Happy 40th Birthday Robin!!!
Robin Nolan will be doing a LIVE WEB STREAM of his birthday bash TONIGHT!
Visit: www.robinnolanteaches.com to RSVP and join the fun.
Visit Robin Nolan online at:
www.myspace.com/robinnolan
It's been a long time coming, but Swing Caravan--the band I've played with for several years now--has released their debut album. Available at our website, get it fresh offers ten tunes that mix the Django tradition with vocals and the "kitchen percussion" of Dave Nelson, who plays a kit made up of washboard, pots and pans, and a decidedly New England sap bucket.
The album ranges from Django's earliest compositions (Montagne Ste. Genevieve) to one of his last (Flèche d'Or) but also includes a tender take on Bossa Dorado and the original tune Swing Flower. In between, you'll find vocal versions of American standards such as Blue Skies, Bye Bye Blackbird, and The Man I Love.
Swing Caravan plays weekly in Western Massachusetts; check out our calendar for details, and be sure to stop in and say hello if you're in the area!
See George Cole & Vive Le Jazz perform at the venerable and prestigious Freight & Salvage on December 4, 2008 at 8:00 PM. Here are the details:
When: December 4, 2008
Time: 8:00 PM, Doors open at 7:30 PM
Where: Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA 94702
Tickets:$18.50 in advance, $19.50 at the door
Phone: (510) 548-1761
Info: www.freightandsalvage.org/tickets.html
Band Information:
www.georgecole.net
left to right: Jeremy Cohen (v), Julian Smedley (v), JImmy Grant (g), Suzanna Smith (voc), George Cole (g, voc), Cannonball Jackson (g), Tom Griesser (c) and Joe Kyle (b) photo (c) 2008 Kathy Sierra
Babik--the band, not the famous son of Django Reinhardt whose name they've adopted as their own--has done something remarkable. In an age when even some of the biggest names in the Gypsy Jazz world often have trouble attracting a stateside crowd, this Buffalo, NY based group has built a loyal following. Regularly performing to sell out crowds (the release party for their new album American Gypsy drew over five hundred people), they've quietly become a regional force, in turn helping to attract other acts to the area.
That spirit of camaraderie and outreach also led to a collaboration with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, bringing the lush arrangements of Brent Havens (Pink Floyd, Queen) to a collection of Reinhardt melodies. The result, performed before an audience of thousands, was an overwhelming smash--and one that, in keeping with the group's self-appointed role as ambassadors for Django's music, introduced a whole new crowd to the joys of Gypsy Jazz.
With American Gypsy, the band has moved into new territory, producing an album made up mostly of original compositions. It's an eclectic collection, reflecting the disparate interests of the quartet, whose tastes range from jazz fusion to Tibetan musical bowls. Tightly arranged and brimming with the personality that makes the band such a success, the album, over a year in the making, marks a new musical high point for the group. Djangology caught up with rhythm guitarist Joshua Assad to talk about the new album and Babik's plans for the future.
Djangology: Babik seems to have grown tremendously since your debut album (Pronounced Bah-beek) was released a couple of years ago. While that album was a collection of fairly well-known Gypsy Jazz tunes, your new album American Gypsy features a lot of originals--ten out of the thirteen tracks were composed by members of the band. Was that a planned change, or a natural evolution?
Joshua Assad: A bit of both. A big part of the reason that the members of this group love this style so much, is the freedom it allows to express your own style, energy, and spontaneity. I think that may be the big reason that we have experienced such growth and success. People have come to expect our shows to include wacky humor, rock and roll riffs, and a genuine spirit of joy for the music we play. Each of us have our own musical backgrounds, tastes, and style, and we really wanted to explore the variety of those to create an album that speaks to all of those difference through one voice. This group has always had the goal, to create a new voice based on the traditions of this music. Even the name Babik was focused on paying homage to the master while thinking forwardly to a new generation. We can't deny that Elvis, The Beatles, and Led Zeppelin happened between 1953 and now.
