THE SEPTEMBER CONCERT CALENDAR

Kora Jazz Trio @ The Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan, Sept 1
Bettye LaVette @ Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle, WA, Sept 1-2
Steely Dan @ Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL, Sept 1,3,4

Pieces Of A Dream @ Smooth Cruises Chelsea Piers,
New York, NY, Sep 2

Al Green @ The Warfield, San Francisco, CA, Sept 2
Al Green @ Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, CA, Sept 2
Sadao Watanabe @ The Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan, Sept 2-5
Bonnie Raitt @ Edgefield Winery, Troutdale, OR, Sept 3
Bettye LaVette @ Anthology, San Diego, CA, Sept 4
Teena Marie @ Spirit Mountain Casino, Grande Ronde, OR, Sept 4
Al B. Sure! @ The Studio, San Antonio, TX, Sept 4
Paquito D’Rivera @ Tanglewood Jazz Festival, Lenox, MA, Sept 4
Nile Rodgers & Chic @ HMV Forum, London, UK, Sept 4
Maysa @ The Birchmere Music Hall, Alexandria, VA, Sept 4-6
Bonnie Raitt @ Les Schwab Amphitheatre, Bend, OR, Sept 5

Regina Carter, Nnenna Freelon @ Tanglewood Jazz Festival,
Lenox, MA, Sept 5

Bettye LaVette @ Long Beach Blues Festival,
Long Beach, CA, Sept 5

King Sunny Ade @ Shedd BBQ & Blues Joint, Ocean Springs, MS, Sept 5
Laura Izibor @ Electric Picnic, Portlaoise, Ireland, Sept 5
King Sunny Ade @ Bedford Blues Festival, Bedford, TX, Sept 6
Susan Tedeschi @ Snowy Range Festival, Laramie, WY Sept 6
Steely Dan @ MotorCity Casino, Detroit MI, Sept 6
New Cool Collective @ The Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan, Sept 6

Medeski Martin & Wood @ Traffic Jam Festival @ Sonar,
Baltimore, MD, Sept 6

Bonnie Raitt @ Hult Center, Eugene, OR, Sept 7
Charlie Haden Quartet @ The Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan, Sept 7-10
Vieux Farka Toure @ Mazzottis, Arcata, CA, Sept 8
Vieux Farka Toure @ WOW Hall, Eugene, OR, Sept 9
Natalie Cole @ The Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, Sept 9
Chucho Valdes Quintet @ The Blue Note, Milan, Italy, Sept 8-12
Vieux Farka Toure @ Center For The Arts Grass, Valley, CA, Sept 10
Tower Of Power @ Southpoint Casino, Las Vegas, NV, Sept 11
Manhattan Transfer @ El Portal Theatre, Hollywood, CA, Sept 11
New Cool Collective @ The Blue Note, Nagoya, Japan, Sept 11

Medeski Martin & Wood @ Klein Memorial Auditorium,
Bridgeport, CT, Sept 11

Junko Onishi Trio @ The Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan, Sept 11-12
Chuck Berry @ BB King’s, New York, NY, Sept 12
Charlie Haden @ The Blue Note, Nagoya, Japan, Sept 12

Vieux Farka Toure @ Power To The Peaceful,
San Francisco, CA, Sept 12

Mindi Abair, Peter White @ Radisson Hotel Groove,
Sacramento, CA, Sept 12

Bobby Caldwell, Diane Schuur @ Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa,
Rancho Mirage, CA, Sept 12

King Sunny Ade @ Twin River Events Center, Lincoln, RI, Sept 12
Bettye LaVette @ Playing With Fire, Omaha, NE, Sept 12

Mindi Abair, Peter White @ Radisson Hotel Grove,
Sacramento, CA, Sept 12

Bela Fleck @ Bass Hall, Austin, TX, Sept 13
Vieux Farka Toure @ The Independent, San Francisco, CA, Sept 13

Medeski Martin & Wood @ The Newport Music Hall,
Columbus, OH, Sept 13

Chucho Valdes @ The Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan, Sept 14-16
Vieux Farka Toure @ Echoplex, Los Angeles, CA, Sept 15
Freddy Cole @ The Blue Note, Milan, Italy, Sept 15

Medeski Martin & Wood @ The Cannery Ballroom,
Nashville, TN, Sept 15

Medeski Martin & Wood @ The Bijou Theatre,
Knoxville, TN, Sept 16

John Legend, Laura Izibor @ Humphrey’s Concerts By The Bay,
San Diego, CA, Sept 16

Bonnie Raitt @ Humphrey’s Concerts By The Bay,
San Diego, CA, Sept 17

Medeski Martin & Wood @ The Workplay Theatre,
Birmingham, AL, Sept 17

Laura Izibor @ The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA, Sept 17

Susan Tedeschi @ Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival,
Fredericton, NB, Sept 17

