Friday, March 31, 2017

Jazz & Blues Florida April 2017 - Your Online Guide to the Best in Live Jazz & Blues in Clubs, Concerts & Festivals!

Jazz & Blues Florida 
April 2017 Issue
Posted
Click on cover to open the April issue directly, or
follow this link to our home page: www.JazzBluesFlorida.com
Due to  the 1st of April falling in the middle of the 
weekend we have posted the April issue a day
early as how there is so much great music
happening on the 1st!  Yes, this the first time
in 10 years we have not released the monthly 
issue on the 1st of the month!

Also, this is the largest publication for the past year,
so now is the time to get out for live music while
the options are so varied, both musically and
location-wise. Featured artists this month include: 
Lauren Mitchell, Coco Montoya, Wayne Shorter, 
Daniel Girón, Toronzo Cannon, Ernie Calhoun, 
Sebastian Noelle, Jack Broadbent, Scott Whitfield, 
James Blood Ulmer, Rich Brown, John Primer, 
Mike Flanigin, Josefiina Vannesluoma, Ken 
Peplowski & Diego Figueiredo and The Lucky Losers. 
All artists are performing in Florida  in April.

Business note: May issue order deadline is Friday, 
April 21st. If you are thinking about it, let's start talking
now.

Thanks everyone. Have a great month!
Charlie

Jazz & Blues Florida
(561) 313-7432

Did you know that as Florida’s promotion platform for live jazz & blues:
-We have the most comprehensive festival page for Florida jazz & blues: www.JazzBluesFlorida.com/Festivals 
-We have daily-updated listings of Florida jazz & blues shows: www.JazzBluesFlorida.com/MusicListings.htm  
- We have the most comprehensive and active news blog for Florida jazz & blues news: www.JazzBluesFlorida.com/Blog

-We have the most complete and current listing of Florida jazz and blues resources: www.JazzBluesFlorida.com/links


Wayne Shorter Quartet Highlights Jazz Programming in FSU's Opening Nights Performing Arts Series

View as web page.
"The Unfolding"
Wayne Shorter Quartet 

Featuring Brian Blade, John Patitucci, 
& Danilo Pérez With The FSU Chamber Winds, 
Conducted By Richard Clary

Thursday, April 13, 2017 ~ 7:30pm
Ruby Diamond Concert Hall
Florida State University
Westcott Building
222 S. Copeland Street
Tallahassee FL 32306
MAP
OpeningNights.fsu.edu

Tickets
Info


Wayne Shorter is one of the most influential saxophonists and composers in the pantheon of modern music, let alone jazz. Regarded as a pioneer since his emergence in the 1950s, Shorter’s trajectory has restlessly embodied continual exploration and unencumbered momentum. A generation of musicians and fans see and hear him as a humble master who created a timeless vocabulary as vital as it is unbound. "The Unfolding" is a contemporary work commissioned by Opening Nights Performing Arts, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Monterey Jazz Festival, and the Jazztopad Festival/National Forum of Music (Wroclaw, Poland). This new piece is inspired by recent scientific interpretations of the Big Bang theory that describe the expansion of the universe as an “unfolding” of matter in the time and space continuum.




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Jazz Vocalist Kevin Mahogany Returns to The Ball & Chain in April in Addition to Full Calendar of Miami's Best Live Music




      

restaurant
bar
 7 day live music venue
1513 SW 8th Street
Little Havana, FL 33135 
ballandchainmiami.com 
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday: 6-8pm
Thursday, Friday & Saturday; 6-10pm
Live New York City Style Jazz 
Cocktail & Socialize to real jazz,
by real people, in a real place!

Live Jazz Performance Highlights
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
March 31: Wendy Pedersen
April 7: Kevin Mahogany


of Miami's most exciting live music!

Hours of Operation: Mon-Wed Noon-Midnight, Thu-Sat Noon-3am, Sun 2-10pm. Happy Hour Daily 4-7pm. Tapas menu available all day & night. Inside table service is a first come first serve basis. After 8pm tables are only reserved for Bottle and Specialty Cocktail Pitcher service. For Bottle Service and/or Specialty Cocktail Pitchers table reservations email: info@BallAndChainMiami.com. For Special Event Planning CLICK HERE.

