Sat 1/20/2007 6:03 AM
DAN
LEVINSON JANUARY-MARCH PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Hi
Folks,
Here’s
an update on the performance schedule I sent you last week.
Please refer to this one rather than last week’s, because dates
have been added, removed and changed.
The first date that’s been added is the Carnegie Club this
Tuesday. Also,
a reminder that I’ll be at Terra Blues on Wednesday with the Manhattan
Hot Club. Details for
both are below.
And
don’t forget, today and tonight are your last chances to catch “Three
Benny Opera” - a real clarinet extravaganza!
Wednesday night went very well, and I’m hoping today’s shows
will be even better. The
matinee is going to be a little different from the evening show, so
don’t be afraid to attend both.
Dan
SATURDAY,
JANUARY 20
Two
shows: 2:00 and 8:00 p.m.
THREE
BENNY OPERA:
A
Three-Clarinet Salute to Benny Goodman
Starring
Joe Midiri, Dan Block and Dan Levinson
With
John Sheridan, piano, Paul Midiri, vibes, Brian Nalepka, bass, and Kevin
Dorn, drums
Bridgewater,
New Jersey
Tickets:
(908)
725-6640
Info:
http://www.njjs.org/bridgewater.html
or
Bruce Gast (908) 755-2483
tekhouse@aol.com
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TUESDAY,
JANUARY 23
8:30
- 11:30 p.m.
The
Stan Rubin Orchestra
- New York’s Preeminent Swing Era Big Band
in
a salute to Benny Goodman and the great orchestras of the Swing Era
with
guest vocalists Barbara Rosene
and
Yankee beat man Pete Caldera
The
Carnegie Club
156
West 56th St.
(between
6th and 7th Avenues opposite the stage entrance to Carnegie Hall)
Manhattan
Reservations
(212) 957-9676
www.stanrubin.com
www.hospitalityholdings.com
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The
Manhattan Hot Club returns to Terra Blues on Wednesday, January 24, after
a brief hiatus. Inspired by
the legendary gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt, these guys really capture
the sound of the original Hot Club of France.
This is one of my favorite bands to perform with, so I hope
you’ll join us…
WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 24
7:30
- 10:00 p.m.
Gitano
Americano!
The
Manhattan Hot Club salutes
Django Reinhardt
featuring
Tom Landman, Ben Wood and Piruz
Partow
Terra
Blues
149 Bleecker Street (between Thompson and LaGuardia)
Manhattan
Info:
(212) 989-7776
www.terrablues.com
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THURSDAY,
JANUARY 25
8:30
- 11:00 p.m.
Gypsy
Jazz Caravan
Teddy’s
Bar and Grill
96
Berry St. (between 8th and 9th Streets, near the L train)
Brooklyn
(718)
384-9787
http://gypsyjazzcaravan.com
FRIDAY,
JANUARY 26
8:30
- 11:30 p.m.
Abbie
Gardner and her Swing Quartet
Hudson
Valley Dance Society Swing Dance
Dance
Workshop at 7:30
Poughkeepsie
Tennis Club
135
South Hamilton Street
Poughkeepsie,
NY
Info
(845) 883-4467 benaburrows@usadatanet.net
www.hudsonvalleydance.org
www.abbiegardner.com
SUNDAY,
JANUARY 28
Noon
- 4:00 p.m.
Eve
Silber, guitar and vocals
The
Garage
99
Seventh Avenue South (just south of West 4th St.)
Manhattan
(212)
645-0600
No
Cover
MONDAY,
JANUARY 29
8:00
- 9:30 p.m.
Herb
Gardner’s Fifth Annual Groundhog Jam
Featuring
Herb Gardner, Randy Reinhart, Bruce
McNichols, Joe Hanchrow, Robbie Scott, and Abbie
Gardner
The
Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum
Morristown,
NJ
Tickets:
(973) 971-3706
www.morrismuseum.org/static/bickford/jazz.html
Info:
Bruce Gast (908) 755-2483 tekhouse@aol.com
or
Herb Gardner hgardner47@earthlink.net
http://herb-gardner.com
WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 31
Herb
Gardner’s Fifth Annual Groundhog Jam
Featuring
Herb Gardner, Randy Reinhart, Bruce
McNichols, Joe Hanchrow, Robbie Scott, and Abbie
Gardner
Ocean
County College Fine Arts Center
College
Drive
Toms
River, NJ
Tickets
(732) 255-0500
www.ocean.edu
Info: Bruce Gast (908) 755-2483 tekhouse@aol.com
or
Herb Gardner hgardner47@earthlink.net
http://herb-gardner.com
FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 2 - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4
Connie
Jones, trumpet/leader, with Tim Laughlin, clarinet, John Sheridan, piano,
and Jake Hanna, drums
Central
Illinois Jazz Festival
Decatur
Conference Center and Hotel (formerly the Holiday Inn)
West
US 36 and Wyckles Road
Decatur,
IL
Info:
(217) 546-6091 or (217) 429-9364
www.juvaejazz.com
TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 6
8:30
- 11:30 p.m.
The
Stan Rubin Orchestra
- New York’s Preeminent Swing Era Big Band
in
a salute to Benny Goodman and the great orchestras of the Swing Era
The
Carnegie Club
156
West 56th St.
(between
6th and 7th Avenues opposite the stage entrance to Carnegie Hall)
Manhattan
Reservations
(212) 957-9676
www.stanrubin.com
www.hospitalityholdings.com
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 7
Shows
at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
Iridium
Jazz Club
1650
Broadway at 51st Street
Manhattan
Reservations
(212) 582-2121
http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com
THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 8
8:00
p.m.
Jack
Kleinsinger’s “Highlights in Jazz”
Presents
Vince Giordano's Nighthawks
also
featuring Trio Da Paz, the great Sol Yaged
and Lew Soloff
The
Tribeca Performing Arts Center
Manhattan Borough Community College
199 Chambers St. (between Greenwich St. and West St.)
Tickets (212) 220-1460
http://www.tribecapac.org/music.htm
SUNDAY,
FEBRUARY 11
3:00
- 5:00 p.m.
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
Essex
Winter Series
Valley
Regional High School
256
Kelsey Hill Rd.
Deep
River, CT (near Essex)
Info
(960) 767-4904
SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 17 - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18
The
19th Annual Dance
Flurry
Saratoga
Hotel and Conference Center and the Saratoga City Center
522
Broadway
Saratoga
Springs, NY
Info:
http://www.danceflurry.org/festival2006/festhome.html
Click
here
for Dance Flurry Schedule
TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 20
8:30
- 11:30 p.m.
The
Stan Rubin Orchestra
- New York’s Preeminent Swing Era Big Band
in
a salute to Benny Goodman and the great orchestras of the Swing Era
The
Carnegie Club
156
West 56th St.
(between
6th and 7th Avenues opposite the stage entrance to Carnegie Hall)
Manhattan
Reservations
(212) 957-9676
www.stanrubin.com
www.hospitalityholdings.com
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 21
Shows
at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
Iridium
Jazz Club
1650
Broadway at 51st Street
Manhattan
Reservations
(212) 582-2121
http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com
SUNDAY,
FEBRUARY 25
8:00
p.m.
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
New
York Swing Dance Society
St.
Cyril and St. Methodius Croatian Church
502 West 41st
Street just west of 10th Ave.
Manhattan
www.nysds.org/nysds
***************************************************
I
organized the Roof Garden Jass Band in 1987 for my first public concert,
an event at NYU honoring the 70th anniversary of recorded jazz.
I spent months listening to the records of the Original Dixieland
Jazz Band - the band who made the first jazz recordings in 1917 - and
painstakingly wrote out note-for-note transcriptions for the band to play.
Over the years our repertoire has broadened, but we have faithfully
maintained a focus on early jazz. I
believe we are the only band in existence devoted exclusively to what we
like to call “rag-a-jazz.”
Twenty
years later the Roof Garden Jass Band is assembling for a one-time-only
spectacular event to honor the 90th anniversary
of the first jazz recordings. We’ll
be playing a ninety-minute set - one minute for each year in the history
of jazz - during which we’ll demonstrate how jazz has evolved over the
years by playing the same songs as they might be played today by a
traditional jazz band. I’ve
got some stellar musicians on board, so don’t miss this rare opportunity
to hear jazz - or JASS, as
it was known in 1917 - then…and now.
MONDAY,
FEBRUARY 26
8:00
- 9:30 p.m.
JASS
- THEN…AND NOW:
Dan
Levinson’s Roof Garden Jass Band
Salutes
the 90th Anniversary of Recorded Jazz
featuring
Jon-Erik
Kellso, trumpet, David
Sager, trombone, Jeff
Barnhart, piano, and Kevin
Dorn, drums
The
Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum
Morristown, NJ
Tickets: (973) 971-3706
www.morrismuseum.org/static/bickford/jazz.html
Info:
Bruce Gast (908) 755-2483
tekhouse@aol.com
www.danlevinson.com/rgjb.htm
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Please
note that the Nighthawks’ February 28 appearance at Iridium has been
canceled.
FRIDAY,
MARCH 2
7:30
p.m.
Arizona
Musicfest
presents the
Music of New Orleans:
A
Tribute to Louis Armstrong
featuring
Byron Stripling, trumpet, Wycliffe Gordon, trombone, and Derek Smith,
piano
Scottsdale
First Assembly Dream Center
28700
North Pima Road
Scottsdale,
AZ
Tickets:
(480)
488-0806 or
www.azmusicfest.org/Musicfest_2007/Musicfest_Concerts/musicfest_concerts.htm
SUNDAY,
MARCH 4
4:00
- 5:00 p.m. (event is from NOON - 5:00 p.m.)
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
New
Jersey Jazz Society 38th Annual
Pee
Wee Russell Memorial Stomp
The
Birchwood Manor
111
North Jefferson Road
Whippany,
NJ
Tickets
and info: http://www.njjs.org/peewee2006.html
TUESDAY,
MARCH 6
8:30
- 11:30 p.m.
The
Stan Rubin Orchestra
- New York’s Preeminent Swing Era Big Band
in
a salute to Benny Goodman and the great orchestras of the Swing Era
The
Carnegie Club
156
West 56th St.
(between
6th and 7th Avenues opposite the stage entrance to Carnegie Hall)
Manhattan
Reservations
(212) 957-9676
www.stanrubin.com
www.hospitalityholdings.com
WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 14
Shows
at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
Iridium
Jazz Club
1650
Broadway at 51st Street
Manhattan
Reservations
(212) 582-2121
TUESDAY,
MARCH 20
8:30
- 11:30 p.m.
The
Stan Rubin Orchestra
- New York’s Preeminent Swing Era Big Band
in
a salute to Benny Goodman and the great orchestras of the Swing Era
The
Carnegie Club
156
West 56th St.
(between
6th and 7th Avenues opposite the stage entrance to Carnegie Hall)
Manhattan
Reservations
(212) 957-9676
www.stanrubin.com
www.hospitalityholdings.com
WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 28
7:30
- 10:00 p.m.
Gitano
Americano!
The
Manhattan Hot Club salutes
Django Reinhardt
featuring
Tom Landman, Ben Wood and Piruz
Partow
Terra
Blues
149 Bleecker Street (between Thompson and LaGuardia)
Manhattan
Info:
(212) 989-7776
www.terrablues.com
While
in Prague, I encountered a nice old-style jazz band playing on the Charles
Bridge (which opened in 1357, by the way).
I was supposed to be on vacation, and hadn’t planned to get out my
instrument, but, well, one thing led to another, and…you know…
Sat 12/16/2006 12:51 PM
Subject:
DAN LEVINSON DECEMBER-MARCH PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
FRIDAY,
DECEMBER 15
12:00
- 2:00 p.m.
BAI
Music presents
Brian
Nalepka's New Harmony Rhythm Kings
Chrysler
Building lobby
Lexington
Avenue at 42nd St.
Manhattan
SUNDAY,
DECEMBER 17
Noon
- 4:00 p.m.
Eve
Silber, guitar and vocals
The
Garage
99
Seventh Avenue South (just south of West 4th St.)
Manhattan
(212)
645-0600
No
Cover
WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 20
Shows
at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
Iridium
Jazz Club
1650
Broadway at 51st Street
Manhattan
Reservations
(212) 582-2121
http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com
FRIDAY,
DECEMBER 22
12:00
- 2:00 p.m.
BAI
Music presents
The
Ed Polcer Quartet
31
W. 52nd St.
Manhattan
CHRISTMAS
DAY - MONDAY, DECEMBER 25
11:00
a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Jazz
brunch with Andrej
Hermlin’s Swing Dance Band
Opernpalais
Berlin,
Germany
Info: Andre
Hermlin (49) 30-917-1509 sdoahermlin@aol.com
www.swingdanceorchestra.de
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26
8:00 p.m. (?)
CHRISMAS
IN SWING
with
Andrej
Hermlin’s Swing Dance Orchestra
Hannover, Germany
Info: Andre
Hermlin (49) 30-917-1509 sdoahermlin@aol.com
www.swingdanceorchestra.de
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27
8:00 p.m.
BEGIN
THE BEGUINE:
Dan
Levinson and Andrej
Hermlin’s Swing Dance Orchestra
salute Artie Shaw
Konzerthaus
Berlin (Schauspielhaus)
Berlin,
Germany
Info: Andre
Hermlin (49) 30-917-1509 sdoahermlin@aol.com
www.swingdanceorchestra.de
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28
8:00 p.m.
BEGIN
THE BEGUINE:
Dan
Levinson and Andrej
Hermlin’s Swing Dance Orchestra
salute Artie Shaw
Stade,
Germany
Info: Andre
Hermlin (49) 30-917-1509 sdoahermlin@aol.com
www.swingdanceorchestra.de
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29
8:00 p.m.
BEGIN
THE BEGUINE:
Dan
Levinson and Andrej
Hermlin’s Swing Dance Orchestra
salute Artie Shaw
Nikolaisaal
Potsdam,
Germany
Info: Andre
Hermlin (49) 30-917-1509 sdoahermlin@aol.com
www.swingdanceorchestra.de
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30
(time unknown)
IN
THE MOOD:
Andrej
Hermlin’s Swing Dance Orchestra
salutes Glenn Miller
Prinzregententheater
Munich,
Germany
Info: Andre
Hermlin (49) 30-917-1509 sdoahermlin@aol.com
www.swingdanceorchestra.de
NEW YEAR’S EVE DAY -
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31
(time unknown)
IN
THE MOOD:
Andrej
Hermlin’s Swing Dance Orchestra
salutes Glenn Miller
Prinzregententheater
Munich,
Germany
Info: Andre
Hermlin (49) 30-917-1509 sdoahermlin@aol.com
www.swingdanceorchestra.de
NEW YEAR’S EVE - SUNDAY,
DECEMBER 31
8:00 p.m.
Grosser
Swing - Silvesterball
Andrej
Hermlin’s Swing Dance Orchestra
Ballsaal im Kolpinghaus
Adolf-Kolping-Strasse
1
Munich,
Germany
Tickets
and info: www.worldofswing.com
or (49) 89-271-7299
or
Andre Hermlin (49) 30-917-1509 sdoahermlin@aol.com
www.swingdanceorchestra.de
NEW
YEAR’S DAY - MONDAY, JANUARY 1
(time unknown)
IN
THE MOOD:
Andrej
Hermlin’s Swing Dance Orchestra
salutes Glenn Miller
Prinzregententheater
Munich,
Germany
Info: Andre
Hermlin (49) 30-917-1509 sdoahermlin@aol.com
www.swingdanceorchestra.de
On
January 17 and January 20 we’ll be celebrating the anniversary of Benny
Goodman’s landmark 1938 Carnegie Hall jazz concert with not one, not two, but THREE
clarinets: Joe Midiri, Dan Block
and myself. Each of us has led this
annual Goodman tribute in the past, but never have all three of us been together
on one stage. With the help of my
reed co-stars, I’ve written arrangements on some of Goodman’s biggest hits
as well as some lesser known gems that will feature the three clarinets in
harmony - so I promise you it won’t sound like a cat fight.
THESE CATS CAN SWING!
WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 17
8:00
p.m.
Mid-Week
Jazz presents
THREE-BENNY OPERA:
A Three-Clarinet
Salute to Benny Goodman
Starring Joe Midiri, Dan Block and Dan Levinson
With John Sheridan, piano, Paul Midiri, vibes, Brian
Nalepka, bass, and Kevin Dorn, drums
Ocean
County College Fine Arts Center
College
Drive
Toms
River, NJ
Tickets
(732) 255-0500
www.ocean.edu
Info: Bruce Gast
(908) 755-2483 tekhouse@aol.com
FRIDAY, JANUARY 19
6:30 - 10:00 p.m.
The Dan Levinson Quartet
with John Sheridan, piano, Brian Nalepka, bass and Kevin
Dorn, drums
Eighty-Eights - An American Bistro
1467 Main Street
Rahway, NJ
Reservations: (732) 499-7100
(see note preceding January 17)
SATURDAY,
JANUARY 20
Two shows: 2:00 and 8:00
p.m.