The title American Gypsy neatly sums up Babik's different influences. Is it difficult to reconcile your interest in Gypsy Jazz with an American musical upbringing? What sort of influences do each of you bring to the band?
I think that most American groups playing this style do have a bit of an American sound to them. Being raised this side of swing vs that side of musette and traditional gypsy music has its obvious effects on the output of the player. What this group has always tried to do is to learn what we can from the gypsy jazz greats and create our own sound with it. We know we will never be Django or the Hot Club of France, nor do we want to sound exactly like them. Let Angelo Debarre be as amazing as Angelo Debarre is. So the challenge is to woodshed through the repertoire, spend years honing your skills, and create something new.
American Gypsy includes a lot of guests--Vladimir Mollov on accordion, Kathleen Ashwill's cello, and Brian "Dr. Jazz" Bauer among others--any plans to tour with an extended group in support of the album?
No plans for a tour with an extended group, although we did perform the entire CD live with every guest at our release show. It was an absolute blast. Some of these tunes had never been performed live, and a lot of them had never been heard live with the special guests who appear on the album. Our goal in the studio with this project was to create the best album that we can. That was it. Our one and only goal. We had "Romungro" written at the beginning stages of this project and I felt that tune was screaming for some great accordion playing, so we called in Vlado. From there we took each tune and decided if they would sound better with additional instrumentation. Having done the work with the orchestra, we thought it would be nice to have some string sections, so Geoff [Perry, Babik's violinist] arranged string parts for those tunes.
You guys obviously aren't afraid to use some non-traditional instrumentation; the album features bird calls, rainstick, a whistle solo, hand claps, and a wide variety of percussion instruments. Where does that come from, and how do audiences respond to it?
The use of these sometimes wacky instruments came out of us being goofy. The crowd response was so great that we thought, "what the hell--let's keep doing it!" So more and more often we would add things like a whistle solo, or the old Spike Jones rap in the Sheik of Araby complete with duck and deer calls. A kazoo makes it into the set sometimes along with numerous other items. We like to have fun with what we do and keep it interesting. Our audiences have come to expect our zany antics.
As for the percussion, I think that a lot of the music we like to play (latin, brazilian, african, etc.) screams to have it.
You recently performed with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra in a symphonic presentation of Django's music, and also present "music and movement" concerts with the Configuration Dance dance company. Not many jazz bands branch out so far afield; where does that collaborative drive come from?
Well, the drive to collaborate in those two instances really came from those particular groups asking us to. In both respects it took us out of our element a bit to work with arranged pieces and structured dances. Challenging, but rewarding. Playing with an award-winning symphony in one of the most acoustically perfect rooms on the planet for 3000 people was a tremendous joy. It was a big look into a different approach to music. We spent over a year working with arranger Brent Havens to create workable arrangements that feature the orchestral nature of Django's masterpieces. Writing notes on a page and following a conductor are quite different from on site composition and free form jazz.
One of the most rewarding parts of this show was hearing and watching the reaction of the crowd witnessing an orchestra play swing music. The comments from the subscribers that come to watch the symphony every week were "one of the most enjoyable programs we've seen here in years." The accessibility of this music to all people is astounding--its versatility and its ability to move people is incredible. Watching my pant legs shake from the sound of the brass is something I will never forget. Now that we have these arrangements we hope to bring the music of Django Reinhardt to many more Symphonies and music halls.
Babik has a wide following in the Buffalo area, and one that seems to extend far beyond the usual Gypsy Jazz fans--what is it that draws people to Babik?
We've had grandmas crowd surfing and punks moshing--I don't think this music has any usual fans. It was and is the peoples' music. The toughest critic would find it hard not to toe-tap to this kind of music. It's infectious, accessible, and inclusive. Music for everyone who wants to smile.