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Thursday, March 30, 2017

The Lucky Losers are on a Winning Streak with April Florida Tour!

You can bet on The Lucky Losers
being a GREAT show
and, YOUR Town!

are on a roll once again
across the state of Florida on 
their annual US tour! 

Sunday, April 2, 2017 ~ 3pm
Paradise Bar & Grill
21 Via de Luna
Pensacola Beach FL 32561
paradisebar-grill.com  (850)916-5087


Wednesday, April 5, 2017 ~ 7pm

Englewoods on Dearborn
362 W. Dearborn
Englewood, FL 34223
MAP
No Cover Charge

Tuesday, April 11, 2017 ~ 7pm
Little Bar
205 Harbor Place N
Goodland, FL 34140
MAP
LittleBarRestaurant.com (239)394-5663
Call for dinner reservations!!

Friday, April 13, 2017 ~ 8:30pm
Mickey's Tiki Bar
350 SW 12th Ave
Pompano Beach, FL 33069
MAP  
(646) 279-2385  http://mickeystiki.com

Friday, April 14, 2017 ~ 5pm
Blue Jean Blues
3320 NE 33rd St, Fort Lauderdale, FL
MAP  
(954)306-6330

Saturday, April 15, 2017 ~ 5pm
Sunset Saturday Night Free Concert Series
Humiston Park
3000 Ocean Dr, Vero Beach, FL 32963


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*We have the only monthly publication dedicated to previews of upcoming jazz and blues shows in Florida at www.JazzBluesFlorida.com 
*We have the most comprehensive festival page for Florida jazz & blues at www.JazzBluesFlorida.com/Festivals ?
*We have the most complete and current listing of Florida jazz and blues links at www.JazzBluesFlorida.com/links ?
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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Rich Brown Blues Band - Rolling down a good road!

Come join Rich for
 down-home
feel-good Blues!

Saturday, April 8, 2017

A Monumental Celebration of the Creativity In Music. 
Over 150 Acts Performing on 30 Stages throughout 
the Historic Downtown DeLand District (MAP). A 12 hour 
Original Music & Art Festival consisting of: Rock, 
Folk, Blues, Americana, Jazz, Country, Metal and 
more. Also, over 40 Art Displays and various vendors.

STAGE 8 ~ 6:45pm
at
Bill & Frank's Brickhouse Grill
142 N Woodland Blvd, DeLand, FL 32720
(386)785-1237  brickhousegrilldeland.com

and

STAGE 9 ~ 9pm
at
YOLO Bar & Grilled Cheese
208 N Woodland Blvd
DeLand, FL 32720
(386) 873-7760

  

Sunday, April 9, 2017 ~ 2pm
Music on a Sunday Afternoon

Rich Brown (Solo)
at
Cocoa Beach Public Library
(Community Room)
550 N. Brevard Ave., Cocoa Beach, FL 32931

Don’t miss this Piedmont and Delta Blues showcase in 
the style of Robert Johnson, Son House, Muddy Waters, 
Blind Boy Fuller, Willie McTell, Howlin' Wolf, and more. 
Join us for some toe-tapping American Roots music 
and learn about its history!

  

NOW BOOKING CLUBS, CONCERTS
AND FESTIVALS 2017-18
SUMMER: New England - Rhode Island, Massachusetts, 

New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont
WINTER: SE United States
Contact:





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*We have the most comprehensive festival page for Florida jazz & blues at www.JazzBluesFlorida.com/Festivals ?
*We have the most complete and current listing of Florida jazz and blues links at www.JazzBluesFlorida.com/links ?
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Heidi's Jazz Club in Cocoa Beach - The Heart of Jazz on the Space Coast

HEIDI'S JAZZ CLUB
Classic Venue!
Classic Live Jazz!
All-in-all, a Class Act!
Designated by DownBeat Magazine 
as one of the world's top 2016 jazz venues!

7 N Orlando Ave.
Cocoa BeachFL 32931
heidisjazzclub.com   (321)783-4559

Heidi's Jazz Club features live music every Wednesday through Sunday (See CALENDAR for weekly schedule) with featured performers on selected Friday and Saturday evenings and Heidi's Open Jam Session every Sunday evening starting at 7 PM. Located in downtown Cocoa Beach, Heidi’s makes the perfect ‘highlight’ to a weekend getaway to the beach this season. Enjoy the piano stylings of Mark Hubrouck Wednesday through Sunday in the adjacent Heidelberg Restaurant.

