April 2009
I’d like to let you all know that I’m curating the April “Here Here” series at the Lily Pad in Cambridge, Ma. This series happens every Thursday night starting at 10PM and features a variety of local groups. You can check the Lily Pad’s website for more extensive info at http://www.lily-pad.net.
The line-up for this month is:
April 2nd
10:00pm-Lefteris Kordis Trio
11:00pm-Daniel Rosenthal Group
April 9th
10:00pm-Colin Stack and Novelty Act
11:00pm-Sean Berry’s Vaunce
April 16th
10:00pm-Panayota Haloulakou Group
11:00pm-Catherine Bent Group
April 23rd
10:00pm-Manu Delago Group
April 30th
10:00pm-Tamandua
11:00pm-Michael McLaughlin’s Fine Foreign Film Band
I’m very excited to be presenting all of these outstanding groups and I hope to see many of you at the Lily Pad in the coming month!
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posted March 31, 2009 at 8:16am by Rick
July 2008
Wow, it’s been a really long time since my last update so here I go......... The Quartet of Happiness recently finished playing a series of school/public concerts from April-July funded by Ernie Boch’s “Music Drives Us Foundation”. Special thanks to all of the schools/communities for having us perform and to the Ernie Boch foundation for your generous support. It has been a great pleasure to perform for and meet people from various communities around the Massachusetts area. We’re working on continuing these educational outreach performances during the upcoming school year so hopefully we’ll be at a school near you soon........Another QOH update, we’re almost done mixing our second album and things are coming along really well. Stay tuned for album updates!
I recently played a few shows and did a recording session for my good friend and bassist Kendall Eddy. It was a blast! Thanks Kendall for all the great music. I’m hoping there will be more performances with this group because the musicians and music really made for a good time.......Some other album updates of which I’ve gotten to be a part of: Jay Footes “Anatomy and Birth” CD (his second as a leader) was recently released in April. I had a great time at the CD release and I’m really excited about this album. Check it out on iTunes music and CD Baby, congrats Jay! Colin Stack is almost finished recording his album, “Futile Serenade”. Colin writes some nice music so stay tuned for his release planned for the fall. Finally, Ayn Inserto is in the process of mixing her second big band album featuring George Garzone on saxophone. The mixes are coming along nicely and it’s a tight band! I’m not sure when the release will be but keep checking in as I’ll make sure to post dates and info.
Well, that’s all of the updates for now. I’m heading back to Iowa in a few days to hang with family and friends and to teach at the Independence school jazz camp, so I’m looking forward to getting back to the midwest for a bit! Thanks for checking in and I’ll hope to have another update soon........
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posted July 12, 2008 at 10:34pm by Rick
Jul 19, 2009, 9:00am
Faculty at Independence Jazz Camp July 19th-22nd
Independence High School, Independence, Ia
Cover: - All Ages
Jul 29, 2009, 12:00pm
Beantown Swing Orchestra
Prudential Center, Boston, Ma
12:00pm - Cover: - All Ages
Aug 6, 2009, 6:00pm
Quartet of Happiness
City Feed, Jamaica Plain, Ma
6:00pm - Cover: - All Ages
Aug 10, 2009, 9:00pm
Daniel Rosenthal Group
Lily Pad, Cambridge, Ma
9:00pm - Cover: - All Ages