Thursday, June 30, 2016

Rastus Kain's Fireworks Explode Across Southwest Florida Blues Stages in July!

Raising cane in Florida 
w/ his hard-rockin' blues!
Celebrate the holiday weekend with AMERICAN music!

Fri, July 1 @ 9:00 PM-1:00 AM 
2214 Bay Street
Ft. Myers, FL 33901


Sat, July 2 @ 6-9PM 
2200 Main Street
Ft. Myers Beach, FL


Sat, July 9 @ 1-5pm
17506 Brighton Ave
Port Charlotte, FL 33952


Fri, July 15 @ 8:30-11:30pm
302 12th Street West
Bradenton, FL


Sat, July 16 @ 8-midnight
101 East Retta Esplande
Punta Gorda, FL 33950


Sat, August 12 @ 8-midnight
101 East Retta Esplande
Punta Gorda, FL 33950


Sat, August 13 @ 8-midnight
2316 Black Hammock Fish Camp Rd.
Oviedo, FL 32765

Booking and Info:
Call (239)244-2557 or 
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Marty Stokes Band - Summer's here, the roads are clear, time to get some blues, in your ears!

Deep, DEEP, down in
Florida!

A new CD w/ more of Marty's great 
original tunes is in the works.
Available soon!


UPCOMING SHOWS

JULY

1: BERT'S in MATLACHA, 7:30-10:30PM

15: NEMO'S in CAPE CORAL, 7-10PM

22: ENGLEWOODS ON DEARBORN in
ENGLEWOOD, 6:30-10PM

AUGUST

5: BERT'S in MATLACHA, 7:30-10:30PM

19: NEMO'S in CAPE CORAL, 7-10PM

26: FROGGY'S in ST JAMES CITY, 9PM-1AM


NOT an acoustic show!

BOOKING CONTACT
(239) 560-5958

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Earl's Hideaway - Summer Sunday's Blues Just Get Hotter and Hotter and July's Got Five!


July 2016 Sunday BLUES Schedule
You Can't Beat
the Feeling at 
Earl's Hideaway!
1405 Indian River Drive
Sebastian FL 32958  
earlshideaway.com  (772)589-5700

ALL SUNDAY SHOWS 2-6pm!



July 17: Eric Culberson


(Jazz & Blues Florida July 2016 Featured Artist)

Handmade Pizza!
Great Breakfast & Lunch on 
Sebastian's Historic Riverfront!

Please remember - 
Your entertainment 
here is FREE

Please DO NOT BRING IN ANY 
OUTSIDE FOOD or BEVERAGES!  
Our prices are reasonable and
the entertainment is HIGH QUALITY.
Please do YOUR part to keep it going.

For more info and for a REAL and 
UP TO DATE WEATHER REPORT, 
PLEASE call Earl's at (772)589-5700


Sunday Afternoons at
EARL'S HIDEAWAY -
You can't beat the feeling!




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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Susan Merritt Trio - Adjusting the Tempo of the Palm Beaches' Summer Jazz Schedule!


New Venues!
New Schedule!

Susan Merritt Trio
Every Sunday ~ 6-9pm
At
Basil Bar & Grill 
(AKA Manalapan Pizza & Italian Cuisine)
243 S Ocean Blvd (Plaza Del Mar)
Manalapan FL 33462  
facebook.com/basilbarpb
manalapan-pizza.com
facebook.com/manalapanpizza  
(561)588-2405
Live JAZZ to accompany your dinner and 
cocktails in an upscale, relaxed, convenient 
location. Patio menu specials. The best 
pizzas in Manalapan! Ample free parking. 
Kitchen serving until 10pm. 

AND

NEW SUMMER SCHEDULE!
July 14 and Every Other Thursday, 6:30-9:30pm
at
Zuccarelli's Italian Restaurant
4595 Okeechobee Blvd. 
West Palm Beach, FL 33417 
zuccarellis.com (561)686-7739 

AND

Saturday, July 23, 2016 ~ 7-10pm
New Orleans Trad Jazz Night!
PB Catch
251 Sunrise Ave
Palm Beach, FL 33480

AND

Monday, August 1, 2016 ~ 7-10pm
THE BLIND MONK
410 Evernia St #107, 
West Palm Beach, FL 33401


CONTACT
SusanMerrittMusic@gmail.com  
(561)835-0382

Licensed Booking Agency for public,
corporate and private music events in Florida.

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Heidi's Jazz Club in Cocoa Beach - Hosting Jack Simpson's Birthday Party and Three July Headliners!


Special Late-breaking Announcement!
The Jazz Community will be celebrating Jack Simpson's 92nd birthday 
and 60th wedding anniversary at 7pm on Thursday, June 30, 2016 at Heidi's!
  Jack Simpson has been broadcasting jazz on the radio in Brevard County since the 1960's and his radio show "Jazz on the Beach" set the standard for jazz broadcasting on the Space Coast. It spawned some Jazz clubs in Cocoa Beach and there has always been a Jazz club since he started his radio show in the mid 1960's. He retired from WUCF a couple of years ago but they still play his previously recorded shows on Saturday mornings. His family will be present. His son Jeff will be joining us on stage as well as some other great musicians. Please join us in this celebration of the "DJ of Jazz" Mister Jack Simpson! 
Please call (321)783-6806 for reservations to assure seating.

Now, back to our regular programming...

HEIDI'S JAZZ CLUB
Be(Bop) Here! 
Designated by DownBeat Magazine 
as one of the world's top 2016 jazz venues!

