THE JUNE CONCERT CALENDAR

Ladysmith Black Mambazo @ Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington, DC, June 1
Return To Forever @ Verizon Wireless Center, Houston, TX, June 1
Lizz Wright @ Varsity Theater, Minneapolis, MN, June 1
Joss Stone @ Rock In Rio, Lison, Pirtugal, June 1
Esperanza Spalding @ Puerto Rico Heineken Jazz Festival, San Juan, PR, June 1
Steve Tyrell @ Blue Note Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, June 1-4
Lizz Wright @ Schuba’s, Chicago, IL, June 2
Chuck Loeb @ Catalina’s Bar and Grill, Los Angeles, CA, June 2-4
Return To Forever @ Paramount Theatre, Denver, CO, June 3
Jimmy Castor @ Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, NV, June 3
The Wailers @ BB King’s, New York, NY, June 3
Gerald Veasley @ Catalina’s Bar & Grill (Bossa), Los Angeles, CA, June 3
Maceo Parker @ Knotty Pine, Victor, ID, June 4
Lalah Hathaway @ BB King’s, New York, NY, June 4
Lizz Wright @ The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI, June 4
Maceo Parker @ Boulder Theatre, Boulder, CO, June 5
Lizz Wright @ House of Blues, Cleveland, OH, June 5
Chuck Loeb @ Anthology, San Diego, CA, June 5
Gerald Veasley @ Anthology (Bossa), San Diego, CA, June 5
Ron Carter, Russell Malone @ Mulgrew Miller – The Golden Striker Trio - @ Blue Note Tokyo, June 5-10
Return To Forever @ Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR, June 6
Chuck Berry @ BB King’s, New York, NY, June 6
Maceo Parker @ Telluride Jazz Celebration, Telluride, CO, June 6
Spyro Gyra @ North Folk Theatre at Westbury, Westbury, NY, June 6
Earth, Wind & Fire @ Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, NV, June 6-7
Rachele Farrell @ The Blue Note, New York, NY, June 6-8
Spyro Gyra @ Merriweather Post Pavillion, Columbia, MD, June 7
Maceo Parker @ KTAO Solar Center, Taos, NM, June 7
The Yellowjackets @ Naperville Jazz Festival, Naperville, IL, June 7
Joss Stone @ West Hollywood Pride Festival, West Hollywood, CA, June 7
Return To Forever @ Britt Music Festival, Medford, OR, June 7
Caribbean Jazz Project @ WLOQ Festival, Winterpark, FL, June 7
Isaac Hayes @ Cedar Brook Park, Plainfield, NJ, June 7
Cassandra Wilson @ BAM Harvey Theatre, Brooklyn, NY, June 7
Me’Shell Ndegeocello @ Utah Pride at Washington Square, Salt Lake City, UT, June 7
The O’Jays, Harold Melvins’ Blue Notes, The Delfonics, The Intruders, The Three Degrees, Bunny Sigler, Jean Carne, Jerry Butler, C.G. Cameron, Russell Jr. Thompkins & The New Stylistics, The Soul Survivors & Bill Jolly @ The Borgata Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, NJ, June 7
Maceo Parker @ Belly Up, Aspen, CO, June 8
The Sax Pack feat. Jeff Kashiwa, Steve Cole & Kim Waters, Matt Marshak @ Seawalk Pavillion, Jacksonville, FL, June 8
King Britt @ Novarra Jazz Festival, Malpensa, Italy, June 8
Steely Dan @ Seminole Hard Rock, Hollywood, FL, June 8
Little Richard @ BB Kings, New York, NY, June 8
Return To Forever @ Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA, June 8-9
Steely Dan @ Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, FL, June 9
The Yellowjackets & Mike Stern @ Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis, MN, June 10
Joss Stone @ Arena Santiago, Santiago, Chile, June 10
Return To Forever @ The Grand, San Francisco, CA, June 11-12
Joss Stone @ Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 11
Steely Dan @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Alpharetta, GA, June 11
The Yellowjackets & Mike Stern @ Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis, MN, June 11
Maceo Parker @ House Of Blue, Atlantic City, NJ June 12
Sophie Milman @ Blue Note Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, June 12-15
Return To Forever @ Gibson Amphiteatre, Los Angeles, CA, June 13
Spyro Gyra @ Center For The Arts Of Homer, Homer, NY, June 13
The Bad Plus @ Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, ONT, June 13
Maceo Parker @ Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, PA, June 13
Erykah Badu @ House Of Blues, Las Vegas, NV, June 13
Lionel Richie, Maxi Priest, Brian McKnight @ Antigua & Barbuda Music Festival, June 13
Anita Baker @ Wolf Trap Filene Center, Vienna, VA, June 13
Johnny Mathis @ Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, NV, June 13-14