The biggest thing that this group tries to do every single show, is have as much fun as possible. Not to try and rip killer solos that would make Bireli's head spin ('cause who can really?), not to try and be some heady jazz group that demands silence, but to try and entertain ourselves and our audience. Our soloists speak very well together and trade often. The musical antics really give the audience something to latch onto. So many groups, especially in jazz, take themselves so seriously that it alienates the audience. There is a happy balance between playing for yourself and playing for your audience. The key is finding that space.
What's next for Babik?
More orchestra shows. More touring. Jazz festivals LOVE gypsy jazz (or they should). Folk festivals, bluegrass festivals, rock and roll shows--put us in places we shouldn't be and we'll make fans out of people that never would've found this style of music on their own.
To hear clips from American Gypsy, visit the Babik music page!
Prodigious guitar master Robin Nolan has just started a new teaching program called "Robin Nolan Teaches" . The program includes video, audio mp3, as well as downloadable pdf course materials. His first course is a FREE mini-course where he breaks down the Django Reinhardt tune, "Swing De Paris," reviewing the basic structure of the song as well as how to play the head.
Robin says that his course is only for people who are "truly serious about learning gypsy jazz guitar," adding, " My approach to teaching gypsy jazz guitar is all about fast action to get you playing now. You don’t need to learn anything complicated or have any previous knowledge to get started. All you really need is your guitar and your passion. I’ll get you the rest."
Check it out at:
Visit Robin Nolan online at:
www.myspace.com/robinnolan
Here are some short clips of Larry Coryell & Andreas Öberg tearing it up at DjangoFest Northwest 2007.
Musicians (left to right): Andreas Öberg, Marc Schwartz, Larry Coryell, Simon Planting, Jack Fields
Thanks to Nick Lehr and the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts (WICA) for producing Djangofest.
Visit:
Larry Coryell www.larycoryell.net
Andreas Öberg www.andreas-oberg.com
Marc Schwartz www.hotclubpacific.com
Jack Fields www.cannonballjackson.com
DjangoFest www.djangofest.com
WICA www.wicaonline.com
It has been three years since I first heard Gypsy Rumble , Stephane Wrembel's new release from Amoeba Records . It was sold as an unreleased advance copy in support of Ameoba Record's "Gypsy Caravan Tour." The tour featured Stephane Wrembel & Davide Grisman, Robin Nolan and Brandi Shearer, and "The Gypsy Kids," featuring Sammo Miltich, Tommy Davy and Annie Staninec.
Anyway, after the show I purchased CDs from all of the performers, including Wrembels "Gypsy Caravan." I put it in in my car's CD player while driving home on that very cold and foggy January night in 2006 and was immediately BLOWN AWAY. So blown away, in fact, that I couldn't wait to write a review for this website. But, I couldn't write a review because the CD was not officially released. It could only be acquired at the show. The CD immediately became my favorite. It was on my iPod, it was in my iTunes library on my computer, it was in my car. The handful of people I knew that were lucky enough to have a copy of it all agreed that Gypsy Rumble was their favorite new cd. They couldn't believe that I hadn't written about it yet, but until it was officially released, it had to be our shared "secret."
So, several years passed and then last May, Stephane Wrembel tells me "You know Jack, Woody Allen has used my song "Big Brother," in his new movie (Vicky Cristina Barcelona), and my CD is going to be released." Then, about a week ago, I got an e-mail from Amoeba Records asking me to post something on my site...
Have ever experienced that wonderful cathartic release when you can tell the world about a secret you've been locking away for years???
Ladies and Gentlemen, GYPSY RUMBLE is OUT NOW and you can listen to tracks and purchase the CD directly from Amoeba Records by clicking this link: BUY GYPSY RUMBLE at www.amoeba.com
Fan's of Stephane's work will love the CD. Fan's of traditional, hard driving, hot Gypsy Jazz will love this cd. Anyone who loves virtuosic playing will love this CD. In many ways, it is an undiscovered nugget that shows Wrembel at his highest level of work in the more traditional Gypsy Jazz genre, before overtly acknowledging the influence of hard rock, Coltrane, Jam Band and world music that appears on his more recently recorded works.
