THE JULY CONCERT CALENDAR

Simply Red @ Vaerket Outdoors, Randers, Denmark, July 1
Maxwell @ Bass, Austin, TX, July 1
King Sunny Ade @ Ravinia, Highland Park, IL, July 1
Spyro Gyra @ Smooth Cruises Chelsea Piers, New York, NY, July 1
Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire @ Target Center, Minneapolis, MN, July 1
Diana Krall @ Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis, MA, July 2
Maxwell @ Majestic Theatre, San Antonio, TX, July 2
Buddy Guy @ Festival International de Jazz de Montreal, Montreal, QC, July 2
George Benson @ Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, July 2
Diana Krall @ Meadowbrook Pavilion, Gilford, NH, July 3
Simply Red @ Westerpark, Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 3
Bettye LaVette @ Muskegon Summer Celebration, Muskegon, MI, July 3
Bela Fleck @ Caramoor Festival, Katonah, NY, July 3
King Sunny Ade @ Rothbury Festival, Rothbury, MI, July 3
New York Salsa All Stars @ Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 3
Oscar D’Leon @ Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 3
Dave Valentin @ Auditorium Starvinski, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 3
Kirk Whalum @ Utsikten Conference Center, Nynanshamn, Sweden, July 3
Al Green, Anita Baker, Beyonce, Blind Boys Of Alabama, Brand New Heavies, Eric Benet, John Legend, Lalah Hathaway, Ledisi, Maxwell, Raphael Saadiq, Robin Thicke, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Teena Marie, Zap Mama @ 15th Annual Essence Music Festival, New Orleans Superdome, New Orleans, LA, Jul 3-5
Simply Red @ Foret National, Brussels, Belgium, July 4
Bettye LaVette @ Comerica CityFest, Detroit, MI, July 4
King Sunny Ade @ Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON, July 4
Richie Havens @ Finch Park, Ramsey, NJ, July 4
Bela Fleck @ City Festival, Dayton, OH, July 4
Buddy Guy @ Taste if Chicago, Chicago, IL, July 4
Santana @ B’estfest Festival, Bucharest, Romania, July 4
Steely Dan @ Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 4
Joe Cocker @ Atlantic City Hilton, Atlantic City, NJ, July 4
Simply Red @ Markplatz, Lingen, Germany, July 5
Buddy Guy @ Comerica CityFest, Detroit, MI, July 5
King Sunny Ade @ Festival International de Jazz de Montreal, Montreal, QC, July 5
Richie Havens @ Concerts Under the Stars, King of Prussia, PA, July 5
Bela Fleck @ Summerstage, New York, NY, July 5
Herbie Hancock @ Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 5
Santana @ Kuracesna Arena, Istanbul, Turkey, July 6
Bela Fleck @ Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield, ME, July 6
Victor Wooten @ Miles Davis Hall, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 6
Stanley Clarke @ Miles Davis Hall, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 6
Marcus Miller @ Miles Davis Hall, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 6
Simply Red @ Parkuhne, Hannover, Germany, July 7
King Sunny Ade @ Higher Ground, South Burlington, VT, July 7
Bill Evans @ Miles Davis Hall, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 7
Creed Taylor @ Miles Davis Hall, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 7
Airto @ Miles Davis Hall, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 7
Hubert Laws @ Miles Davis Hall, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 7
Jamie Cullum @ Miles Davis Hall, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 7
Flora Purim @ Miles Davis Hall, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 7
CTI All Star Band 2009 @ Miles Davis Hall, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 7
Diana Krall @ Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh, PA, July 8
Santana @ Kallimarmaro Stadium, Athens, Green, July 8
Kirk Whalum @ Eden Rock Hotel, Miami Bach, FL, July 8
Bettye LaVette @ Common Ground Music Festival, Lansing, MI, July 8
Alex Bugnon, Paul Taylor @ Smooth Cruises Chelsea Piers, New York, NY, July 8
Chris Botti @ The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, July 9
Buddy Guy, Bettye LaVette @ Quadcentennial Festival, Burlingtn, VT, July 9
David Sanborn @ Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 9
Raphael Saadiq @ Miles Davis Hall, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 9
Steve Winwood @ Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 9
Chris Botti @ The Nugget, Sparks, NV, July 10
Bettye LaVette @ North Carolina Museum Of Art, Raleigh, NC, July 10
Santana @ Olympiako Skopje CityStadium, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia July 10
Buddy Guy @ Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, NH, July 10
King Sunny Ade @ Ottawa Bluesfest, Ottawa, ON, July 10
Baba Maal @ Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 10
Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillio, Houston, TX, July 10
Monty Alexander @ Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 10
Ernest Ranglin @ Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 10
