U.S. Jazz & Blues Performances for May 10-16, 2010
May 9, 2010 at 6:25 AM Good morning!
♥Happy Mother's Day♥ to all mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers celebrating it around the world!
Check it out ☛ Sonny Rollins, Mingus Orchestra, Fred Hersch (with Nancy King), Pat Metheny, Carl Weathersby Blues Band, Norah Jones, Simone, Rebirth Brass Band, Kevin Harris Project, Stanley Jordan, Earl Klugh, Ruthie Foster, Charlie Hunter and the Andy Bey Trio are just some of the artists performing this week!
Look at the following schedule. See if someone is playing in or near your city, click on an artist's name to find out more info and GO SEE A LIVE SHOW!!!
You'll thank me later, trust me (smile) ~
The Jazz Standard in New York City
Monday ~ May 10
Mingus Orchestra - Mingus Mondays at the Jazz Standard (7:30pm & 9:30pm - NYC)
Carl Weathersby Blues Band plus J.W. Williams & The Chi-Town Hustlers (8pm - Chicago, IL)
Frank Potenza Trio at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club (8pm - Studio City, CA)
Tuesday ~ May 11
Fred Hersch & Nancy King at the Jazz Standard (7:30pm & 9:30pm - NYC)
Joey DeFrancesco at Jazz Alley (7:30pm - Seattle, WA)
Vocalist Dana Lauren at Scullers Jazz Club (8pm - Boston, MA)
John Pisano Guitar Night feat. Larry Koonse at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club (8pm - Studio City, CA)
Norah Jones at Asheville Civic Center (8pm - Asheville, NC)
Mad About Thad at Iridium Jazz Club (8pm & 10pm - NYC)
This is the inaugural performance of a special program produced by the NYJAZZ Initiative that will focus on the compositional brilliance of one of America's most talented composers Thad Jones.
Simone at Catalina Bar and Grill (8pm - Hollywood, CA)
Wednesday ~ May 12
DU Faculty Jazz Combo at University of Denver-Newman Center-Hamilton Recital Hall (7:30pm)
Fred Hersch & Nancy King at the Jazz Standard (7:30pm & 9:30pm - NYC)
Joey DeFrancesco at Jazz Alley (7:30pm - Seattle, WA)
Norah Jones at Ovens Auditorium (7:30pm - Charlotte, NC)
Pat Metheny at Taft Theatre (7:30pm - Cincinnati, OH)
Roomful of Blues & Janiva Magness at Birchmere (7:30pm - Alexandria, VA)
David Bromberg & Jorma Kaukonen at Variety Playhouse (8pm - Atlanta, GA)
Jazz Orchestra: Spring Concert at Claire Trevor Theatre - UCI Arts (8pm - Irvine, CA)
Kevin Harris Project at Scullers Jazz Club (8pm - Boston, MA)
Maurice Vaughn Blues Band plus Jimmy Burns Blues Band at Kingstone Mines - Chicago Blues Center (8pm - Chicago)
Rebirth Brass Band at SPACE (8pm - Evanston, IL)
Thursday ~ May 13
Andy Bey Trio at the Jazz Standard (7:30pm & 9:30pm - NYC)
Ronnie Baker Brooks at Empire Arts Center (7:30pm - Grand Forks, ND)
Charlie Hunter at Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse (8pm - Berkeley, CA)
Earl Klugh Quartet at Catalina Bar and Grill (8pm & 10pm - Hollywood, CA)
"Howlin' for Hubert" - Hubert Sumlin, David Johansen + Sp. Guests at B.B. King Blues Bar & Grill (8pm - NYC)
Jazz on the Rocks at McKelligon Canyon Theatre (8pm - El Paso, TX)
Roomful of Blues: The Upsetters at Thirsty Ear Tavern (8pm - Columbus, OH)
Ruthie Foster at the Plaza Theatre (8pm - Orlando, FL)
Stanley Jordan at Iridium Jazz Club (8pm & 10pm - NYC)
Vocalist Vivian Male at Scullers Jazz Club (8pm - Boston, MA)
Friday ~ May 14
Andy Bey Trio at the Jazz Standard (7:30pm, 9:30pm & 11:30pm - NYC)
Earl Klugh Quartet at Catalina Bar and Grill (8pm & 10pm - Hollywood, CA)
Jazz Masters: Karrin Allyson and J.Geils at Showcase Live (8pm - Foxboro, MA)
Pianist/Composer Michael Wolff at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club (8pm - Studio City, CA)
Norah Jones at Ryman Auditorium (8pm - Nashville, TN)
Pat Martino at Scullers Jazz Club (8pm & 10pm - Boston, MA)
Pat Metheny at Music Hall Center (8pm - Detroit, MI)
Pinecone Presents Phil Wiggins and Corey Harris at Progress Energy Center Fletcher Opera Theatre (8pm - Raleigh, NC)
Stanley Jordan at Iridium Jazz Club (8pm & 10pm - NYC)
B3 organist Everette Devan at the Blue Room (8:30pm - Kansas City, MO)
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings with Fitz and the Tantrums at the Cannery Ballroom (9pm - Nashville, TN)
Saturday, May 15
Andy Bey Trio at the Jazz Standard (7:30pm, 9:30pm & 11:30pm - NYC)
Earl Klugh Quartet at Catalina Bar and Grill (8pm & 10pm - Hollywood, CA)
Four80East at the Radisson Hotel Rochester Riverside (8pm - Rochester, NY)
Norah Jones at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center (8pm - Atlanta, GA)
Pat Martino at Scullers Jazz Club (8pm & 10pm - Boston, MA)
Pat Metheny at Lorain Palace Civic Center (8pm - Lorain, OH)
Jazz Disciples W/ Glenn North & Lisa Henry at the Blue Room (8:30pm - Kansas City, MO)
Sunday, May 16
Pat Metheny at Bardavon Opera House (7pm - Poughkeepsie, NY)
Andy Bey Trio at the Jazz Standard (7:30pm & 9:30pm - NYC)
Ron Jones and Influence Jazz Orchestra at Vitello's Jazz and Supper Club (8pm - Studio City, CA)
Stanley Jordan at Iridium Jazz Club (8pm & 10pm - NYC)
Sonny Rollins at Walt Disney Concert Hall (7:30pm - Los Angeles, CA)
Reader Comments (2)
what a huge task you set for yourself. hope this gets someone in to see some live music ;')
Hi Wayne!
My hope is that this kind of blog post will encourage everyone to get out to see a show or two. :D
DM