 Club Hours: Wed-Sun 5pm-1am
Closed Mon & Tues


      

APRIL SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT #1

Friday, March 31, 2017 ~ 8:30-12pm ~ $15
Saturday, April 1, 2017 ~ 8:00-12pm ~ $15
Nancy Kelly
w/ Terry Myers


Nancy’s live performances are legendary. She has earned many awards and enlisted fans from around the globe. In a market place where wispy voices and shallow emotions abound, Ms. Kelly is a breath of fresh air…or should we say, smoky air; she takes us back to the time when jazz – and that includes vocal jazz -- was an authentic expression of real emotion.

Terry’s, dynamic career has enabled him to appear with such talented players as Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (Buddy Morrow), Bob Haggert, Milt Hinton, Butch Miles, Warren Vache', Kenny Davern, Marty Grosz, Major Holly, Mousey Alexander, Flip Phillips, Walt Lavinsky, Bill Allred, John Allred, Wild Bill Davison, Chubby Jackson, Duffy Jackson, Rosemary Clooney, Eddie Higgins, Bobby Rosengarten, Larry Elgart, Vince Giordano, and a host of others.

CALL NOW TO RSVP! (321)783-4559
EMAIL NOW TO RSVP: Heidi@HeidisJazzClub.com
RSVP via ONLINE FORM
There are admission charges for special performances, all ticket sales are final.

      

APRIL SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT #2
Saturday, April 15, 2017 ~ 4-6pm ~ $20

Tomas Lopez Quartet

Personnel:
Tomas Lopez
Michael De Jesus
Yaniv Cohen
Leah Johnson

Performing:

Grieg Quartet No.1 in G Minor
&

Mendelssohn Quartet No.6 in F Minor

Tomas Lopez is a eighteen year old from Florida concluding his first year at Florida International University as concert master of the Symphony orchestra. His passion is performing the violin. He began his violin studies at the age of ten, before his family moved from Japan. His more focused studies began in Florida, under the direction of Space Coast Symphony Concertmaster, Carey Moorman. He is very grateful for his generous instruction, all the more so because he encouraged him to take regular lessons from a second teacher, another esteemed Concertmaster, Alvaro Gomez. He currently studies violin with renowned professor, Michael Klotz at FIU.


He served as first violinist for the Chamber Ensembles of Quartet Movement in Brevard. He has served as concertmaster of the Florida Young Artist Orchestra (FYAO) in Orlando,  Concertmaster of the (CYA) Creative Young Artists' (Philharmonic Orchestra, and Assistant Concertmaster of the Brevard Symphony Youth Orchestra. He has also been consistently selected for both the Brevard All-County and Florida All-State Orchestras, in addition to receiving many Superior ratings as an ensemble musician and soloist for Florida Orchestra Association's District and State Festivals.


He has attended the Miami Music Festival (MMF), the Orfeo International Music Festival in Italy (OIMF), and the Philadelphia International Music Festival (PIMF). During his time at OIMF, he competed in the International competition as the youngest competitor, and was awarded the “most outstanding performance”, and “natural talent award. Besides these festivals, he has attended others such as: Brevard Music Center NC, Eastern Music Festival, Crescendo International Winter Music Festival, Canon Music Camp, and the Brevard Chamber Music Seminar.


 As a soloist, He has performed with the CYA Philharmonic, BSYO Symphony, Satellite Chamber and Symphony Orchestras, and with the Coral Gables Symphony for the annual American Ideal X event; his performance of the Mendelssohn violin concerto was broadcasted nationwide through PBS, and the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra (SCSO). He performs regularly with the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra (SCSO), Florida Metropolitan Orchestra (FMO), served as Principal second violinist with the Villages Philharmonic, and freelances around Florida, when his schedule allows.


