Apr 8, 2025 1:23 PM
Blue Note Jazz Festival New York Posts 2025 Lineup
Blue Note Entertainment Group has unveiled the lineup for the 14th annual Blue Note Jazz Festival New York, featuring…
The band Vital Information (Steve Smith, drums; keyboardist Tom Coster; guitarist Frank Gambale; and bassist Baron Browne) is on tour in support of their upcoming CD, Show ‘Em Where You Live, which is scheduled for an April 9 release on Tone Center.
The tour began on March 1 in the San Francisco Bay Area, and is currently on the West Coast. The band then travels to the East Coast, where it tours from Atlanta up to the New England area; it then travels to the Midwest, including Chicago and the surrounding areas.
Saxophonist Bill Evans will sit in with the band as a guest during its four nights at the Los Angeles jazz club Catalina’s Bar and Grill, March 7-10.
For a complete list of tour dates, go to the band’s web site at www.vitalinformation.com.
The Blue Note Jazz Festival New York kicks off May 27 with a James Moody 100th Birthday Celebration at Sony Hall.
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