Third World @ Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 10
Leela James @ The Keswick, Philadelphia, PA, July 11
Angelique Kidjo @ Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 10-11
Diana Krall @ Chastain Park Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA, July 11
King Sunny Ade @ Quebec City International Summer Fest, Quebec City, QC, July 11
Dianne Reeves @ Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 11
Santana @ Youth Festival, Belgrade, Serbia, July 11
Ashford & Simpson @ Carter Barron Amphitheater, Washington, DC. July 11
Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire @ Nokia Theatre At Grand Prairie, Dallas, TX, July 11
Simone @ Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 11
Grace Jones @ Miles Davis Hall, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 11
Lizz Wright @ Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 11
Dave Koz, Brian Culbertson, Peabo Bryson @ Thornton Winery, Temecula, CA, July 11-12
Chris Botti @ Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA, July 11-12
Bobby Caldwell @ The Rrazz Room, San Francisco, CA, June 11-14
Santana @ Varazdin Stadium, Croatia, July 12
Kirk Whalum @ RIT Inn & Conference Center, Rochester, NY, July 12
King Sunny Ade @ Music Haven, Schenectady, NY, July 12
Maxwell @ Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN, July 12
Susan Tedeschi @ Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 12
Sly & Robbie @ Miles Davis Hall, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 12
Kenny Babyface Edmonds @ Miles Davis Hall, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 13
Maxwell @ Palace Theatre, Louisville, KY, July 13
Bill Laswell Presents Methods Of Defiance @ Miles Davis Hall, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 12
B.B. King @ Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 12
Chris Botti @ The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, July 13
Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire @ Sandia Amphitheatre, Sandia, NM, July 13
George Duke @ Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 13
George Benson @ Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 13
Rachelle Ferrell @ Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 13
Lee Ritenour @ Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 13
Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, Denver, CO, July 14
Chucho Valdes @ Miles Davis Hall, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 14
King Sunny Ade @ Wiggins Park, Camden, NJ, July 14
Bill Frisell @ Miles Davis Hall, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 14
Bettye Lavette @ Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 14
McCoy Tyner Trio @ Miles Davis Hall, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 14
Joe Cocker @ Pier Six Pavilion, Baltimore, MD, July 14
Santana @ Trieste Piazza unita d’Italia, Trieste, Italy, July 14
John Scofield Piety Street Band @ Miles Davis Hall, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 14
Santana @ Piazza della Loggia, Brescia, Italy, July 15
Maxwell @ Palace Theatre, Columbus, OH, July 15
King Sunny Ade @ Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, July 15
Bela Fleck @ City Festival, Quebec City, QC, July 15
Kool & The Gang @ Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 15
Bobby Caldwell @ Smooth Cruises Chelsea Piers, New York, NY, July 15
Earth Wind & Fire @ Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 15
Ray Parker Jr. @ Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 15
Joe Cocker @ Live at the Gardens, Memphis, TN, July 16
Maxwell @ Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH, July 16
Leon Ware @ The Jazz Café, London, UK, July 16
Madeleine Peyroux @ Miles Davis Hall, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 16
Allen Toussant @ Miles Davis Hall, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 16
Santana @ Festival, Kitzbuehel, Austria, July 17
Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire @ WaMu Theatre, Seattle, WA, July 17
King Sunny Ade @ 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, July 17
Ceu @ The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA, July 17
Melody Gardot @ Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 17
Peter Cincotti @ Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 17
Richie Havens @ Master Musicians Festival, Somerset, KY, July 17
Seal @ Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 17
Jeff Beck @ Miles Davis Hall, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 17
Joe, Chico DeBarge @ The Keswick, Philadelphia, PA, July 17
Sax For Stax w/Kirk Whalum, Gerald Albright @ Bob Hope Theatre, Stockton, CA, July 17
Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire @ Rose Garden Theater Of The Clouds, Portland, OR, July 18
Bela Fleck @ Grass Roots Festival, Trumansburg, NY, July 18
Bob Baldwin @ Hartford Jazz Festival, Hartford, CT, July 18
Ceu @ Herbst Theatre. San Francisco, CA, July 18
