Hi Friends, this one will be a shorty. Tonight we're driving to L.A. for a concert with vocalist Denise Donatelli. She's just released a wonderful recording called "What Lies Within" produced by Geoffrey Keezer. She has a gorgeous voice and has selected some great tunes including some standards, Milton Nasciemento's "Cancao do Sal" and Joni Mitchell's "Be Cool". It'll be great music and I'm sure looking forward to this night of music.
Denise Donatelli
I'm flying to Chicago on Friday to play a hit with Dianne Reeves at Orchestra Hall. It'll be Dianne, Peter Martin on piano, Reuben Rodgers on bass, Gregory Hutchinson on drums and myself playing the guitar. This is one lone gig before we get ready in a couple of weeks to take on Europe for a month and a half. Big fun!
From our last tour. Dianne Reeves in Denmark with Peter Martin on the left, Dianne and me on the right.
Coming up next week on Tuesday October 7 I'll be bringing my String Consort to the top rate Crill Performance Hall at the Point Loma Nazarene University in Point Loma. This is one of the nicest performance spaces around and I can't wait to hear the stringsters tear into "The Bombscare Blues" at the acoustically gifted Crill. Hope to see you there and check below for the fine print.

That's it for now and all good your way, Peter
 
Wednesday October 1, 2008   Denise Donatelli  
Catalina Jazz Club
6725 West Sunset Blvd.,
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Res: 323.466.2210
Denise Donatelli — vocals
Geoffrey Keezer — piano
Peter Sprague — guitar
Hamilton Price — bass
Duncan Moore — drums
Bob Sheppard — woodwinds
Carl Saunders — trumpet		   8 PM   I was fortunate to play on Denise's newest CD release "What Lies Within" and had a great time. Keezer wrote some amazing arrangements!
Friday October 3, 2008   Dianne Reeves  
Orchestra Hall
Benefit for Chicago Humanities Festival
220 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL
312-294-3132
Dianne Reeves — vocals
Peter Martin — piano
Peter Sprague — guitar
Reuben Rogers — bass
Gregory Hutchinson — drums		   8:30 PM   I'm going to be touring with the amazing vocalist Dianne Reeves.
Tuesday October 7, 2008   Peter Sprague
String Consort		  

Pt. Loma Nazarene University
Crill Performance Hall
3900 Lomaland Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
details
Peter Sprague — guitar
Bridget Dolkas — violin
Jeanne Skrocki — violin
Pam Jacobsen — viola
Carter Dewberry — cello
Duncan Moore — drums
Bob Magnusson — bass		   7:30 PM   26 Strings and some percussion taking on the world!
Thursday October 9, 2008   Peter Sprague
and Kevyn Lettau		  
The Roxy Restaurant
517 S. Coast Highway 101
Encinitas, CA
760-436-5001
Peter Sprague — guitar
Kevyn Lettau — vocals		   7 PM   Kevyn and I playing duo in North County's magic spot.
Saturday October 11, 2008   Peter Sprague and
Fred Benedetti		  
Mission Theatre
231 North Main
Fallbrook, CA 92028
(760) 451-1993
details
Peter Sprague — guitar
Fred Benedetti — guitar		   7:30 PM   Maestro Benedetti and I will explore the worlds of sound living inside the guitar.
Thursday October 16, 2008   Peter Sprague
Jazz At The Merc		 Old Town Temecula Community Theatre
42051 Main Street
Temecula, CA 92590
details
Peter Sprague — guitar
Leonard Patton — vocals		   7:30 PM   Heading inland for a jazz show at the classic old theatre in Temecula.
Friday October 17, 2008   Peter Sprague Trio Benefit Concert for the San Marcos High School Music Department
North Coast Calvary (NCC)
1330 Poinsettia Lane
Carlsbad, CA  92011760.929.0029
Tickets $15.00 Per Person
Tickets will be Available Pre-Sale and at Event
Ticket Info   760.290.2200   x-3943
http://www.smhsmusic.com/ 
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Peter Sprague — guitar
Tripp Sprague — sax and flute
Gunnar Biggs — bass		   7 PM   This is a benefit concert for the Carlsbad Band Boosters and we're thrilled to be in the loop. The SMHS Jazz Ensemble will open the show and then we'll play a set.
Sunday October 19, 2008   Peter Sprague and
Leonard Patton		  

Seaside Church
1613 Lake Drive
Encinitas, CA 92024
760-753-5786
Peter Sprague — guitar
Leonard Patton — vocals
   9 AM and 11 AM   Playing music at a church service with bro' Leo...
Sunday October 19, 2008   Leonard Patton Group  

