June
2010
Sunday,
June 6th - Twins
Jazz Club, with The Vinson Valega Quintet, featuring
Anton
Denner (alto sax & flute), Chris
Bacas (tenor & soprano saxophones), Matthew
Fries (piano), Gary
Wang (bass), Vinson
Valega (drums). Two sets: 8:00 & 10:00pm.
1344 U Street - NW, (Top Floor), Washington, DC, 20009. Tel:
(202) 234-0072. $10 cover. Google
Map.
Sunday,
June 20th - VoxPop
Cafe, with The Vinson Valega Quartet, as part
of the Consilience
Awareness Concert Series. 4:30 - 7:00pm.
Featuring Chris
Bacas on tenor & soprano saxophones, Anton
Denner on alto sax, Gary Wang on bass, and Vinson
Valega on drums.
1022
Cortelyou Road - Ditmas Park section of Brooklyn, NY.
(718) 940-2084. The
Q Train to Cortelyou Road is the closest subway stop.
This
event continues Consilience
Productions' "Live Jazz for Social Change" message.
Immediately following the quartet's performance, Jonathan
Grindell, community organizer with Citizen
Action of New York & CampaignMoney.org,
will speak about the recent Supreme Court ruling - "Citizen
United" - which was the landmark ruling that found
that corporate funding of independent political broadcasts
in candidate elections cannot be limited under the First Amendment.
Specifically, he's going to speak about the movement across
the country towards Clean
Elections-style public financing.
Monday,
June 21st - Make
Music NY!, with The Vinson Valega Trio, featuring
Chris
Bacas on soprano saxophone, Gary
Wang on bass, and Vinson
Valega on drums. 4-6pm. Sheridan Square
Park, just east of 7th Avenue, and south of Christopher Street.
Outdoors! Part of the city-wide free Music Festival celebrating
the first day of summer, simultaneously with similar festivals
in 327 cities around the world!
Tuesday,
June 22nd - 55
Bar, with The Vinson Valega Quartet, featuring
Sheryl
Bailey on guitar, Mike
Lee on tenor sax, Gary
Wang on bass & Vinson
on drums.. 7-9pm. 55 Christopher Street (btwn
6th & 7th aves., Greenwich Village). Tel: (212) 929-9883.
No cover, but two drink minimum.
July
2010
Sunday,
July 11th - 55
Bar, with The Vinson Valega Group, featuring
Justin
Flynn on tenor sax, Jon
Davis on piano, and Joe Fitzgerald on bass.. 10pm-1am.
55 Christopher Street (btwn 6th & 7th aves., Greenwich
Village). Tel: (212) 929-9883. $10 cover.
Monday,
July 12th, 55 Bar,
with the Nerissa Campbell Quartet, featuring Nerissa
on vocals, Ed MaCeachen on guitar, Des on bass, and Vinson
on drums. 7-9pm. 55 Christopher Street (btwn 6th & 7th
aves., Greenwich Village). Tel: (212) 929-9883. No cover,
but two drink minimum.
August
2010
Monday,
August 2nd
- 55 Bar,
with The Vinson Valega Group, featuring Chris
Bacas on tenor & soprano saxophones, Anton
Denner on alto sax, Jon
Davis on piano, Joe Fitzgerald on bass, & Vinson
on drums. 10pm-1am. 55 Christopher Street
(btwn 6th & 7th aves., Greenwich Village). Tel: (212)
929-9883. $10 cover.
September
2010
Thursday,
September 2nd
- Astoria Beer
Garden, with The Vinson Valega Group, - TBA.
6:30pm-9:30pm. 29-19
24th Avenue, Astoria, Queens. Tel: (718) 274-4925. No
cover - just lots of beer to be drunk. From their website:
"Since 1910, Bohemian Hall has been a part of New York
City history. This is the last original remaining Beer Garden
in all of NYC. Bohemian Hall is run and managed by the Bohemian
Citizens' Benevolent Society of Astoria, a fraternal organization
dedicated to education and preserving the Czech and Slovak
communities in the area.
Thursday,
September 9th - 55
Bar, with The Vinson Valega Group, - TBA.
7pm-9pm. 55 Christopher Street (btwn 6th & 7th
aves., Greenwich Village). Tel: (212) 929-9883. No cover.
Two drink minimum. |
