TO MY FANS AND FRIENDS IF YOU
ARE OUT AND ABOUT...
Hipsters (you know
who you are) and Fans & Friends,
for your musical
enjoyment this week, might I suggest the following venues:
Mondays - At The
Columbus
Maennerchor, 966 S High Street, Columbus, OH 43206, Vaughn Wiester's
Famous Jazz Orchestra featuring 21 of Columbus's finest jazz musicians,
including yours truly.
7:30pm - 11:00pm, $10.00 cover
Dates for Brian Smith and friends
at....
Every Friday, 7:00pm -
9:30pm
Brian Smith - Vocals,
Jim Luellen - Piano, Sid Omasta - Bass and John Vermeullan - Sax &
Flute.
Reservations Suggested!
Look
for us in the spring of 2010, Wednesdays, weather permitting, - At The
Island House, Lieb's Island, Buckeye Lake, The Jack Gorham Jazz Quartet -- 6:30pm - 10:30pm, Jazz,
Blues, Standards and some Rock featuring Jack Gorham on drums, Donnie Beck
on guitar and vocals, Howard Everitt on trumpet, flugelhorn and vocals and
yours truly, Jim Luellen on keyboard. No cover, WEATHER
PERMITTING...1-740-467-7777
1st Thursday of every month...at The Mean Bean Caffeine Lounge,
660 High Street,
downtown Olde Worthington
Standard Time (Coffee House Jazz)
Yours Truly - Keyboard
Matt Ellis - Trombone
Byron Rooker - Sax & Flute
Sid Townsend - Acoustic Bass
Pat Ankrom - Percussion
Hipster Howie's Buckeye Lake
Jam - Each year more and more music lovers come to the Lake to
say goodbye to Summer and hello to Fall while enjoying 3+ hours
of rock, blues and jazz and more!
This year rain or shine,
Sunday Sept. 26th, 2010, 4-7:PM Good Music! Join good friends and enjoy
good food & drinks. Open to the Public. Special Guests - Jack
Gorham & Don Beck plus Hot Jazz Novelaires Style.
Hope to see you soon. Come enjoy the sounds!
Jim
CDs FROM JOHN SHERIDAN
John
Sheridan's Dream Band: Easy As It Gets Featuring Rebecca Kilgore. This
is the fourth CD by the Dream Band and their finest so far. For your
enjoyment, this CD offers not only jazz and dance music laden with hot
solos, subtle arranged passages and exuberant collective
improvisation, but also some lovely tender ballads. John's piano playing
is, as always, impeccable and Ms. Kilgore has the voice of an angel.
Featuring Bob Barnard, John Sheridan, and Don Vickery. In the wake of
Hurricane Katrina and its disastrous effect upon the livelihoods and health
of the New Orleans community, a percentage of the sales from this recording
will be passed on to the NEW ORLEANS MUSICIANS CLINIC (NOMC)
INTRODUCING
Duncan James- Jazz Guitarist /Guitar
teacher /Jazz Educator
Contact: 415-282-4547 or
E-mail:
Sdj4229@aol.com
Duncan James is a jazz, swing and blues
guitarist and instructor. He has been teaching guitar since 1964,
including four years as adjunct faculty at Lone Mountain College in San
Francisco - 1972-76 - and three years as a public school instrumental
music teacher in Springfield and Miamisburg, Ohio - 1968-71. He
participated in the Bay Area Young Audience Program from 1981-1991 and
has been a Jazz Instructor for Guitar Solo of San Francisco since 1986.
He is also a mentor for
Jazzmasters Workshop
having taught three guitar workshops in 2001. Mr. James holds a
Bachelor of Music degree from The Ohio State University and has done
post graduate work at Wright State University and Central State
University in Ohio.
Performances include work with George
Barnes, Howard Alden, Howard Roberts, Bruce Foreman, Tuck Andress,
Eartha Kitt, Michael Feinstein, Bernadette Peters, Chet Baker, Bobby
McFerrin, Jimmy Witherspoon, Frankie Laine, Bob Hope, Les Brown, Larry
Elgart, Nelson Riddle, the San Francisco Symphony,the San Francisco
Ballet Orchestra, and the San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, Concord,
and Russian River Jazz Festivals.
Recording credits include three
recordings with George Barnes, including his last recording released in
2003 on
www.acousticdisc.com,
the Concord Jazz Guitar Collection Vols. 1 and 2 CD, his own trio with
vocalist Madeline Eastman, five recordings with Turk Murphy vocalist Pat
Yankee and a recording with Full Faith and Credit Big Band . He also has
a self produced solo CD, Duncan James Solo Jazz Guitar, and is
prominently featured on Jim Rothermel’s CD NeoClassic Swing. The trio,
solo, and NeoClassic CD’s are available on
this
website.
Here is what Guitar Player Magazine had
to say about Duncan in the July 2003 issue: "Suave and swinging...a
chord-comping master who also turns in impressive solos".
Other selected press:
"James’ elegant guitar brilliance"- Phil
Elwood (San Francisco Examiner 01/12/1978)
"Relaxed, easy swing and strong sense of
melody"- Jesse Hamlin (SF Chronicle 11/16/1983)
"With flawless timing and intonation,
Barnes and Duncan find common ground between the twin fiddles of Texas
swing and the smoky horns of Count Basie’s big band."- Andy Ellis -
(Guitar Player Magazine July 2003)
FANS AND FRIENDS IF YOU ARE OUT
AND ABOUT.....
Above: The
Jack Gorham Quartet
performing at the Island House at Buckeye Lake. The group includes Jack
Gorham, drums, Don Beck, guitar, Gary McCaig, trombone and Jim Luellen,
co-founder of Echoes of the Heart on keyboard.
A soft blend of acoustic jazz guitar, electric bass, vocals and drums
will awaken from within. This instrumental takes you on a soothing
journey for the imagination. Click the album for FREE music
downloads.
" 'Duncan James' is an excellent addition to my CD collection. These
instrumental jazz pieces are absolutely great!......Quite uplifting, and
enjoyable. I would recommend this to anyone both young and old alike"
~ Wes Orr, OH
"This music has a real soothing jazz elements to it. It changes my
attitude whenever I listen...... Thank you so much for what you are doing
through your music." ~ John Sheridan, TX
Look
for us in the spring of 2010, Wednesdays, weather permitting, - At The
Island House, Lieb's Island, Buckeye Lake, The Jack Gorham Jazz Quartet
