Friday, July 31, 2015

Jeff Jensen Band This Sunday in Gainesville FL - The most exciting concert happening in all of Florida!

North Central Florida 
Blues Society -
The weekend isn't over
until SUNDAY NIGHT!

Sunday, August 2, 2015, Doors 6pm, Show 7pm
w/ Bridget Kelly Band Opening
210 SW 2nd Avenue
Gainesville FL 32601
highdivegville.com (352)872-5949

On August 2, the North Central Florida Blues Society brings you another Quarterly Concert. The Jeff Jensen Band has youth and energy but also the chops and understanding usually only expected from older performers. Jensen is known for his collaborations with Brandon Santini and Victor Wainwright as well as for taking his audience on a journey, helping them forget about their real lives, troubles, and struggles and have a memorable night.

In Jensen's own words: "I am not trying to play West Coast blues, not trying to play Chicago or Delta style blues. It all circles around my attempt to create real energy and real emotional content."

“Jeff don’t chase any ghosts of Robert Johnson, or fall into the pitfalls of coming off gimmicky… He brings the goods with this no-nonsense production and I can’t help but conclude that his songs were constructed for the express purpose of taking on and winning over an audience… something I greatly admire and something he and his band have the extreme talent to do!” – Victor Wainwright (2013 BMA winner)

Anyone who has ever witnessed a Jeff Jensen live show is fully aware of how much energy the guitarist expends as flies across the stage, seemingly lost in a world that only he can navigate. The rock-solid support he gets from Bill Ruffino on bass and Robinson Bridgeforth on drums serves as his musical life-line tethering him to the world of reality that the rest of us live in. - Blues Blast Magazine

"Don't worry about this one. Just show up, 
pay your money, and have one of the best
nights of live music you will have this year. 
No kidding."
- Charlie Boyer (Jazz & Blues Florida)


Society/Membership Information at: 

North Central Florida Blues Society also presents:
Acoustic Blues Open Mic every second Wed. at Cymplify, 7-10:30pm
AND
Open blues jam every third Sunday at Dirty Bar, 7-10pm

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Marty Stokes Band August Calendar - Good times and great music!

Music you can FEEL...
not just hear.

New CD with 10 hot, original tunes -
"Leavin' Blues"
- - - - -
2013 & 2014 
INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
WINNERS FOR 
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA!

NOT an acoustic show!

UPCOMING SHOWS

Friday, Aug 7, 2015 ~ 7:30-11pm
4271 Pine Island Rd NW
MatlachaFL 33993
bertsbar.us   (239)282-3232


Saturday, Aug 8, 2015 ~ 7-10pm
Nemo's
42 Mid Cape Ter
Cape Coral, FL 33991

Friday, August 14, 2015 ~ 9pm-midnight
2499 Periwinkle Way
SanibelFL 33957
sanibelseafoodgrille.com  (239)395-1263

Friday, Aug 21, 2015 ~ 8-11pm
ARTWALK
39 Patio de Leon
Fort Myers FL 33901
spacethirtynine.com (239)690-0004

Saturday, Aug 22, 2015 ~ 7-10pm
362 W Dearborn Street
EnglewoodFL 34223
englewoods.tripod.com   (941)475-7501

Friday, Aug 28, 2015 ~ 8pm-midnight
39 Patio de Leon
Fort Myers FL 33901
spacethirtynine.com (239)690-0004

Saturday, Aug 29, 2015 ~ 7-10pm
Nemo's
42 Mid Cape Ter
Cape Coral, FL 33991

BOOKING CONTACT
EMAIL: martystokes@earthlink.net
(239) 560-5958

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Jazz & Blues Florida's BEST OF 2015 AWARDS - The game is on!

FIRST of the 
Jazz & Blues Florida's 
BEST OF 2015 AWARDS 
ANNOUNCEMENTS! 

MOST IMPROVED WEBSITE  

Awarded to Gold Coast Jazz Society for their totally revamped and totally functional site at http://www.goldcoastjazz.org! Professional, with clarity!


Kudos out to team at Graphic Palette ( http://www.graphicpalette.com ) on an excellent job, under the direction of Gold Coast Executive Director, Pam Dearden.

AWARD CATEGORIES:
Best Sound - Inside
Best Sound - Outside
Most Astounding Non-Corporate Event Producer
Non-Floridian Touring Band of the Year (The "Who do we love?" award!)
Most Astonishingly Community Involved Jazz Organization
Most Astonishingly Community Involved Blues Organization
MORE TO BE ADDED AS WE THINK THEM UP.

