Brooklyn Vegan — Andrew Bird @ MHOW January 2009 (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) tonight in NYC * Hunx & His Punx @ SWAT Bar * The Vandelles, Black Horse @ The Annex * Pink Martini, Sneakin Out @ Carnegie Hall * Doveman,... more info

Live Daily — Stevie Wonder will give a free outdoor concert on the opening night of this year's Festival International de Jazz de Montreal--a.k.a. the Montreal Jazz Festival--the 30th edition of which is set to get underway late next month. The legendary Motown a... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Twelve-member lounge-music ensemble Pink Martini [ tickets ] has lined up some new dates on its upcoming headlining tour, which includes several live recording sessions with full orchestras.... continued more info

All About Jazz — The Montreal International Jazz Festival, one of the biggest such events in the world, will have a star-studded lineup for its July 1-12 run this year. The dozens of attractions will include Wynton Marsalis, Jeff Beck, Ornette Coleman, Jackson Bro... more info

All About Jazz — Beirut, Chris Botti, Jackson Browne, Pink Martini, Ornette Coleman Quartet, Maria Schneider, King Sunny Ade and Femi Kuti and The Positive Force, Wayne Shorter Quartet, The Lost Fingers, Gary Burton Quartet Revisited with Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow a... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Twelve-piece lounge ensemble Pink Martini [ tickets ] has lined up late-spring/early summer tour plans that include a pair of hometown dates during which the group will record its first live album.... continued more info