THREE-BENNY OPERA:
A Three-Clarinet
Salute to Benny Goodman
Starring Joe Midiri, Dan Block and Dan Levinson
With John Sheridan, piano, Paul Midiri, vibes, Brian
Nalepka, bass, and Kevin Dorn, drums
Bridgewater,
New Jersey
Tickets: (908) 781-0470 jazzevents@aol.com
Info: http://www.njjs.org/bridgewater.html
or
Bruce Gast (908) 755-2483 tekhouse@aol.com
***************************************************
WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 24
7:30
- 10:00 p.m.
Gitano
Americano!
The
Manhattan Hot Club salutes Django
Reinhardt
featuring
Tom Landman, Ben Wood and Piruz
Partow
Terra
Blues
149 Bleecker Street (between Thompson and LaGuardia)
Manhattan
Info:
(212) 989-7776
www.terrablues.com
***************************************************
SUNDAY,
JANUARY 28
Noon
- 4:00 p.m.
Eve
Silber, guitar and vocals
The
Garage
99
Seventh Avenue South (just south of West 4th St.)
Manhattan
(212)
645-0600
No
Cover
MONDAY, JANUARY 29
8:00
- 9:30 p.m.
Herb
Gardner’s Fifth Annual Groundhog Jam
Featuring
Herb Gardner, Randy Reinhart, Bruce
McNichols, Joe Hanchrow, Robbie Scott, and Abbie
Gardner
The
Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum
Morristown, NJ
Tickets: (973) 971-3706
www.morrismuseum.org/static/bickford/jazz.html
Info:
Bruce Gast (908) 755-2483 tekhouse@aol.com
or Herb Gardner hgardner47@earthlink.net
http://herb-gardner.com
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31
Herb
Gardner’s Fifth Annual Groundhog Jam
Featuring
Herb Gardner, Randy Reinhart, Bruce
McNichols, Joe Hanchrow, Robbie Scott, and Abbie
Gardner
Ocean
County College Fine Arts Center
College
Drive
Toms
River, NJ
Tickets
(732) 255-0500
www.ocean.edu
Info: Bruce Gast
(908) 755-2483 tekhouse@aol.com
or Herb Gardner hgardner47@earthlink.net
http://herb-gardner.com
FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 2 - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4
Connie
Jones, trumpet/leader, with Tim Laughlin, clarinet, John Sheridan, piano, and
Jake Hanna, drums
Central
Illinois Jazz Festival
Decatur
Conference Center and Hotel (formerly the Holiday Inn)
West
US 36 and Wyckles Road
Decatur,
IL
Info:
(217) 546-6091 or (217) 429-9364
www.juvaejazz.com
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 7
Shows
at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
Iridium
Jazz Club
1650
Broadway at 51st Street
Manhattan
Reservations
(212) 582-2121
http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com
THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 8
8:00
p.m.
Jack
Kleinsinger’s “Highlights in Jazz”
Presents
Vince Giordano's Nighthawks
also
featuring Trio Da Paz, the great Sol Yaged and Lew Soloff
The
Tribeca Performing Arts Center
Manhattan Borough Community College
199 Chambers St. (between Greenwich St. and West St.)
Tickets (212) 220-1460
http://www.tribecapac.org/music.htm
SUNDAY,
FEBRUARY 11
3:00
- 5:00 p.m.
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
Essex
Winter Series
Valley
Regional High School
256
Kelsey Hill Rd.
Deep
River, CT (near Essex)
(no
further details at this time)
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17 -
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18
The 19th Annual Dance
Flurry
Saratoga
Hotel and Conference Center and the Saratoga City Center
522 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY
Info: http://www.danceflurry.org/festival2006/festhome.html
Click
here for Dance Flurry Schedule
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 21
7:30
- 10:00 p.m.
Gitano
Americano!
The
Manhattan Hot Club salutes Django
Reinhardt
featuring
Tom Landman, Ben Wood and Piruz
Partow
Terra
Blues
149 Bleecker Street (between Thompson and LaGuardia)
Manhattan
Info:
(212) 989-7776
www.terrablues.com
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25
8:00 p.m.
Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks
New York Swing
Dance Society
St. Cyril and St. Methodius Croatian Church
502 West 41st Street just west of 10th Ave.
Manhattan
www.nysds.org/nysds
***************************************************
I organized the Roof Garden Jass Band in 1987 for my
first public concert, an event at NYU honoring the 70th anniversary of recorded
jazz. I spent months listening to
the records of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band - the band who made the first
jazz recordings in 1917 - and painstakingly wrote out note-for-note
transcriptions for the band to play.
Over the years our repertoire has broadened, but we have faithfully
maintained a focus on early jazz. I
believe we are the only band in existence devoted exclusively to what we like to
call “rag-a-jazz.”
Twenty years later the Roof Garden Jass Band is
assembling for a one-time-only spectacular event to honor the 90th anniversary
of the first jazz recordings. We’ll
be playing a ninety-minute set - one minute for each year in the history of jazz
- during which we’ll demonstrate how jazz has evolved over the years by
playing the same songs as they might be played today by a traditional jazz band.
I’ve got some stellar musicians on board, so don’t miss this rare
opportunity to hear jazz - or JASS, as it was known in 1917 - then…and
now.
MONDAY,
FEBRUARY 26
8:00
- 9:30 p.m.
JASS
- THEN…AND NOW:
Dan
Levinson’s Roof Garden Jass Band
Salutes
the 90th Anniversary of Recorded Jazz
featuring Jon-Erik Kellso,
trumpet, David
Sager, trombone, Jeff
Barnhart, piano, and Kevin
Dorn, drums
The
Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum
Morristown,
NJ
Tickets:
(973) 971-3706
www.morrismuseum.org/static/bickford/jazz.html
Info:
Bruce Gast (908) 755-2483 tekhouse@aol.com
www.danlevinson.com/rgjb.htm
**************************************************
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 28
Shows
at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
Iridium
Jazz Club
1650
Broadway at 51st Street
Manhattan
Reservations
(212) 582-2121
http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com
FRIDAY,
MARCH 2
7:30 p.m.
Arizona
Musicfest presents the
Music of New Orleans:
A Tribute to Louis Armstrong
featuring Byron Stripling,
trumpet, Wycliffe Gordon, trombone, and Derek Smith, piano
Scottsdale First Assembly
Dream Center
28700 North Pima Road
Scottsdale, AZ
Tickets:
(480) 488-0806 or
www.azmusicfest.org/Musicfest_2007/Musicfest_Concerts/musicfest_concerts.htm
SUNDAY, MARCH 4
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. (event
is from NOON - 5:00 p.m.)
Vince Giordano’s
Nighthawks
New Jersey Jazz Society
38th Annual
Pee
Wee Russell Memorial Stomp
The
Birchwood Manor
111 North Jefferson Road
Whippany,
NJ
Tickets
and info: http://www.njjs.org/peewee2006.html
WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 14
7:30
- 10:00 p.m.
Gitano
Americano!
The
Manhattan Hot Club salutes Django
Reinhardt
featuring
Tom Landman, Ben Wood and Piruz
Partow
Terra
Blues
149 Bleecker Street (between Thompson and LaGuardia)
Manhattan
Info:
(212) 989-7776
www.terrablues.com
Fri 10/27/2006 5:46 PM
Subject: Dan Levinson at the Carnegie Club (Tuesday) and Terra Blues (Wednesday)
Hi
Folks,
If
you’ve looked at the calendar on my website recently, you’ve noticed that
it’s in desperate need of an update. I
plan to attend to that within the next week and send out an email to all of
you with my schedule at least through November.
In the meantime, I wanted to let you know about two performances next
week that you might like to attend. Details
are below:
TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 31
8:30
- 11:30 p.m.
Celebrate
Halloween with
The
Stan Rubin Orchestra
- New York’s Preeminent Swing Era Big Band
In
a Salute to the Clarinet Playing Bandleaders of the Swing Era:
Benny
Goodman, Artie Shaw and Woody Herman
The
Carnegie Club
156
West 56th St.
(Between
6th and 7th Avenues opposite the stage entrance to
Carnegie Hall)
Manhattan
Reservations
(212) 957-9676
www.stanrubin.com
www.hospitalityholdings.com
and
(this just in)…
Gitano
Americano!
WEDNESDAY,
NOVEMBER 1
7:30
- 10:00 p.m.
The
Manhattan Hot Club Salutes
Django Reinhardt
featuring
Tom Landman, Ben Wood and Piruz
Partow
with
Molly
Ryan, vocals
Terra
Blues
149 Bleecker Street (between Thompson and LaGuardia)
Manhattan
Info:
(212) 989-7776
www.terrablues.com
And
if you happen to be running the New York City Marathon on SUNDAY,
NOVEMBER 5, listen for my quartet on the main stage between 6:30
and 7:00 A.M.! Wouldn’t be so
bad if I weren’t playing in ALBANY the night before - OUCH!
Hey, who needs sleep, anyway….
Hope
to see you at ONE of these events.
Dan
Levinson
www.danlevinson.com
Mon 10/9/2006 5:20 AM
Dan Levinson & the Manhattan Hot Club Wednesday at Terra Blues - and MORE...
WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 11
7:30
- 10:00 p.m.
The
Manhattan Hot Club Salutes
Django Reinhardt
featuring
Tom Landman, Ben Wood and Piruz
Partow
with
Molly
Ryan, vocals
Terra
Blues
149 Bleecker Street (between Thompson and LaGuardia)
Manhattan
Info:
(212) 989-7776
www.terrablues.com
********************************************************************
SUNDAY,
OCTOBER 15
2:00
- 4:00 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals
Featuring
Ed
Polcer,
David Ostwald and Mike Swan
Millburn,
New Jersey Two-Year Residency Celebration
Gero
Park (free concert)
335
White Oak Ridge Road
Short
Hills, NJ
http://www.banjorascals.com
********************************************************************
TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 17
8:30
- 11:30 p.m.
The
Stan Rubin Orchestra
- New York’s Preeminent Swing Era Big Band
In
a Salute to the Clarinet Playing Bandleaders of the Swing Era:
Benny
Goodman, Artie Shaw and Woody Herman
Featuring
Guest Vocalist Molly
Ryan
The
Carnegie Club
156
West 56th St.
(Between
6th and 7th Avenues opposite the stage entrance to
Carnegie Hall)
Manhattan
Reservations
(212) 957-9676
www.stanrubin.com
www.hospitalityholdings.com
(Please
note that the Carnegie Club is a cigar bar and smoking is permitted)
********************************************************************
FRIDAY,
OCTOBER 20
6:00
- 9:30 p.m.
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
Sons
of the Desert 35th Anniversary Banquet
The
Cannstatter Club
9130
Academy Road
Philadelphia,
PA
(215) 332-0121
Banquet
Info: http://hometown.aol.com/twotars/2tars.html
Banquet
Registration Form: http://hometown.aol.com/twotars/Regist10.html
Inquiries:
Roger Gordon, Grand Sheik Rogie2230@aol.com
Sons
of the Desert General Info: www.sotd.org
WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 25
Shows
at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
Iridium
Jazz Club
1650
Broadway at 51st Street
Manhattan
Reservations
(212) 582-2121
http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com
TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 31
8:30
- 11:30 p.m.
The
Stan Rubin Orchestra
- New York’s Preeminent Swing Era Big Band
In
a Salute to the Clarinet Playing Bandleaders of the Swing Era:
Benny
Goodman, Artie Shaw and Woody Herman
Featuring
Guest Vocalist Molly
Ryan
The
Carnegie Club
156
West 56th St.
(Between
6th and 7th Avenues opposite the stage entrance to
Carnegie Hall)
Manhattan
Reservations
(212) 957-9676
www.stanrubin.com
www.hospitalityholdings.com
(Please
note that the Carnegie Club is a cigar bar and smoking is permitted)
Date: Wed 8/23/2006 2:52 PM
Subject: Dan Levinson August-September Schedule CORRECTIONS
Dear
Friends,
The
email I sent to you all on August 8 gave the incorrect date of my next
appearance at Terra Blues with the Manhattan Hot Club.
Please note that the correct date is Wednesday, August 30 (that’s a
week from today). Here are the
correct details:
WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 30
7:30
- 10:00 p.m.
The
Manhattan Hot Club Salutes Django Reinhardt
featuring
Tom Landman, Ben Wood and Piruz
Partow
with
Molly
Ryan, vocals
Terra
Blues
149 Bleeker Street (between Thompson and
LaGuardia)
Manhattan
Info:
(212) 989-7776
www.terrablues.com
Also,
below is a reminder about the benefit for Richard M. Sudhalter that Randy
Sandke and I are producing on Sunday, September 1.
In my August 8 message I mistakenly wrote that your contributions would
be tax deductible. I apologize
for this misinformation.
Dan
Levinson
www.danlevinson.com
Dan
Levinson and Randy Sandke present
A
Benefit Concert for RICHARD M. SUDHALTER:
Author,
Musician, Jazz Historian
SUNDAY,
SEPTEMBER 10
7:00
- 10:00 p.m.
St.
Peter's Lutheran Church
619
Lexington Avenue at 54th Street
New
York, NY
Richard
M. Sudhalter has played a crucial role in the field of jazz.
An author (Bix: Man and Legend, Lost Chords: White Musicians and their
Contribution to Jazz, Stardust Melody: The Life and Music of Hoagy
Carmichael), musician, historian, researcher, teacher, and critic, he has been
largely unable perform any of these functions since suffering a massive stroke
in 2003. In addition, he was
recently diagnosed with MSA - Multiple System Atrophy.
With tremendous medical bills mounting, his friends Randy Sandke and
Dan Levinson, with the help of Albert Haim and Dorothy Kellogg, are organizing
a benefit concert to help ease his financial burden.
You
can do your part by attending the event on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 from 7-10 p.m.
at ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN CHURCH, 619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street, New
York, NY. The minimum donation is
$40.00.
To
order tickets, send a check made payable to RICHARD SUDHALTER BENEFIT CONCERT
to:
Dorothy
Kellogg
P.O.
Box 757
Southold,
NY 11971
You
may also order tickets online with a credit card by using the PayPal account
danlevinson@aol.com.
If
you cannot attend but would like to make a contribution, please mail a check
for any amount made payable to RICHARD SUDHALTER BENEFIT CONCERT to Dorothy
Kellogg at the address above, or send your contribution using the PayPal
account danlevinson@aol.com.
ALL
TICKETS WILL BE HELD AT THE DOOR.
For
more information, contact Dan Levinson at (212) 533-1704 or danlevinson@aol.com.
MUSICIANS
SCHEDULED TO PERFORM:
Harry
Allen, Tom Artin, Dan Barrett, Eddie Bert,
Francesca Biagi, Giampaolo
Biagi, Jackie Cain, James Chirillo,
Bill Crow, Kevin Dorn, Eddie Erikson, Jim
Ferguson, Chuck Folds, Joel Forbes, Dave Frishberg,
Wycliffe Gordon, Marty Grosz, Jeff Healy, Sy Johnson, Brad Kay, Orange Kellin,
Jon-Erik Kellso, Becky Kilgore, Bill Kirchner, Steve Kuhn, Dan Levinson,
Marian McPartland, Joe Muranyi, Brian Nalepka, David Ostwald, Sam Parkins,
Nicki Parrott, Bucky Pizzarelli,
Ed Polcer, Scott Robinson, Molly Ryan, Randy Sandke, Mark Shane, Daryl
Sherman, The Loren Schoenberg Big Band, Keisha St.
Joan, Andy Stein, Carol Sudhalter, Frank Tate, Jackie Williams.
We
all owe a profound debt of gratitude to Richard for his extraordinary,
life-long efforts to elucidate, preserve and disseminate the music we love.
This is our opportunity to reciprocate.
Tue 8/8/2006 8:33 AM
Subject: Dan Levinson August-September Schedule + Richard Sudhalter Benefit Concert
DAN
LEVINSON AUGUST-SEPTEMBER PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
First
- an announcement about an important upcoming event…
*****************************************************************
SUNDAY,
SEPTEMBER 10
7:00
- 10:00 p.m.
Dan
Levinson and Randy Sandke present
A
Benefit Concert for RICHARD M. SUDHALTER:
Author,
Musician, Jazz Historian
St.
Peter's Lutheran Church
619
Lexington Avenue at 54th Street
Manhattan
MUSICIANS
SCHEDULED TO PERFORM:
Harry
Allen, Tom Artin, Dan Barrett, Eddie Bert,
Francesca Biagi, Giampaolo
Biagi, James Chirillo,
Bill Crow, Kevin Dorn, Eddie Erikson, Jim
Ferguson, Chuck Folds, Joel Forbes, Dave Frishberg,
Wycliffe Gordon, Marty Grosz, Jeff Healy, Sy Johnson, Brad Kay, Orange Kellin,
Jon-Erik Kellso, Becky Kilgore, Bill Kirchner, Steve Kuhn, Dan Levinson,
Marion McPartland, Joe Muranyi, Brian Nalepka, David Ostwald, Sam Parkins,
Nicki Parrott, Bucky Pizzarelli,
Ed Polcer, Scott Robinson, Molly Ryan, Randy Sandke, Mark Shane, Daryl
Sherman, The Loren Schoenberg Big Band, Keisha St.
