dance, children’s art activities, artisan craft demonstrations and more, highlighted by time to browse each fine art and craft booth and enjoy entertainment on the hour on the Festival stages.

Admission to the Smoky Hill River Festival is by Festival Button only, which are $10 in advance or $15 at the Gate. Gates of the River Festival open at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday for patrons to enter, with activities running from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, the Festival’s final day. So, grab your lawn chair, blanket, and cooler and plan to join your friends and loved ones for a time of relaxation and discovery at the Smoky Hill River Festival.

Oakdale Park, Oakdale 730, Salina, Kansas 67401

David Sanborn & Bob James

In 1986, David Sanborn and Bob James, released their collaborative hit album Double Vision. After 27 years, this dynamic duo of contemporary jazz will finally tour together! Double Vision sold over 1 million copies, won the 1986 Grammy Award for “Best Jazz Fusion Performance,” spent 63 weeks on the Billboard charts and included songs like “Maputo,” “Since I Fell For You,” “Moon Tune,” and “You Don’t Know Me.”

OKeh will release keyboardist-composer-arranger Bob James and alto saxophonist David Sanborn’s new album, Quartette Humaine, on May 21, 2013. The project is the first collaboration between the two musicians since their 1986 Platinum-selling, GRAMMY® Award-winning album, Double Vision. An all-acoustic quartet offering, Quartette Humaine pays tribute to the late iconic pianist-composer Dave Brubeck, putting a prime spotlight on his work that featured alto saxophonist Paul Desmond.

“David and I realized long ago that Double Vision had become more successful than we originally imagined it could be,” James says. “Ironically, although we’ve met in the studio, doing other people’s projects, we’ve never toured, or performed together live as a band. The exception was a midnight jam session at the Tokyo Jazz Festival a few years ago. We played just a couple of tunes, but it engendered the feeling that a reunion was way overdue.”

They are joined by special guest Jeff Golub.

More information about Quartette Humaine.

Tour Dates

06/06/13 New York City The Town Hall United States
06/08/13 Kettering, Ohio Fraze Pavilion United States
06/09/13 Columbia Merriweather Post Pavillion United States
06/14/13 Fresno, California Rotary Amphitheater United States
06/15/13 Temecula Thornton Winery United States
06/16/13 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl United States
06/17/13 San Francisco, CA Miner Auditorium United States
06/19/13 Nashville, Tennessee Schermerhorn Symphony Center United States
06/21/13 Orlando The Plaza Theatre United States
06/22/13 St. Petersburg, FL Palladium Theatre United States
06/24/13 Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa Jazz Festival – Canal Stage Canada
06/25/13 Toronto, Ontario Toronto Jazz Festival – Nathan Phillips Square Canada
06/26/13 Detroit, MI Chene Park Music Theater United States
06/27/13 Rochester, NY Kodak Hall @ Eastman Theatre United States
06/28/13 Glenside, PA Keswick Theatre United States
06/29/13 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Perf. Arts Center United States
06/30/13 Hampton, VA Hampton Coliseum United States
08/23/13 Newport Beach, CA Back Bay Amphitheatre United States
08/24/13 Snoqualmie, WA Snoqualmie Casino United States
10/24/13 Grand Rapids, MI St. Cecilia Music Center United States
10/25/13 Pittsburgh, PA Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild United States
10/25/13 Pittsburgh, PA Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild United States
10/27/13 New Brunswick, NJ State Theatre United States

Jason Miles’ In The Spirit of Miles Davis

If your Husband,Wife,Mommy or Daddy will let you stay out late I would appreciate it if you come to the Blue Note and check out this smoking band of Jason Miles, Ingrid, Jensen, Jay Rodriguez, Amanda Ruzza and the great Will Calhoun take you on a Journey of Electric Miles from The Cellar Door Sessions to the album Miles to Miles. You won’t forget this!

From his synth programming on Miles Davis’ Tutu, Music From Siesta and Amandla to his partnership with DJ Logic and Falu in the global fusion group Global Noize, GRAMMY-winning keyboardist Jason Miles brings the highest level of artistry to his work. His years of collaboration with Marcus Miller include the Miles Davis projects and classic recordings by David Sanborn and Luther Vandross. Miles has also worked with Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Michael Brecker, The Crusaders, Ruben Blades, Freddy Cole, George Benson, Joe Sample, Herb Alpert, Vanessa Williams, Grover Washington Jr., and Lea Salonga. He has also performed at Monterey Jazz Festival, Jazz Aspen, Umbria Jazz, North Sea, Jacksonville Jazz Fest, Jazz Fest NOLA, and Blue Note Tokyo.

2013-04-27
Showtime: 12:30AM
Doors Open at 12:00AM

Blue Note New York, 131 West 3rd Street, New York, NY 10012

Uptown Jazz Dallas | Live on the Lawn

Introducing a ‘signature’ jazz series to the citizens of Dallas and all jazz lovers: Uptown Jazz Dallas | Live on the Lawn at Klyde Warren Park presented by Chase.

This is the beginning of a new tradition for jazz in the heart of downtown Dallas and represents a significant milestone for the both Klyde Warren Park and Uptown Jazz Dallas (the Festival organization). Together, we’ll bring you the best park experience featuring our area’s top jazz artists from North Texas as well as, internationally acclaimed jazz/soul performances.

Klyde Warren Park, 2012 Woodall Rodgers Freeway, Dallas, Texas 75201

Chieli Minucci & Special EFX – Til The End Of Time

Don’t forget to order your copy of the new Chieli Minucci & EFX CD, “Genesis” marking 30 years for the jazz supergroup.!!! “GENESIS” available May 21, 2013 on Shanachie. Buy at:Amazon.com!

The Preserve Jazz Festival 2013

An early summer, world-class, outdoor jazz festival hosted at The Preserve in beautiful Hoover, Alabama; held annually the weekend after Memorial Day. Voted as one of the 50 “Must See Music Festivals” of 2011 in conjunction with The Year of Alabama Music.

4pm Kim Scott | 5pm Good Times Brass Band | 6:30pm Alex Bugnon with Eric Essix | 8pm Spyro Gyra

Sunday, June 02, 2013 – 4:00 pm

Regions Park/Hoover Met, 100 Ben Chapman Dr, Hoover, Alabama 35244

Gerald Veasley – Tour Dates Spring 2013

February 24th – Live Broadcast on 102.5 Atlanta
Stream Live

February 24th – GV in Atlanta
Acoustix | Atlanta, GA | 840 Marietta Street

March 1-3 – Gerald Veasley’s Bass BootCamp

The Crowne Plaza | Reading, PA | 1741 Papermill Rd.

 

March 30th - GV with Rick Braun

Musikfest Cafe | Bethlehem, PA | 101 Founders Way

April 5th – Gerald Veasley’s Midnight Jam

Jazz Base @ The Crowne Plaza | Reading, PA | 1741 Papermill Rd.

April 6th - The Sounds of Philly w. Phil Perry, Carol Riddick, Nick Colionne & Kindred the Family Soul  

Berks Jazz Fest @ The Crowne Plaza | Reading, PA | 1741 Papermill Rd.

April 6th – Gerald Veasley’s Midnight Jam

Jazz Base @ The Crowne Plaza | Reading, PA | 1741 Papermill Rd.

April 11th – Berks All-Star Jazz Jam

Crowne Plaza Reading Ballroom | Reading, PA | 1741 Papermill Rd.

 

April 12th – Gerald Veasley’s Midnight Jam

Jazz Base @ The Crowne Plaza | Reading, PA | 1741 Papermill Rd.

 

April 13th – Gerald Veasley’s Midnight Jam

Jazz Base @ The Crowne Plaza | Reading, PA | 1741 Papermill Rd.

April 18th - African American Experience Fund Gala

The JW Marriott Hotel | Washington D.C. | 1331 Pennsylvania Ave.

May 4th - Jazz Fest for Peace

Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church | Bryn Mawr, PA | 625 Montgomery Ave.

Jeff Lorber and Patrick Lamb @ Jimmy Mak’s

Saturday, February 09, 2013 – 8:00 pm

Jimmy Mak’s, 221 NW 10th Ave, Portland, Oregon 97209

Dean Brown @ Yoshi’s

Wednesday, January 09, 2013 – 8:00 pm

Yoshi’s – SF, 1330 Fillmore St, San Francisco, California 94115