Here's what Amoeba has to say:
"Gypsy Rumble features French guitar maestro Stephane Wrembel with his trio, and special guest, legendary mandolinist, David Grisman. Gypsy Rumble is a culturally diverse musical performance fusing jazz, world, bluegrass, folk, and Latino and rock traditions.
Raised in Fontainebleau France, just outside of Paris, 30-year-old Stephane Wrembel began his guitar studies as a boy, using a cheap electric guitar given to him by his parents. He was first introduced to Gypsy Jazz while studying at the American School of Music in Paris. Wrembel says of the first time he heard Minor Swing by the legendary Django Reinhardt, “I fell in love with the music and dedicated my life to playing it.”
Wrembel started his own music school, in 1994, Musique Pour Tous, teaching guitar, harmony and composition. After attending the International Django Reinhardt Festival in Samois, France, he traveled with the gypsies, learning and playing the fine art of the Gypsy jazz guitar. Wrembel brought the music away from the campfires to festivals in clubs around France, making a name for himself performing traditional and Django-inspired Gypsy Jazz.
In 2000, after finishing his studies at the American School of Modern Music in Paris, Wrembel moved to Boston to attend the Berklee College of Music to study Contemporary Jazz, Indian, African and Middle Eastern music. After graduating, he moved to New York City where he has published jazz guitar instruction books and Cds and continues to record and perform.
David Grisman is a noted bluegrass/newgrass mandolinist and composer of acoustic music. He started the Acoustic Disc record label in an effort to preserve and spread acoustic or instrumental music. Grisman had a close friendship with Jerry Garcia and he appeared on The Pizza Tapes and also Grateful Dead’s American Beauty album."
BUY GYPSY RUMBLE at www.amoeba.com
Band Information:
Website: http://www.stephanewrembel.com/
To hear some tunes: http://www.myspace.com/stephanewrembel
Instructional book: http://www.melbay.com/product.asp?productid=20273BCD
@ Sonic Bids: Concert Schedulel
EUROPEAN GUITAR PHENOM ANDREAS ÖBERG TO LAUNCH ONLINE GUITAR SCHOOL
Andreas Öberg partners with ArtistWorks to create The “ Andreas Öberg Guitar Universe ”
ArtistWorks, Inc announced today that they have formed a partnership with Resonance
Records recording artist Andreas Öberg to create the “Andreas Oberg Guitar Universe”, an
online video guitar school. Launching early 2009, the subscription‐funded online guitar
school is expected to attract guitar students from all over the world. Student members post
videos on the site and, utilizing ArtistWorks’ VMS video handling system, Mr. Oberg
responds to these student videos from anywhere in the world he is playing. Andreas is
offering his personal guidance and suggestions to all levels of players, creating a one‐to‐one
learning experience that breaks the barrier of one‐sided learning.
At his online guitar school, Mr. Oberg will teach many diverse styles of jazz, pop, fusion, and
blues to all levels of guitarists. As an additional specialty, Mr. Oberg teaches Europe’s
contribution to the jazz lexicon, Gypsy jazz, the legacy of Django Reinhardt. “We are proud
to have Andreas as our latest partner,” says David Butler, CEO of ArtistWorks. “He is a new
kind of guitarist, a master musician who is embracing technology as a way to expand his
reach and influence. He is destined to be one of history’s greatest guitarists and guitar
proponents.” The Andreas Oberg Guitar Universe expects to launch late January or early
February.
