Jazz Benefit Concert Feb. 15th
Looking for something to do with your sweetie for Valentine's Day? You might consider coming to a Jazz Benefit Concert this Friday, Feb. 15th, at 7:00 PM at Sudley United Methodist Church in Sudley Springs, VA (just north of the Manassas Battlefield.) We will be playing jazz standards with a little Portuguese and bossa nova mixed in. The concert is free with a free-will offering at the end to benefit a little four year old girl who was in a serious…
I didn’t know the Real Book was on Scribd…
Wish I had known about this sooner, and so, I share... The Real Book of Jazz Volume II [Sheet Music - Score - Piano] by Irma Heiras Mariscotti
Intermission Riff @BohemianCaverns ft. Herrera Jazz
I just wanted to say that I'm really looking forward to playing with Joe Herrera and his sextet tomorrow night at Bohemian Caverns during the Intermission in between the two BCJO sets. Can't wait to play his transcription of Herbie Hancock's "Speak Like a Child" and some originals. Here's the song with Peter Phillips on bass trombone. One of the few instances of bass trombone in the jazz listening library! Unfortunately neither he nor Thad Jones takes a solo. At…
Bullettes play at the Carlyle Club nov. 20th
For Immediate Release November 8th, 2012 News: All-Female Jazz Band, “Shannon Gunn and the Bullettes,” at the Carlyle Club Event: Swing Dance When: Tuesday, November 20th, 2012, 9:00 PM Where: Carlyle Club 411 John Carlyle Street Alexandria, VA Cost: $10 Cover Charge Alexandria, Virginia – On Tuesday, November 20th, 2012, in conjunction with “Gotta Swing,” “Shannon Gunn and the Bullettes” premiere all female big band will appear in a rare performance at the Carlyle Club in Alexandria, Virginia. The performance…
Super Secret Performance Revealed
This is where we played on Saturday night... I love playing with the Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra! This was in the basement of someone's house.
Bullettes gig postponed
Hi everyone, Unfortunately, the Bullettes gig at the Carlyle Club was postponed till a later date... We'll let you know as soon as we know! Unfortunately a private party bought out the club on that date (which was October 30th). We are playing on March 22nd at the Westminster Presbyterian Church again, so that will be fun! Hope to see you there!
“State of Art”
A couple of weeks ago, I got to hear Ben Williams play at Bohemian Caverns for one of his many CD-Release concerts. Fantastic show. The piano player (forgot his name) was amazing, and Mr. Williams grooved his sox off. I actually went to school with Ben at Michigan State for the 2003 school year, but I was out of the jazz picture then because I was doing my student teaching at the time. As my husband said after the concert,…