Vieux Farka Toure @ KTAOS Solar Center,
Taos, New Mexico, Sept 17

James Taylor Quartet @ The Blue Note, Milan, Italy, Sept 17-19
McCoy Tyner @ Jazz Alley, Seattle, WA, Sept 17-20

Bobby Caldwell, Diane Schuur @ Snoqualmie Casino,
Snoqualmie, WA, Sept 17

John Legend, Laura Izibor @ Red Rock Casino, Las Vegas, NV, Sept 18

Medeski Martin & Wood @ The Variety Playhouse,
Atlanta, GA, Sept 18

Sheila E, Mindi Abair, Kat Dyson, Cassandra O’Neal @ The Blue Note,
Tokyo, Japan, Sept 18-21

King Sunny Ade @ Telluride Blues & Brews Festival,
Telluride, CO, Sept 19

Medeski Martin & Wood @ The Neighborhood Theatre,
Charlotte, NC, Sept 19

John Legend, Laura Izibor @ Pechanga Resort & Casino,
Temecula, CA, Sept 19

Thievery Corporation @ Pier 6 Pavilion, Baltimore, MD, Sept 19

Vieux Farka Toure @ Telluride Brews & Blues Festival,
Telluride, CO, Sept 19

Susan Tedeschi @ Monterey Jazz Festival, Monterey, CA, Sept 19
Bela Fleck @ Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, HI, Sept 19-20

Medeski Martin & Wood @ The Orange Peel,
Asheville, NC, Sept 20

John Legend, Laura Izibor @ Music Hall/Tucson Convention Center,
Tucson, AZ, Sept 20

Geoff Eales @ White Swan, Statford-Upon-Avon, UK, Sept 20
Bettye LaVette @ Brisbane Festival, Brisbane, Australia, Sept 20-21
Boz Scaggs @ Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN, Sept 21
Vieux Farka Toure @ Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO, Sept 21

Sheila E @ The Blue Note, Nagoya, Japan, Sept 22
Laura Izibor @ Palm Beach Improv, West Palm Beach, Fl, Sept 22
Eddie Palmieri @ @ The Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan, Sept 22-26
Les McCann @ The Blue Note, Nagoya, Japan, Sept 23
Carole King @ Central Park East Meadow, New York, NY, Sept 23
Tower Of Power @ Kern County Fair, Bakersfield, CA, Sept 23
Laura Izibor @ Utopia Soundstage, Charlotte, NC, Sept 24
Geoff Eales @ Spice Of Life, London, UK, Sept 24

Dave Koz, Brian Culbertson, Peabo Bryson @ Western Washington
Fair/Puyallup Fair, Pyallup, WA, Sept 24

McCoy Tyner @ L’Astral, Montreal, Quebec City, Sept 24-26
John Legend, Laura Izibor @ Beau Rivage Theatre, Biloxi, MS, Sept 25
Tower Of Power @ The Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA, Sept 25
Van Morrison @ The Joint, Las Vegas, NV, Sept 25
Maxwell @ Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Canada, Sept 25
Bettye LaVette @ The Sheldon Concert Hall, St. Louis, MO, Sept 25
Swing Out Sister @ The Blue Note, Milan, Italy, Sept 25-26

Keith Washington, Blue Magic, The Intruders @ Marriott Grande
Dunes Hotel, Myrtle Beach, SC, Sept 25-27

Bettye LaVette @ Singletary Center For The Arts,
Lexington, KY, Sept 26

John Legend, Laura Izibor @ Robinson Center,
Little Rock, AR, Sept 26

Chris Botti @ Clark State Performing Arts Center,
Springfield, OH, Sept 26

Barbra Streisand @ Village Vanguard, New York, NY, Sept 26
Teena Marie @ Viejas Casino & Resort, Alpine, CA, Sept 26
Maxwell @ Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI, Sept 26
Bela Fleck @ Oregon Symphony, Portland, OR, Sept 26

King Sunny Ade @ Alys Robinson Stephens PAC,
Birmingham, AL, Sept 26

McCoy Tyner @ Palais Montcalm, Quebec City, Sept 27
Joyce, Joao Donato @ The Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan, Sept 27-30
Maxwell @ Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, Sept 28

John Legend, Laura Izibor @ Stiefel Theatre For The Performing
Arts, Salina, KS, Sept 28

Bela Fleck @ Royal Conservatory, Toronto, ON, Sept 29
Van Morrison @ Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL, Sept 29

Brian Culbertson, Larry Graham, Funk All-Stars @ Billboard Live,
Tokyo, Japan, Sept 29-30

Bela Fleck @ Stanley Theatre, Utica, NY, Sept 30
Van Morrison @ Massey Hall, Toronto, ON, Sept 30

John Legend, Laura Izibor @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre,
Houston, TX, Sept 30

Maxwell @ Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA, Sept 30