"Jazz Around Town" on Columbus Weekend, Features Berkshires Performers at Pittsfield CityJazz Festival

Source: Ed Bride Associates
September 25, 2008
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Pittsfield CityJazz Festival Announces Columbus Weekend Series of Regional Performers in Jazz Around Town

Pittsfield, MA, Sept. 25, 2008 The fourth annual Pittsfield CityJazz Festival today announced its Columbus Weekend series of performances featuring musicians based in and around the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts. From Oct. 10-12, a dozen restaurants and lounges throughout the city will be presenting a cross section of instrumentalists and vocalists, typically duos and small ensembles. All are free, and provide the entre to the Festivals expanded 10-day run, Oct. 10-19.

The Festival earlier announced concert performances starting Oct. 15, including Noah Baerman, Evan Lurie, The New Black Eagle Jazz Band with the debut of the Pittsfield CityJazz Youth Orchestra, vocalists Teri Roiger and Ron Gill, and a concluding concert on Oct. 19 with Jazz organist Barbara Dennerlein. Tickets are now on sale for those performances at TheColonialTheatre.org.

In previous years, Jazz Around Town had been a component of a single weekend festival, but audiences felt stretched between the free regional performers and the ticketed concerts by touring acts. We needed to provide more opportunities for people to hear music, rather than forcing them to make a choice. The additional weekend accomplishes that goal, said Festival chairman Edward Bride.

Schedule and pricing for the headline concerts is available at PittsfieldCityJazz.org.

The Jazz Around Town performers and venues are listed below.

Friday, October 10

Eagles Stage Band
Pittsfield City Hall, front steps, noon

“We B 3"
9pm-midnight. Lantern Restaurant
445 North Street, 413-448-2717

John Sauer, piano; Jeanie Laurin, vocals
6:30-9:30pm.Aster's Restaurant
1015 South Street, 413-499-2975

Allen Livermore Trio
8-11pm. Pittsfield Brew Works
34 Depot Street, 413-997-3506

Sonny and Perly, Brazilian Jazz favorites
6-9pm.Brazilian Restaurant and Pub
McKay Street, 413-464-5688

Vikki True, Jazz vocalist
8-11pm. Bobby Hudpucker's Restaurant
41 North Street, 413-442-3278

Andy Jaffe, piano; Marty Jaffe, acoustic bass
6:30-9:30pm. House of India
261 North Street, 413-443-3262

Paul DiLego, piano; Jamie Choquette, guitar
6-9pm. Hot Harry's Burritos
37 North Street, 413-448-6155

Ted Murray Quartet
6-9pm.Patrick's Pub, Park Square
413-499-1994

Saturday, October 11

Ben Kohn and Friends
11am-1pm. Dottie's Coffee Lounge
444 North Street, 413-443-1792

Kathryn Anderson, Jim Agiro, Wayne Shepard
6:30-9:30pm, House of India
261 North Street, 413-443-3262

Berkshire Bateria (Bossa Triba)
10pm-1:00am Brazilian Restaurant and Pub
McKay Street, 413-236-9100

Ben Kohn Trio
8-11 Pittsfield Brew Works, 34 Depot Street
413-997-3506

Gary Miller Trio
6-9 Hot Harry's Burritos
37 North Street, 413-448-6155

Joey Palermo, vocalist
6:30-9:30pm. Aster's Restaurant
1015 South Street, 413-499-2075

Ted Murray Quartet
6-9pm. Patrick's Pub
Park Square, 413-499-1994

Ron Liveley, jazz “wind controller"
6-9pm. O'Laughlin's Pub
342 Merrill Road, 413-447-9507

Sunday, October 12

Sister City Jazz Ambassadors Trio
6-9pm. Aster's Restaurant
1015 South Street, 413-499-2075

Saturday, October 18

Jeremy Yudkin, author, book signing
Kathryn Anderson, vocalist
4-5:30pm. Chapters Bookstore
78 North Street, 413-443-2665

The event is an activity of Cultural Pittsfield, the mayors Office of Cultural Development, and is co-sponsored by the Berkshire Music School. Among the underwriters for this years events are: