Me at Hamiltons on 8/29, Jazz Birthday Party at Piccolo, September Preview, More

On Monday (8/29), I'm at Hamilton's on Magnolia in Auburn with guitarist Patrick Bruce. Come have dinner and drinks and listen to jazz from 6:30 - 9:00 PM. It's a great venue for a small group, or a duo in this case, and the martinis are half price on Mondays.


Jazz at Piccolo, Ariccia

Thursday night (8/25), the Jane Drake Trio plays at Piccolo in Auburn. Personnel is bassist Sidney Simmons and pianist Jonathan Lynn.

On Friday and Saturday, Piccolo will celebrate its second birthday. Click the flyer embedded at right to enlarge. It says, "The celebrations will begin each evening at 5pm with $1 small plates from our brand new menu plus delicious cocktails and craft beers." Jazz will start at 8:00 PM both nights and end at 11. On Friday (8/26), it will feature Kenyon Carter (sax); Tim Chambliss (drums); Coleman Woodson, III (piano); and Mike Beshara (bass). On Saturday (8/27), Chambliss and Beshara return with La'Roy Bodiford (sax) and Kermit Orr (piano). Since the football season is starting soon, weekend jazz will take a break on home-game days, but Jane's group will continue each Thursday.

Sunday (8/28) at Ariccia will be its weekly jazz brunch from 11-2. Featured this week will be The Jack Dresher Trio which is usually Jack on bass with Sam Fredericks on drums and Joe Thomas on piano.


The Loft in Columbus, Jam in Montgomery

Friday (8/26) In Columbus at The Loft, Jan Hyatt & Friends will perform from 7-9 PM EASTERN TIME. Hyatt is a vocalist (here's her MySpace page) and co-founder of the Columbus Jazz Society. She'll sing with saxophonist Stanley Murray, pianist Tom Chadwick, bassist Edward Robinson and drummer David Morgan. The Loft has been listing its jazz events on its online calendar, but I just checked, and they're gone again. You can find a reliable listing for its Friday night jazz shows on the bottom-right of the Columbus Jazz Society's website. And I just noticed, happily, that the Society is mentioning Piccolo's Friday and Saturday jazz on its site. Don't forget Thursday night.

Sunday night (8/28), 1048 Jazz and Blues will hold its weekly jazz jam from 9:30 PM  - 12:30 AM. 


Coming up...

The fall calendars are starting to bulge with activity. Below are some September events. There are more out there than the ones I've listed. These are just the ones that I think people should go to, that I would like to go to, or that involve me in some way. Should I do this on Google Calendar or something? Look at 'em. It's getting ridiculous.


Auburn, Opelika

9/1 - pianist Dr. Joshua Pifer at the Jule Collins Smith Museum
9/Thursdays - Jane Drake Trio at Piccolo
9/Sundays - Jazz brunch at Ariccia
9/8 - The Woodfield Trio at the Jule Collins Smith Museum
9/8 - Texas Guitar Quartet recital at the Jule Collins Smith Museum
9/15 - clarinetist Gary Smith and pianist Nicole Agostino at the Jule Collins Smith Museum
9/16, 9/17, 9/30 - jazz at Piccolo
9/18 - AU Community Orchestra Concert at Opelika Sportsplex Ampitheater
9/18 - organist Brian King's recital at Auburn First Baptist Church
9/22 - unconfirmed surprise world-class (no joke) recital at Jule Collins Smith Museum
9/22 - AU Music Faculty Showcase Concert at Goodwin Hall
9/25 - AU Community Orchestra Concert at Kiesel Park
9/28 - trombonist Matt Wood and pianist Jeremy Samolesky's recital at Goodwin Hall
9/29 - TBA lunch music recital at Jule Collins Smith Museum


Montgomery, Columbus, Lagrange

9/1 - double bassist, jazz bassist Alex Pershounin recital at RiverCenter (Columbus)
9/2 - Solar Quintet at The Loft (Columbus)
9/Sundays - Jazz jam at 1048 Jazz and Blues (Montgomery)
9/7 - movie: Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues at Rave (Montgomery)
9/11 - Columbus Jazz Society hosts Dallas Smith on woodwinds at the Liberty Theatre (Columbus)
9/12 - concert/jazz pianist Willis Delony recital at RiverCenter (Columbus)
9/14 - clarinetist Julia Heinen recital at RiverCenter (Columbus)
9/15 - Montgomery Symphony Orchestra pops concert at Alabama Shakespeare Festival (Montgomery)
9/15 - classical guitarist Jason Vieaux recital at RiverCenter (Columbus)
9/19 - clarinetist Lisa Oberlander with pianist Yien Wang recital at RiverCenter (Columbus)
9/20 - tuba recital with Andrew Miller and pianist Yien Wang at RiverCenter (Columbus)
9/23 - tenor saxophonist James Houlik with pianist Vahan Sargsyan recital at RiverCenter (Columbus)
9/24 - electroacoustic composer Elaine Lillios recital at RiverCenter (Columbus)
9/25 - CSU music faculty recital at RiverCenter (Columbus)
9/26 - classical guitarist Andrew Zohn recital at RiverCenter (Columbus)
9/29 - "Weird Al" Yankovic at the Montgomery Performing Arts Center (Montgomery)
9/29 - CSU Orchestra with The Met's horn section concert at RiverCenter (Columbus)
10/15 - LaGrange Symphony Orchestra auditions


Atlanta, Birmingham, Montevallo

9/3 - New Trinity Baroque plays Bach and Corelli at St. Bartholomew's EC (Atlanta)
9/6 - LeBaron Trio recital at LeBaron Recital Hall (Montevallo)
9/11 - Atlanta Saxophone Day at Emory University (Atlanta)
9/16, 9/17 - Alabama Symphony Orchestra plays Wagner, Liszt, Strauss (Birmingham)
9/20 - Alabama Symphony players do Mahler's piano quartet at Brock Recital Hall (Birmingham)
9/22, 9/23, 9/25 - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra plays Beethoven 9, Ring excerpts for opening concert (Atlanta)
9/25 - Superjazz big band concert at Brock Recital Hall (Birmingham)
9/26 - Joseph Ardovino plays trumpet recital at LeBaron Recital Hall (Montevallo)
9/30 - Alabama Symphony Orchestra plays Copland, Mozart at Alys Stephens Center (Birmingham)
9/30 - Alabama Symphony Orchestra plays Copland, Mozart, Meyer at Alys Stephens Center (Birmingham)