Steel Day @ Beacon Theatre, New York, NY, June 13-14; June 17-19; June 20-21
Frank Sinatra Jr., Dee Dee Bridgewater, Boz Scaggs, and Al Green @ The Rochester International Jazz Festival 7th Edition, Rochester NY, June 13-21, 2008
Chuck Mangione & Spyro Gyra @ House Of Blues, Atlantic City, NJ, June 14
The Bad Plus & Caribbean Jazz Project @ Rochester International Jazz Festival, Rochester, NY, June 14
Return To Forever @ Dodge Theatre, Phoenix, AZ, June 14
George Duke @ Rhythm and Ribs Festival, Kansas City, MO, June 14
Mike Stern @ Hua Hin Festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand, June 14
Andy Narell @ Pan Jazz 2008, New York, NT, June 14
The Yellowjackets @ Orange County Pavillion PAT, Santa Ana, CA, June 15
Herbie Hancock @ Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, June 15
Guitars & Saxes: Gerald Albright, Jeff Golub, Peter White & Jeff Lorber @ Smooth Jazz Cruise, Pier 61, New York, NY, June 15
Heather Hadley, Damien Marley, Musiq Soulchild @ Antigua & Barbuda Music Festival, June 15
Joss Stone @ Via Funchal, Sao Paolo, Brazil, June 15-16
Acoustic Alchemy @ BB King’s, New York, NY, June 16
Mike Stern @ The Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan, June 16-21
Return To Forever @ Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO, June 17
The Yellowjackets @ Rochester International Jazz Festival, Rochester, NY, June 17
Mandrill @ Birchmere, Alexandria, VA, June 17
Maceo Parker @ JVC Jazz Festival, New York, NY, June 18
Stevie Wonder @ Jones Beach, Wantagh, NY, June 18
Joss Stone @ Teatro Guaira, Curitiba, Brazil, June 18
Return To Forever @ Holland Performing Arts Center, Omaha, NE, June 18
Herbie Hancock @ Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, June 18
Stevie Wonder @ Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, CT, June 19
Bebel Gilberto @ Rio Grande Park, Aspen, CO, June 19
Lizz Wright @ New York Socity for Ethical Culture, New York, NY, June 19
Return To Forever @ The Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, June 19
Maceo Parker @ Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown, NY, June 19
Al Green @ Sony Centre For The Performing Arts, Toronto, Ontario, June 19
Return To Forever @ Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL, June 20
Maceo Parker @ Toronto Jazz Festival, Toronto, Canada, June 20
Al Green @ Eastman Theatre, Rochester, NY, June 20
Anita Baker @ Rio Grande Park, Aspen, CO, June 20
Bebel Gilberto @ The Greek Theatre, San Francisco, CA, June 20
Jill Scott @ JVC Jazz Festival Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, June 20
Herbie Hancock @ Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, BC, June 20
Stevie Wonder @ Trump Taj Majal, Atlantic City, NJ, June 21
Chaka Khan @ Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA, June 21
Anita Baker @ Star of The Desert Arena, Primm , NV, June 21
Simone @ Le Poisson Rouge (The Village Gate)l New York, NY, June 21
Sergio Mendes @ JVC Jazz Festival Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, June 21
Mandrill @ West Oak Lane Jazz & Arts Festival, Philadelphia, Pa, June 21
Return To Forever @ Freedom Hill, Detroit, MI, June 21
Zap Mama @ JVC Jazz Festival, New York, NY, June 21
Maceo Parker @ Vancouver Jazz Festival, Vancouver, Canada, June 21
Bebel Gilberto @ Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, NV, June 21
Marion Meadows @ Santa Fe Station Casino, Las Vegas, NV, June 21
Mandrill @ Blender Theater at Grqamercy, NYC, June 22
Joss Stone @ Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico, June 22
Return To Forever @ Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, IN, June 22
Brad Mehldau Trio @ JVC Jazz Festivall, New York, NY, June 22
Herbie Hancock @ Confederation Park, Ottawa, Canada, June 22
Maceo Parker @ Victoria Jazz Festival, Victoria, Canada, June 22
John Mayer @ Picnic In The Park, The Hague, Netherlands, June 22
Joao Gilberto @ JVC Jazz Festival Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, June 22
Thievery Corporation, Bebel Gilberto, Seu Jorge, Los Amigos Invisibles, Federico Aubele @ The Hollywood Bowl, June 22
Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland, Vinnie Colaiuta, Chris Potter, Lionel Loueke & Sonya Kitchell @ JVC Jazz Festival Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, June 22