Joan, Andy Stein, Carol Sudhalter, Frank Tate, Jackie Williams.
Richard
M. Sudhalter has played a crucial role in the field of jazz.
An author (Bix: Man and Legend,
Lost Chords: White Musicians and their
Contribution to Jazz, Stardust
Melody: The
Life and Music of Hoagy Carmichael), musician, historian,
researcher, teacher, and critic, he has been largely unable perform any of
these functions since suffering a massive stroke in 2003.
In addition, he was recently diagnosed with MSA -Multiple System
Atrophy. With tremendous medical
bills mounting, Randy Sandke and I, with the help of Albert Haim and Dorothy
Kellogg, are organizing a benefit concert to help ease his financial burden.
You
can do your part by attending the event on SUNDAY,
SEPTEMBER 10 from 7-10
p.m. at ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN
CHURCH, 619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street, New York,
NY. The
minimum donation is $40.00.
To
order tickets, send a check made payable to RICHARD SUDHALTER BENEFIT CONCERT
to:
Dorothy
Kellogg
P.O.
Box 757
Southold,
NY 11971
You
may also order tickets online with a credit card by using the PayPal
account danlevinson@aol.com.
If
you cannot attend but would like to make a tax-deductible contribution, please
mail a check for any amount made payable to RICHARD SUDHALTER BENEFIT CONCERT
to Dorothy Kellogg at the address above, or send your contribution using the PayPal
account danlevinson@aol.com.
ALL
TICKETS WILL BE HELD AT THE DOOR.
For
more information, contact me at (212) 533-1704 or danlevinson@aol.com.
We
all owe a profound debt of gratitude to Richard for his extraordinary,
life-long efforts to elucidate, preserve and disseminate the music we love.
This is our opportunity to reciprocate.
*****************************************************************
And
now back to our regularly scheduled program…
WEDNESDAYS
- SUNDAYS from JULY 26 to AUGUST 27
Except
where noted below
11:00
a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Reggie’s
Red Hot Feetwarmers
with Reggie Scanlon, Peter Davis, Mike Canonico
and Tom Shields
Saratoga
Racetrack
Saratoga Springs, NY
http://www.ddemusic.com/rrfw/rrfw.html
http://www1.nyra.com/Saratoga
WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 16
(I
will not be at Saratoga Racetrack on this day)
8:00
p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Mid-week
Jazz presents
The
Palomar Quartet
In
a Salute to Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw
with Matt Hoffmann, Mark
Shane and Kevin Dorn
featuring
Molly
Ryan, vocals
Ocean
County College Fine Arts Center
College
Drive
Toms
River, NJ
Tickets
(732) 255-0500
www.ocean.edu
Info: Bruce Gast (908) 755-2483 tekhouse@aol.com
Please
note that the Central Plaza Jazz Jubilee, previously scheduled for August
18-20, has been cancelled.
TUESDAY,
AUGUST 22
8:30
- 11:30 p.m.
The
Stan Rubin Orchestra
- New York’s Preeminent Swing Era Big Band
In
a Salute to the Clarinet Playing Bandleaders of the Swing Era:
Benny
Goodman, Artie Shaw and Woody Herman
The
Carnegie Club
156
West 56th St.
(Between
6th and 7th Avenues opposite the stage entrance to
Carnegie Hall)
Manhattan
Reservations
(212) 957-9676
www.stanrubin.com
www.hospitalityholdings.com
The
following concert, originally scheduled for August 2, was canceled due to
extreme heat. Below is the
rescheduled date:
WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 23
(I
will not be at Saratoga Racetrack on this day)
7:00
p.m.
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
Old
Westbury Gardens
71
Old Westbury Road
Old
Westbury, NY
(516)
333-0048
http://www.oldwestburygardens.org
FRIDAY,
AUGUST 25
7:00
p.m.
Swing
for Svatek:
An
evening with Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks
(To
benefit John Svatek, a 32-year veteran technology
teacher, who was paralyzed in a skiing accident in February)
Averill
Park High School Auditorium
Averill
Park, NY
Info:
Michele Baratto (518) 674-7007 ext. 8170 or swingforsvatek@yahoo.com
$25.00
per person
Make
checks payable to “The John Svatek Benefit
Fund” and mail to
Michele
Baratto
Swing
for Svatek Coordinator
42
Heyden Rd.
Troy,
NY 12180
Include
a self addressed stamped envelope for tickets to be mailed back to you,
otherwise they will be held at a will call table to be picked up that evening
TUESDAY,
AUGUST 29
(rain
date: Thursday, August 31)
12:15-1:15
The
Cynthia Sayer Hot Jazz Trio
Cynthia
Sayer, banjo and vocals
featuring
Mike Weatherly, bass
Greenwich
Commons (free concert)
Greenwich,
CT
Directions
and info: (203) 622-7821
http://cynthiasayer.com
WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 31
7:30
- 10:00 p.m.
The
Manhattan Hot Club Salutes Django Reinhardt
featuring
Tom Landman, Ben Wood and Piruz
Partow
with
Molly
Ryan, vocals
Terra
Blues
149 Bleeker Street (between Thompson and
LaGuardia)
Manhattan
Info:
(212) 989-7776
www.terrablues.com
FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 1 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
Dan Levinson
with Mark Allen Jones, piano
featuring Molly
Ryan, vocals
The Sweet and Hot
Music Festival
The Los Angeles
Airport Marriott
Los Angeles, California
Tickets (310) 325-6696
www.sweethot.org
SATURDAY,
SEPTEMBER 2 and SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
Banu
Gibson and Her New Orleans Hot Jazz
The
Sweet and Hot Music Festival
The Los
Angeles Airport Marriott
Los Angeles, California
Tickets (310) 325-6696
http://banugibson.com
www.sweethot.org
SATURDAY,
SEPTEMBER 9
4:00
p.m.
- ?a.m.
Dan
Levinson's Roof Garden Jass Band
with
Jon-Erik
Kellso,
David
Sager,
Paul Asaro, and Kevin
Dorn
plus
the Boilermakers (Pittsburgh) and the Manhattan Ragtime Orchestra
Goosecreek
at Welbourne (near
Middleburg
,
Virginia
)
Hosted
by Nat and Sherry Morison
THIS
IS AN INVITATION-ONLY EVENT. IF
YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING, PLEASE CONTACT ME DIRECTLY AT danlevinson@aol.com
AND I WILL
TRY TO ARRANGE FOR AN INVITATION FOR YOU. - DL
SUNDAY,
SEPTEMBER 10
7:00
- 10:00 p.m.
Dan
Levinson and Randy Sandke present
A
Benefit Concert for RICHARD M. SUDHALTER:
Author,
Musician, Jazz Historian
St.
Peter's Lutheran Church
619
Lexington Avenue at 54th Street
Manhattan
(Details
at the beginning of this email message)
WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 20
7:30
- 10:00 p.m.
The
Manhattan Hot Club Salutes Django Reinhardt
featuring
Tom Landman, Ben Wood and Piruz
Partow
with
Molly
Ryan, vocals
Terra
Blues
149 Bleeker Street (between Thompson and
LaGuardia)
Manhattan
Info:
(212) 989-7776
www.terrablues.com
THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER 28
8:00
p.m.
BEGIN
THE BEGUINE:
Dan
Levinson and Andrej
Hermlin’s Swing Dance Orchestra
Salute
Artie Shaw
Karstadt
Café Nürnberg
Nürnberg,
Germany
Info: Andre
Hermlin (49) 30-917-1509 sdoahermlin@aol.com
www.swingdanceorchestra.de
FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 29
8:00
p.m.
Dan
Levinson and Andrej
Hermlin’s Swing Dance Orchestra
Re-create
Benny Goodman’s Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert
Bad
Kissingen, Germany
Info: Andre
Hermlin (49) 30-917-1509 sdoahermlin@aol.com
www.swingdanceorchestra.de
Mon 7/3/2006 5:04 AM
Subject: Dan Levinson July-September Performance Schedule
DAN
LEVINSON JULY-SEPTEMBER PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
www.danlevinson.com
Please
note that the concert on Monday, July 3 in Highland Falls has been canceled!
SATURDAY,
JULY 8
2:00
- 3:30 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals (free
concert)
Featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel, Ed Polcer, and Brian Nalepka
The
Brentwood Library
Brentwood,
NY
http://www.banjorascals.com
SATURDAY,
JULY 8
8.00
p.m.
Cynthia
Sayer,
banjo and vocals
Music
Mountain
Falls Village, Connecticut
Tickets and Info: (860) 824-7126
http://cynthiasayer.com
http://www.musicmountain.org
***************************************************************
TUESDAY,
JULY 11
8:30
- 11:30 p.m.
The
Stan Rubin Orchestra
- New York’s Preeminent Swing Era Big Band
In
a Salute to the Clarinet Playing Bandleaders of the Swing Era:
Benny
Goodman, Artie Shaw and Woody Herman
The
Carnegie Club
156
West 56th St.
(Between
6th and 7th Avenues opposite the stage entrance to
Carnegie Hall)
Manhattan
Reservations
(212) 957-9676
www.stanrubin.com
www.hospitalityholdings.com
***************************************************************
WEDNESDAY,
JULY 12
Shows
at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
Iridium
Jazz Club
1650
Broadway at 51st Street
Manhattan
Reservations
(212) 582-2121
http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com
SATURDAY,
JULY 15
8:30
p.m.
Derf
Nolde and the Keystone Jazz Group
The
DeWire Center
Eagles
Mere, PA
Info:
Derf Nolde (570) 525-3707 drjazz1@epix.net
SUNDAY,
JULY 16
4:00
- 6:15 p.m.
Dan
Levinson and his Summa Cum Laude Orchestra
Salute
Bud Freeman
featuring
Randy Reinhart,
David
Sager,
Herb
Gardner,
Brian Nalepka,
and Robbie Scott
with
Molly Ryan, vocals
The
Pennsylvania
Jazz Society Jazzfest
Easton
Moose Lodge
3320
Fox Hill Rd.
Easton,
PA 18045
Info: Lois Volk (610) 258-2082 lois.volk@att.net
or
Bill Fortune (610) 253-5781 billdf31@enter.net
http://www.pajazzsociety.org
TUESDAY,
JULY 18
7:00
- 8:30 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals (free
concert)
Featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel, Ed Polcer, and Brian Nalepka
Bubbling
Spring Park
West
Milford, NJ
http://www.banjorascals.com
WEDNESDAY,
JULY 19
Shows
at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
Iridium
Jazz Club
1650
Broadway at 51st Street
Manhattan
Reservations
(212) 582-2121
http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com
THURSDAY,
JULY 20
7:00
- 8:30 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals (free
concert)
Featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel, Ed Polcer, and Brian Nalepka
Sehasqua
Park
Croton-on-Hudson,
NY
http://www.banjorascals.com
FRIDAY,
JULY 21
8:00
- 9:40 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals (free
concert)
Featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel, Ed Polcer, and Brian Nalepka
Village
of Babylon Gazebo
Babylon,
NY
http://www.banjorascals.com
SATURDAY,
JULY 22
(Daytime
and evening performances)
Reggie’s
Red Hot Feetwarmers
with Reggie Scanlon, Peter Davis, Mike Canonico
and Tom Shields
The
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
Dodds
Farm
Just
north of Hillsdale, NY (when New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts meet)
http://www.ddemusic.com/rrfw/rrfw.html
http://www.falconridgefolk.com/
SUNDAY,
JULY 23
4:00
p.m.
George
Flynn Classical Concerts presents
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
featuring
Amber Edwards, vocals
Andrews
Memorial Town Hall
Clinton,
CT
Tickets
and info: (860)
669-1208
or
www.georgeflynnclassicalconcerts.com/georgeflynntickets.htm
Website
homepage: www.georgeflynnclassicalconcerts.com
WEDNESDAYS
- SUNDAYS from JULY 26 to AUGUST 27
Except
where noted below
11:00
a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Reggie’s
Red Hot Feetwarmers
with Reggie Scanlon, Peter Davis, Mike Canonico
and Tom Shields
Saratoga
Racetrack
Saratoga Springs, NY
http://www.ddemusic.com/rrfw/rrfw.html
http://www1.nyra.com/Saratoga
FRIDAY,
JULY 28 - SUNDAY, JULY 30
(I
will also be at Saratoga racetrack on Friday the 28th from 11-4 p.m., but not
on Saturday or Sunday)
Dan
Levinson and RL Tradition
featuring
Pete Martinez, Matt Hoffmann, Michael Bank, Brian Nalepka, Kevin
Dorn,
and
Molly
Ryan
The
Great Connecticut Traditional Jazz Festival
Sunrise
Resort
121
Leesville Road
Moodus,
CT
Tickets
and info: (800) HOT-EVENT
or
www.sunriseresort.com/jazz.html
WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 2
(I
will not be at Saratoga Racetrack on this day)
7:00
p.m.
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
Old
Westbury Gardens
71
Old Westbury Road
Old
Westbury, NY
(516)
333-0048
http://www.oldwestburygardens.org
THURSDAY,
AUGUST 3 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 5
(I
will not be at Saratoga Racetrack on these days or Sunday, August 6)
Banu
Gibson and Her New Orleans Hot Jazz
with
Randy Reinhart,
David
Sager, David Boeddinghaus,
and Jeff Hamilton
The
Orange County Classic Jazz Festival
The
Headquarters Hotel and the Hilton Hotel
Costa Mesa, California
http://www.oc-classicjazz.org
http://banugibson.com
WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 16
(I
will not be at Saratoga Racetrack on this day)
8:00
p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Mid-week
Jazz presents
The
Palomar Quartet
In
a Salute to Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw
with Matt Hoffmann, Mark
Shane and Kevin Dorn
featuring
Molly
Ryan, vocals
Ocean
County College Fine Arts Center
College
Drive
Toms
River, NJ
Tickets
(732) 255-0500
www.ocean.edu
Info: Bruce Gast (908) 755-2483 tekhouse@aol.com
Please
note that the Central Plaza Jazz Jubilee, previously scheduled for August
18-20, has been cancelled.
TUESDAY,
AUGUST 29
(rain
date: Thursday, August 31)
12:15-1:15
The
Cynthia Sayer Hot Jazz Trio
Cynthia
Sayer, banjo and vocals
featuring
Mike Weatherly, bass
Greenwich
Commons (free concert)
Greenwich,
CT
Directions
and info: (203) 622-7821
http://cynthiasayer.com
WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 31
7:30
- 10:00 p.m.
The
Manhattan Hot Club Salutes Django Reinhardt
featuring
Tom Landman, Ben Wood and Piruz
Partow
with
Molly
Ryan, vocals
Terra
Blues
149 Bleeker Street (between Thompson and
LaGuardia)
Manhattan
Info:
(212) 989-7776
www.terrablues.com
FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 1 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
Dan Levinson
with Mark Allen Jones, piano
featuring Molly
Ryan, vocals
The Sweet and Hot
Music Festival
The Los Angeles Airport Marriott
Los Angeles, California
Tickets (310) 325-6696
www.sweethot.org
SUNDAY,
SEPTEMBER 10
7:00
- 10:00 p.m.
BENEFIT
FOR RICHARD SUDHALTER
Scheduled
to appear (subject to change): Randy
Sandke’s Bixophiles,
David Ostwald’s Gully Low Jazz Band, The Loren
Schoenberg Big Band, Dan Levinson’s Lost Chord Seekers, Ed Polcer’s
Gang from 54th Street, BED (Becky Kilgore, Eddie Erikson
and Dan Barrett), Jeff Healy, Jon-Erik Kellso, Daryl Sherman, Mark Shane,
Kevin Dorn, Marty Grosz, Joe Muranyi, Dave Frishberg,
Bucky Pizzarelli,
Frank Tate, Jackie Williams, Molly Ryan, Nicki
Parrott, Tom Artin, Joel Forbes, James Chirillo,
Carol Sudhalter, Chuck Folds, Lino Patruno, Andy Stein, Bill Crow, Giampaolo
Biagi, Steve Kuhn, Jim Ferguson, Harry Allen,
Eddie Bert, Francesca Biagi, Sy Johnson, Bill
Kirchner, Brian Nalepka, Brad Kay, Orange Kellin,
and others.
St.
Peter's Lutheran Church
619
Lexington Avenue (at 53rd Street)
Manhattan
TICKETS
ARE NOT ON SALE YET - Please save the date!
WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 20
7:30
- 10:00 p.m.
