Johnny E Posted October 20, 2006 Report Posted October 20, 2006 Hello all, Now that we have the east coast tour under our belts, Reptet is looking to tour the west coast in March. I have a decent amount of contact in the pacific Northwest, but next to none for California, Nevada, New Mexico or Arizona. Anyway, the thought struck me that many of you fine folks might be able to put me in touch with clubs, museums, schools and festivals that I did not know exsisted. And of course, personal connections are better than cold calls, so.... Please PM if you have any leads or can help in any way. Much thanks in advance, -john Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted October 20, 2006 Report Posted October 20, 2006 No info but a great thanks for playing our area. Wonderful band and good show. Very nice folks to boot. Buy the cds. Quote
Johnny E Posted October 20, 2006 Author Report Posted October 20, 2006 No info but a great thanks for playing our area. Wonderful band and good show. Very nice folks to boot. Buy the cds. Thanks Chuck. BTW, we just posted a live recording of the tune Do This! on our web site from the show we did at The Elastic in Chicago on Sept. 30th. Go here to check it our. Quote
Bright Moments Posted October 21, 2006 Report Posted October 21, 2006 Hello all, Now that we have the east coast tour under our belts.... -john what about miami! Quote
Bright Moments Posted October 21, 2006 Report Posted October 21, 2006 Wrong coast(s). but we were passed over on the east coast swing! Quote
Johnny E Posted October 21, 2006 Author Report Posted October 21, 2006 (edited) what about miami! We'd love to play Miami. It just was not feasible this past trip. But we intend to go back to the east coast again next year. Do you have any contacts in FL and/ GA? The only way to make it work would be to do a southern tour, that means Miami, Orlando, Savannah, Atlanta, Charlotte, etc. I have no contacts in those areas at all. Let me know if you can help. Edited October 21, 2006 by Johnny E Quote
RDK Posted October 21, 2006 Report Posted October 21, 2006 Wrong coast(s). but we were passed over on the east coast swing! I heard it had something to do with the stingrays you have down there... Quote
DukeCity Posted October 21, 2006 Report Posted October 21, 2006 There's an organization called the Western Jazz Presenters Network. Their website is: http://wjpn.org The mission on thier site says: "The Western Jazz Presenters Network (WJPN) is a coalition of jazz presenters in the western region of North America. The Network is dedicated to mutual support through networking, collective block-booking of touring jazz artists, professional development and advancement of the full diversity of the jazz field." Here in Albuquerque, the Outpost Performance Space, booked by Tom Guralnick, is a member of WJPN. If you can get in touch with him or one of the other members, maybe that could be a starting place. Good Luck! Hope you make it out this way. Quote
kenny weir Posted October 21, 2006 Report Posted October 21, 2006 This is the place you need to play: Bennetts Lane Quote
Late Posted October 21, 2006 Report Posted October 21, 2006 For Eugene, Oregon, try Sam Bonds. Charles Gayle's played there, Dave Douglas, Ben Goldberg, etc. Small space, but usually crowds who dig the music. Quote
Johnny E Posted October 22, 2006 Author Report Posted October 22, 2006 Thanks DukeCity and Late. Those tips will be helpful. Late, do you know the name of the person who books Sam Bond's? Is it Sam himself? Keep em comin' folks...reptet is dyin' to play your town! Quote