Stevie Wonder @ Tweeter Center, Masfield, MA, June 22
Natalie Cole @ The Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan, June 22-24, June 26-29
Dick Hyman & Friends @ JVC Jazz Festivall, New York, NY, June 23
Mike Stern @ Blue Note, Nagoya, Japan, June 23
Bebel Gilberto @ Belly-Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA, June 23
Mandrill @ Rams Head Tavern, Annapolis, MD, June 23
Steely Dan @ Bank of America Pavillion, Boston, MA, June 23
Madeleine Peyroux @ Ottawa International Jazz Festival, Ottowa, ON, June 23
George Benson @ Green Valley Ranch, Las Vegas, NV, June 23
Maceo Parker @ Jazz Alley, Seattle, WA, June 23-24
Joss Stone @ Auditorio Telmex, Guadalajara, Mexico, June 24
Stevie Wonder @ DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI, June 24
Return To Forever @ Plain Dealer Pavillion, Cleveland, OH, June 24
The Bad Plus @ New York Society For Ethical Culture, New York, NY, June 24
Esperanza Spalding @ New York Society For Ethical Culture, New York, NY, June 25
Madeleine Peyroux @ Interlochen Center, Interlochen, MI, June 25
Steely Dan @ Chevrolet Theatre, Wallingford, CT, June 25
Return To Forever @ Sony Centre, Toronto, Canada, June 25
Stevie Wonder @ Summerfest - Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee, WI, June 26
Return To Forever @ Confederation Park, Ottowa, Canada, June 26
Esperanza Spalding @ Birchmere, Alexandria, VA, June 26
Theivery Corporation, Seu Jorge, Bebel Gilberto & Federico Aubele @ Central Park Center Stage,New York, NY, June 26
The Bad Plus @ Glasgow International Jazz Festival, Glasgow, Scotland, June 26
Dave Koz @ House Of Blues, Atlantic City, NJ, June 27
Madeleine Peyroux @ Bardavon 1869 Opera House, Poughkeepsie, NY, June 27
Herbie Hancock @ Jardin de la Fontaine, Nimes, France, June 27
Al Green & Diana Reeves @ JVC Jazz Festival Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, June 27
Lizz Wright @ Café 939 at Berklee, Boston, MA, June 27
Steely Dan @ Borgata Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, NJ, June 27
Mike Stern @ Toronto Jazz Festival, Toronto, Canada, June 27
Maceo Parker @ Calgary Jazz Festival, Calgary, Canada, June 27
Return To Forever @ Pelletier Hall/Place des Arts, Montreal, Canada, June 27
The Bad Plus @ Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple, UK, June 27
Steely Dan @ Borgata Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, NJ, June 27
Bebel Gilberto @ Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown, NY, June 27
Bob Baldwin @ Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, GA, June 27
Soulive & Joshua Redman @ Le Poisson Rouge, New York, NY, June 27
Stevie Wonder @ Grant Park, Chicago, IL, June 28
Steely Dan @ Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA, June 28
Mos Def Big Band & Gil Scott-Heron @ JVC Jazz Festival, New York, NY, June 28
Madeleine Peyroux @ Long Island Summer Festival, Oyster Bay, NY, June 28
Return To Forever @ Freihofer’s Jazz Festival, Saratoga, NY, June 28
Herbie Hancock @ Camp Santo, Orleans, France, June 28
John Mayer @ Hard Rock Calling, London, UK, June 28
Mike Stern @ Syracuse Jazz Festival, Syracuse, NY, June 28
Roy Ayers, Lonnie Liston Smith, Tom Browne @ Asbury Park Jazz Fesival, Asbury Park, NJ, June 28
Maceo Parker @ Saskatoon Jazz Festival, Saskatoon, Canada, June 28
Sakesho @ Jazz Fest, Syracuse, NY, June 28
Chip Shelton & Peacetime @ Creole Jazz Restaurant, New York, NY, June 28
Hiroshima @ Thorton Winery, Temecula, CA, June 29
The Bad Plus @ Jazz Café, London, UK, June 29
Gilberto Gil @ The Hollywood Bowl, June 29
Joss Stone @ Hampton Jazz Festival, Hampton, VA, June 29
Al Green & Lizz Wright @ Montreal Jazz Festival, Montreal, Quebec, June 29
Herbie Hancock @ La Defense, Paris, France, June 29
Maceo Parker @ Edmonton Jazz Festival, Edmonton, Canada, June 29
Al Green @ Foxwood’s Resort Casino-MGM Grand, Ledyard, CT, June 29
Lizz Wright @ Toronto Jazz Festival, Toronto, Ontario, June 29
Etta James & Roots Band @ The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA, June 29-30
Herbie Hancock @ Amphitheatre, Vienne, France, June 30
Ramsey Lewis Trio @ The Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan, June 30-July 2