The
Manhattan Hot Club Salutes Django Reinhardt
featuring
Tom Landman, Ben Wood and Piruz
Partow
with
Molly
Ryan, vocals
Terra
Blues
149 Bleeker Street (between Thompson and
LaGuardia)
Manhattan
Info:
(212) 989-7776
www.terrablues.com
Date: Tue 6/13/2006 12:08 PM
Subject: Dan Levinson June-September Calendar Update - Wednesday Night at Terra Blues with the Manhattan Hot Club
Dear
Friends,
Below
is an update of my June-September calendar.
I will be at Terra Blues tomorrow night (Wednesday) with the Manhattan
Hot Club, doing a tribute to Django Reinhardt (see the first listing below).
Also please note the addition of next Tuesday, June 20 at Lincoln
Center as part of their Midsummer Night Swing series.
Dan
Levinson
www.danlevinson.com
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 14
7:30
- 10:00 p.m.
The
Manhattan Hot Club Salutes Django Reinhardt
featuring
Tom Landman, Ben Wood and Piruz
Partow
with
Molly
Ryan, vocals
Terra
Blues
149 Bleeker Street (between Thompson and
LaGuardia)
Manhattan
Info:
(212) 989-7776
www.terrablues.com
TUESDAY,
JUNE 20
7:30
- 10:00 p.m.
Midsummer
Night Swing presents
The Jonathan Stout Orchestra
(with New York guests)
“The
season gets off to a swinging start with a rare New York appearance by this
L.A.-based orchestra…They emulate the legendary jazz ensembles of the 1930s
and 1940s with explosive arrangements and danceable grooves.”
The Josie Robertson Plaza
Lincoln
Center (Broadway at 65th Street)
Free dance lesson at 6:30 p.m.
http://www.campusfive.com/orch.html
http://www.lincolncenter.org/programs/swing_friends.asp?ws=&version=to
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 21
8:00
p.m.
The
JVC
Jazz Festival
presents “Ragtime to Swingtime”
Hosted
by Rich
Conaty
featuring
Dan
Levinson’s Roof Garden Jazz Band,
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks, and Andy Stein’s Blue Four
The
Danny
Kaye Playhouse
Hunter
College
East
68th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues
Manhattan
Tickets:
(212)
772-4448
or
http://kayeplayhouse.hunter.cuny.edu/tickets.shtml
Also
visit http://bigbroadcast.com
FRIDAY,
JUNE 23 - SATURDAY, JUNE 24
Banu
Gibson and Her New Orleans Hot Jazz
with
Jon-Erik
Kellso, David
Sager, Keith Ingham, and Kevin
Dorn
The
Hot Steamed Jazz Festival
The
Valley Railroad
Essex,
CT
Info:
(800) 348-0003 info@hotsteamedjazz.com
http://banugibson.com
www.hotsteamedjazz.com
SATURDAY,
JUNE 24
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
The
Hot Steamed Jazz Festival
The
Valley Railroad
Essex,
CT
Info:
(800) 348-0003 info@hotsteamedjazz.com
www.hotsteamedjazz.com
SUNDAY,
JUNE 25
12:00,
2:00 and 4:00 p.m.
Dan
Levinson and his Canary Cottage Dance Orchestra
featuring
Jesse Mills, David
Sager,
Conal Fowkes, and Kevin Dorn
with
vocals by Molly
Ryan and
a barbershop quartet featuring Neal Siegal, Scott Brannon, Paul Santino,
and Bob Kelly
The Hot Steamed Jazz Festival
The
Valley Railroad
Essex,
CT
Info:
(800) 348-0003 info@hotsteamedjazz.com
www.hotsteamedjazz.com
MONDAY,
JUNE 26
8:00
- 9:30 p.m.
Banu
Gibson
with
Mark Shane
The
Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum
Morristown,
NJ
Tickets:
(973) 971-3706
Info:
Bruce Gast (908) 755-2483
tekhouse@aol.com
http://www.morrismuseum.org/static/bickford/jazz.html
http://banugibson.com
MONDAY,
JULY 3
7:00
- 9:00 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals (free
concert)
Featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel with Brian Nalepka
The
gazebo (located in the center of town)
Highland
Falls, NY
http://www.banjorascals.com
SATURDAY,
JULY 8
2:00
- 3:30 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals (free
concert)
Featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel, Ed Polcer, and Brian Nalepka
The
Brentwood Library
Brentwood,
NY
http://www.banjorascals.com
SATURDAY,
JULY 8
8.00
p.m.
Cynthia
Sayer,
banjo and vocals
Music
Mountain
Falls Village, Connecticut
Tickets and Info: (860) 824-7126
http://cynthiasayer.com
http://www.musicmountain.org
SUNDAY,
JULY 9
7:00
- 9:00 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals (free
concert)
Featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel with Brian Nalepka
Stonybrook
Post Office steps
Stonybrook,
L.I.
http://www.banjorascals.com
WEDNESDAY,
JULY 12
Shows
at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
Iridium
Jazz Club
1650
Broadway at 51st Street
Manhattan
Reservations
(212) 582-2121
http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com
SATURDAY,
JULY 15
8:30
p.m.
Derf
Nolde and the Keystone Jazz Group
The
DeWire Center
Eagles
Mere, PA
Info:
Derf Nolde (570) 525-3707 drjazz1@epix.net
SUNDAY,
JULY 16
4:00
- 6:15 p.m.
Dan
Levinson and his Summa Cum Laude Orchestra
Salute
Bud Freeman
featuring
Randy Reinhart,
David
Sager,
Herb
Gardner,
Brian Nalepka,
and Robbie Scott
with
Molly Ryan, vocals
The
Pennsylvania
Jazz Society Jazzfest
Easton
Moose Lodge
3320
Fox Hill Rd.
Easton,
PA 18045
Info: Lois Volk (610) 258-2082 lois.volk@att.net
or
Bill Fortune (610) 253-5781 billdf31@enter.net
http://www.pajazzsociety.org
TUESDAY,
JULY 18
7:00
- 8:30 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals (free
concert)
Featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel, Ed Polcer, and Brian Nalepka
Bubbling
Spring Park
West
Milford, NJ
http://www.banjorascals.com
WEDNESDAY,
JULY 19
Shows
at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
Iridium
Jazz Club
1650
Broadway at 51st Street
Manhattan
Reservations
(212) 582-2121
http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com
THURSDAY,
JULY 20
7:00
- 8:30 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals (free
concert)
Featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel, Ed Polcer, and Brian Nalepka
Sehasqua
Park
Croton-on-Hudson,
NY
http://www.banjorascals.com
FRIDAY,
JULY 21
8:00
- 9:40 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals (free
concert)
Featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel, Ed Polcer, and Brian Nalepka
Village
of Babylon Gazebo
Babylon,
NY
http://www.banjorascals.com
SATURDAY,
JULY 22
(Daytime
and evening performances)
Reggie’s
Red Hot Feetwarmers
with Reggie Scanlon, Peter Davis, Mike Canonico
and Tom Shields
The
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
Dodds
Farm
Just
north of Hillsdale, NY (when New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts meet)
http://www.ddemusic.com/rrfw/rrfw.html
http://www.falconridgefolk.com/
SUNDAY,
JULY 23
4:00
p.m.
George
Flynn Classical Concerts presents
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
featuring
Amber Edwards, vocals
Andrews
Memorial Town Hall
Clinton,
CT
Tickets
and info: (860)
669-1208
or
www.georgeflynnclassicalconcerts.com/georgeflynntickets.htm
Website
homepage: www.georgeflynnclassicalconcerts.com
WEDNESDAYS
- SUNDAYS from JULY 26 to AUGUST 27
Except
where noted below
11:00
a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Reggie’s
Red Hot Feetwarmers
with Reggie Scanlon, Peter Davis, Mike Canonico
and Tom Shields
Saratoga
Racetrack
Saratoga Springs, NY
http://www.ddemusic.com/rrfw/rrfw.html
http://www1.nyra.com/Saratoga
FRIDAY,
JULY 28 - SUNDAY, JULY 30
(I
will also be at Saratoga racetrack on Friday the 28th from 11-4 p.m., but not
on Saturday or Sunday)
Dan
Levinson and RL Tradition
featuring
Pete Martinez, Matt Hoffmann, Michael Bank, Brian Nalepka, Kevin
Dorn,
and
Molly
Ryan
The
Great Connecticut Traditional Jazz Festival
Sunrise
Resort
121
Leesville Road
Moodus,
CT
Tickets
and info: (800) HOT-EVENT
or
www.sunriseresort.com/jazz.html
WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 2
(I
will not be at Saratoga Racetrack on this day)
7:00
p.m.
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
Old
Westbury Gardens
71
Old Westbury Road
Old
Westbury, NY
(516)
333-0048
http://www.oldwestburygardens.org
THURSDAY,
AUGUST 3 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 5
(I
will not be at Saratoga Racetrack on these days or Sunday, August 6)
Banu
Gibson and Her New Orleans Hot Jazz
with
Randy Reinhart,
David
Sager, David Boeddinghaus,
and Jeff Hamilton
The
Orange County Classic Jazz Festival
The
Headquarters Hotel and the Hilton Hotel
Costa Mesa, California
http://www.oc-classicjazz.org
http://banugibson.com
WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 16
(I
will not be at Saratoga Racetrack on this day)
8:00
p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Mid-week
Jazz presents
The
Palomar Quartet
In
a Salute to Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw
with Matt Hoffmann, Mark
Shane and Kevin Dorn
featuring
Molly
Ryan, vocals
Ocean
County College Fine Arts Center
College
Drive
Toms
River, NJ
Tickets
(732) 255-0500
www.ocean.edu
Info: Bruce Gast (908) 755-2483 tekhouse@aol.com
Please
note that the Central Plaza Jazz Jubilee, previously scheduled for August
18-20, has been cancelled.
TUESDAY,
AUGUST 29
(rain
date: Thursday, August 31)
12:15-1:15
The
Cynthia Sayer Hot Jazz Trio
Cynthia
Sayer, banjo and vocals
featuring
Mike Weatherly, bass
Greenwich
Commons (free concert)
Greenwich,
CT
Directions
and info: (203) 622-7821
http://cynthiasayer.com
WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 31
7:30
- 10:00 p.m.
The
Manhattan Hot Club Salutes Django Reinhardt
featuring
Tom Landman, Ben Wood and Piruz
Partow
with
Molly
Ryan, vocals
Terra
Blues
149 Bleeker Street (between Thompson and
LaGuardia)
Manhattan
Info:
(212) 989-7776
www.terrablues.com
FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 1 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
Dan Levinson
with Mark Allen Jones, piano
featuring Molly
Ryan, vocals
The Sweet and Hot
Music Festival
The Los Angeles Airport Marriott
Los Angeles, California
Tickets (310) 325-6696
www.sweethot.org
WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 20
7:30
- 10:00 p.m.
The
Manhattan Hot Club Salutes Django Reinhardt
featuring
Tom Landman, Ben Wood and Piruz
Partow
with
Molly
Ryan, vocals
Terra
Blues
149 Bleeker Street (between Thompson and
LaGuardia)
Manhattan
Info:
(212) 989-7776
www.terrablues.com
Tue 5/23/2006 3:40 PM
Subject: Dan Levinson May-September Calendar - plus "The Dan Levinson Sideman Collection"
Announcing
“The Dan Levinson Sideman Collection”
I
was doing some spring cleaning and came across a bunch of boxes containing extra
copies of CDs I have appeared on over the years as a sideman with other bands.
These items are all sealed, and many of them are now out of print.
It occurred to me that they would do more good being enjoyed in your
homes than collecting dust in mine, so I’ve decided to make them available to
you, as members of my mailing list. Below
I have listed the titles I have available.
Details for most can be found at www.danlevinson.com/levdisc.htm.
I only have a limited number of copies of each, so, as they say - hurry
while supplies last!
•
John Gill’s Novelty Orchestra of New Orleans (David Sager, Hal Smith, etc.):
Headin’ for Better Times (Stomp Off,
recorded 1992)
•
Ingrid Lucia and the Flying Neutrinos (Todd Londagin,
Doc Cheatham):
I’d Rather Be in New Orleans (recorded 1994)
•
Keith Ingham & Marty Grosz and their Hot Cosmopolites: Just
Imagine -
The Music of DeSylva, Brown and Henderson (Stomp Off, recorded 1994)
•
Marty Grosz and Destiny’s Tots (Bobby Gordon, Peter Ecklund,
etc.):
Just Imagine (Jazzology, recorded 1994)
•
The Jazz Hot Ensemble (Andy Stein, Vince Giordano, Stan Levine, etc.)
(Jazzology, recorded 1994)
•
The Hot Cat Jazz Band (Ross Tucker, Jeff Barnhart, David Huxtable, etc.):
Cats on a Hot Tin Roof (Hot Cat Jazz, recorded 1996)
•
The New York Ragtime Orchestra (directed by Masanobu Ikemiya):
Live No. 2 (Miwa Records, recorded in Japan and Maine 1997-1999)
•
The Reynolds Brothers (Allan Vache, Scott Black,
etc.):
Blue Drag (ZaSu Records, recorded 1998)
•
Ingrid Lucia and the Flying Neutrinos (Todd Londagin,
Matt Munisteri, etc.):
The Hotel Child (Artists Only Records, recorded 1998)
•
The Reynolds Brothers (Scott Black, Westy Westenhofer,
etc.):
ZaSu Records No. 5 (ZaSu
Records, recorded 1999)
•
Steve Yocum and the Essex Dogs (Jeff Barnhart, Al Bernard, etc.):
Hot Steamed Jazz (Phidophile, recorded 1999)
•
Paul Lindemeyer and his Orchestra (Steve Ross, Kevin Dorn, etc.):
Rhythm DeLuxe (Ligen,
recorded 1999)
•
Green’s New Novelty Orchestra (Vince Giordano, John Gill, Herb Gardner, etc.)
(Xylophonia, recorded 2001 and 2003)
•
The Moonlighters (Bliss Blood, Andrew Hall, etc.):
Hello Heartstring (Onliest Records, recorded
2002)
•
Dick Hyman and Tom Pletcher (Vince Giordano, Ed Metz, Jr., etc.):
If Bix Played Gershwin (Arbors Jazz, recorded 2003)
•
The Independence Hall Jazz Band (Jon-Erik Kellso, Doug Finke, Chris Tyle,
etc.):
Favorites (Stomp Off, recorded 2002)
•
Janet Klein and her Parlor Boys (Ian Whitcomb, Brad Kay, Tom Marion, etc.):
Living in Sin (Coeur
de Jeannette, recorded 2004)
•
Reggie’s Red Hot Feetwarmers (Reggie Scanlon, Peter Davis, etc.)
Saratoga Souvenir (DDE Music, recorded 2005)
CDs
are $15.00 each, plus $2.00 postage and handling ($4.00 to Canada and $6.00
overseas).
I’ve
finished writing the arrangements for a new CD with the Canary Cottage Dance
Orchestra for the Stomp Off label, which we’ll be recording in June.
It probably will be released this fall.
In the meantime, the six
titles I have recorded as leader are, as always, available at www.danlevinson.com,
where you can also listen to and download sound files.
As
I mentioned in last month’s message, the renowned Dutch discographer Gerard
Bielderman has just released the official Dan
Levinson Discography, available for $10.00, which includes shipping
within the U.S.
To
order CDs and/or the discography with your credit card, use
the PayPal
account loupgarous@aol.com.
Or send a check or money order made payable to Loup-garous
Productions to:
Loup-garous
Productions
27
Washington Square North, Suite 4D
New
York, NY 10011
I’m
extending the “special introductory offer” mentioned in my email from last
month: if you buy one CD, you get
the discography for only $5.00, and if you buy two
CDs, the discography is free!
This offer also applies to the “Dan
Levinson Sideman Collection.”
Below
is my calendar of events from now through September.
Hope to see y’all soon….
Dan
www.danlevinson.com
TUESDAY,
MAY 23
(technically
the morning of Wednesday, May 24)
Midnight
- 3:00 a.m.
Eve
Silber, guitar and vocals
The
Ear Inn
326
Spring St. (between Greenwich St. and Washington St.)
Manhattan
(212)
226-9060
WEDNESDAY,
MAY 24
7:00
- 10:00 p.m.
Eve
Silber, guitar and vocals
Arthur’s
Tavern
57
Grove Street (off Sheridan Square)
Manhattan
(212)
675-6879
Info:
http://www.arthurstavernnyc.com/artists/evesilber
SATURDAY,
MAY 27
7:00
p.m.
Ed
Polcer
and his Jazz All Stars present
The
Magic of Swing Street: A Musical Stroll Down New
York’s Famous 52nd Street
with
Tom
Artin, John Cocuzzi,
Frank Tate, and Eddie Locke
Hancock
Central School
67
Education Lane
Hancock,
NY
Tickets:
(607) 637-2645 or (607) 637-5262 or gaelwood@hancock.net
Profits
go to benefit the Hancock
Community Education Foundation
http://www.edpolcer.com
WEDNESDAY,
MAY 31
7:00
- 10:00 p.m.
