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Jazz Gumbos
The Family

February 20th's  Gumbo will feature "The Family"

Band members include Nick Ayoub on keys & vocals, Patrick Handlin playing bass, Mike Lutley blowing sax
and Chris Bookie setting the groove on drums.

The event is held at the
Kopper Top Guest House, 634 Stocking NW, Grand Rapids.
See the Jan/ Feb Jazz Notes for more information.

"Music of the Night"
Benefit Concert

Saturday, January 28 at 8pm
on at St. Cecilia Music Society

For GR Catholic Central High School Music Scholarships

Featuring
Mary Rademacher Reed and Edye Evans-Hyde
With Rob Smith, Tom Lockwood, Tim Froncek, and Steve Talaga

Tickets are $15 and are available at the door
or online at www.grcatholiccentral.com.

The Beltline Big Band
Dinner-Dance Fundraiser
Middle Villa Inn
Saturday, February 11, 2012  

Doors open at 6:00 p.m. 
The band plays from 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.  

The price for the buffet dinner and the night of dancing is $27 per person.  From this total, the Beltline Big Band and the Middle Villa Inn will donate $5 going to benefit the Kids’ Food Basket – a local charity that provides sack suppers to elementary school children who need an evening meal. 

Call for reservations!  
616-891-1287 or 269-795-3640

GRCC Winter Jazz Night
St. Cecilia Music Center
March 15 - 7:30 PM.

The Grand Rapids Federation of Musicians and the Grand Rapids Community College Music Department are putting together a Ray Gill All-Star Jazz Orchestra to perform at this event. The All-Star group is open to all professional jazz musicians who can read big band charts, but we are especially interested in the participation of as many musicians who played with Ray as possible. They will be playing some charts from Ray’s big band book and from the GRJO book; Bob Nixon will direct. This group will also back up the Shades of Blue on one number. 

Proceeds from the concert will go toward the creation of a Ray Gill Instrumental Jazz Scholarship at GRCC. For more info, go to http://www.livemusicgr.org/raygilltribute.cfm.


9th Annual TAC Jazz Festival
April 13 and 14, 2012
Hastings, MI.

Contact Joe LaJoye jplajoye@sbcglobal.net for more info..





The January/February 2012 Newsletter is now available online.
Click here to view.


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