About Andreas Öberg
Andreas Öberg was born in Stockholm Sweden and is a graduate of the Royal Music
Academy in Stockholm. Andreas is one the fastest‐rising guitar stars in the world, recording
and touring throughout the US, Europe, and Asia. He is one of the famed “Benedetto
Players and his most recent CD is “My Favorite Guitars” released by Resonance Records.
www.andreasguitaruniverse.com
www.andreas-oberg.co
About ArtistWorks, Inc:
ArtistWorks “Teach the world” is a Napa, California company that develops Internet‐based
subscription businesses in partnership with leading musicians and other world‐renown
experts. Utilizing an ArtistWorks proprietary teaching platform, artist/teachers deliver an
immersive educational experience to their online student communities. ArtistWorks' Video
Management System gives the artist/teachers the ability to teach and interact with a large
community and thereby create a lasting legacy.
www.artistworks.com
Yes, you heard that correctly! George Cole & Vive Le Jazz have the honor of being invited to perform at this year's GRAMMY Annual Membership Celebration to be held on November 20, 2008. Here's the information:
Who: George Cole & Vive Le Jazz
When: November 20, 2008, 6-10 p.m.
Where: Hotel Kabuki, 1625 Post St., San Francisco, CA
How Much: Admission to the event is free for GRAMMY members plus one guest. Non-members tickets are $40 each or free if you sign-up for Recording Academy membership at the door.
Join the San Francisco Chapter for its Annual Membership Celebration on Nov. 20 at the Hotel Kabuki. Members and guests are invited to celebrate the holidays, network with fellow industry professionals, and hear a showcase of member talent. All guests are also invited to contribute to a canned food drive benefiting selected Bay Area charities.
Members interesting in participating in the event showcase are invited to submit a CD and biography one-sheet to the Chapter office: Attn: Membership Celebration Showcase, 1702 Union St., San Francisco, CA 94123. The deadline for showcase submissions is Nov. 3 and you must be a member to submit.
Admission to the event is free for members plus one guest. Non-members tickets are $40 each or free if you sign-up for Recording Academy membership at the door. To RSVP, e-mail sanfrancisco@grammy.com with "Annual Membership Celebration" in the subject line, or call 415.749.0779.
Band Information:
www.georgecole.net
My very good friend, The Godfather of Gypsy Swing in America, Paul Mehling, to release ELEVENTH STUDIO RECORDING! Here's the press release:
New CD by The Hot Club of San Francisco Due from Azica Records November 25, 2008
"Bohemian Maestro: Django Reinhardt and the Impressionists"
Features Special Guests Jeffrey Kahane, Pianist, & the Aeros Quintet
The Hot Club of San Francisco, in its 20-year history, has released ten adventurous, critically acclaimed CDs in the passionate gypsy-jazz style that traces its origins to guitarist Django Reinhardt and his Quintette du Hot Club de France.
On their new CD, Bohemian Maestro: Django Reinhardt and the Impressionists, the Bay Area quintet explores classical treatments of several compositions by Django as well as early 20th century French classical music that may have inspired the gypsy guitarist during his time in Paris. Bohemian Maestro¸ the group's Azica Records debut, will be released November 25.
Works by Claude Debussy, Francis Poulenc, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and even Jelly Roll Morton are featured on the new CD alongside originals by the Hot Club's guitarist and bandleader Paul Mehling and violinist/arranger Evan Price in a seamless presentation of both Reinhardt's chamber jazz and his blazing, more characteristic gypsy swing.
The album's centerpiece is a portion of a Catholic mass, "Messe," written by Reinhardt (1910-1953) to honor the Romany people. The score was lost, however, and all that remained was an extremely rare organ recording. Evan Price transcribed that recording and wrote the arrangement for woodwinds -- the all-female New York-based Aeros Quintet, who also play on Django's "Nymphéas" (originally recorded with big band).
California pianist Jeffrey Kahane, a classical conductor/educator and lover of gypsy jazz, contributes to "Les Copains d'Abord," by Georges Brassens, and Reinhardt's "Vendredi 13" and "Diminishing Blackness."
