Jazz Renaissance

2/5/09 - Glendale Public Library; 5959W. Brown Street, Glendale, AZ 85302; 623-930-3530; Concert time - 7:00 to 8:00pm. We are playing a 1 hour concert concert in this library auditorium that features musical concerts on a sem-regular basis on Thursdays. Live jazz in the library. What a concept!

2/14/09 - Estrella Mountain Community College; Black History month celebrations; 3000 N. Dysart Road, Avondale, AZ 85323. 623-935-8827. We are on from 3:00 to 4:00pm. Come early and hear the other performances which start at 11:00am. Great food booths and clothing available always. We will have great percussionist Keith Johnson with us again playing and explaining the jazz connection to African traditional music.

2/17/09 - Gateway Community College is featuring us on their Black History month celebration. They are located at 108 N. 40th Street in Phoenix in their Center for Student Life room. Their phone number is 602-286-8141 and we are there from 11:30 to 12:30m so you have to come early to catch us. We have 2 mid-day events this month. Tell the boss you have to take off these 2 days. They will understand, right?

2/18/09 - Estrella Mountain Community College again - They are hosting a special tribute luncheon honoring the late, great Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King. We are on for a brief period from 12:00 noon till 1:00pm. This a Wednesday mid-day event.

2/20/09 - Warren's Jazz Bistro; 1451 E. Williams Field Road; Gilbert, AZ 85295. Phone number - 480-899-5299. Their website is - www.warrenjazzbistro.com - We are there early before their dance band performs. - 6:00 till 8:40pm. This a relatively new venue and needs to be supported in order for it to stay in business. They are having double bands on the weekend which is quite adventurous and courageous. We applaud them for their optimism when most other venues are operating out of fear and despair financially. If our Friday night set is supported, guess what, it can be repeated. Remember the 2009 slogan and mantra "Yes we can, yes we can and yes we did." Let's use this mantra for all our endeavours and make it our New Year's resolution to 'go for it!' - Miracles happen to those who believe in them. -You receive what you believe -

6/26/09 - Luke Air Force Base. Yes it looks like the government is going to bail us out and pay us to play for our dedicated airmen and women. This gig is only for those who have access to the base; security clearances or belong now or have belonged to the armed services. For those who are cleared we will be at the Desert Star Club/Restaurant; 13975 W. Phantom Street, way out west on Litchfield Road in Glendale. We are playing from 3:30pm to 7:00pm on a Friday late afternooon. We might be there on a monthly basis. Yay for our government bail out!!

-Just a note to all our jazz fans - Optimism is the word for the month for all of us to internalize during these challenging times. The word 'optimism' really means to firmly believe that the best is possible and probable in your life. We have to claim optimism and make it our best friend. The feeling of optimism carries a certain healing, uplifting energy that starts the process of change within and without. When we are optimistic we bring toward us the change that we seek. This takes a high level of faith to do this and that is what true jazz fans have as this art form is not considered 'popular music,' and is not heard readily on the radio.
So we use our faith to bring on not only a healed financial picture for us, but also more choices in live jazz in exclusive jazz venues: clubs, coffee shops and restaurants, so on any given day or night of the week you can go out and be guaranteed of hearing good, honest traditional, acoustic jazz reflecting the powerhouse masters like Art Blakey and John Coltrane. We can have New Renaissance and others exposed regularly out here, not relegated to duos or trios, but playing in the quartet, quintet, sextet and larger just like the masters did with fiery horn sections and hard hitting rhythm sections. We can have all of this and more as long as we have optimism as our creed. Yes we can, yes we can and yes we will.


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		Scheduled Appearances 2/5/09 - Glendale Public Library; 5959W. Brown Street, Glendale, AZ 85302; 623-930-3530; Concert time - 7:00 to 8:00pm. We are playing a 1 hour concert concert in this library auditorium that features musical concerts on a sem-regular basis on Thursdays. Live jazz in the library. What a concept! 2/14/09 - Estrella Mountain Community College; Black History month celebrations; 3000 N. Dysart Road, Avondale, AZ 85323. 623-935-8827. We are on from 3:00 to 4:00pm. Come early and hear the other performances which start at 11:00am. Great food booths and clothing available always. We will have great percussionist Keith Johnson with us again playing and explaining the jazz connection to African traditional music. 2/17/09 - Gateway Community College is featuring us on their Black History month celebration. They are located at 108 N. 40th Street in Phoenix in their Center for Student Life room. Their phone number is 602-286-8141 and we are there from 11:30 to 12:30m so you have to come early to catch us. We have 2 mid-day events this month. Tell the boss you have to take off these 2 days. They will understand, right? 2/18/09 - Estrella Mountain Community College again - They are hosting a special tribute luncheon honoring the late, great Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King. We are on for a brief period from 12:00 noon till 1:00pm. This a Wednesday mid-day event. 2/20/09 - Warren's Jazz Bistro; 1451 E. Williams Field Road; Gilbert, AZ 85295. Phone number - 480-899-5299. Their website is - www.warrenjazzbistro.com - We are there early before their dance band performs. - 6:00 till 8:40pm. This a relatively new venue and needs to be supported in order for it to stay in business. They are having double bands on the weekend which is quite adventurous and courageous. We applaud them for their optimism when most other venues are operating out of fear and despair financially. If our Friday night set is supported, guess what, it can be repeated. Remember the 2009 slogan and mantra "Yes we can, yes we can and yes we did." Let's use this mantra for all our endeavours and make it our New Year's resolution to 'go for it!' - Miracles happen to those who believe in them. -You receive what you believe - 6/26/09 - Luke Air Force Base. Yes it looks like the government is going to bail us out and pay us to play for our dedicated airmen and women. This gig is only for those who have access to the base; security clearances or belong now or have belonged to the armed services. For those who are cleared we will be at the Desert Star Club/Restaurant; 13975 W. Phantom Street, way out west on Litchfield Road in Glendale. We are playing from 3:30pm to 7:00pm on a Friday late afternooon. We might be there on a monthly basis. Yay for our government bail out!! -Just a note to all our jazz fans - Optimism is the word for the month for all of us to internalize during these challenging times. The word 'optimism' really means to firmly believe that the best is possible and probable in your life. We have to claim optimism and make it our best friend. The feeling of optimism carries a certain healing, uplifting energy that starts the process of change within and without. When we are optimistic we bring toward us the change that we seek. This takes a high level of faith to do this and that is what true jazz fans have as this art form is not considered 'popular music,' and is not heard readily on the radio. So we use our faith to bring on not only a healed financial picture for us, but also more choices in live jazz in exclusive jazz venues: clubs, coffee shops and restaurants, so on any given day or night of the week you can go out and be guaranteed of hearing good, honest traditional, acoustic jazz reflecting the powerhouse masters like Art Blakey and John Coltrane. We can have New Renaissance and others exposed regularly out here, not relegated to duos or trios, but playing in the quartet, quintet, sextet and larger just like the masters did with fiery horn sections and hard hitting rhythm sections. We can have all of this and more as long as we have optimism as our creed. Yes we can, yes we can and yes we will.



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