Late Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 I don't know who books at Sam Bond's. They've always been very friendly on the phone, however. I don't think Sam is associated with the club. The space is actually a converted mechanic's garage. Sam was the original owner ... and mechanic. Now it's a little pub that serves microbrews. The club's full name was (or still is) Sam Bond's Garage. When Charles Gayle played there, it was body-to-body. When Ben Goldberg played there (with Junk Genius), there were five people in the audience. When Nels Cline played there, people were literally sitting on the "stage". Quote
medjuck Posted October 23, 2006 Report Posted October 23, 2006 There's a club in Santa Barbara called Soho. If you're going up or down the coast it would be a good place to stop. I can get you more information re: booker etc. if you like. PM me. Quote
Johnny E Posted October 25, 2006 Author Report Posted October 25, 2006 I can't let this one sink...I need more help. UP Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted October 25, 2006 Report Posted October 25, 2006 CHEWY-CHEW-CHEW REPORTING: LISTEN 2 JOHNNY E. PEOPLE I SAW HIS BAND THE REPTET THIS WEEKEND AND THEY HAVE THEIR OWN UNIQUE BRAND IN JAZZ. OR MAYBE THATS WHAT THE KIDS ARE DOING IN NEW YORK NOW I HAVE NO IDEA BUT NONETHELESS I HAD NEVERHEARD HARDLY ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE. THEY HAVE GUYS AND CHICKS IN THE BAND MIXED TOGETHER, LIKE SUN RA AND HIS ASTRO-INFINITY-MYTH-SCIENCE-SOLAR-APPROACH-ARKESTRA (IN THE 70S). THEY PLAY SLOW SONGS AND FAST SONGS AND LOUD SONGS AND SOFT SONGS. JOHNNY E DID PLAY LIKE BUDDY RICH AND HAVE DIHAREA OVER THE WHOLE BAND THE WHOLE TIME, HE PLAYED SOFTER IN SOME SPOTS AND LOUDER IN OTHER SPOTS. JOHNNY E IS THE ONLY GUY IN THE BAND WHO DOESN'T PLAY A HORN. Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted October 25, 2006 Report Posted October 25, 2006 EXCUSE ME I MEANT TO CLAIRFITY JOHNNY E DID **NOT** PLAY LIKE BUDDY RICH AND HAVE DIHEREA OVER THE WHOLE BAND THE WHOLE SONG--- EXCUSE ME Quote
AllenLowe Posted October 25, 2006 Report Posted October 25, 2006 Chewy, you're confusing this band with the Immodium Quartet - Quote
7/4 Posted October 25, 2006 Report Posted October 25, 2006 Chewy, you're confusing this band with the Immodium Quartet - Is that what they named the club after? Quote
AllenLowe Posted October 25, 2006 Report Posted October 25, 2006 might be - as there was always a long line at the toilet - Quote
Johnny E Posted October 25, 2006 Author Report Posted October 25, 2006 CHEWY-CHEW-CHEW REPORTING: LISTEN 2 JOHNNY E. PEOPLE I SAW HIS BAND THE REPTET THIS WEEKEND AND THEY HAVE THEIR OWN UNIQUE BRAND IN JAZZ. OR MAYBE THATS WHAT THE KIDS ARE DOING IN NEW YORK NOW I HAVE NO IDEA BUT NONETHELESS I HAD NEVERHEARD HARDLY ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE. THEY HAVE GUYS AND CHICKS IN THE BAND MIXED TOGETHER, LIKE SUN RA AND HIS ASTRO-INFINITY-MYTH-SCIENCE-SOLAR-APPROACH-ARKESTRA (IN THE 70S). THEY PLAY SLOW SONGS AND FAST SONGS AND LOUD SONGS AND SOFT SONGS. JOHNNY E DID PLAY LIKE BUDDY RICH AND HAVE DIHAREA OVER THE WHOLE BAND THE WHOLE TIME, HE PLAYED SOFTER IN SOME SPOTS AND LOUDER IN OTHER SPOTS. JOHNNY E IS THE ONLY GUY IN THE BAND WHO DOESN'T PLAY A HORN. Thanks Aric, er, I mean Chewy. Thanks for coming to the show. You're one funny mutherfucker. ps. the bassist doesn't play a horn either...although he is a very horny guy. Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted October 26, 2006 Report Posted October 26, 2006 just promise me in your quest of gigs dont sink to playing @ "Tulas" Quote
Johnny E Posted October 27, 2006 Author Report Posted October 27, 2006 More venue names please. There's gotta be hundreds of places that have jazz muci on the west coast, no? I'd be so grateful. Quote
RDK Posted October 27, 2006 Report Posted October 27, 2006 Johnny, I'm not sure how bookings work and I'm not that close to any club owners/bookers, but you can get info on a lot of L.A. clubs from here... http://www.lajazz.com/ Quote
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