THE FABULOUS TOM MCKINLEY WILL BE HOME FOR A VISIT IN JULY. WOULD BE NICE IF HE HAD A VENUE SO PEOPLE COULD HEAR HIS AMAZING VIRTUOUSITY........ THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR - YOU NEED TO GET FAMILIAR!!!!!! CURRENTLY ONE OF THE WORLD'S CLASSICAL COMPOSERS OF GREAT MERIT BUT SWINGS HIS ASS OFF IN JAZZ. WE HAVE BEEN FRIENDS SINCE HIGH SCHOOL. CHECK HIM OUT ON THE INTERNET.CLASSICAL WRITING NAME: WILLIAM THOMAS MCKINLEY. LAST TIME HE PLAYED FOR THE JAZZ SOCIETY, HE BROUGHT IN BILLY HART &… Continue

Charles Wallace (Quintet!) performs this Saturday 7 - 8:30 at Riverview Park... Kyle Simpson - Trumpet, Flugelhorn Roger Day - Tuba Ethan Winograd - Guitar Jay Matula - Drums Justin Brown - Bass Stop out and enjoy.

Monday, June 23 - beginning at 7pm Sweet Rhythm 88 7th Ave S New York, NY 10014 (212) 255-3626 On Monday, June 23 there will be a "A Celebration of Life for Ronnie Mathews" for the great jazz pianist Ronnie Mathews at Sweet Rhythm Jazz Club in NYC at 88 7th Avenue South. Doors open at 7:00 P.M. and jazz music will be played throughout the night until the last musician is finished celebrating his legacy. . Ronnie Mathews is suffering in the last stages of pancreatic cancer. The prognosis is ver… Continue

My Sonicbids Calendar http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epkedit_calendar.asp?epk_id=93645 My Sonicbids Calendar Calendar Past Dates | Upcoming Dates Date Time Venue City Jun 26, 2008 Thursday 7:00 PM Queue de Cheval Montreal, QC Event Notes Rene Levesque Blvd & Peel 7-11 Jun 27, 2008 Friday 7:00 PM Queue de Cheval Montreal, QC Event Notes Rene Levesque Blvd & Peel 7-11 Jun 28, 2008 Saturday 7:00 PM Queue de Cheval Montreal, QC Event Notes Rene Levesque Blvd & Peel 7-11… Continue

I just got word from my friend, Rob Hunt, that Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY is still looking for a Summer Festival Jazz Director. This could be an opportunity to make some money and have some fun for two weeks this summer. Summer Festival director Dr. Diane Paige will be reviewing applications for this position, and can describe the gig. Her email is: paiged@hartwick.edu Her phone is: 607-431-4585 Here are the basics: July 13-26 Hartwick College Music Festival,… Continue