Eve
Silber, guitar and vocals
Arthur’s
Tavern
57
Grove Street (off Sheridan Square)
Manhattan
(212)
675-6879
Info:
http://www.arthurstavernnyc.com/artists/evesilber
Thursday,
June 1 will be the official debut of a brand new band I’ve been playing with,
The Manhattan Hot Club.
The group is an offshoot of the Djangophiles, which I formed a couple of
years ago. We’ll be playing an
afternoon concert at Trinity Church. Two
weeks later, on Wednesday, June 14, we’ll be at Terra Blues (see details
below).
THURSDAY,
JUNE 1
1:00
- 2:00 p.m.
The
Manhattan Hot Club Salutes Django Reinhardt
featuring
Tom Landman, Ben Wood and Piruz
Partow
Trinity
Church
Broadway
at Wall Street
Manhattan
Info
(212) 602-0768
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 14
7:30
- 10:00 p.m.
The
Manhattan Hot Club Salutes Django Reinhardt
featuring
Tom Landman, Ben Wood and Piruz
Partow
with
Molly Ryan,
vocals
Terra
Blues
149 Bleeker Street (between Thompson and LaGuardia)
Manhattan
Info:
(212) 989-7776
www.terrablues.com
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 21
8:00
p.m.
The
JVC
Jazz Festival
presents “Ragtime to Swingtime"
Hosted
by Rich
Conaty
featuring
Dan
Levinson’s Roof Garden Jazz Band
and
Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks
The
Danny
Kaye Playhouse
Hunter
College
East
68th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues
Manhattan
Tickets:
(212)
772-4448
or
http://kayeplayhouse.hunter.cuny.edu/tickets.shtml
Also
visit http://bigbroadcast.com
FRIDAY,
JUNE 23 - SATURDAY, JUNE 24
Banu
Gibson and Her New Orleans Hot Jazz
with
Jon-Erik
Kellso, David
Sager, and Kevin
Dorn
The
Hot Steamed Jazz Festival
The
Valley Railroad
Essex,
CT
Info:
(800) 348-0003 info@hotsteamedjazz.com
http://banugibson.com
www.hotsteamedjazz.com
SATURDAY,
JUNE 24
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
The
Hot Steamed Jazz Festival
The
Valley Railroad
Essex,
CT
Info:
(800) 348-0003 info@hotsteamedjazz.com
www.hotsteamedjazz.com
SUNDAY,
JUNE 25
12:00,
2:00 and 4:00 p.m.
Dan
Levinson and his Canary Cottage Dance Orchestra
featuring
Matt Szemela, David
Sager,
Conal Fowkes, and Kevin Dorn
with
vocals by Molly
Ryan and
a barbershop quartet featuring Neal Siegal, Scott Brannon, Paul Santino,
and Bob Kelly
The Hot Steamed Jazz Festival
The
Valley Railroad
Essex,
CT
Info:
(800) 348-0003 info@hotsteamedjazz.com
www.hotsteamedjazz.com
MONDAY,
JUNE 26
8:00
- 9:30 p.m.
Banu
Gibson
with
Mark Shane
The
Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum
Morristown,
NJ
Tickets:
(973) 971-3706
Info:
Bruce Gast (908) 755-2483
tekhouse@aol.com
http://www.morrismuseum.org/static/bickford/jazz.html
http://banugibson.com
MONDAY,
JULY 3
7:00
- 9:00 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals (free
concert)
Featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel with Brian Nalepka
The
gazebo (located in the center of town)
Highland
Falls, NY
http://www.banjorascals.com
SATURDAY,
JULY 8
2:00
- 3:30 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals (free
concert)
Featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel, Ed Polcer, and Brian Nalepka
The
Brentwood Library
Brentwood,
NY
http://www.banjorascals.com
SATURDAY,
JULY 8
8.00
p.m.
Cynthia
Sayer,
banjo and vocals
Music
Mountain
Falls Village, Connecticut
Tickets and Info: (860) 824-7126
http://cynthiasayer.com
http://www.musicmountain.org
SUNDAY,
JULY 9
7:00
- 9:00 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals (free
concert)
Featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel with Brian Nalepka
Stonybrook
Post Office steps
Stonybrook,
L.I.
http://www.banjorascals.com
WEDNESDAY,
JULY 12
Shows
at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
Iridium
Jazz Club
1650
Broadway at 51st Street
Manhattan
Reservations
(212) 582-2121
http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com
SATURDAY,
JULY 15
8:30
p.m.
Derf
Nolde and the Keystone Jazz Group
The
DeWire Center
Eagles
Mere, PA
Info:
Derf Nolde (570) 525-3707 drjazz1@epix.net
SUNDAY,
JULY 16
4:00
- 6:15 p.m.
Dan
Levinson and his Summa Cum Laude Orchestra
Salute
Bud Freeman
featuring
Randy Reinhart, David Sager, Michael Bank, Brian Nalepka, and Robbie Scott
with
Molly Ryan, vocals
The
Pennsylvania
Jazz Society Jazzfest
Easton
Moose Lodge
3320
Fox Hill Rd.
Easton,
PA 18045
Info: Lois Volk (610) 258-2082 lois.volk@att.net
or
Bill Fortune (610) 253-5781 billdf31@enter.net
http://www.pajazzsociety.org
TUESDAY,
JULY 18
7:00
- 8:30 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals (free
concert)
Featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel, Ed Polcer, and Brian Nalepka
Bubbling
Spring Park
West
Milford, NJ
http://www.banjorascals.com
WEDNESDAY,
JULY 19
Shows
at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
Iridium
Jazz Club
1650
Broadway at 51st Street
Manhattan
Reservations
(212) 582-2121
http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com
THURSDAY,
JULY 20
7:00
- 8:30 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals (free
concert)
Featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel, Ed Polcer, and Brian Nalepka
Sehasqua
Park
Croton-on-Hudson,
NY
http://www.banjorascals.com
FRIDAY,
JULY 21
8:00
- 9:40 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals (free
concert)
Featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel, Ed Polcer, and Brian Nalepka
Village
of Babylon Gazebo
Babylon,
NY
http://www.banjorascals.com
SATURDAY,
JULY 22
(Daytime
and evening performances)
Reggie’s
Red Hot Feetwarmers
with Reggie Scanlon, Peter Davis, Mike Canonico
and Tom Shields
The
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
Dodds
Farm
Just
north of Hillsdale, NY (when New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts meet)
http://www.ddemusic.com/rrfw/rrfw.html
http://www.falconridgefolk.com/
SUNDAY,
JULY 23
4:00
p.m.
George
Flynn Classical Concerts presents
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
featuring
Amber Edwards, vocals
Andrews
Memorial Town Hall
Clinton,
CT
Tickets
and info: (860)
669-1208
or
www.georgeflynnclassicalconcerts.com/georgeflynntickets.htm
Website
homepage: www.georgeflynnclassicalconcerts.com
WEDNESDAYS
- SUNDAYS from JULY 26 to AUGUST 27
Except
where noted below
11:00
a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Reggie’s
Red Hot Feetwarmers
with Reggie Scanlon, Peter Davis, Mike Canonico
and Tom Shields
Saratoga
Racetrack
Saratoga Springs, NY
http://www.ddemusic.com/rrfw/rrfw.html
http://www1.nyra.com/Saratoga
FRIDAY,
JULY 28 - SUNDAY, JULY 30
(I
will also be at Saratoga racetrack on Friday the 28th from 11-4 p.m., but not on
Saturday or Sunday)
Dan
Levinson and RL Tradition
featuring
Pete Martinez, Matt Hoffmann, Michael Bank, Brian Nalepka, Kevin
Dorn,
and
Molly
Ryan
The
Great Connecticut Traditional Jazz Festival
Sunrise
Resort
121
Leesville Road
Moodus,
CT
Tickets
and info: (800) HOT-EVENT
or
www.sunriseresort.com/jazz.html
WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 2
(I
will not be at Saratoga Racetrack on this day)
7:00
p.m.
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
Old
Westbury Gardens
71
Old Westbury Road
Old
Westbury, NY
(516)
333-0048
http://www.oldwestburygardens.org
THURSDAY,
AUGUST 3 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 5
(I
will not be at Saratoga Racetrack on these days or Sunday, August 6)
Banu
Gibson and Her New Orleans Hot Jazz
with
Randy Reinhart,
David
Sager, David Boeddinghaus,
and Jeff Hamilton
The
Orange County Classic Jazz Festival
The
Headquarters Hotel and the Hilton Hotel
Costa Mesa, California
http://www.oc-classicjazz.org
http://banugibson.com
WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 16
(I
will not be at Saratoga Racetrack on this day)
8:00
p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Mid-week
Jazz presents
The
Palomar Quartet
In
a Salute to Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw
with Matt Hoffmann, Mark
Shane and Kevin Dorn
featuring
Molly Ryan,
vocals
Ocean
County College Fine Arts Center
College
Drive
Toms
River, NJ
Tickets
(732) 255-0500
www.ocean.edu
Info: Bruce Gast (908) 755-2483 tekhouse@aol.com
Please
note that the Central Plaza Jazz Jubilee, previously scheduled for August 18-20,
has been cancelled.
TUESDAY,
AUGUST 29
(rain
date: Thursday, August 31)
12:15-1:15
The
Cynthia Sayer Hot Jazz Trio
Cynthia
Sayer, banjo and vocals
featuring
Mike Weatherly, bass
Greenwich
Commons (free concert)
Greenwich,
CT
Directions
and info: (203) 622-7821
http://cynthiasayer.com
WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 31
7:30
- 10:00 p.m.
The
Manhattan Hot Club Salutes Django Reinhardt
featuring
Tom Landman, Ben Wood and Piruz
Partow
with
Molly Ryan,
vocals
Terra
Blues
149 Bleeker Street (between Thompson and LaGuardia)
Manhattan
Info:
(212) 989-7776
www.terrablues.com
FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 1 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
Dan Levinson
with Mark Allen Jones, piano
featuring Molly
Ryan, vocals
The Sweet and Hot
Music Festival
The Los Angeles Airport Marriott
Los Angeles, California
Tickets (310) 325-6696
www.sweethot.org
WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 20
7:30
- 10:00 p.m.
The
Manhattan Hot Club Salutes Django Reinhardt
featuring
Tom Landman, Ben Wood and Piruz
Partow
with
Molly Ryan,
vocals
Terra
Blues
149 Bleeker Street (between Thompson and LaGuardia)
Manhattan
Info:
(212) 989-7776
www.terrablues.com
Tue 4/18/2006 3:03 PM
Subject: Dan Levinson April-September Calendar + the new Dan Levinson Discography
Dear
Friends,
The
biggest news of the month is the completion of the long-awaited (by me, anyway) DAN
LEVINSON DISCOGRAPHY!
Gerard
Bielderman, a brilliant discographer in the Netherlands, has spent nine long
months doing extensive research on my musical history, carefully notating every
recording I have participated in during my career, including dates, locations,
song titles, and personnel – a feat whose scope I couldn’t have begun to
fathom at the outset of this project. His
painstaking efforts have produced what I humbly consider to be a work of divine
art – a must for any jazz fan!
All right, so I’m pushing the hard sell, but, hey, wouldn’t you?
The
discography can be yours for the unbelievably low, low price of just $10.00,
and that includes shipping within the U.S.!
(Canadian residents please add $2.00, European residents $4.00.)
But wait – there’s more!!! If
you order any Dan Levinson CD between now and April 30, 2006, the booklet is
yours for only $5.00, and if you
order any two Dan Levinson CDs
between now and April 30, 2006, you’ll receive the booklet absolutely
free!
Do I know how to move the merchandise, or what? – I guess I’m in the
wrong business….
To
order your copy of Gerard Bielderman’s Dan
Levinson Discography, send a check or money order made payable to Loup-garous
Productions to:
Loup-garous
Productions
27
Washington Square North, Suite 4D
New
York, NY 10011
U.S.A.
Or
you may conveniently pay by credit card or with foreign currency by using the PayPal
account loupgarous@aol.com.
Also
check out Mr. Bielderman’s website, http://home.tiscali.nl/tradjazz/index.html,
which offers discographies of Peter Ecklund, Scott Hamilton, Kenny Davern, Allan
Vaché, Hal Smith, Randy Sandke, Phil Flanigan,
Bobby Gordon, Harry Allen, Eddy Davis, Johnny Varro,
Dick Sudhalter, Tom Saunders, Randy Reinhart, Marty Grosz, and dozens of other
great artists.
And
of course don’t forget to visit me on the web at www.danlevinson.com,
where you can listen to and download free
sound files, and check out my latest recordings: the
Dan Levinson CYLINDERS!
This
concludes the promotional announcement (whew!).
Now onto other business: my schedule for the next few months.
Please note that some dates and personnel have changed since my last
message, and additional dates have been added.
WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 19
8:30
- 11:30 p.m.
Banu
Gibson Quartet
with
Todd Duke on guitar and Tom Saunders on bass sax
Alexander’s
2604 Magazine Street
New Orleans, LA
http://banugibson.com
FRIDAY,
APRIL 21
5:00
- 6:30 p.m.
Banu
Gibson and her New Orleans Hot Jazz
with
Connie Jones (trumpet), Mark Mullins (trombone), David Boeddinghaus
(piano), Chris Sharkey (bass), Tom Saunders (bass sax), and James Alsanders
(drums)
New
Orleans French Quarter Festival
Southern
Comfort Stage
Jackson
Square
New
Orleans, LA
http://fqfi.org
http://banugibson.com
FRIDAY,
APRIL 21
8:00
and 10:00 p.m.
Banu
Gibson and her New Orleans Hot Jazz
with
Connie Jones (trumpet), David Boeddinghaus (piano),
Tom Saunders (bass sax), and James Alsanders (drums)
Snug
Harbor
626
Frenchmen St.
New
Orleans, LA
(504)
949-0696
http://www.snugjazz.com
http://banugibson.com
SATURDAY,
APRIL 22
8:00
p.m.
Dick
Hyman presents “Songs
of the 1930’s”
featuring
Derek Smith, Johnny Varro, Annette Sanders, and
Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks
Kaufmann
Concert Hall
The
92nd
Street Y
Lexington
Avenue at 92nd Street
Tickets
and info: (800) Y-CHARGE
Or
http://www.92y.org/shop/event_detail.asp?productid=T%2DTC5DH03
SUNDAY,
APRIL 23
The
Pennsylvania
Jazz Society presents
The
Brooks Tegler Sextet plus One
with
Randy Reinhart, John Doughton, Mark Shane, and
special guest 19-year-old vibes prodigy Matt Hoffmann
Featuring
the music of the Benny Goodman Sextet and the Artie Shaw Gramercy Five
2:00
- 6:00 p.m.
Easton
Moose Lodge
3320
Fox Hill Rd.
Easton,
PA 18045
Info: Lois Volk (610) 258-2082 lois.volk@att.net
or
Bill Fortune (610) 253-5781 billdf31@enter.net
http://www.pajazzsociety.org
WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 26
Noon
- 2:00 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals
featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel, Ed Polcer, Brian Nalepka, and
John Meyers
The
Bridgeport, CT Library (free concert)
Bridgeport,
CT
http://www.banjorascals.com
WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 26
7:00
- 10:00 p.m.
Eve
Silber, guitar and vocals
Arthur’s
Tavern
57
Grove Street (off Sheridan Square)
Manhattan
(212)
675-6879
Info:
http://www.arthurstavernnyc.com/artists/evesilber
WEDNESDAY,
MAY 3
7:00
- 10:00 p.m.
Eve
Silber, guitar and vocals
Arthur’s
Tavern
57
Grove Street (off Sheridan Square)
Manhattan
(212)
675-6879
Info:
http://www.arthurstavernnyc.com/artists/evesilber
FRIDAY, MAY
5
SATURDAY,
MAY 6
SUNDAY,
MAY 7
Dan
Levinson’s Americondon Jazz Band
with
Duke Heitger, Dan Barrett, Mark Shane, Vince
Giordano, and Kevin Dorn
Meadville
Council for the Arts
Meadville,
PA
Concert
times: Friday 8:00 p.m., Saturday 8:00 p.m., Sunday 1:00 p.m.
Tickets
and Info: Joe Boughton (814) 724-2163 alljz@alltel.net
MONDAY,
MAY 8
1:00
- 2:00 p.m.
“A
Tribute to New Orleans”
The
Banjo Ragtimers
(not
to be confused with the Banjo Rascals!)
Featuring
Barry Bryson, Mike Christianson, Ken Salvo, and Vince Giordano
Westminster
Hall
Basking
Ridge, NJ
http://banjoragtimers.com
SATURDAY,
MAY 20
8:00
p.m.
Dan
Levinson and Andrej
Hermlin’s Swing Dance Orchestra
Re-create
Benny Goodman’s Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert
Quakenbrück,
Germany
Info:
Andre Hermlin (49) 30-917-1509 sdoahermlin@aol.com
http://swingdanceorchestra.de/english/index.htm
SUNDAY,
MAY 21
5:00
- 8:00 p.m.
