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Sub Ensemble - Mike's back!
Quick reminder that the Sub Ensemble play the last of this year’s Rush Hour Blues sets in the Symphony Hall foyer bar from 5.30pm this evening, and that alto saxophonist/flautist Mike Fletcher w… more →
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Sub Ensemble - Mike's back!
peterbacon wrote 10 hours ago: Quick reminder that the Sub Ensemble play the last of this year’s Rush Hour Blues sets in the … more →
Caching plans for this weekend
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thebolasheathens wrote 2 weeks ago: This weekend we’re due at our annual meetup with the cousins-in-law and their children in Birm … more →
A lot of accents
sc wrote 2 weeks ago: For me, it was destined to be a night of discovery, since I was not particularly familiar with any o … more →
Gig review: Haines Puddick Jazz Orchestra
peterbacon wrote 2 weeks ago: Symphony Hall Foyer, Birmingham UK 27-11-09 Hey, remember Thad Jones Mel Lewis Big Band? A horn play … more →
always ask the important question{s}
kfrayz wrote 4 weeks ago: the advice: when you meet them you just know, it’s simple. {but how?} by asking yourself these … more →
The week ahead in gigs
peterbacon wrote 4 weeks ago: Two hugely contrasting gigs in as many days – contrasting in so many ways but both with a great deal … more →
The most musical of chairs
sc wrote 1 month ago: I was late to Symphony Hall this afternoon, since I wasn’t ever really sure I was going to try … more →
The majesty of the human voice
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sc wrote 1 month ago: There was definitely something about the performance of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony by the BSO th … more →
The problem of free jazz
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peterbacon wrote 1 month ago: Kit Downes - exquisite art for free! (Picture: Russ Escritt) No, I don’t mean the stuff Ornett … more →
Opera, ballet & movie theaters, oh my!
poisedpen wrote 1 month ago: When the musical Rent closed on Broadway, we didn’t have to fly to New York to see it. Instead, I pi … more →
Win Tickets to See Moscow Ballet Performance of “Great Russian Nutcracker”
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Hilltown Families wrote 1 month ago: Moscow Ballet Performance of Great Russian Nutcracker At Symphony Hall in Springfield, MA Sunday, No … more →
A tale of two Sams
peterbacon wrote 1 month ago: It’s the week of the Sams: Sam Wooster at Wednesday night’s Jazz Club and Sam Crockatt at Friday eve … more →
Gig review: Percy Pursglove organ trio
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peterbacon wrote 1 month ago: Free Jazz sessions, Symphony Hall foyer bar 23-10-09 The original plan was for guitarist Jim Mullen … more →
Organs and flamenco
peterbacon wrote 1 month ago: First a reminder that this early evening’s Free Jazz session in Birmingham’s Symphony Ha … more →
Ben Folds October 13 Symphony Hall
lilyjeong wrote 1 month ago: October 13, 2009 When news broke that Ben Folds was playing with Boston Pops at Symphony Hall, it di … more →
This week's gigs: Tord and more
peterbacon wrote 2 months ago: Norwegian pianist Tord Gustavsen has, in his own quiet and very special way, built up a great follow … more →
Joan Baez Concert
Tom Morris wrote 2 months ago: Last night we spent an evening with Joan Baez… the concert was at the Symphony Hall, Birmingha … more →
Training by Music Leader and Youth Music 16 november, birmingham
micaela11 wrote 2 months ago: If you are a youth worker, teacher, or musician and working with young people with learning difficul … more →
The week's gigs: Curtis and more
peterbacon wrote 2 months ago: Pop man turned jazz-inflected singer and saxophonist Curtis Stigers is back in the UK for a substant … more →