*Jazz & Blues Florida is now accepting category suggestions and nominations. Just drop a comment in below. This is not a popularity contest or a democratic process. Totally autocratic, totally at our discretion, depending solely upon our mood and outlook at the moment. Thanks for playing! 

Manalapan Restaurant to Present Sunday Night Jazz - Cap your Weekend with COOL starting Aug 2

Basil Bar & Grill in Plaza Del Mar 

Where the jazz is....
and where you will want to be!

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. 

Every Sunday, 7-10pm,

in August!

Susan Merritt Trio
 Alan Palanker - Piano 
(Yes! A newly installed baby grand!)
Marty Campfield - Drums 
Susan Merritt - Bass
at
Basil Bar & Grill 
(AKA Manalapan Pizza & Italian Cuisine)
243 S Ocean Blvd (Plaza Del Mar)
Manalapan FL 33462
MAP  
facebook.com/basilbarpb
manalapan-pizza.com
facebook.com/manalapanpizza  
Reservations Recommended! 
(561)588-2405

MORE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT THROUGHOUT THE WEEK!
CALL FOR SCHEDULE!

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New Jazz Night Announced in Manalapan - Susan Merritt Jazz Trio moves south for Sundays!

Nothing Cooler in the
Florida Summer...
Susan Merritt Jazz Trio

NOTICE!
New Jazz Night!
Every Sunday, 7-10pm, in August!

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. 

Susan Merritt Trio
 Alan Palanker - Piano 
(Yes! A newly installed baby grand!)
Marty Campfield - Drums 
Susan Merritt - Bass
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

AND, ONGOING....

Every Thursday, 7-10pm
Zuccarelli's Italian Restaurant
4595 Okeechobee Blvd. 
West Palm Beach, FL 33417 
zuccarellis.com (561)686-7739 

CONTACT

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

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Thursday, July 30, 2015

Miami Jazz Co-op Rent Party Mondays in August - Hal Roland Trio, Maria Rivas, Tom McCormick, Lisanne Lyons, James McCoy!







Once again, the MJC is featuring a great pianist playing our new grand piano. Hal Roland, a Florida native, has been a keyboardist, vocalist, producer, writer, teacher, and radio personality for 30 years. He graduated from the University of Miami in 1984, with a Bachelor Degree in studio music and jazz.

Throughout his career, Hal has had the privilege of performing and recording with many of the biggest names in contemporary music, including Liza Minnelli, Jon Secada, Quincy Jones, The Bee Gees, and Michael Jackson. He has performed with his own jazz trio across Europe.

On Monday, Hal will be performing with MJC Founders, Matt Bonelli and Steve Rucker.



UPCOMING RENT PARTIES
 
8/10
MARIA RIVAS

8/17
TOM McCORMICK
Saxophonist/flutist Tom McCormick has been a fixture on the South Florida jazz scene for over twenty-five years.  Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, Tom studied at the acclaimed Frost School of Music at the University of Miami and later taught there.  He is currently the saxophone professor at Miami Dade College Kendall Campus.  Tom has performed with some of the biggest names in the jazz including: Arturo Sandoval, Mongo Santamaria, Patti Austin, and Lou Rawls.  For many years he was the principal saxophonist with the Miami Symphony.  Music has taken Tom around the world.  He has performed throughout Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, Japan and India.  Besides being a multiinstrumentalist, Tom is also an accomplished composer and arranger.

8/24
LISANNE LYONS

8/31
JAMES McCOY
 
 


The Piano Fund...

We have our piano!  Thanks to generous friends of the MJC, there is now a wonderful grand piano for the exclusive use of the great pianists who play at MJC Rent Parties at the Open Stage Club.  Everyone who attends a Rent Party will be asked to donate $1 to the piano fund to assure that the piano is always perfectly-tuned.



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The MJC's home for its famous Rent Parties, is worthy of our musicians and our audience, EVERY MONDAY NIGHT at 8 PM.  Admission is $10.  MJC Members and students with ID are admitted free.



               WHERE?
                  Open Stage Club
               2325 Galiano Street
               Coral Gables, FL 33134



Open Stage Club is one block north of Miracle Mile and one block west of Douglas Road (37 Avenue).  Open Stage Club is located on the street level of a municipal parking garage with plenty of convenient parking (garage entrance around the corner on Aragon Avenue).  There is metered parking available on the street.  Our advice is to park in the garage so you don't have to worry about the meter.




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We have the only monthly publication dedicated to previews of upcoming jazz and blues shows in Florida at www.JazzBluesFlorida.com
We have the most comprehensive festival page for Florida jazz & blues at www.JazzBluesFlorida.com/Festivals ?
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