Monday, July 12, 2010

Danny Hull Newsletter: Musically This Week Vol XII, No 44

Hullo friends.  This week...

Tuesday, 7/13 at Bobby McGee's 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Laurie Bordonaro, vocals     Michael T. Jones, piano     Sabu Adeyola, bass     your host, drum set
She's back!  The Joyful One returns.  And this time with new material.  Though she never stops studying, Laurie is excitedly preparing for her return to the Art Gallery stage.  The finale for the Summer Sundays series at the Albright Knox, Laurie is the featured vocalist with the Michael T. Jones Quartet.  So new material is definitely in order.  And this week we offer the indoor preview for said outdoor performance.  Laurie is beloved, so we're expecting a strong house.  And while the air conditioning on the steps of the Art Gallery is whimsical, it's guaranteed at Bobby McGee's.  Please join us as we present the hardest swinging singer this side of Akron.  ...i
n the Maple Ridge Plaza, Sweet Home & Maple Roads.  Tina, Jyl, steady Billy & quiet Mike - good music, good food, good people, chilled spirits, a grand piano, and a great hang.

Saturday, 7/17 at Templeton Terrace     6:00 - 10:00
Ben Baia & the Big City Horns
Ben Baia, vocals Phil Sims, trombone & arrangements     Tim Clarke, trumpet     Kenny Kuriscak, sax     Pat Georger, keys     Cameron Kayne, bass     yours truly, drum set
Yikes!  Were you at the Taste of Buffalo for Benny's big stage debut?  Needless to say, the crowd responded with the same enthusiasm that we get at all of the Templeton Terrace gigs, except in numbers of 1,000 or more.  Dancers and listeners love Benny, they love the horn section, and they love the music of our youth:  Chicago, BS&T, Earth, Wind & Fire, Stevie Wonder, the Ides of March, Al Green, The Four Tops, Steve Winwood, even The Spiral Staircase!  This band is killing it.  And on the patio, the setting at the former Shanghai Reds is a literal summer sensation.  Come join us for a spectacular night on the waterfront.

Tuesdays at Bobby McGee's     7:00 - 10:00
7/20 Chris Dempsey & Bruce Johnstone
7/27 Dick Fadale
8/3 Patty Flaherty & Craig Kastelnik
8/10 Mike Kaupa
10/26 Gary Keller

Fridays at Bobby McGee's 8:30 - 11:30
7/16 Gretchen Shulz
7/30 JJ Moscato & Blue Avenue
9/3 Ben Baia & the Big City Horns

Saturdays at Bobby McGee's 8:00 - 11:00
7/17
Mary Stahl
7/24
Mary Stahl
7/31 Patty Flaherty

links...

School's out, but the schooling remains...
Prejudices, it is well known, are difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or fertilized by education; they grow there, firm as weeds among the stones.
 - Charlotte Bronte, 1816 - 1855

Health,
Hope,
Equality,
and Peace.
dan
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Monday, July 5, 2010

Danny Hull Newsletter: Musically This Week Vol XII, No 43


Hullo friends.  This week...

Tuesday, 7/6 at Bobby McGee's 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.


Ron Corsaro & the Upstate Express


Ron Corsaro, piano & arrangements     Dick Griffo & Kenny Kuriscak, saxophones     Tim Clarke, trumpet     John Hasselback, trombone     Dave Siegfried, bass     your host, drum set







Ronnie has one of the sweetest summer gigs on the Niagara Frontier, and this Tuesday we celebrate an indoor preview to his outdoor concert series.  The Upstate Express opens the 2010 season at the Hennepin Park Gazebo this Thursday, and for those of you who can't make the drive to Lewiston, we bring the band to you.  Ronnie somehow manages to coax a big band sound out of a septet by way of his crafty arranging skills.  And when said arrangements are rendered by the above referenced horn section, the music simply sparkles and comes  to life. 
So please join us in air conditioned comfort.  





Bobby McGee's in the Maple Ridge Plaza, Sweet Home & Maple Roads.  Tina, Jyl, steady Billy & quiet Mike - good music, good food, good people, chilled spirits, and still a great hang.

Friday, 
7/9 at the Lion's Pavilion in Olcott's Krull Park    6:30 - 8:30


Sophisticated Swing
Jessica Condes, vocals     Jim Sansone, trumpet & vocals     Gary Dieboldt, keys & vocals     yours truly, drum set
There's air conditioning in Krull Park too, of the natural variety.  But with the music in the air and the breeze off Lake Ontario, what's not to like?  Especially on a gorgeous friday evening...  Sophisticated Swing takes their muse from Lambert, Hendricks & Ross and performs vocal harmonies in the storied swing tradition.  They'll steal your heart with both their musicianship and the joy with which they sing and play.