Joe, Chico DeBarge @ Carter Barron Amphitheater, Washington, DC, July 18
Bettye LaVette @ Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Festival, Sioux Falls, SD, July 18
Simply Red @ Amphitheater, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, July 18
Santana @ City Park Fair, Mainz, Germany, July 18
Mindi Abiar, Peter White, Will Downing @ JazzFest West, San Dimas, CA, July 18
Maxwell @ Heinz, Pittsburgh, PA, July 18
Dave Koz, Brian Culbertson @ Weesner Amphitheater, Apple Valley, MN, July 18
Buddy Guy @ Mid-America Center Ribfest, Council Bluffs, IA, July 18
Sax For Stax feat. Gerald Albright, Kirk Whalum @ JazzFest West. San Dimas, CA, July 18
Simply Red @ Muensterplatz, Ulm, Germany, July 19
Bettye LaVette @ Grand Targhee Folk & Americana Festival, Alta, WY, July 19
Maxwell @ Sheas Performing Arts Center, Buffalo, NY, July 19
Mindi Abair, Peter White @ KIFM Jazz at the Beach Oceanside Pier, Oceanside, CA, July 19
Buddy Guy @ Mile High Music Festival, Commerce City, CO, July 19
Teena Marie @ Bonelli Park, San Dimas, CA, July 19
Santana @ Jazz on the Danube Festival, Straubing, Germany, July 19
Mindi Abair, Peter White @ Oceanside Pier Amphitheatre, Oceanside, CA, July 19
Stanley Jordan @ Iridium, New York, NY, July 20
Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire @ HP Pavillion At San Jose, San Jose, CA, July 21
Santana @ Gerry-Weber Arena, Halle, Germany, July 21
Ceu @ The Highline Ballroom, New York, NY, July 21
Toots & The Maytals @ BB King’s, New York, NY, July 21
Maxwell @ The Palace, Albany, NY, July 21
Maxwell @ NJ Performing Arts Center, New Jersey, July 22
Santana @ Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany, July 22
Rippingtons @ Smooth Cruises Chelsea Piers, New York, NY, July 22
Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire @ Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, CA, July 22
Steely Dan @ Wang Theatre, Boston, MA, July 22-25
Richie Havens @ Castle Cltino Battery Park, Tupper Lake, NY, July 23
Santana @ Stadtpark, Hamburg, Germany, July 23
Buddy Guy @ Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis, MA, July 23
Buddy Guy @ Turning Stone Resort, Verona, NY, July 24
Maxwell @ Borgata, Atlantic City, New Jersey, July 24
Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire @ Jobing.com Arena, Glendale, AZ, July 24
Dave Koz, Brian Culbertson @ House of Blues, Dallas, TX, July 24
Bobby Caldwell @ Four Seasons Resort, Carlsbad, CA, July 24
Sax For Stax w/Kirk Whalum, Gerald Albright @ ArenaTheatre, Houston, TX, July 24
Bettye LaVette @ Central Park Summerstage, New York, NY, July 24
Kool & The Gang @ BB King’s, New York, NY, July 24
Bettye LaVette @ Blues Under The Bridge, Colorado Springs, CO, July 25
Dave Koz, Brian Culbertson @ House of Blues, Houston, TX, July 25
Santana @ Silverstone Race Track, Northamptonshire, UK, July 25
Buddy Guy @ Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ, July 25
Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire @ The Joint @ The Hard Rock & Casino, Las Vegas, NV, July 25
Maxwell @ Foxwoods, Foxwoods, CT, July 25
Norman Connors @ Blues Alley, Washington DC, July 25
Will Downing @ Country Club Hills, Chicago, IL, July 25
Sax For Stax w/Kirk Whalum, Gerald Albright @ Jean Klock Beach, Benton Harbor, MI, July 25
Dave Koz, Brian Culbertson, Peabo Bryson @ Plaza Theatre Performing Arts Center, El Paso, TX, July 26
Buddy Guy @ Gathering of the Vibes, Bridgeport, CT, July 26
Charlie Wilson @ The Keswick, Philadelphia, PA, July 26
Nona Hendryx, Maya Azucena @ SOB’s, New York, NY, July 26
Grace Jones @ KCRW World Festival, Los Angeles, CA, July 26
Lonnie Liston Smith, Average White Band @ Luke Easter Park, Cleveland, OH, July 26
Sax For Stax w/Kirk Whalum, Gerald Albright @ Hideway Park, Winter Park, CO, July 26
Maxwell @ Chrysler Hall, Norfalk, VA, July 27
Maxwell @ Johnny Mercer, Savannah, GA, July 28
Laura Izibor @ SOB’s, New York, NY, July 28
Nicole Henry @ Blues Alley, Washington, DC, July 28
Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire @ Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, Los Angeles, CA, July 28
Bob James, Earl Klugh @ Blue Note Jazz Club, New York, NY, July 28-Aug 2
Steely Dan @ Beacon Theatre, New York, NY, July 28-Aug 1
Earth Wind & Fire @ Humphreys Concerts By The Bay, San Diego, CA, July 29
Sax For Stax w/Kirk Whalum, Gerald Albright @ Chene Park Amphitheatre, Detroit, MI, July 29
Sax For Stax w/Kirk Whalum, Gerald Albright @ Ameristar Casino, St. Charles, MO, July 30
Maxwell @ Ruth Eckerd Hall, Tampa, FL, July 30
Jody Watley, The Birchmere Music Hall, Alexandria, VA, July 30
Maxwell @ The Knight Center, Miami, FL, July 31
Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire @ The Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, July 31
Jody Watley @ BB Kings, New York, NY, July 31
Dave Koz, Brian Culbertson, Peabo Bryson @ California Mid-State Fair, Paso Robles, CA, July 31
Bobby Caldwell @ The Hyatt Newporter, Newport Beach, CA, July 31