Live Music Fans,
We have 3 nights of great live music booked for the week. It starts tonight with our First Tuesday Jazz Night, continues with Shanti and Megan on Friday Night and culminates with the amazing tenor voice of Mack Bailey with his lovely and talented wife, Rachel. The room will be full of beautiful music these nights so why don't you come out and enjoy some with us.
TUESDAY NIGHT JAZZ - SEPTEMBER 2ND - MARK GRAY, TIM FOX, BOB LEVEY AND GUESTS - 7 TO 9PM
Some of the valley's best jazz musicians are making good use of our music room on Tuesday nights. Last week, Dave Paulsen put together a great band with Randy Leach on electric guitar, Tim Fox on keyboards, Vidi on electric bass, and the amazing Chris Goplerud on drums. Very cool music.
This week, our house jazz band continues to have a great time making some wonderful jazz music. Mark Gray teaches music all day, has private students, does gigs all over the valley and still finds time to play his standup bass on our Tuesday Nights. He lays down the groove with Bob Levey on drums. Bob loves making music, too, and somehow finds the energy after running his daytime business. It must be the love of making good music with his talented friends.
And, there's no doubt that Tim Fox is one multi-talented musician, for sure. I love his trumpet playing and he is a great keyboard player, too. His day job used to be teaching music and I think he loves playing any chance he gets. It helps that he loves the acoustics in our little, listening room.
FRIDAY NIGHT - SEPTEMBER 5TH - THE TIPPETTS - 8:30PM
Our room was made for young, local, singer-songwriters, like Shanti Gruber and Megan Goodwin. Born and raised in the valley, these ladies love singing in our little room, like any intelligent musician would. They both play acoustic guitars and sing up a storm together. Sometimes they sound like the Indigo Girls and their two-part harmonies are sweet. I think Steve's Guitars is even mentioned in one of their original songs. Beautiful voices and spirits. Come out and support these local musicians and have a great time.
SATURDAY NIGHT - SEPTEMBER 6TH - MACK BAILEY & RACHEL LEVY - 8:30PM - www.mackbailey.com
Mack Bailey has one of the best voices we've ever heard in our little, listening room. His classically trained, tenor voice has been praised by anyone hearing it. Glenn Yarbrough once said that Mack was "the next great singer in folk music". Tom Paxton said; "I love to hear this man sing." So do the Baltimore Oriole fans who got to hear him sing the National Anthem at their stadium. Mack has a "soulful voice with a sweetness that would bring a tear to an Irish mothers eye." And, we get to hear him in one of the best music listening rooms around.
Mack is a busy musician who know lives in Denver. You may have seen him locally at the Wheeler Opera House in the John Denver Tribute Concerts. In 2004, he was asked to join "The Limeliters" as their tenor and he has traveled all over playing shows with them. He is also a member of the "Hard Travelers" and has recorded 5 albums with them. His most recent album, "Choose Your Attitude", has Sam Bush on it with some cool original material. Mack has shared the stage with the likes of Brooks and Dunn, Randy Travis, Vince Gill, Kenny Rogers, Alabama, Alan Jackson and many more great musicians like himself.
Joining Mack will be his talented wife, Rachel Levy. She also has a wonderful voice and is a songwriter, as well. Her song "It's Time" received some critical acclaim from Al Gore for raising environmental awareness. Her and Mack have helped a variety of non-profits like Challenge Aspen and work with music students on creative writing.
Hope to see you at a show.
Musically Yours,
Steve, Mary Margaret and Shannon
PS I had a great time listening to Elements last Tuesday night. Some cool jazz fusion and great electric guitars. Excellent players. The Russian King of RocknRoll, Denis Mazakov delivered the goods. What an amazing boogie-woogie, piano player. Classical skills but he could channel Jerry Lee Lewis with amazing energy.
Dangermuffin put on a beautiful evening of original music. They sounded like a young Paul Simon-type band and their original songs were impressive. A good week.
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