Leah Johnson began her musical studies in Central Florida on piano at age 6 and cello at age 10. She earned her BM in cello performance from the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music, studying with Linc Smelser. Leah earned her MM in cello performance from DePaul University under the instruction of Stephen Balderston (former Assistant Principal of the Chicago Symphony) and played as an associate member with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago under the baton of Esa-Pekka Salonen. At DePaul she also performed with the 20+ Ensemble, dedicated to contemporary repertoire stretching the limits of instrumental technique, in its inaugural season. Leah has further studied at the prestigious Miami Music Festival on full scholarship, the Hot Springs Music Festival twice, and the Credo Chamber Music Festival. Her chamber coaches have included Michael Klotz, Amadi Azakiwe, Robert Waters, and Stephen Clapp. Leah has performed on stage with Johnny Mathis, Little River Band, Il Divo, Zelda Symphony of the Goddesses, Cirque Musica, and for a PBS TV Special with Fernando Varela and guest Jackie Evancho. She plays with a number of orchestras across Florida including the Villages Philharmonic as Assistant Principal, Florida Lakes Symphony, Gainesville Orchestra, Craig Turley Orchestra, Charlotte Symphony, and Imperial Symphony. Chamber ensembles Leah has performed with include the Riverside Chamber Orchestra as soloist, Florida Metropolitan Orchestra, and string quartets including Ensemble Chorda and the Classern Quartet.



 Yaniv M. Cohen has performed with Johnny Mathis, Sting, Adam Levine, Josh Groban, Nelly, Kansas, Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), Mannheim Steamroller, the Trans Siberian Orchestra, Yes, Alan Parsons Project, Jackie Evancho, Cirque Musica, Indigo Girls, Natalie Merchant, Video Games Live, the Irish Tenors, the Little Rivers Band, Zelda Symphony of the Goddesses, and others. He also maintains an active performance schedule with several Florida orchestras and has performed with The Bach Festival of Winter Park, The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, The Villages Philharmonic, Florida Lakes Symphony, Space Coast Symphony, Brevard Symphony, the Gainesville Chamber Orchestra, Space Coast Pops, the Craig Turley Orchestra, The Orlando Philharmonic, the Imperial Symphony Orchestra, the Atlantic Classical Orchestra, NSCO, FMO, Symphony of the Americas, the South Florida Symphony Orchestra, and the Paducah Symphony in Kentucky.

CALL NOW TO RSVP! (321)783-4559
EMAIL NOW TO RSVP: Heidi@HeidisJazzClub.com
RSVP via ONLINE FORM

There are admission charges for special performances, all ticket sales are final.

      
APRIL SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT #3
Friday, April 21, 2017 ~ 8:30-midnight

Chris Cortez

Chris Cortez, guitarist, vocalist, band leader, concert promoter, and a international recording artist with a wide range of musical interests. He's been featured in Downbeat, Jazziz, Jazz Times, Le Jazz Hot Paris, etc...  He's performed at clubs and festivals all over the world. His recordings (hi discography includes over 30 CDs as a leader, sideman, and/or producer) are critically acclaimed. 

      
APRIL SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT #4
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 ~ 7-10pm, $15

TRIBUTE TO BILLY HOLIDAY
Featuring:
Jarred Armstrong
Ashton Gould
Eaton Gould
Featuring vocalist Kristen Warren

      
Every Thursday, 7-10pm
Other Dates By Special Announcement

Sybil Gage is an award winning Jazz and Blues singer/songwriter who has been compared to Eartha Kitt, Dinah Washington, Pearl Bailey, Corinne Bailey-Rae, Laura Nyro, and Janis Joplin. Her latest CD “NOLA Calling” reached #1 on the UVUMI internet Blues charts in 2010, stayed there for 2 months and still bounces around in the top 25. “NOLA Calling” was also nominated for Best Self Produced CD by the International Blues Challenge of Memphis 2011. Space Coast Living Magazine named Sybil Gage ”Best Musician in Brevard County” in 2008, and Sybil has a devoted and growing international following that label’s themselves as “Sybilized.” Sybil’s love for her hometown of New Orleans is evident in every part of her performance and hats and boa’s are a big part of her New Orlean’s style.

      

CALL NOW TO RSVP!
(321)783-4559

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*We have the most comprehensive festival page for Florida jazz & blues at www.JazzBluesFlorida.com/Festivals ?
*We have the most complete and current listing of Florida jazz and blues links at www.JazzBluesFlorida.com/links ?
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