JANUARY 2007
Jan 14: BED (Rebecca Kilgore, Eddie Erickson, Joel Forbes, and Dan) will return to the Norris Center for the Performing Arts in Palos Verdes, CA. There is a brunch “show,” and another show later in the day. The man who produces jazz events there is named Marty Rosenzweig, and he would have the details: RoseworksM@aol.com
FEBRUARY
Feb 2-4: Dan will perform at the North Carolina Jazz Festival, Wilmington, NC with an “all-star” line-up. Dan is a “veteran” of this event, having appeared there half a dozen times or more. For info: www.capefearjazz.com or call the Festival President, Ms. Sandy Evans, at: 910.793.1111
Feb 15: Dan performs one set (!)--to open the Newport Beach Jazz Party on Thursday night--with clarinetist/saxophonist Ken Peplowski, drummer Jake Hanna, and others. This classy event is hosted by Joe Rothman and John McClure. For info: www.newportbeachjazzparty.com or call Mr. Rothman directly at: 949.759.5003
Feb 23-25: Dan will again perform at the San Diego Jazz Party--actually at the Del Mar Hilton Hotel (across the street from the Del Mar racetrack)--with an “all-star” line-up. This year, the event presents the young piano virtuoso Rossano Sportiello, visiting from Milan, Italy. (The other pianist will be John Bunch, erstwhile accompanist for Tony Bennett and Benny Goodman, still playing beautifully at eight-three years young). The event is hosted by Dave and Joanne Cooper. For more info: www.sandiegojazzparty.com or call Dave directly at: 858.354.1244
Feb 28: BED (Rebecca Kilgore, Eddie Erickson, Joel Forbes, and Dan) will perform at Lake Wildwood in Grass Valley, CA. For information, contact BED’s fan and friends Pat and Sandy Scull at 530.432.1359 or e/mail them at: sanscull@launchnet.com
MARCH
Mar 2-4: BED (Rebecca Kilgore, Eddie Erickson, Joel Forbes, and Dan) will perform for the fourth consecutive year (Dan’s fifth) at the Monterey Dixieland Festival. as the festival’s name implies, the event focuses on traditional jazz. However, it also spotlights other styles of swinging, classic jazz. For more info: www.dixieland-monterey.com
Mar 5: Dan dons his cowboy boots and jeans to perform with guitarist/vocalist Don Burnham’s great Western Swing band, Lost Weekend at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite Valley, CA. The event is their annual Heritage Days Festival. Don was recently inducted into the Western Swing Hall of Fame, and the band is a fun, swinging outfit reminiscent of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. For more info: http://www.yosemitepark.com/SpecialEventsPackages_SpecialEvents_HeritageHolidays.aspx or contact Don directly at: don@donburnham.com
Mar 18: Dan will perform again at the Norris Center for the Performing Arts; this time with vocalist/dancer/guitarist Banu Gibson and the fine band she calls her Hot Jazz. Banu and Dan are old friends, going back to their years at Disneyland! (They were in different bands together). Banu, based in New Orleans (and miraculously surviving Hurricane Katrina), has gone on to lead one of the finest traditional-to-swing small groups in the nation. This edition of Hot Jazz will feature cornet great Randy Reinhart from New York, clarinetist Tom Fischer from New Orleans, and Dan’s old pal, drummer Jeff Hamilton (not to be confused with the other great drummer, Jeff Hamilton). David Boeddinghaus, also from New Orleans, will play piano. For more info please contact: Marty Rosenzweig at RoseworksM@aol.com
Mar 30-31: Dan meets cornetist Randy Reinhart again for two nights of jazz in Denver, CO. The venue is the Donald R. Seawall Grand Ballroom, Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th & Curtis Sts. The truly all-star line-up includes cornetist Randy Reinhart; tenor saxophonist Harry Allen; guitarist Joe Cohn; pianist Derek Smith; bassist Paul Keller; and drummer Joe Ascione. For information please contact producer Juanita Greenwood at: summitjazz1@cs.com or call Juanita at: 360.379.1616 Summit Jazz also has a website: www.summitjazz.com
APRIL
Apr 20-22: BED (Rebecca Kilgore, Eddie Erickson, Joel Forbes, and Dan) returns for their third consecutive year (Dan’s eighth or ninth!) at the Atlanta Jazz Party in Atlanta, GA. This long-running event puts the focus on more traditional jazz, and is always a lot of fun. It’s produced by Phil and Lee Carroll, two true friends of jazz. Dan is proud to be associated with this event. He’s been a part of it almost since its inception in 1999, having played the AJP in 2000, and then from 2002-2006, now returning for 2007. Veteran trombonist Bob Havens (Pete Fountain, Lawrence Welk) will also be returning. Dan look forward to several exciting duets with Bob. For more information: www.atlantajazzparty.com
MAY
May 3: BED (Rebecca Kilgore, Eddie Erickson, Joel Forbes, and Dan) travels to Merrie Olde England for performances there. On May 3rd, BED will perform in concert at a classic old theater in Blackburn, near Blackpool. The evening is produced by BED fans and friends Jeremy and Judy Stirrup. This will be followed by BED’s appearance at the first-ever Norwich Jazz Party (see below). For info about he Blackburn concert, please contact Mr. Jeremy Stirrup at: jeremy@stirrup.me.uk
May 4-7: BED (Rebecca Kilgore, Eddie Erickson, Joel Forbes, and Dan) will perform at the inaugural Norwich Jazz Party in Norwich, England. The roster of this huge jazz party is too long to list here, but I’ll list it anyway (!), as it includes many (most) of the finest American and British jazz players extant: Randy Sandke, Jon-Erik Kellso, Enrico Tomasso, Dan Barrett, George Masso, Ian Bateman, John Dankworth, Scott Hamilton, Alan Barnes, Scott Robinson, Ken Peplowski, Matthias Seuffert, Dan Block, Keith Ingham, John Bunch, John Pearce, Rossano Sportiello, Howard Alden, Chris Flory, Dave Cliff, Eddie Erickson, Dave Green, Nicki Parrott, Michael Moore, Alec Dankworth, Steve Brown, Ed Metz Jr., Jack Parnell, Jake Hanna, Joyce Breach and Rebecca Kilgore.
For more information about this truly exciting event--in a truly beautiful locale--please see the festivals’ website: www.norwichjazzparty.com
May 25-28: BED (Rebecca Kilgore, Eddie Erickson, Joel Forbes, and Dan) returns for its fourth?--fifth?-- consecutive appearance at the world-famous Sacramento Jazz Jubilee. (Dan first played this event in 1974!) For info: www.sacjazz.com
May 30-June 6: Dan plays on board a Regent luxury cruise ship for a jazz cruise to ALASKA. The stellar line-up includes: clarinetist/saxophonist Ken Peplowski (Ken and Dan were alumni of Benny Goodman’s last band, before Mr. Goodman’s passing in 1986); tenor great Houston Person; pianist Richard Wyands; drummers Paul Kreibich and Joe Ascione; and several other fine players. For more info, contact either Margaret Gillham: margaret-gillham@msn.com (or call Margaret directly at 800.458.2878) or Merle Kreibich at Merle@in-housemusic.com (or call Merle at 310.216.5861)
June 22-24: BED (Rebecca Kilgore, Eddie Erickson, Joel Forbes, and Dan) makes their fourth consecutive appearance at the Elkhart Jazz Festival. Elkhart is a true “heartland” city, and the festival features many fun venues, both indoors and outdoors. BED has made several close friends there. For more info: www.elkhartjazzfestival.com
JULY
July 2-8: BED (Rebecca Kilgore, Eddie Erickson, Joel Forbes, and Dan) fly to Germany for the Elmau Swing Festival at the Hotel Schloss in the Bavarian Alps! The week-long event will also feature many fine European jazz players, with the focus on the classic “swing” styles of Benny Goodman, Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, John Kirby, and others of that generation of jazz. The event is produced by the young virtuoso pianist Bernd Lhotzky. For more information, contact Bernd directly at: lhotzky@gmx.de
July 9-15: Dan stays in Europe for his second stint as an instructor at the Jazzin’ July Workshop at the beautiful Kapellerput Conference Hotel in Heeze--near Eindhoven--in The Netherlands. This week-long jazz course features internationally-known jazz artists on each of the common “jazz” instruments: trumpet, trombone, sax and clarinet, bass, guitar/banjo, drums, and piano. The teaching staff includes the aforementioned Bernd Lhotzky as the piano instructor, and Frank Roberscheuten--who is the Workshop’s founder and producer--as one of the two clarinet and saxophone instructors. Frank leads the exciting quintet called the Swing Cats. Dan has been their guest for numerous tours. (The USA is represented at the Workshop by Dan and his longtime friend, Howard Alden, who returns to teach guitar and banjo).