"Some of the pieces are important works by people whom we know Django was digging," says Mehling. "Though we cannot know for certain that he heard these exact pieces, it is still great fun to imagine him coming into a Quintette rehearsal wanting to record his version of something by Jelly Roll Morton.
"The Quintette was known to explore the classical repertoire and mine it for gems that it could present in their style," he adds. "We like to dream of Django having spent more time in this milieu by presenting our interpretations of what he might have done with Poulenc, Debussy, Villa-Lobos -- all of whom could be found in Paris at this fertile period of time and who could very probably have rubbed elbows with Django himself."
Bohemian Maestro's cover displays a detail from a 1936 WPA fresco at the Beach Chalet in San Francisco, by the French painter Lucien Labaudt. The painter's daughter holds a guitar while a man who is presumably Django (he's the only unidentified image in the mural) points to sheet music in his hand (music that, incidentally, he was unable to read).
The current edition of The Hot Club of San Francisco has been together for five years, anchored by Paul Mehling and two-time Grammy-winning violinist Evan Price (a ten-year veteran of the Turtle Island String Quartet) and also including Jeff Magidson and Jason Vanderford on twin rhythm guitars and bassist Clint Baker.
In 2000, the HCSF was the first American band invited to play the Festival de Jazz Django Reinhardt in Samois-sur-Seine, ground zero for the current Django revival. More recently, in September 2008, the band returned to DjangoFest NorthWest (in Seattle) to play on the same bill as Holland's Rosenberg Trio, who rank among the indisputable heirs to the gypsy-jazz crown.
"We have a swing or die approach to the music that's distinctly American," says Mehling. "We're trying to challenge the tendency to slavishly imitate Django's style, without watering down the gypsy tradition or diluting the music. We bring out that visceral element of the music."
The HCSF tours regularly, sometimes presenting "Silent Surrealism," an evening of silent films by directors such as Charlie Bowers, accompanied by gypsy jazz. Dates in support of Bohemian Maestro include Kuumbwa in Santa Cruz 11/13, and Yoshi's San Francisco 11/17.
Web Site: www.hcsf.com
Photo: Stuart Brinen
Media Contact:
Terri Hinte
510-234-8781
hudba@sbcglobal.net
CD Release concerts :
Nov 13- KUUMBWA Jazz Center in Santa Cruz 7pm show
http://www.kuumbwajazz.org/concerts/index-nov08.htm
Nov 15- Majestic Theater in Benicia 8pm show, $10 - 710 First Street Benicia
(707) 747-6684
Nov 16 Crowden School in Berkeley- 4pm show
1475 Rose Street
http://www.crowden.org/Events/sundays.htm
(510) 559-6910
Nov 17 YOSHIS' JAZZ CLUB San Francisco 8pm show
http://sf.yoshis.com/sf/calendar
1330 Fillmore Street , San Francisco
Nov 19- SF Performances @Hotel Rex, San Francisco 6:30pm show
http://www.performances.org/performances/performancesbymonth0809.html
Other News:
Le Jazz Hot (the quartet or trio of the Hot Club SF)
Local Bay Area appearances:
Every Wednesday Pazzo & Isabelle Fontaine play french music & jazz @
Chevalier in Lafayette- GREAT FRENCH CUISINE, no cover 7-10pm
http://www.chevalierrestaurant.com/
Oct 29 & 30 Le Jazz Hot trio plays at LEFT BANK restaraunt in Pleasant Hill
7-11pm no cover
http://www.leftbank.com/locations/pleasant_hill.php
Nov 1 Le Jazz Hot trio plays at LEFT BANK restaraunt in Pleasant Hill
7-11pm no cover
http://www.leftbank.com/locations/pleasant_hill.php
Nov 6 Le Jazz Hot trio plays at LEFT BANK restaraunt in Pleasant Hill
7-11pm no cover
http://www.leftbank.com/locations/pleasant_hill.php
Nov 20 - Le Jazz Hot Quartet Plays the Palace of Legion of Honor in SF 6-8PM
CINEMA SUPPER CLUB SHOWING THE FILM "WINGS OF DESIRE'
http://sanfrancisco.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=sanfrancisco&cdn=citiestowns&tm=6&f=00&su=p284.9.336.ip_p554.12.336.ip_&tt=2&bt=1&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.famsf.org/legion/calendar/day.asp%3Fcategoryid%3D72
NOV 30 Le Jazz Hot Quartet plays at Cafe Royale in SF 6-7:30pm
http://www.caferoyale-sf.com/home.shtml
Dec 12 Le Jazz Hot Trio plays Speisekammer in Alameda, CA 9-11Pm no cover!
