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Tuesday Evening Jazz @ Baja Bar & Grill
Event Details
Time: June 21, 2011 from 7pm to 10pm
Location: Baja Bar & Grill (inside Fox Chapel Yacht Club)
Street: 1366 Old Freeport Rd
City/Town: Pittsburgh PA 15238
Website or Map: http://www.bajabargrill.com
Phone: 412.400.6944
Event Type: jazz, concert
Organized By: Charlie G. Sanders
Latest Activity: Jun 20, 2011
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Event Description
Jazz lovers, it’s almost that time again. Please join me on June 21st at 7pm for another wonderful night of some of the hottest jazz to be heard in Pittsburgh any time; jazz performed by some of the best artists in the country. The place is the Baja Bar & Grill, inside the Fox Chapel Yacht Club. However, this time the band will be performing on the outside stage. Admission is FREE. There is plenty of free parking. And the kitchen and the bar will be open so that you can enjoy a wonderful meal while listening to the sounds of Roger Humphries on drums; Bill Heid on keyboards; Jeff Grubbs on bass and me, Charlie G. Sanders on vocals.
Please be aware that this will be the next to last performance in the Tuesday Evening Jazz series at Baja Bar & Grill. The series is scheduled to end with the July 19th performance. I want as many of you as possible to attend these last two events so that the management at Baja will hopefully want to continue the shows; maybe even bumping them to several times a month. Those of you who have made it to at least one of the previous performances know that it is an exceptional time. Those of you who have not made it yet, please don’t miss it. The food is tasty and reasonable; the staff is friendly; the atmosphere is very warm and inviting (and now it’s outside) and of course the music is outstanding (I mean, how can you go wrong with this line up of talent). I guarantee you will not be disappointed.
Looking forward to seeing you there; where we will again be swinging it hard.
For directions to and information about the Baja Bar & Grill, please visit their website at www.bajabargrill.com
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Comment by Charlie G. Sanders on June 20, 2011 at 5:43pm
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Hey all you jazz lovers. Just a reminder that tomorrow is the night for Tuesday Evening Jazz at the Baja Bar & Grill; we're outside rain or shine (we're under shelter). Looking forward to seeing all of you there. Remember, this will be the first of the last two performances in the Tuesday Evening Jazz series at Baja; however, if response massive, it's possible that the series could be converted to a regular gig at Baja. Regardless, it's going to be an incredible time tomorrow. Don't miss it.
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