EVENT: Henry Grimes and Friends in Concert: A Benefit for Harlem Textile Works at the Black Box Theater, Harlem (All About Jazz)

On Saturday, September 12th, ‘O9, visionary jazz musician Henry Grimes (acoustic bass, violin, voice), along with his esteemed band mates Andrew Lamb (reeds, flute, percussion) and Michael Wimberly (drums, percussion), will present a benefit concert for Harlem Textile Works at the Black Box Theatre, 3O8 West 133rd St. just east of St

Sonya Kitchell, The Slip On Mountain Stage

Kitchell is a singer-songwriter seasoned beyond her years, having previously joined Herbie Hancock on a worldwide tour. For her appearance in Charleston, W.Va., she brought along the Boston-based indie-rockers in The Slip, who appeared on Mountain Stage in 2006. Together, they promote Kitchell’s latest album, This Storm .

30 Years Of Jazz In The Motor City

This coming weekend, more than 100 jazz acts will descend upon the Detroit International Jazz Festival. The event will celebrate three brothers from a special Detroit-rooted jazz family: pianist Hank Jones and his two late brothers, drummer Elvin and trumpeter Thad. ? E-Mail This ???? ? Add to Del.icio.us

Jazz at Holmes opens Sept. 10 with an outdoor jazz tribute to Woodstock (Washington University in St. Louis)

Aug. 31, 2009 — Jazz at Holmes will open its fall series of free Thursday night jazz concerts with an outdoor jazz tribute to the 40th anniversary of Woodstock.

PERFORMANCE/TOUR: "The Believer": John Coltrane Memorial Concert’s 32nd Annual Weekend, Sept. 26-27 (All About Jazz)

THE 32ND ANNUAL JOHN COLTRANE MEMORIAL CONCERT presents “THE BELIEVER” a weekend of concerts and visual art featuring “The Believer: Concert 1” with The John Coltrane Memorial Ensemble: Carl Atkins, Leonard Brown, Sa Davis, Mark Harvey, Tim Ingles, John Lockwood, Bill Lowe, Jason Palmer, Bill Pierce, George W.

Seven Days In Norway: The 2009 Oslo Jazz Festival (All About Jazz)

Oslo Jazz Festival Oslo, Norway August 9-15, 2009 Sunday August 9 was the first day of the Oslo Jazz Festival. It was cloudy and cool and rained off and on all day until, miraculously, the skies cleared just in time for the opening concert

Jazz highlight of annual Labor Day concert (Asheville Citizen-Times)

MARION — The annual Labor Day Concert at the Historic Marion Depot is 6–8 p.m. Sept. 7

Winery wraps up the summer with jazz (The Press-Enterprise)

Thornton Winery in Temecula is combining two great pleasures — champagne and jazz — for its 21st annual Champagne Jazz Concert Series. The summer concert series will last through mid-October.

PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Aardvark Jazz Orchestra: All Blues Show at Scullers Jazz Club on September 30th (All About Jazz)

Aardvark Jazz Orchestra: All Blues Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 8:00 pm, one show only Scullers Jazz Club Doubletree Guest Suites 400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA Admission: $18 Reservations and information: 617-562-4111 The celebrated Aardvark Jazz Orchestra will open its 37th season at Scullers with a show of “All Blues,” painting the many shades of blues in jazz from Miles …

4-day Detroit jazz festival has stellar lineup (The Toledo Blade)

By DAVID YONKE BLADE STAFF WRITER When jazz legend Wayne Shorter was growing up in Newark, N.J., in the 1940s, he would sometimes skip school to hang out at the Adams Theatre.