“Five
O’Clock Swing” with Andrej
Hermlin’s Swing Dance Orchestra
Grüner
Salon
Berlin,
Germany
http://swingdanceorchestra.de/english/index.htm
THURSDAY,
JUNE 1
1:00
- 2:00 p.m.
The
Manhattan Hot Club Salutes Django Reinhardt
featuring
Tom Landman, Ben Wood and Piruz
Partow
Trinity
Church
Broadway
at Wall Street
Manhattan
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 14
7:30
- 10:00 p.m.
The
Manhattan Hot Club Salutes Django Reinhardt
featuring
Tom Landman, Ben Wood and Piruz
Partow
with
Molly Ryan,
vocals
Terra
Blues
149 Bleeker Street (between Thompson and LaGuardia)
Manhattan
Info:
(212) 989-7776
www.terrablues.com
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 21
8:00
p.m.
The
JVC
Jazz Festival
presents “Ragtime to Swingtime"
Hosted
by Rich
Conaty
featuring
Dan
Levinson’s Roof Garden Jazz Band
and
Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks
The
Danny
Kaye Playhouse
Hunter
College
East
68th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues
Tickets:
(212)
772-4448
or
http://kayeplayhouse.hunter.cuny.edu/tickets.shtml
Also
visit http://bigbroadcast.com
FRIDAY,
JUNE 23 - SATURDAY, JUNE 24
Banu
Gibson and Her New Orleans Hot Jazz
with
Jon-Erik
Kellso, David
Sager, and Kevin
Dorn
The
Hot Steamed Jazz Festival
The
Valley Railroad
Essex,
CT
Info:
(800) 348-0003 info@hotsteamedjazz.com
http://banugibson.com
www.hotsteamedjazz.com
SATURDAY,
JUNE 24
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
The
Hot Steamed Jazz Festival
The
Valley Railroad
Essex,
CT
Info:
(800) 348-0003 info@hotsteamedjazz.com
www.hotsteamedjazz.com
SUNDAY,
JUNE 25
12:00,
2:00 and 4:00 p.m.
Dan
Levinson and his Canary Cottage Dance Orchestra
featuring
Matt Szemela, David
Sager,
Conal Fowkes, Craig Ventresco, and Kevin
Dorn
with
vocals by Molly
Ryan and
the outstanding barbershop group, the Blue Amberol Quartette:
Neal Siegal, Scott Brannon, Paul Santino, and
Bob Kelly
The Hot Steamed Jazz Festival
The
Valley Railroad
Essex,
CT
Info:
(800) 348-0003 info@hotsteamedjazz.com
www.hotsteamedjazz.com
MONDAY,
JUNE 26
8:00
- 9:30 p.m.
Banu
Gibson
with
Mark Shane
The
Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum
Morristown,
NJ
Tickets:
(973) 971-3706
Info:
Bruce Gast (908) 755-2483
tekhouse@aol.com
http://www.morrismuseum.org/static/bickford/jazz.html
http://banugibson.com
MONDAY,
JULY 3
7:00
- 9:00 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals (free
concert)
Featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel with Brian Nalepka
The
gazebo (located in the center of town)
Highland
Falls, NY
http://www.banjorascals.com
SATURDAY,
JULY 8
2:00
- 3:30 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals (free
concert)
Featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel, Ed Polcer, and Brian Nalepka
The
Brentwood Library
Brentwood,
NY
http://www.banjorascals.com
SUNDAY,
JULY 9
7:00
- 9:00 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals (free
concert)
Featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel with Brian Nalepka
Stonybrook
Post Office steps
Stonybrook,
L.I.
http://www.banjorascals.com
WEDNESDAY,
JULY 12
Shows
at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
Iridium
Jazz Club
1650
Broadway at 51st Street
Manhattan
Reservations
(212) 582-2121
http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com
SATURDAY,
JULY 15
8:30
p.m.
Derf
Nolde and the Keystone Jazz Group
The
DeWire Center
Eagles
Mere, PA
Info:
Derf Nolde (570) 525-3707 drjazz1@epix.net
SUNDAY,
JULY 16
4:00
- 6:15 p.m.
Dan
Levinson and his Summa Cum Laude Orchestra
Salute
Bud Freeman
featuring
Randy Reinhart, David Sager, Michael Bank, Brian Nalepka, and Kevin
Dorn
with
Molly Ryan, vocals
The
Pennsylvania
Jazz Society Jazzfest
Easton
Moose Lodge
3320
Fox Hill Rd.
Easton,
PA 18045
Info: Lois Volk (610) 258-2082 lois.volk@att.net
or
Bill Fortune (610) 253-5781 billdf31@enter.net
http://www.pajazzsociety.org
TUESDAY,
JULY 18
7:00
- 8:30 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals (free
concert)
Featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel, Ed Polcer, and Brian Nalepka
Bubbling
Spring Park
West
Milford, NJ
http://www.banjorascals.com
WEDNESDAY,
JULY 19
(Note
NEW DATE to replace July 26)
Shows
at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
Iridium
Jazz Club
1650
Broadway at 51st Street
Manhattan
Reservations
(212) 582-2121
http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com
THURSDAY,
JULY 20
7:00
- 8:30 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals (free
concert)
Featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel, Ed Polcer, and Brian Nalepka
Sehasqua
Park
Croton-on-Hudson,
NY
http://www.banjorascals.com
FRIDAY,
JULY 21
8:00
- 9:40 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals (free
concert)
Featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel, Ed Polcer, and Brian Nalepka
Village
of Babylon Gazebo
Babylon,
NY
http://www.banjorascals.com
SATURDAY,
JULY 22
7:00
- 8:30 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals (free
concert)
Featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel, Randy Reinhart, Brian Nalepka,
and John Meyers
The
Elmwood Park Library
Elmwood
Park, NJ
http://www.banjorascals.com
SUNDAY,
JULY 23
4:00
p.m.
George
Flynn Classical Concerts presents
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
Clinton,
CT
(No
further information available at this time)
WEDNESDAYS
- SUNDAYS from JULY 26 to AUGUST 27
11:00
a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Reggie’s
Red Hot Feetwarmers
with Reggie Scanlon, Peter Davis, Mike Canonico
and Tom Shields
Saratoga
Racetrack
Saratoga Springs, NY
http://www.ddemusic.com/rrfw/rrfw.html
http://www1.nyra.com/Saratoga
FRIDAY,
JULY 28 - SUNDAY, JULY 30
(I
will be at Saratoga racetrack on Friday, but not on Saturday and Sunday)
Dan
Levinson and RL Tradition
featuring
Pete Martinez, Matt Hoffmann, Michael Bank, Brian Nalepka, Kevin
Dorn,
and
Molly
Ryan
The
Great Connecticut Traditional Jazz Festival
Sunrise
Resort
121
Leesville Road
Moodus,
CT
Tickets
and info: (800) HOT-EVENT
or
www.sunriseresort.com/jazz.html
WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 2
(I
will not be at Saratoga Racetrack on this day)
7:00
p.m.
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
Old
Westbury Gardens
71
Old Westbury Road
Old
Westbury, NY
(516)
333-0048
http://www.oldwestburygardens.org
THURSDAY,
AUGUST 3 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 5
(I
will not be at Saratoga Racetrack on these days or Sunday, August 6)
Banu
Gibson and Her New Orleans Hot Jazz
with
Randy Reinhart,
David
Sager, David Boeddinghaus,
and Jeff Hamilton
The
Orange County Classic Jazz Festival
The
Headquarters Hotel and the Hilton Hotel
Costa Mesa, California
http://www.oc-classicjazz.org
http://banugibson.com
WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 16
(I
will not be at Saratoga Racetrack on this day)
8:00
p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Mid-week
Jazz presents
The
Palomar Quartet
In
a Salute to Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw
with Matt Hoffmann, Mark
Shane and Kevin Dorn
featuring
Molly Ryan,
vocals
Ocean
County College Fine Arts Center
Tickets
(732) 255-0500
www.ocean.edu
Info: Bruce Gast (908) 755-2483 tekhouse@aol.com
FRIDAY,
AUGUST 18
(I
WILL be at Saratoga Racetrack on
this day)
11:00
p.m.
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
The
Central Plaza Jazz Jubilee
The
Roosevelt Hotel
East
45th St. at Madison Ave.
Manhattan,
New York
(212)
496-5316
SATURDAY,
AUGUST 19
(I
will not be at Saratoga Racetrack on this day)
1:00
p.m. and 11:00 p.m.
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
The
Central Plaza Jazz Jubilee
The
Roosevelt Hotel
East
45th St. at Madison Ave.
Manhattan,
New York
(212)
496-5316
(The
Nighthawks will also be performing on Sunday, August 20, but I will be back at
Saratoga Racetrack.)
FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 1 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
The Sweet and Hot
Music Festival
The Los Angeles Airport Marriott
Los Angeles, California
Tickets (310) 325-6696
www.sweethot.org
Sat 3/25/2006 1:38 AM
Subject: Dan Levinson March-July Calendar
Dear
Friends,
A
warm welcome, as always, to you new list members!
Below
is my schedule from now through the end of July.
As usual, it’s feast or famine:
there are some gaping holes, during which I’ll no doubt be wondering
why the music business has forsaken me; and there are some insanely busy
stretches during which I’ll no doubt be wondering why I haven’t forsaken
the music business for a profession with a greater of degree of consistency.
But, then, the INconsistency
is what I like most about this business.
Besides - where would I go, what would I do?
Frankly, my dears, I don’t give a…
Dan
P.S.
Visit me on the web at
www.danlevinson.com.
I have some new recordings out,
which you’ll see as soon as you click on the site.
These are a little different from my other recordings.
They’ve been issued only on CYLINDERS!
Genius engineer Peter Dilg recorded the
Roof Garden Jass Band, with Jon-Erik Kellso, David Sager, Tom Roberts, and
Kevin Dorn, a few years ago using century-old cylinder blanks from the Edison
National Historic Site. They’ve
just been issued using a revolutionary manufacturing process recently
developed in England, and are for sale through Peter.
I’m sure he could also sell you a cylinder PLAYER if you need one!
From
SATURDAY,
MARCH 25 to
MONDAY,
APRIL 3 I’ll be
in Germany
with Andrej
Hermlin and his Swing Dance Orchestra,
performing a re-creation of Benny
Goodman’s famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz concert.
MONDAY, MARCH
27 is
actually a Glenn Miller tribute, in Munich, for which I’ll be on tenor sax.
Then it’s on to BG: THURSDAY,
MARCH 30 in Hannover,
FRIDAY, MARCH 31 in
Bremen, and SATURDAY, APRIL 1
in Hamburg.
Click on http://swingdanceorchestra.de/english/termine/termine.shtml
and scroll down to the specific dates for
more info.
WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 5
7:00
- 10:00 p.m.
Eve
Silber, guitar and vocals
Arthur’s
Tavern
57
Grove Street (off Sheridan Square)
Manhattan
(212)
675-6879
Info:
http://www.arthurstavernnyc.com/artists/evesilber
FRIDAY,
APRIL 7
8:00
p.m.
Jazz
in Bridgewater presents
Dan
Levinson and his Summa Cum Laude Orchestra
In
a Centennial Salute to Bud Freeman
featuring
Randy Reinhart, Harvey Tibbs, Mark Shane, Don Dworkin, and Kevin
Dorn
with
Molly Ryan, vocals
Somerset
County Vocational-Technical Schools
Bridgewater,
New Jersey
Tickets:
(908) 725-6640
jazzevents@aol.com
Info:
http://www.njjs.org/bridgewater.html
or
Bruce Gast (908) 755-2483
tekhouse@aol.com
WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 12
7:00
- 10:00 p.m.
Eve
Silber, guitar and vocals
Arthur’s
Tavern
57
Grove Street (off Sheridan Square)
Manhattan
(212)
675-6879
Info:
http://www.arthurstavernnyc.com/artists/evesilber
FRIDAY,
APRIL 21
5:00
- 6:30 p.m.
Banu
Gibson and her New Orleans Hot Jazz
New
Orleans French Quarter Festival
Southern
Comfort Stage
Jackson
Square
New
Orleans, LA
http://fqfi.org
Then
it’s up bright and early the next morning to catch the first flight out of
New Orleans, so I can be back in time for…
SATURDAY,
APRIL 22
8:00
p.m.
Dick
Hyman presents “Songs
of the 1930’s”
featuring
Derek Smith, Johnny Varro, Annette Sanders, and
Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks
Kaufmann
Concert Hall
The
92nd
Street Y
Lexington
Avenue at 92nd Street
Tickets
and info: (800) Y-CHARGE
Or
http://www.92y.org/shop/event_detail.asp?productid=T%2DTC5DH03
SUNDAY,
APRIL 23
The
Pennsylvania
Jazz Society presents
The
Brooks Tegler Sextet plus One
with
Randy Reinhart and Mark Shane
Featuring
the music of the Benny Goodman Sextet and the Artie Shaw Gramercy Five
2:00
- 6:00 p.m.
Easton
Moose Lodge
3320
Fox Hill Rd.
Easton,
PA 18045
Info: Lois Volk (610) 258-2082 lois.volk@att.net
or
Bill Fortune (610) 253-5781 billdf31@enter.net
http://www.pajazzsociety.org
WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 26
Noon
- 2:00 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals
Featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel, Ed Polcer, Brian Nalepka, and
John Meyers
The
Bridgeport, CT Library (free concert)
Bridgeport,
CT
http://www.banjorascals.com
FRIDAY, MAY
5
SATURDAY,
MAY 6
SUNDAY,
MAY 7
Dan
Levinson’s Americondon Jazz Band
Featuring
Duke Heitger, Dan Barrett, Mark Shane, Vince
Giordano, and Kevin Dorn
Meadville
Council for the Arts
Meadville,
PA
Concert
times: Friday 8:00 p.m., Saturday 8:00 p.m., Sunday 1:00 p.m.
Tickets
and Info: Joe Boughton (814) 724-2163 alljz@alltel.net
MONDAY,
MAY 8
1:00
- 2:00 p.m.
“A
Tribute to New Orleans”
The
Banjo Ragtimers
(not
to be confused with the Banjo Rascals!)
Featuring
Barry Bryson, Mike Christianson, Ken Salvo, and Vince Giordano
Westminster
Hall
Basking
Ridge, NJ
http://banjoragtimers.com
SATURDAY,
MAY 20
8:00
p.m.
Dan
Levinson and Andrej
Hermlin’s Swing Dance Orchestra
Re-create
Benny Goodman’s Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert
Quakenbrück,
Germany
Info:
Andre Hermlin (49) 30-917-1509 sdoahermlin@aol.com
www.swingdanceorchestra.de
THURSDAY,
JUNE 1
1:00
– 2:00 p.m.
The
Tom Landman Jazz Quartet
Salutes
Django Reinhardt
Trinity
Church
Broadway
at Wall Street
Manhattan
FRIDAY,
JUNE 23 - SATURDAY, JUNE 24
Banu
Gibson and Her New Orleans Hot Jazz
The
Hot Steamed Jazz Festival
The
Valley Railroad
Essex,
CT
Info:
(800) 348-0003 info@hotsteamedjazz.com
http://banugibson.com
www.hotsteamedjazz.com
SATURDAY,
JUNE 24
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
The
Hot Steamed Jazz Festival
The
Valley Railroad
Essex,
CT
Info:
(800) 348-0003 info@hotsteamedjazz.com
www.hotsteamedjazz.com
SUNDAY,
JUNE 25
12:00,
2:00 and 4:00 p.m.
Dan
Levinson and his Canary Cottage Dance Orchestra
featuring
Matt Szemela, David Sager, Conal Fowkes, John
Gill, and Kevin Dorn
with
vocals by Molly
Ryan and
the outstanding barbershop group, the Blue Amberol Quartette:
Neal Siegal, Scott Brannon, Paul Santino,
and Bob Kelly
The Hot Steamed Jazz Festival
The
Valley Railroad
Essex,
CT
Info:
(800) 348-0003 info@hotsteamedjazz.com
www.hotsteamedjazz.com
MONDAY,
JUNE 26
8:00
- 9:30 p.m.
Banu
Gibson
The
Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum
Morristown,
NJ
Tickets:
(973) 971-3706
Info:
Bruce Gast (908) 755-2483
tekhouse@aol.com
http://www.morrismuseum.org/static/bickford/jazz.html
http://banugibson.com
MONDAY,
JULY 3
7:00
- 9:00 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals (free
concert)
Featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel with Brian Nalepka
The
gazebo (located in the center of town)
Highland
Falls, NY
http://www.banjorascals.com
SATURDAY,
JULY 8
2:00
- 3:30 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals (free
concert)
Featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel, Ed Polcer, and Brian Nalepka
The
Brentwood Library
Brentwood,
NY
http://www.banjorascals.com
That’s
Brentwood, New
York,
on Long Island, not Brentwood the quaint little suburb of Los Angeles where I
grew up, as did my mother before me - now unfortunately famous for the wrong
reason.