Saturday, 7/10 at Niagara Square     3:00 - 4:00
Ben Baia & the Big City Horns
Benny's band plays the coveted 3:00 p.m. time slot at Niagara Square for the Taste of Buffalo celebration.  Let us know you're out there...

Saturday, 7/10 at Bobby McGee's 8:00 - 11:00
Janice Mitchell, vocals     Jim Beishline, piano     Buddy Fadale, bass     yours truly, drum set
Buffalo's Queen of Soul takes the stage at Bobby McGee's this Saturday night.  Jim Beishline provides the compliment to 

Janice Mitchell's stirring and soulful vocals 

by way of his carefully crafted arrangements.  You can hear Jim & Janice in any variety of venues this summer, but ours is the only one where the piano is of the acoustic and grand variety, thanks to the generous support of our friends at Hamburg Music.

Tuesdays at Bobby McGee's     7:00 - 10:00


7/13 Laurie Bordonaro
7/20 Chris Dempsey & Bruce Johnstone
7/27 Dick Fadale
8/3 Patty Flaherty & Craig Kastelnik
8/10 Mike Kaupa
10/26 Gary Keller

Fridays at Bobby McGee's 8:30 - 11:30
7/9 Doug Yoemans
7/30 JJ Moscato & Blue Avenue
9/3 Ben Baia & the Big City Horns

Saturdays at Bobby McGee's 8:00 - 11:00


7/17

Mary Stahl
7/24

Mary Stahl
7/31
Mary Stahl


links...




What do you wish to achieve?
Desire is the starting point of all achievement - not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.
 - Napoleon Hill



Health,

Hope,
and Peace.
dan
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Monday, June 28, 2010

Danny Hull Newsletter: Musically This Week Vol XII, No 42

Hullo friends.  Here's this week's invitation, with a bit of a different slant...

Tuesday, 6/29 at Bobby McGee's 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Joey DeFrancesco, organ          Carmen Intorre, drum set 
This Tuesday Bobby McGee's presents the planet's leading exponent of the Hammond B3 organ as we welcome Joey DeFrancesco back to his Niagara Frontier roots.  And to make it happen, I will step aside.  Buffalo's jazz drumming ambassador to New York and the world has just concluded a date in Toronto with Joey D, and he called to inquire about bringing Joey in.  So while I'll still be at my familiar Tuesday night haunt, I'll be at the bar, and give way to Carmen Intorre.  (Carmen did offer me the opportunity to sit-in.  "You've got to get next to that time".)  

With apologies to our regulars, however, we have to ask for a humble cover charge.  The amazing thing is, in our 11 year history at Bobby McGee's presenting world-class artists on a weekly basis, this will be the first time that we've instituted a cover.  But at $10 per person, it's still a bargain.  An early arrival is advisable if you'd like a table near the stage.  Our thanks to Mike Kaupa, Chris Ziemba, and Buddy Fadale for graciously rescheduling their date.
Another bit of news, consistent with presenting Joey D, is an honor again bestowed by Buffalo Spree Magazine.  The Best of WNY 2010 issue is hitting the newsstands now, and we were recognized as the Best Weekly Band Gig.  Our thanks to Buffalo Spree for their continued commitment to excellence and all-things-Buffalo.
 
So our theme continues, and as always, you are invited.  Bobby McGee's in the Maple Ridge Plaza, Sweet Home & Maple Roads.  Tina, Jyl, steady Billy & quiet Mike - good music, good food, good people, chilled spirits, and still a great hang.

Friday, 7/2 at Wegman's Sheridan    6:00 - 8:00
Dave Scott Trio
Dave Scott, guitar     Buddy Fadale, bass     your correspondent, drum set
Dave's trio returns to the balcony at Wegman's Sheridan again this week.  Maybe Dave, Buddy & I don't notice the growth, being as that it is incremental, but last week three different parties of listeners asked Dave for his business card, and another inquired if we had CD's for sale!

Tuesdays at Bobby McGee's     7:00 - 10:00


7/6 The Upstate Express
7/13 Laurie Bordonaro
7/20 Chris Dempsey & Bruce Johnstone
8/3 Patty Flaherty & Craig Kastelnik
10/26 Gary Keller

Fridays at Bobby McGee's 8:30 - 11:30
7/2 dark
7/23 The Donna Rose Singers
7/30 JJ Moscato & Blue Avenue
9/3 Ben Baia & the Big City Horns

Saturdays at Bobby McGee's 8:00 - 11:00

7/3 dark

7/17

Mary Stahl
7/24

Mary Stahl
7/31
Mary Stahl


links...



Happy Birthday, USA
You can protect your liberties in this world only by protecting the other man's freedom.  You can be free only if I am free.
 - Clarence Darrow



Health,

Hope,
and Peace.
dan
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