http://www.speisekammer.com/
HOT CLUB HOTLINE: 415.931.0909
www.HCSF.com
www.LeJazzHot.biz
It's the Birth of Hot at Severino's in Aptos, California when the Central Coast's FAVORITE jazz ensemble, Hot Club Pacific arrive to perform sizzling selections from the Great American Songbook, 1930's and 1940's Swing, and Django Reinhardt.
Where: Severino's Bar & Grill, 7500 Old Dominion Court, Aptos, CA 95003
When: Friday, November 14, 2008 7:30 PM to 11:30 PM
How Much: FREE
Band information: www.hotclubpacific.com
EPK: Electronic Press Kit
Hot Club Pacific has performed in concert with Larry Coryell, Mimi Fox, Howard Alden and Bruce Forman and are known for their extremely tight, swinging arrangements of songs from the 1930's and 40's, Django Reinhardt, and the Great American Songbook. They have performed at many of the West Coast's hottest jazz clubs and international jazz festivals.
Here's where the Campus Five and the Jonathan Stout Orchestra
will be appearing next:
NOVEMBER 2008
Sat.Nov.8 - Pasadena Ballroom Dance Association
NEW VENUE
First Baptist Church of Pasadena
75 N. Marengo Ave. - Pasadena
Band Starts at 8:00pm - $15
Check www.pasadenaballroomdance.com
for more info.
Fri.Nov.14 - UCSB
Details TBA
Sun.Nov.16 - The Derby
4300 Los Feliz Blvd - Los Feliz
Band Starts at 9:00pm - $15
Check www.clubderby.com for more
info.
DECEMEBER 2008
Sun.Dec.7 - The Derby
4300 Los Feliz Blvd - Los Feliz
Band Starts at 9:00pm - $15
Check www.clubderby.com for more
info.
Sat.Dec.20 - Ben and Sheri's Christmas Party
Third Saturday Swing
Dance Family Studio - 25 N Allen (off of Colorado) - Pasadena
Band Starts at 9:00pm
Check www.thirdsaturdayswing.com
for more info
JONATHAN STOUT ORCHESTRA
NEW YEAR'S EVE
Wed.Dec.31 - Swingin' the New Year - San Diego
Cypress Ballroom - 3665 Park Blvd - San Diego
Band Starts at 9:00pm
Check www.2plyswing.com
for more info.
JANUARY 2009
Sun.Jan.18 - The Derby
4300 Los Feliz Blvd - Los Feliz
Band Starts at 9:00pm - $15
Check www.clubderby.com for more
info.
FEBRUARY 2009
Sun.Jan.8 - HAL TAKIER'S BIRTHDAY
Bobby McGhee's - 200 S. State College Blvd - Brea
Band Starts at 3:00pm - FREE
Sun.Feb.15 - The Derby
4300 Los Feliz Blvd - Los Feliz
Band Starts at 9:00pm - $15
Check www.clubderby.com for more
info.
Keep checking for
more dates in 2009!
For Booking information contact Jonathan Stout and his Campus Five at: (818) 486-7637 or campusfive@campusfive.com
Visit Jonathan Stout online at: www.campusfive.com