SUNDAY,
JULY 9
7:00
- 9:00 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals (free
concert)
Featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel with Brian Nalepka
Stonybrook
Post Office steps
Stonybrook,
L.I.
http://www.banjorascals.com
WEDNESDAY,
JULY 12
Shows
at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
Iridium
Jazz Club
1650
Broadway at 51st Street
Manhattan
Reservations
(212) 582-2121
http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com
SATURDAY,
JULY 15
8:30
p.m.
Derf
Nolde and the Keystone Jazz Group
The
DeWire Center
Eagles
Mere, PA
Info:
Derf Nolde (570) 525-3707 drjazz1@epix.net
SUNDAY,
JULY 16
4:00
- 6:15 p.m.
Dan
Levinson and his Summa Cum Laude Orchestra
Salute
Bud Freeman
featuring
Randy Reinhart, David Sager, Michael Bank, Brian Nalepka, and Kevin
Dorn
with
Molly Ryan, vocals
The
Pennsylvania
Jazz Society Jazzfest
Easton
Moose Lodge
3320
Fox Hill Rd.
Easton,
PA 18045
Info: Lois Volk (610) 258-2082 lois.volk@att.net
or
Bill Fortune (610) 253-5781 billdf31@enter.net
http://www.pajazzsociety.org
TUESDAY,
JULY 18
7:00
- 8:30 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals (free
concert)
Featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel, Ed Polcer, and Brian Nalepka
Bubbling
Spring Park
West
Milford, NJ
http://www.banjorascals.com
THURSDAY,
JULY 20
7:00
- 8:30 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals (free
concert)
Featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel, Ed Polcer, and Brian Nalepka
Sehasqua
Park
Croton-on-Hudson,
NY
http://www.banjorascals.com
FRIDAY,
JULY 21
8:00
- 9:40 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals (free
concert)
Featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel, Ed Polcer, and Brian Nalepka
Village
of Babylon Gazebo
Babylon,
NY
http://www.banjorascals.com
SATURDAY,
JULY 22
7:00
- 8:30 p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals (free
concert)
Featuring
Jim and Geri Rheel, Randy Reinhart, Brian Nalepka,
and John Meyers
The
Elmwood Park Library
Elmwood
Park, NJ
http://www.banjorascals.com
SUNDAY,
JULY 23
4:00
p.m.
George
Flynn Classical Concerts presents
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
Clinton,
CT
(No
further information available at this time)
WEDNESDAYS
- SUNDAYS from JULY 26 to AUGUST 27
11:00
a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Reggie’s
Red Hot Feetwarmers
with Reggie Scanlon, Peter Davis, Mike Canonico
and Tom Shields
Saratoga
Racetrack
Saratoga Springs, NY
http://www.ddemusic.com/rrfw/rrfw.html
http://www1.nyra.com/Saratoga
Beginning
WENESDAY, JULY 26
I will be appearing at the Saratoga Racetrack five days a week from Wednesday
to Sunday. On certain days,
however, I simply cannot be in two places at once, though I am working on a
plan to change that. On that
first day, for example, I WILL somehow manage to be in two places, though not
exactly at the same time…
WEDNESDAY,
JULY 26
Shows
at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
Iridium
Jazz Club
1650
Broadway at 51st Street
Manhattan
Reservations
(212) 582-2121
http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com
It’s
a lot of driving but, hey, it’s a living.
FRIDAY,
JULY 28 - SUNDAY, JULY 30
(I
will be at the racetrack on Friday, but not on Saturday and Sunday)
Dan
Levinson and RL Tradition
featuring
Pete Martinez, Matt Hoffmann, Michael Bank, Brian Nalepka, Kevin
Dorn,
and
Molly
Ryan
The
Great Connecticut Traditional Jazz Festival
Sunrise
Resort
121
Leesville Road
Moodus,
CT
Tickets
and info: (800) HOT-EVENT
or
www.sunriseresort.com/jazz.html
Well,
that takes us through the end of July. I
have some nice things coming up in August, which I’ll let you know about in
good time. I can’t think that
far ahead right now. As my friend
Rosy McHargue used to say, “I don’t even buy green bananas.”
Speaking
of Rosy, we honored that great man last Sunday at a beautiful event held in
Santa Monica, CA, where Rosy lived for the last fifty or so years of his life.
The money generated by the local jazz club is being donated to the
newly established “Rosy McHargue Memorial Scholarship Fund,” to benefit
teenage musicians in the Santa Monica area.
If you would like to make a tax-deductible contribution, please contact
Earl Newton at earlnewtons@aol.com.
While
in California, I spent a day at Disneyland.
During a profoundly pensive moment, I recalled the words of Gene Kelly,
as Don Lockwood in the film “Singin’ in the
Rain,” as he spoke to a reporter. He
said, “I've had one motto I've always lived by:
Dignity…always dignity.”
(please
scroll down)
Thu 2/9/2006 7:34 AM
Dan Levinson February-July Calendar - FEBRUARY 11 and 12 UPDATE
Dear
Friends,
I
wanted to give you a quick update to the schedule I sent last month.
Yesterday a last-minute change occurred which will prevent me from
appearing at the Masapequa Library this Sunday –
two concerts in Scottsdale, Arizona on Saturday (details below).
If you have friends in the Scottsdale/Phoenix area, please let them
know about it – I don’t know what the status of ticket sales is at this
point. I will be sending out an
email in a week or two with my schedule through September (subject to changes
and additions, of course). In the
meantime, below the first listing is a recap of what I sent you previously –
through July.
Dan Levinson
www.danlevinson.com
SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 11
3:00
p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Vibes
and Licorice Schticks
Peter
Appleyard and his International Jazz Band
Salute
to Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Woody Herman, and Lionel Hampton
featuring
Bucky Pizzarelli
(I
was a last minute replacement – don’t worry, I can speak with a French
accent. Bucky…is
Italian. Isn’t he?)
Cactus
Shadows Fine Arts Center
33606 North 60th Street
Cave
Creek, AZ (a
suburb of Scottsdale)
Tickets:
(480)
488-0806
http://www.azmusicfest.org/Festival_2006/Festival_Concerts/Vibes___Licorice_Schticks/vibes___licorice_schticks.htm
SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 18 - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19
The
19th Annual Dance
Flurry
Saratoga
Hotel and Conference Center and the Saratoga City Center
522
Broadway
Saratoga
Springs, NY
Info:
http://www.danceflurry.org/festival2006/festhome.html
Click
here
for Dance Flurry Schedule
SUNDAY,
FEBRUARY 26
2:00
- 5:30 p.m.
Dan
Levinson and his Anachronists
with
Molly Ryan, vocals
featuring
Randy Reinhart, Conal Fowkes, Vince Giordano, and Kevin
Dorn
The
Dupont Country Club
Rockland
Road
Wilmington,
DE
Click
Here for directions (scroll down to Dupont Country Club)
Info:
www.tristatejazz.org
or
Bill Wallace wwallacejr@msn.com
SUNDAY,
MARCH 5
4:00
- 5:00 p.m. (event is from NOON - 5:00 p.m.)
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
New
Jersey Jazz Society 37th Annual
Pee
Wee Russell Memorial Stomp
The
Birchwood Manor
111
North Jefferson Road
Whippany,
NJ
Tickets
and info: http://www.njjs.org/peewee2006.html
SATURDAY,
MARCH 11
8:00
p.m.
Jazz
in Bridgewater presents
The
Big Bix Birthday Bash
featuring
Jeff Hughes, Herb Gardner, Conal Fowkes,
and John Gill
Somerset
County Vocational-Technical Schools
Bridgewater,
New Jersey
Tickets:
(908) 781-0470 jazzevents@aol.com
Info:
http://www.njjs.org/bridgewater.html
or
Bruce Gast (908) 755-2483
tekhouse@aol.com
SUNDAY,
MARCH 19
11:00
a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Jazz
Forum presents
REMEMBERING
ROSY: A Lifetime of Music
(A
tribute to Rosy
McHargue)
Dan
Levinson’s Seven Sons of Rosy
featuring
Jim Zeigler, Keith Elliott, Matt Germaine, Robbie Rhodes, John Reynolds, Westy
Westenhofer, and Larry Wright
with
Special Guests Ian Whitcomb,
Dick Miller and Molly
Ryan
Also
featuring Rosy’s West End Dixieland Band, the Jazz Forum All Stars, and a
jam session with many of Rosy’s friends
Jazz
Forum at the Lodge
1600
Ocean Park Blvd.
Santa
Monica, CA
Tickets
and info: (310) 559-9899 or (310) 477-9955
All
donations are tax deductible and go to the Rosy McHargue Memorial Scholarship
Fund to benefit teenage jazz musicians.
From
MARCH 27 to
APRIL 1 I’ll
be in Germany
with Andrej
Hermlin and his Swing Dance Orchestra>
Benny
Goodman’s famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz concert. MARCH
27 is
actually a Glenn Miller tribute, in Munich.
Then it’s on to Goodman: MARCH
30 in Hannover, MARCH
31 in Bremen, and APRIL 1
in Hamburg. Click
on http://swingdanceorchestra.de/english/termine/termine.shtml
and scroll down to the specific dates for more info.
FRIDAY,
APRIL 7
8:00
p.m.
Jazz
in Bridgewater presents
Dan
Levinson and his Summa Cum Laude Orchestra
in a
Salute to Bud Freeman
featuring
Randy Reinhart, Harvey Tibbs, Mark Shane, Don Dworkin, and Kevin
Dorn
with
Molly Ryan, vocals
Somerset
County Vocational-Technical Schools
Bridgewater,
New Jersey
Tickets:
(908) 781-0470
jazzevents@aol.com
Info:
http://www.njjs.org/bridgewater.html
or
Bruce Gast (908) 755-2483
tekhouse@aol.com
SATURDAY,
APRIL 22
8:00
p.m.
Dick
Hyman presents “Songs
of the 1930’s”
featuring
Derek Smith, Johnny Varro, Annette Sanders, and
Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks
Kaufmann
Concert Hall
The
92nd
Street Y
Lexington
Avenue at 92nd Street
Tickets
and info: (800) Y-CHARGE
Or
http://www.92y.org/shop/event_detail.asp?productid=T%2DTC5DH03
FRIDAY, MAY
5
SATURDAY,
MAY 6
SUNDAY,
MAY 7
Dan
Levinson’s Americondon Jazz Band
Featuring
Duke Heitger, Dan Barrett, Mark Shane, Vince
Giordano, and Kevin Dorn
Meadville
Council for the Arts
Meadville,
PA
Concert
times: Friday 8:00 p.m., Saturday 8:00 p.m., Sunday 1:00 p.m.
Tickets
and Info: Joe Boughton (814) 724-2163 alljz@alltel.net
SATURDAY,
MAY 20
Dan
Levinson and Andrej
Hermlin’s Swing Dance Orchestra
Re-create
Benny Goodman’s Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert
Quakenbruck,
Germany (no further info yet)
Info:
Andre Hermlin (49) 30-917-1509 sdoahermlin@aol.com
www.swingdanceorchestra.de
FRIDAY,
JUNE 23 - SATURDAY, JUNE 24
Banu
Gibson and Her New Orleans Hot Jazz
The
Hot Steamed Jazz Festival
The
Valley Railroad
Essex,
CT
Info:
(800) 348-0003 info@hotsteamedjazz.com
http://banugibson.com
www.hotsteamedjazz.com
SUNDAY,
JUNE 25
12:00,
2:00 and 4:00 p.m.
Dan
Levinson and his Canary Cottage Dance Orchestra
featuring
Matt Szemela, David Sager, Conal Fowkes, John
Gill, and Kevin Dorn
The
Hot Steamed Jazz Festival
The
Valley Railroad
Essex,
CT
Info:
(800) 348-0003 info@hotsteamedjazz.com
www.hotsteamedjazz.com
MONDAY,
JUNE 26
8:00
- 9:30 p.m.
Banu
Gibson
The
Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum
Morristown,
NJ
Tickets:
(973) 971-3706
Info:
Bruce Gast (908) 755-2483
tekhouse@aol.com
http://www.morrismuseum.org/static/bickford/jazz.html
http://banugibson.com
SATURDAY,
JULY 15
8:30
p.m.
Derf
Nolde and the Keystone Jazz Group
The
DeWire Center
Eagles
Mere, PA
Info:
Derf Nolde (570) 525-3707 drjazz@tradenet.net
FRIDAY,
JULY 28 - SUNDAY, JULY 30
Dan
Levinson and RL Tradition
featuring
Pete Martinez, Matt Hoffmann, Michael Bank, Brian Nalepka,
Kevin
Dorn,
and
Molly
Ryan
The
Great Connecticut Traditional Jazz Festival
Sunrise
Resort
121
Leesville Road
Moodus,
CT
Tickets
and info: (800) HOT-EVENT
or
www.sunriseresort.com/jazz.html
Wed 1/18/2006 11:27 AM
Subject: Dan Levinson January-July 2006 Calendar
Dear
Friends,
I’ve
been out of touch for a couple of months. A number of you have written
me to ask if I was all right and why you haven’t been receiving my
monthly calendar. I want to thank you for your concern. I am
pleased to report that I am all right and - as far as I know - still among the
living. If you’re interested in an
explanation for my silence, please read the section below the calendar with
the heading “So...Why the Silence?” Optional reading
only - you won’t be tested on that portion.
A
Word to You NEW List Members
Welcome!
Virtually all of you have asked to be on my mailing list. For those of you
who did not and are wondering why I saw fit to exacerbate your
already inundated inbox, please know that I carefully selected each of you
from my address book, hoping that you would find my periodic messages
informative. If you would like to unsubscribe from my list, reply
to this message with the word “UNSUBSCRIBE” in the subject box, and
your wish will be granted. I’ll try not to take it personally - but
oh, my fragile ego!
Also,
I’d like to inform you new members that I have TWO mailing lists: a
GENERAL list, to which I am sending this message, and a LOCAL list.
The LOCAL list comprises only people in the Northeast - primarily New
York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Eastern Pennsylvania. For the past
couple of years I have sent out an email on the first of the month to
those of you on the LOCAL list, informing you of my local engagements. If
you’re on the LOCAL list and you’d prefer to be on the GENERAL list,
let me know. I only send messages to the GENERAL list - which comprises
people all over the world - three or four times a year, usually when I have a
new CD, a series of out-of-town engagements, or news of a more non-localized
nature. If you’re on the GENERAL list and you’d like to be kept
advised of my monthly activities in the Northeast, let me know and I’ll move
you to the LOCAL list. Or, if you’re going to be in town briefly and
you’d like to know where I’m performing, email me and I’ll send you a
PERSONALIZED response.
A
Word to You VETERAN List Members
(scrupulously avoiding the word “old”)
You
may have noticed that I’m sending you this message from another email
address. My loupgarous@aol.com mailbox
has become so full of business correspondence and other matter that
I’ve decided to create a dedicated email address for friends and list
members. I’d been trying to get danlevinson@aol.com
for many years, but someone had been impersonating me. Whoever it was
finally realized that NO ONE can be Dan Levinson but Dan Levinson. I
still have the old email address, but please use this one if you’d like to
respond to me.
The
Calendar
There
really isn’t a whole lot to tell you about this month, so I’ll use this
space to give you a preview of coming attractions through the end of
July. The Stan Rubin Orchestra is not at Charley O’s Times
Square Grill at the moment, but we hope to be back shortly - I’ll let you
know, I promise.
WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 18
7:00
- 10:00 p.m.
Eve
Silber, guitar and vocals
Arthur’s
Tavern
57
Grove Street (off Sheridan Square)
Manhattan
(212)
675-6879
Info:
http://www.arthurstavernnyc.com/artists/evesilber
FRIDAY,
JANUARY 20
8:30
- 11:50 p.m.
Eldridge
Taylor and the Marvel Comets
Swinging
with Simone (swing dance party, including a free lesson!)
The
Commonwealth Club
26
Northview Avenue
Upper
Montclair, NJ
(click
here for directions)
Info:
simone@swingingwithsimone.com
www.swingingwithsimone.com
SUNDAY,
JANUARY 29
Noon
- 4:00 p.m.
Michael
Arenella and the Baby Blue Orchids
featuring
Kevin Dorn, Michael Bank, and Craig Ventresco
Bar
Tabac
128
Smith Street
Brooklyn,
NY
Reservations:
(718) 923-0918
Info:
Michael Arenella (646) 201-6624
michael@blueorchiddanceorchestra.com
http://www.blueorchiddanceorchestra.com
MONDAY,
JANUARY 30
8:00
- 9:30 p.m.
