Wayne Bergeron with Sprague HS Jazz Band
SALEM -- first call session Trumpeter
Wayne Bergeron is the featured guest artist performing with the
Sprague High School Jazz Band.
Date: Friday, May 16th
Time: 7:30 pm
Place: Elsinore Theatre, Salem, ORTickets: $15 at the box office or online
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You don't want to miss this!
"
...hear the jaw-dropping brilliance of Wayne!"
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BCSA Art & Music Benefit
The BCSA Art & Music BenefitSaturday Evening, March 8, 2008
Odd Fellows hall, 223 SW 2nd St, Corvallis
Art show (sale/silent auction) with works from local artists and Raffle for prizes, including dinner at Sel Gris restaurant in Portland and surfboard & wet suit rentals.
Live music by Camp 3, Cleo Lynx, and Libby. 6 to around 9 pm.
Rock & punk show follows the event after 9 pm.
Admission: $5.00 Tickets available at the following outlets:
- Grass Roots Bookstore (227 SW 2nd St., Corvallis)\
- Peak Sports Board Shop (129 NW 2nd St. Corvallis)
- Happy Trails Records (100 SW 3rd St., Corvallis)
- At the door.
This show is put on by the Benton County Skateboarding Alliance Inc, an Oregon non-profit corporation (BCSA) and proceeds go to improving the Eric Scott Mckinley skate park in Corvallis.
For more information on the BCSA, go to their website:
http://www.bcskateboardingalliance.org
If anyone would like to donate art for this event or have questions, email the BCSA at bcskateboardingalliance@gmail.com or call 541.829.9005 (Doug).
Rob Birdwell's latest CD: Portrait
CORVALLIS -- Jazz musician, composer, and Corvallis, Oregon resident Rob Birdwell has released a new CD entitled "Portrait." The CD release boasts 9 original tracks, 5 of which are live cuts and feature John Bliss (Guitar), Steve Willis (Bass) and Viking (Drums).
Portrait is available for purchase on CDBaby.com and other outlets.
The
Portrait track listing:
- Shameless (Birdwell)
- Aerostar (Birdwell)
- Blue In You (Birdwell)
- El Camino (Birdwell)
- TV Buddha (Birdwell)
- A Ghost at the Gig (The Ballad of Frankie Templeton) (Birdwell)
- Reinhardt In Tunisia (Bliss)
- Frumpy (Birdwell)
- Buddy Collette (Birdwell)
Rob BirdwellLabels: portrait
XTET Live at Bombs Away Thursday December 14 2006
CORVALLIS -- get out this Thursday (December 14, 2006) and get yourself some great food and listen to some great Jazz at
Bombs Away Cafe. The XTET will begin at 7:30 PM. We play a wide range of tunes and will definitely do some of our originals too!
I'm planning on recording, so be sure to check back for some live clips of some cool tracks!
Rob Birdwell
XTET Moments at Bombs Away
CORVALLIS --
the
XTET, featuring
John Bliss (Guitar),
Rob Birdwell (Trumpet/Flugelhorn),
Mike Rhodes (Bass), and
The Viking (Drums), performed their Jazz originals and standards at
Bombs Away Cafe Thursday, November 3, 2005. Jazz is about inventing on the spot, taking risks, making something new out of a tune that's been around a long time or a new one making a debut. Jazz is about spontaneity, musical exchanges, going for that idea - not quite getting it but turning it around into something better. You'll hear all of that and more in these audio clips of the
XTET sound - enjoy these clips and come see the XTET live!
XTET at Bombs Away: "Down New Orleans Way"
All Blues (Davis)
Alone Together (Schwartz)
Chitlins Con Sucre (Bliss)
Down New Orleans Way (Birdwell)
In A Mellow Tone (Ellington)
Killer Joe (Golson)
If you've never been to
Bombs Away Cafe, you're missing out! The food is great! The atmosphere is relaxing. It's always a great time at
Bombs Away Cafe.
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Hill Top Big Band at Old World Deli
CORVALLIS -- The
Hill Top Big Band performed two swingin' sets of Jazz at the
Old World Deli on
Friday, November 4, 7:30 - 9:30 PM.
The
Hill Top Big Band, lead by
Mike Huntington, performs throughout the area several times a year. Their repertoire draws from a vast collection of classic and modern Jazz tunes. You can hear the
Hill Top Big Band every first Friday of the month at the
Old World Deli from
7:30-9:30 PM until their Summer schedule kicks in, at which time they perform every Wednesday evening in Central park.
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XTET Live at Sahalie Wine Cellars
CORVALLIS -- The relentless
XTET with
John Bliss (Guitar),
Rob Birdwell (Trumpet/Flugelhorn),
Steve Willis (Bass),
The Viking (Drums), performed three sets of Jazz at
Sahalie Wine Cellars on Saturday, October 22, 2005. Located near the new downtown Corvallis fish market,
Sahalie's offers a wonderful atmosphere and is a fantastic venue to relax and enjoy great wine, food, and music!
The video, audio and photos should tell the rest of the story - it was a great night of music.
Steve Willis joined the
XTET on Bass this particular night (subbing for our regular guy,
Mike Rhodes) and
David Plaehn played Harmonica on a two selections.
[STREAMING VIDEO]XTET Live at Sahalie Wine Cellars, 10/22/2005[MP3 AUDIO CLIPS]In A Mellow Tone (Ellington)
Out of Nowhere (Green/Heyman)
Reinhardt in Tunisia (Bliss)
Visit
Sahalie's web site at
http://www.sahaliewine.com to see their latest offerings.
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