7 N Orlando Ave.
Cocoa BeachFL 32931
heidisjazzclub.com   (321)783-4559

Heidi's Jazz Club features live music every Wednesday through Sunday (See CALENDAR for weekly schedule) with featured performers on selected Friday and Saturday evenings and Heidi's Open Jam Session every Sunday evening starting at 7 PM. Located in downtown Cocoa Beach, Heidi’s makes the perfect ‘highlight’ to a weekend getaway to the beach this season. 

 Club Hours: Wed-Sun 5pm-1am
Closed Mon & Tues

Upcoming Special Shows
Cover charges apply. Call to RSVP.
(321)783-4559


Saturday, July 2, 2016 ~ 8:00pm - Midnight
Hella
w/ Ron Teixeira Trio
Hella is a writer and singer from Israel. She moved to the states on 2012. Hella is well known for her international and unique style. She started performing at the age of 18 while doing her service in the IDF. Later on she was discovered by a well known producer who introduced her to the music industry. Ever since then Hella performed all over the world in the most luxurious private and corporate events alongside musicians like George Michael, Boney m, Philip kirkorov, Nikolay Baskov , Alla Pugacheva, Michael Shufutinsky and many more. Now you too can enjoy fragrances from all over the world with Hella's great selection of songs and styles.

Friday, July 8, 2016 ~ 8:30pm - Midnight
Saturday, July 9, 2016 ~ 8:00pm - Midnight
Juanita Dixon
Juanita Dixon is one of the most established blues, jazz and R & B singers to ever hail from South Florida. Bluuze Mama Juanita Dixon is no stranger to working with legendary musicians and top notch bands, packing houses worldwide with the likes of Tony Bennett, Dionne Warwick, Sam & Dave, Jimmy Dee and Florida’s own Dr. Lonnie Smith. A native of Nassau, Bahamas Juanita moved to South Florida to study with the late Cannonball Adderley and her career soared like it was “shot from a cannon” from that point forward. Juanita travels worldwide playing in the finest of company at historic venues such as the Apollo Theater, Mother Blues and Baby Grand.


Friday, July 22, 2016 ~ 8:30pm - Midnight
Valerie Gillespie
Valerie Gillespie was born in the beautiful state of Pennsylvania, where at the ripe old age of eight she picked up a saxophone for the first time. She was paid for her first professional gig at the age of fourteen and has been playing ever since, though not strictly on stage. Valerie paid her dues in the university classrooms just like the rest of us, earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh with a major in Classical Saxophone Not content to stop there, she went on to get her Masters Degree in Jazz Saxophone from the University of South Florida in Tampa. Being a well-rounded player is something that is very important to Valerie. She might be seen one night playing classical pieces with the Florida Orchestra, the next evening playing with a jazz band in the park, then on Sunday morning you will usually find her playing in church.

Ask her which of her horns she likes most and she will certainly say it is her alto sax, a Selmar Mark VI that she bought in 1976 when she was just a young tyke. Since those days she has also acquired a Selmer tenor and baritone sax, as well as a Yamaha Custom soprano sax, flute, piccolo, and a Buffet clarinet. Valerie is an accomplished vocalist as well, with such influences as Diana Krall, Nancy Wilson, Shirley Horn, Carmen McRae, Diane Schuur, and many others.

Valerie has been fortunate enough to have played with many of the great entertainers of our time, including; Chick Corea, Bobby McFerrin, Rosemary Clooney, George Burns, Ben Vereen, Joan Rivers, Ray Charles, Jon Faddis, Steve Allen, Anthony Newley. And, she has traveled extensively with the Xavier Cugat Orchestra in the U.S. and Japan. Locally, you may have seen Valerie playing with Dan McMillion, Theo Valentin, JoAnn Samson, Belinda Womack and many other very talented musicians from the Tampa Bay Area.

CALL NOW TO RSVP!
(321)783-4559


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Little Mike and the Tornadoes - Now Booking 2016-17 Season Club and Festival Dates!


Little Mike and the Tornadoes
Bringing you blues you can use -
from your head to your shoes!

Get all the CDs in person!

July 2016 
1 & 2: Tall Paul’s Brew House - Gainesville, FL
3: Great Outdoors - High Springs, FL
4: Alachua Recreation Center, 5pm,
4th of July Fireworks Display at nightfall.

OUT ON TOUR!
7: Zoo Bar - Lincoln, NE
9: BB's Lawnside BBQ - Kansas City, MO

11: Ka'Tiki w/ TC Carr & Bolts of Blue,
Treasure Island, FL
15: McCalls Tavern - The Villages, FL
16: Great Outdoors - High Springs, FL
17: Lake Shore Bar - Jacksonville, FL
19: Harmonious Monks - Jacksonville Beach, FL 
20 & 21: Green Parrot - Key West, FL
22 & 23: A1A Ale Works - St. Augustine, FL

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!
Starting Monday, August 1, 2016, and every Monday 
after, Little Mike & The Tornadoes will be hosting a 
Pro/Am Blues Jam starting at 8:30pm. Locals,
Regionals, and Touring Artists are all welcome
to be part of the mix!


MARK YOUR CALENDARS
for these SPECIAL EVENTS!

Sunday, September 4, 2016
Labor Day & Anniversary
 Weekend Party!
Sebastian, FL
FREE

Sunday, October 23, 2016 
Brooksville, FL
Can't make a show?
Get your blues CDs online!


Pinetop Perkins & Jimmy Rogers
Genuine Blues Legends
w/ Little Mike and the Tornadoes

Friday Night
Zora Young & 
Little Mike and the Tornadoes

~ CDs available through cdbaby
and at all LIVE shows! ~

Booking/Interview Contact
Phone: (352)219-5480

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