Herb
Gardner’s Fourth Annual Groundhog Jam
Featuring
Herb Gardner, Randy Reinhart, Bruce McNichols,
Joe Hanchrow, Robbie Scott, and Abbie
Gardner
The
Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum
Morristown,
NJ
Tickets:
(973) 971-3706
Info:
Bruce Gast (908) 755-2483 tekhouse@aol.com
http://www.morrismuseum.org/static/bickford/jazz.html
or
Herb Gardner hgardner47@earthlink.net
http://herb-gardner.com
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 1
8:00
p.m. Eastern / 5:00 p.m. Pacific
Reggie’s
Red Hot Feetwarmers
Live
Radio Broadcast: Dancing
on the Air
WAMC
- Northeast Public Radio, Albany, NY
or
listen in over the internet! - click
here
www.dancingontheair.com
SUNDAY,
FEBRUARY 12
2:00
p.m.
The
Banjo Rascals
Massapequa
Public Library
Bar
Harbour Building
40
Harbor Lane
Massapequa
Park, NY (Long Island)
Library
info: (516) 541-2648 mpl2@nassaulibrary.org
General info:
Jim Rheel (631) 598-1001 rheelbanjo@aol.com
or
www.jazzbanjo.com/jbbands/bands/banjorascals.htm
SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 18 - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19
The
19th Annual Dance
Flurry
Saratoga
Hotel and Conference Center and the Saratoga City Center
522
Broadway
Saratoga
Springs, NY
Info:
http://www.danceflurry.org/festival2006/festhome.html
Click
here
for Dance Flurry Schedule
SUNDAY,
FEBRUARY 26
2:00
- 5:30 p.m.
Dan
Levinson and his Anachronists
with
Molly Ryan, vocals
featuring
Randy Reinhart, Conal Fowkes, Vince Giordano, and Kevin
Dorn
The
Dupont Country Club
Rockland
Road
Wilmington,
DE
Click
Here for directions (scroll down to Dupont Country Club)
Info:
www.tristatejazz.org
or
Bill Wallace wwallacejr@msn.com
SUNDAY,
MARCH 5
4:00
- 5:00 p.m. (event is from NOON - 5:00 p.m.)
Vince
Giordano’s Nighthawks
New
Jersey Jazz Society 37th Annual
Pee
Wee Russell Memorial Stomp
The
Birchwood Manor
111
North Jefferson Road
Whippany,
NJ
Tickets
and info: http://www.njjs.org/peewee2006.html
SATURDAY,
MARCH 11
8:00
p.m.
Jazz
in Bridgewater presents
The
Big Bix Birthday Bash
featuring
Jeff Hughes, Herb Gardner, Conal Fowkes,
and John Gill
Somerset
County Vocational-Technical Schools
Bridgewater,
New Jersey
Tickets:
(908) 781-0470 jazzevents@aol.com
Info:
http://www.njjs.org/bridgewater.html
or
Bruce Gast (908) 755-2483
tekhouse@aol.com
SUNDAY,
MARCH 19
11:00
a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Jazz
Forum presents
REMEMBERING
ROSY: A Lifetime of Music
(A
tribute to Rosy
McHargue)
Dan
Levinson’s Seven Sons of Rosy
featuring
Jim Zeigler, Keith Elliott, Matt Germaine, Robbie Rhodes, John Reynolds, Westy
Westenhofer, and Larry Wright
with
Special Guests Ian Whitcomb,
Dick Miller and Molly
Ryan
Also
featuring Rosy’s West End Dixieland Band, the Jazz Forum All Stars, and a
jam session with many of Rosy’s friends
Jazz
Forum at the Lodge
1600
Ocean Park Blvd.
Santa
Monica, CA
Tickets
and info: (310) 559-9899 or (310) 477-9955
All
donations are tax deductible and go to the Rosy McHargue Memorial Scholarship
Fund to benefit teenage jazz musicians.
From MARCH
25 - APRIL 1 I’ll be touring Germany
with Andrej
Hermlin and his Swing Dance Orchestra,
performing a re-creation of Benny
Goodman’s famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz concert.
I don’t have all the details yet, but stay tuned. I know
we’ll be in Munich
on MARCH
25 and 27, Hannover
on MARCH
30, Bremen
on MARCH
31, and Hamburg
on APRIL
1. In the meantime, for more info about the
band, go to www.swingdanceorchestra.de
FRIDAY,
APRIL 7
8:00
p.m.
Jazz
in Bridgewater presents
Dan
Levinson and his Summa Cum Laude Orchestra
in a
Salute to Bud Freeman
featuring
Randy Reinhart, Harvey Tibbs, Mark Shane, Don Dworkin, and Kevin
Dorn
with
Molly Ryan, vocals
Somerset
County Vocational-Technical Schools
Bridgewater,
New Jersey
Tickets:
(908) 781-0470
jazzevents@aol.com
Info:
http://www.njjs.org/bridgewater.html
or
Bruce Gast (908) 755-2483
tekhouse@aol.com
SATURDAY,
APRIL 22
8:00
p.m.
Dick
Hyman presents “Songs
of the 1930’s”
featuring
Derek Smith, Johnny Varro, Annette Sanders, and
Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks
Kaufmann
Concert Hall
The
92nd
Street Y
Lexington
Avenue at 92nd Street
Tickets
and info: (800) Y-CHARGE
Or
http://www.92y.org/shop/event_detail.asp?productid=T%2DTC5DH03
FRIDAY, MAY
5
SATURDAY,
MAY 6
SUNDAY,
MAY 7
Dan
Levinson’s Americondon Jazz Band
Featuring
Duke Heitger, Dan Barrett, Mark Shane, Vince
Giordano, and Kevin Dorn
Meadville
Council for the Arts
Meadville,
PA
Concert
times: Friday 8:00 p.m., Saturday 8:00 p.m., Sunday 1:00 p.m.
Tickets
and Info: Joe Boughton (814) 724-2163 alljz@alltel.net
SATURDAY,
MAY 20
Dan
Levinson and Andrej
Hermlin’s Swing Dance Orchestra
Re-create
Benny Goodman’s Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert
Quakenbruck,
Germany (no further info yet)
Info:
Andre Hermlin (49) 30-917-1509 sdoahermlin@aol.com
www.swingdanceorchestra.de
FRIDAY,
JUNE 23 - SATURDAY, JUNE 24
Banu
Gibson and Her New Orleans Hot Jazz
The
Hot Steamed Jazz Festival
The
Valley Railroad
Essex,
CT
Info:
(800) 348-0003 info@hotsteamedjazz.com
http://banugibson.com
www.hotsteamedjazz.com
SUNDAY,
JUNE 25
12:00,
2:00 and 4:00 p.m.
Dan
Levinson and his Canary Cottage Dance Orchestra
The
Hot Steamed Jazz Festival
The
Valley Railroad
Essex,
CT
Info:
(800) 348-0003 info@hotsteamedjazz.com
www.hotsteamedjazz.com
MONDAY,
JUNE 26
8:00
- 9:30 p.m.
Banu
Gibson
The
Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum
Morristown,
NJ
Tickets:
(973) 971-3706
Info:
Bruce Gast (908) 755-2483
tekhouse@aol.com
http://www.morrismuseum.org/static/bickford/jazz.html
http://banugibson.com
SATURDAY,
JULY 15
8:30
p.m.
Derf
Nolde and the Keystone Jazz Group
The
DeWire Center
Eagles
Mere, PA
Info:
Derf Nolde (570)
525-3707 drjazz@tradenet.net
FRIDAY,
JULY 28 - SUNDAY, JULY 30
Dan
Levinson and RL Tradition
featuring
Pete Martinez, Matt Hoffmann, Michael Bank, Brian Nalepka,
Kevin
Dorn,
and
Molly
Ryan
The
Great Connecticut Traditional Jazz Festival
Sunrise
Resort
121
Leesville Road
Moodus,
CT
Tickets
and info: (800) HOT-EVENT
or
www.sunriseresort.com/jazz.html
So...Why
the Silence?
I
realize some of you thought you may have been removed from my list.
Rest assured that nobody gets REMOVED unless he or she ASKS to be.
The short version of the story is that there wasn’t anything to report. I
had already sent out four separate emails about my regular Mondays and
Tuesdays at Charley O’s, and I felt that one more email about Charley
O’s would have been de
trop. So, aside from Charley O’s, there
wasn’t much else happening in November - at least as far as events open to
the public were concerned. December is traditionally a month of
office holiday parties and private functions. I thought of inviting you
all to the office parties - but getting away with that would have necessitated
coming up with 700 job titles and descriptions, not to mention finding
the space for 700 cubicles.
And
the long version of the story is....Trust me - you don’t want the long
version.
I
thank you again for your letters of concern. It’s nice to know I was
missed. I’ll try to be more punctual in the future. Here’s
wishing you all a monumental 2006. I look forward to seeing you -
but, of course, not all at the same time.
Dan
Levinson
Wed 10/19/2005
Subject: Dan Levinson: Charley O's, Rich Conaty, and the Roof Garden Jass Band
Hi Folks,
As you "veteran listees" know, I send out an email on the
first of each month announcing my schedule for the upcoming month or
months. I am sending you this supplemental message for three
reasons. First, I'd like to remind you about my biweekly
appearances at Charley O's Times Square Grill in Manhattan with
Stan
Rubin's Tigertown Five (on Mondays) and
Stan
Rubin's Swing Era Big Band (on Tuesdays). I think
we've got a great thing going and we'd like to keep it going. The
small band on Mondays, if I do say so, is sensational. How could
it not be, with
Jon-Erik
Kellso,
Herb
Gardner,
Brian Nalepka, and
Fred
Stoll? Nick's, Jimmy Ryan's and Eddie Condon's
are all long gone, but we are keeping the tradition alive. You can
too. Come for dinner or just sit at the bar and enjoy the music.
See details below.
Tuesday nights we've got the big band playing the great arrangements
of the Swing Era - hits made famous by Benny Goodman,
Artie Shaw, Woody Herman, Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Harry James,
Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and many others. Details below.
MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS
8:30-11:30 p.m.
The second reason I'm writing you is to pass along a message I
received yesterday from Rich Conaty, host of "The Big
Broadcast" on WFUV. Rich is a longtime friend of mine, and
has been doing HIS part to keep the music of the 1920s and '30s alive
for over three decades. Please read his letter to me, which I
have pasted below:
Dear Dan,
“The Big Broadcast” needs your help. I'm writing to you,
as well as a number of other traditional jazz leaders and players,
in the hope that you'll forward this note to people on your e-mail
list. It’s likely that many of them are unaware of the show and,
with the internet stream and archives, anyone with a computer and
decent connection can listen.
I found out the other day that my archived shows are WFUV's most
popular. That surprised me. And the most recent ratings show Sunday
night about the only place the station has picked up
listeners. Memberships are on the rise, too. All that good news
doesn't change the fact that "The Big Broadcast" is a big
exception to WFUV's format, so I have to do that much
better just to stay even. I'm hoping to get something written about
the show before long, and I'm going to be offering my first
"Big Broadcast" CD during our next Membership Drive.
I started “The Big Broadcast” in January 1973. Each Sunday
(8-midnight) I play jazz and pop recordings from the 1920s and early
1930s. There are occasional excursions to the teens and ’40s, as
well as contemporary recordings, but the focus of the show has
always been Bix, Louis, Bing, the Dorseys, plus English and US dance
bands. The show is birthday-driven, and I've had as many as seven
songwriters, plus singers and instrumentalists, on a single program.
For October 23 it’s Fanny Brice, Eddie Lang and the songs of Sam
M. Lewis.
Give “The Big Broadcast” a listen some Sunday night, but be
forewarned we’re fundraising on October 30 and November 6. If
you're in the New York City area, you can listen at 90.7 FM.
Otherwise, go to www.wfuv.org
or www.bigbroadcast.com.
Thanks.
Rich Conaty
Finally, the third reason I'm writing you is to remind you that
this weekend the Roof
Garden Jass Band will be making it's ONLY appearances
this YEAR. With all the other projects I've been working on
and bands I've been putting together, the Roof Garden Jass Band has
unfortunately had to take a back seat. I'm happy to say that
we will have ALL THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS with us this weekend - I think
the last time we were all together was two and a half years ago.
Here are the details:
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22
8:00-11:00 p.m.
5 Taft Court
Rockville, Maryland
Info: (703) 698-PRJC
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23
2:00-6:00 p.m.
Easton Moose Lodge
3320 Fox Hill Rd.
Hope to see you....
Dan Levinson
Sat 10/1/2005 11:03 AM
Subject: Dan Levinson - October Calendar
Greetings to You All,
The
Stan Rubin Tigertown Five
will move to
Mondays beginning
MONDAY,
OCTOBER 10 at
Charley O's Times Square
Grill in Manhattan, 8:30-11:30 (and this time we mean it!).
The regular band consists of
Jon-Erik
Kellso on trumpet,
Herb
Gardner on piano,
Brian Nalepka on bass,
and
Fred Stoll on drums, in addition to myself.
Please make a reservation - (212) 246-1960. Full details below.
The
Stan
Rubin 13-piece Swing Era Big Band will be appearing
regularly on
Tuesdays beginning
TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 4 at
Charley O's Times Square Grill, 8:30-11:30.
We'll be playing the great arrangements of the Swing Era -
hits made famous by Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller,
Artie Shaw, Harry James, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and many
others. Please make a reservation - (212) 246-1960.
Full details below.
MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS
8:30-11:30 p.m.
For those of you will a high-speed internet connection....
I know a lot of you print this list out, so, to save paper and ink, I
am NOT including the Mondays and Tuesdays. Don't say I'm not
environmentally conscious.
Here's the chronology, MINUS the Mondays and Tuesdays:
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5
1:00 - 5:00 a.m.
WOR Radio, New York City - 710 AM
(Note: I will be appearing on the show sometime
during wee hours of Wednesday morning)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
David Ostwald’s Louis Armstrong Centennial Band
The Roof Garden Jass Band's first East Coast appearance in
over a year....
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22
8:00-11:00 p.m.
5 Taft Court
Rockville, Maryland
Info: (703) 698-PRJC
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23
2:00-6:00 p.m.
Easton Moose Lodge
3320 Fox Hill Rd.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30
(800) 964-6698
A sneak preview of a couple of events coming up
in November....
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10
8:00 p.m.
Jack Kleinsinger’s "Highlights in
Jazz"
Presents Vince Giordano's Nighthawks, Freddie
Cole, Ken Peplowski, and Marty Grosz
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12
8:00 p.m.
Vince Giordano's Nighthawks
Northwestern University (Chicago Campus)
Thorne Auditorium
Arthur Rubloff Building
375 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL
Tue 9/27/2005 2:05 PM
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30: Dan Levinson salutes Bud Freeman
Hi, Folks. Just a friendly reminder about the
concert I'm doing this Friday in Schenectady, in tribute to Bud Freeman
and his Summa Cum Laude Orchestra....
In the mid 1920s a group of aspiring young jazz
musicians appeared on the Chicago music scene. Several of them had
attended Austin High School on the city’s west side, and were known as
the Austin High Gang. These musical revolutionaries included Eddie
Condon, Jimmy and Dick McPartland, Pee Wee Russell, Frank Teschemacher,
Bud Freeman, Jim Lannigan, and Gene Krupa. Inspired by such bands as
the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, the New Orleans Rhythm Kings and the
Wolverines (which featured the legendary cornetist Bix Beiderbecke), they
took Chicago Jazz in new directions - both artistically and
geographically. Many of them migrated east to New York City, where
they ultimately found a home for their music at such prominent jazz clubs
as Nick’s and Eddie Condon’s, both located in Greenwich Village.
Condon functioned as bandleader most of the time,
but occasionally the bandleading chores were handled by one of the other
band members. In 1939 tenor saxophonist Bud Freeman began fronting
Eddie Condon's band at Nick’s and made a series of recordings for the
Bluebird and Decca labels. The records by Bud Freeman and his Summa
Cum Laude Orchestra are some of the swingingest in the history of small
group jazz.
For "Hot Jazz from Greenwich Village" I've
put together an all-star lineup to play the classic arrangements played by
Freeman’s group. There'll be plenty of loose, freewheeling jazz -
and with these guys the music can't help but swing. I've been
looking forward to this concert for many months, and I hope you'll join me
on what will certainly be a memorable evening.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
8:00 p.m.
"Hot Jazz from Greenwich Village"
featuring Randy Reinhart, Harvey Tibbs, Michael Bank, Don
Dworkin, Don Young, and Kevin Dorn
The Whisperdome
First Unitarian Society
1221 Wendell Ave.
Schenectady, NY
Fri 9/9/2005 9:03 PM
Subject: Dan Levinson Calendar Update - Monday Nights at Charley O's
Canceled
Dear Friends,
Alas, the music business is as unpredictable as the lives of those
involved in it. That's why I always write everything in pencil.
I was notified yesterday that the Stan Rubin Orchestra's Monday
night engagement at Charley O's Times Square Grill - set to begin this
Monday - has been canceled. The reasons are much too complex to
go into here, and I'm not even sure I understand them myself, but the good
news is...