The format consists of group instruction on the respective instruments, and evening jam sessions (which is always a party) where the students can try out ideas and concepts that they’ve learned during the day. Last year was the first Jazzin’ July, and it was a huge success. This year promises to be even better. (Incidentally, Dan is on staff as the CORNET AND TRUMPET instructor! His friend, virtuoso Dutch trombonist Bert Bouren returns to instruct the trombonists.) More information can be found at: www.swingcats.nl (go to the Jazzin’ July page).
July 27-29: Dan returns to the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival in Davenport, IA. This festival honors the “young man with a horn” from Davenport, cornetist and pianist Bix Beiderbecke. Bix brought the world some great, inventive music before his untimely death in 1930 at the age of twenty-eight. Dan will perform with trumpeter Randy Sandke and Ken Peplowski (both of whom played alongside Dan in Benny Goodman’s last band, from late 1985 until the King of Swing’s passing in 1986). The band--under Sandke’s leadership--also includes pianist Mark Shane, drummer Rob Garcia, bassist Nikki Parrott, guitarist/vocalist/raconteur Marty Grosz, and Scott Robinson; who owns and plays nearly every instrument ever invented. Scott may or may not confine himself to the C Melody and Bass saxophones this time out. For info: www.bixsociety.org
AUGUST
Dan is accepting engagements for this month, either as soloist or with the quartet called BED. Please see these websites for more information: www.BEDjazz.com and www.BlueSwing.com
SEPTEMBER
Sept 13-16: Dan returns to the Chautauqua Jazz Party in upstate New York. This event began in the early 1980s in Conneaut Lake, PA, and is now held at the Athenaeum Hotel in Chautauqua, NY. The hotel is booked exclusively by jazz fans and closed to others for the weekend! The party features “all-stars” in jam-style sets, and the Friday and Saturday night shows always close with an exciting set by Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks, a 12-piece “hot” dance band playing original arrangements from the 1920s and ‘30s drawn from Vince’s extensive music library. Always a lot of fun. In addition to the fine instrumentalists scheduled to appear, vocalist Rebecca Kilgore will return to warm our hearts. For more info:
http://www.chautauqua-inst.org/Jazz/jazz2006flyer.pdf or call producer Joe Boughton directly at: 814.724.2163
Sept 20-22: Dan will perform as a special guest with Martin Breinschmid's Radio Kings at Jazzland in Vienna, Austria. Jazzland is one of the oldest jazz clubs in Europe. Dan's friend Martin Breinschmid is a virtuoso vibraphonist and drummer, and leads top jazz groups in and around Vienna. For more information, contact: www.Jazzland.at.
Sept 28- Oct 7: Dan will be leading an all-star band as part of the Barrelhouse Jazz Gala, 2007. There will be about eight shows in Germany and the last one in Metz, France. The Barrelhouse Jazz Gala is the biggest package-tour for traitional jazz in Europe, and for almost twenty-five years now, the tour has featured over one hundred artists from the USA. The program is built around the German standout Barrelhouse Jazzband, the most popular band for traditional jazz in Germany (their latest CD is "Live at Kornwestheim" - see www.barrelhouse-jazzband.com). In this year's program are Dan Barrett, appearing with Randy Reinhart (trumpet) and Chuck Wilson (clarinet & sax), with a rhythm section of the Barrelhouse Jazzband. Other USA acts in the show are singer Miles Griffith and pianist Tom McDermott. For the tour dates, please see www.barrelhouse-jazzband.com.
NOVEMBER
Nov 18-19: BED (Rebecca Kilgore, Eddie Erickson, Joel Forbes, and Dan) perform at two separate concerts in Topeka, KS. sponsored by the Topeka Jazz Workshop. For details: www.topekajazz.com
FEBRUARY 2008
Feb 1-3: BED (Rebecca Kilgore, Eddie Erickson, Joel Forbes, and Dan) will perform at the North Carolina Jazz Festival, Wilmington, NC with an “all-star” line-up. Dan--who is scheduled to appear at the festival February 2-4 2007--is a “veteran” of this event, having appeared there half a dozen times or more. For info: www.capefearjazz.com or call the Festival President, Ms. Sandy Evans, at: 910.793.1111
APRIL 2008
Apr 25-27: Dan will return to the Bob Barnard Jazz Party in Melbourne, Australia. This time. Dan’s bringing along his friends Rebecca Kilgore and Eddie Erickson! Dan was the “token Yank” at the party in April, 2006. The fun weekend will give Becky, Eddie, and Dan a chance to perform as BED (with Australian bass sensation Mark Elton) and also in ad hoc settings with the best Australian jazz artists. For more information. please contact Mr. John Trudinger at: jtrudinger@optusnet.com.au
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