Keith Ganz & Scott Sawyer, two of the best local guitarists, will play together tonight at Alley 26 9-midnight. Listen to their fine music & fill their tip jar!
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August has been rightly called the Dog Days (sorry doggies!) but this one doesn't feel like that. There are many performances worth taking in over the next ten days: It's time for me to hear Al Strong & the Zoocru at Cuban Revolution Friday night. Maybe it's time for you too! But first go to the Art of Cool "Pop-Up" at Cocoa & Cinnamon 7-9 before heading to CR. You'll get to hear good music, meet interesting people, &--if you haven't already--contribute to the Art of Cool Fest Kickstarter campaign. All in a good cause--jazz & jazz-influenced music. I also have my eye on mellow guitarist Bernie Petteway at the Beyu Saturday night, thought I'm curious about the Indy Week listing for Brian Horton at the just-barely-in Durham Straw Valley Café Saturday night. It's not on either Brian's or the Straw Valley websites. If he's there, it's under the starts on what should be a comfortable night outdoors. Of course you can check Doug Largent's website to see which part of Everywhere he's playing these days. I'm still partial to under the stars at the Looking Glass Café in Carrboro on Tuesday nights. Can't get too much outdoor music on comfy nights. Check out C Grace's Wed-Fri lineup next week: Ryan Hanseler solo, the Al Strong Quartet, & the Gregg Gelb Quartet. Can't miss there. Having done an Art of Cool listening session on the Rebirth Brass Band & Dumpstaphunk last night, & always needing to dance in my seat where there are no other choices, I'm obligated to their 8/22 UNC performance. Watch out for the Bulltown Strutters living up to their marching & musical name before the concert! More If you like jazz, if you liked the Art of Cool 2014 Festival, if you like neo-soul, etc., etc., join the 2015 Festival Kickstarter campaign, which starts today. The simplest thing is to go to www.aocfestival.org & donate. If you want to meet AOC groupies, go to the Blue Note Café at 4125 Chapel Hill-Durham Boulevard in Durham (next to Spartacus Restaurant in front of Target). The AOC is kicking off the campaign there tonight.
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AuthorPeter Burke has liked jazz since he was in high school. Having lived & worked in exotic places with & without local jazz scenes, he has also led a Guide To Local Jazz class in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Duke. Archives
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