Jazz 4 Nothin': Practice Tonight!

Monday, January 25, 2010

Practice Tonight!

Hey, just a friendly reminder that there is practice tonight. If anyone wants to listen to the charts prior to practice, there are mp3 recordings of the following at www.marinamusic.com:

"The First Cirlce" by Pat Metheny/Lyle Mays, arr. Bob Curnow
"Samba Ti Kaye" by Mark Taylor
"In the Stone" by Earth, Wind & Fire, arr. Paul Murtha
"Malaguena" by Ernesto Lecuona, arr. Bill Holman, trans. Bob Curnow
"Ride the Wind" by Les Hooper

Be ready for the monster chart. It's on the plate for tonight. ;)

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Past Performances

Highlights of 2012 SEASON

July 25th, 2012 - Warminster Parks & Rec

July 26th, 2012 - Doylestown Summer Concert Series

September 9th, 2012 - 9/11 Concert

November 17th, 2012 - Indian Valley Country Club Jazz Night

December 21st - St Paul's Lutheran Church Holiday Concert!!

WINTER 2012 FESTIVAL SEASON

Jazz 4 Nothin' performed at these local schools to promote the arts and encourage young musicians to stick with music. A lifetime of music begins now!

Friday, February 10th - Abington J.H.S, A-Town Jazz Festival
Friday, February 17th - Tohickon Middle School Jazz Festival
Tuesday, March 6th - CB West HS Jazz Concert
Friday, March 9th - Unami Middle School Jazz Festival
Friday, March 23rd - Schalick High School Jazz Festival

Wednesday, January 18th Time 7:00pm

The Hills at Whitemarsh

A private performance for the residents of this retirement home in Flourtown.

Friday, December 16th Time 7:30pm

St Paul's Lutheran Church

Jazz 4 Nothin' performed a FREE Holiday Concert at St Paul's Lutheran Church in the evening.

Sunday, November 27th

263 Marketplace Holiday Concert

Jazz 4 Nothin' performed a FREE Holiday Concert for patrons of 263 Marketplace, sponsored by its many vendors.

Sunday, October 23rd

Tyler Park - Star of David Bikers Club

We performed a private performance for the motorcyclists in the Louis Nemtsov Star to Star Memorial Ride.

Saturday, September 10th, 2:00pm

Warminster Tricentennial

Jazz 4 Nothin' celebrated 300 years of Warminster, PA at Warminster Community Park.

Thursday, July 21st, 7 PM

Doylestown Concert in the Parks

Jazz 4 Nothin' played outside the Doylestown Court House, participating in the Lions' sponsored concert series "Concert in the Parks" during the Intermission of the community Concert Band.
Sunday, June 19th, 3-4 PM

The 263 Marketplace

Jazz 4 Nothin' played inside at the 263 Marketplace for approximately 1 hour (some small group work may also be heard before or after the big band). Come out and have a great time!

Saturday, June 4th, 6:30pm

Lobsterfest: Trinity Episcopal Church in Solebury

Sunday, May 15th, 11:45 AM:

The Duck Deli Jazz Festival

Jazz 4 Nothin' was great this year at the Duck Deli jazz festival, the second time the group performed there. Pictures are forthcoming!

Sunday, May 1st, 10:30-11:30 AM:

A-Day at Delaware Valley College

Jazz 4 Nothin' performed an hour set on a beautiful day at Delaware Valley College, allowing its student members to play for their colleagues and friends and the group to play for its community. It was a wonderful performance.

Saturday, April 2nd: 11:00 AM:

"Big Toh Jam" at Tohickon Middle School

Jazz 4 Nothin' exhibited at the Tohickon Middle School "Big Toh Jam" in which all proceeds of the event benefited the American Red Cross. The event was called "Jazz for Japan." It was a great performance!

Friday, February 11th, 9:15PM:

Abington Junior High School

Jazz 4 Nothin' exhibited at the Abington Junior High School jazz festival and will continue to perform after awards have been handed out - a full set of charts!

Friday, February 4th, 2011, 7PM

Central Bucks West High School

The group opened the winter jazz concert at Central Bucks West High School performing two pieces, Malaguena and Nostalgia in Times Square to a highly attentative and appreciative audience. This also kicks off the group's commemoration of Stan Kenton's 100th birthday by opening the year with a performance of the original Bill Holman version of Malaguena.

Saturday, November 6th, 2010, 8:30-10PM

Doylestown Moose Lodge Birthday

The group played its longest set yet, clocking in a performance of over an hour and half with more than twelve main numbers in two sets. Of note were full performances of the original Sing, Sing, Sing (pts. 1 & 2) and Theme from Sesame Street (Maynard Ferguson version), as well as Hoagy Carmichael's classic vocal solo version of Georgia On My Mind.

Sunday, September 12th, 2010:

St. Paul's Lutheran Church

St. Paul's Lutheran Church indoor block party. The group performed again for St. Paul's as a thank you to the church's support of our activities.

Thursday, July 15th, 2010:

Doylestown Summer Concert Series

At breakneck speed, and being invited to play literally the night before, the group performed four pieces during the intermission of the summer concert series. A special thanks goes out to the saxophones, a line which was composed of entirely substitute players. This performance would not have been possible without them, and they tackled some hard charts head-on, without any prior rehearsal with the group.

Friday, July 2nd, 2010:

First Friday in Doylestown

Jazz 4 Nothin' performed outside in the center of Doylestown, attracting a large crowd and playing for the longest time yet. The audience loved the music and the entire night was a pure delight.

Sunday, May 23rd, 2010:

Southampton Jazz Festival

Though it was a humid and rain-threatening day, the festival was held in the Klinger Middle School auditorium. Jazz 4 Nothin' closed the show and had an awesome performance, following a great job by William Tennent High School's jazz band.

Saturday, May 1st, 2010, 4PM:

Duck Deli Jazz Festival:

The Duck Deli hosted its annual music festival in May; this year it was on the afternoons of Saturday, May 1st and Sunday, May 2nd. Jazz 4 Nothin' performed on the first day of the events, at about 4:00 PM. Prior to Jazz 4 Nothin', the Doylestown Heat big band (sponsored by the Doylestown Lions Club) played, and immediately following, the last act was Jazz West (the Central Bucks West High School Jazz Band).

Sunday, April 11th, 2010: 7:15 PM:

Premiere Performance

Jazz 4 Nothin' had a successful first performance for the people of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Doylestown, PA during the Intermission of their Talent Show. Met with an immediate standing ovation following the final piece, the group looks forward to the upcoming performances.

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Monday, January 25, 2010

Practice Tonight!

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