Lambs Players Theater
Coronado, CA
more details to follow
Peter Sprague — guitar
Leonard Patton — vocals
Josh Nelson — piano
Darek Oles — bass
Duncan Moore — drums		   7 PM   Getting it together with Leonard and the band for some great music.
Wednesday October 22, 2008   Peter Sprague
and Fred Benedetti		 Rancho Bernardo Library
17110 Bernardo Center Drive
San Diego, CA 92128
(858) 538-8163
details
Peter Sprague — guitar
Fred Benedetti — guitar		   7 PM   We're thinking that libraries are the new frontier for creative music.
Saturday October 25, 2008   Dianne Reeves
European Tour 2		  
Palace Concert Hall
Bucharest, Romania
40 21 233 1847
Dianne Reeves — vocals
Peter Martin — piano
Peter Sprague — guitar
Darryl Hall — bass
Gregory Hutchinson — drums		   8:15 PM   Heading back over to play with the wonderful Dianne Reeves and band in Europe.
Sunday October 26, 2008   Dianne Reeves
European Tour 2		  
Teatro Alighieri
Via Mariani 2
Ravenna, 48100, Italy
39.054.440.5656
Dianne Reeves — vocals
Peter Martin — piano
Peter Sprague — guitar
Darryl Hall — bass
Gregory Hutchinson — drums		   9 PM   Heading back over to play with the wonderful Dianne Reeves and band in Europe.
Tuesday October 28, 2008   Dianne Reeves
European Tour 2		  
Stadtcasino
Steinenberg 12, Basel, Ch-4501,
Switzerland
Dianne Reeves — vocals
Peter Martin — piano
Peter Sprague — guitar
Darryl Hall — bass
Gregory Hutchinson — drums		   8 PM   Heading back over to play with the wonderful Dianne Reeves and band in Europe.
Thursday October 30, 2008   Dianne Reeves
European Tour 2		  
Moods
Schiffbaustrasse 6, Zurich, 8005, Switzerland
Dianne Reeves — vocals
Peter Martin — piano
Peter Sprague — guitar
Darryl Hall — bass
Gregory Hutchinson — drums		   8 PM   Heading back over to play with the wonderful Dianne Reeves and band in Europe.
Friday October 31, 2008   Dianne Reeves
European Tour 2		  
Jazz Festival Lausanne Onze Plus
Casino de Montbenon
Allee Ernest Ansermet 3, 1003 Lausanne,
Switzerland
Dianne Reeves — vocals
Peter Martin — piano
Peter Sprague — guitar
Darryl Hall — bass
Gregory Hutchinson — drums		   10 PM   Heading back over to play with the wonderful Dianne Reeves and band in Europe.
Sunday November 2, 2008   Dianne Reeves
European Tour 2		  
Concert Hall
Thessaloniki, Greece
Dianne Reeves — vocals
Peter Martin — piano
Peter Sprague — guitar
Darryl Hall — bass
Gregory Hutchinson — drums		   8 PM   Heading back over to play with the wonderful Dianne Reeves and band in Europe.
Monday November 3, 2008   Dianne Reeves
European Tour 2		  
Pallas Theater
5, Voukourestiou Str.
Athens, Greece
Dianne Reeves — vocals
Peter Martin — piano
Peter Sprague — guitar
Darryl Hall — bass
Gregory Hutchinson — drums		   8 PM   Heading back over to play with the wonderful Dianne Reeves and band in Europe.
Wednesday November 5, 2008   Dianne Reeves
European Tour 2		  
Bosnian Cultural Center
Branilaca, Sarajevo 24, Croatia
Dianne Reeves — vocals
Peter Martin — piano
Peter Sprague — guitar
Darryl Hall — bass
Gregory Hutchinson — drums		   8 PM   Heading back over to play with the wonderful Dianne Reeves and band in Europe.
Thursday November 6, 2008   Dianne Reeves
European Tour 2		  
trans4JAZZfestival
Konserthaus Ravensburg, Ravensburg,
Germany
Dianne Reeves — vocals
Peter Martin — piano
Peter Sprague — guitar
Darryl Hall — bass
Gregory Hutchinson — drums		   8 PM   Heading back over to play with the wonderful Dianne Reeves and band in Europe.
Saturday November 8, 2008   Dianne Reeves
European Tour 2		  
Salzburg Congress
Salzburg, Austria
Dianne Reeves — vocals
Peter Martin — piano
Peter Sprague — guitar
Darryl Hall — bass
Gregory Hutchinson — drums		   8 PM   Heading back over to play with the wonderful Dianne Reeves and band in Europe.
Sunday November 9, 2008   Dianne Reeves
European Tour 2		  
Vara Konserthus
Vara Kommun, Vara, Sweden
Dianne Reeves — vocals
Peter Martin — piano
Peter Sprague — guitar
Darryl Hall — bass
Gregory Hutchinson — drums		   8 PM   Heading back over to play with the wonderful Dianne Reeves and band in Europe.
Monday November 10, 2008   Dianne Reeves
European Tour 2		  
Goteborg Konserthus
Gotaplatsen, Goteborg, Sweden
Dianne Reeves — vocals
Peter Martin — piano
Peter Sprague — guitar
Darryl Hall — bass
Gregory Hutchinson — drums		   7:30 PM   Heading back over to play with the wonderful Dianne Reeves and band in Europe.
Wednesday November 12, 2008   Dianne Reeves
European Tour 2		  
Teatro Real
Madrid, Spain
Dianne Reeves — vocals
Peter Martin — piano
Peter Sprague — guitar
Darryl Hall — bass
Gregory Hutchinson — drums		   8 PM   Heading back over to play with the wonderful Dianne Reeves and band in Europe.
Thursday November 13, 2008   Dianne Reeves
European Tour 2		  
Theatre de Villefranche
Villefranche-sur-Saone, France
Dianne Reeves — vocals
Peter Martin — piano
Peter Sprague — guitar
Darryl Hall — bass
Gregory Hutchinson — drums		   8 PM   Heading back over to play with the wonderful Dianne Reeves and band in Europe.
Saturday November 15, 2008   Dianne Reeves
European Tour 2		  
Theatre d'Evian
Evian, France
Dianne Reeves — vocals
Peter Martin — piano
Peter Sprague — guitar
Darryl Hall — bass
Gregory Hutchinson — drums		   8 PM   Heading back over to play with the wonderful Dianne Reeves and band in Europe.
Sunday November 16, 2008   Dianne Reeves
European Tour 2		  
Teatro Calderon de la Barca
C/Angustias, 1, Valladolid, Spain
Dianne Reeves — vocals
Peter Martin — piano
Peter Sprague — guitar
Darryl Hall — bass
Gregory Hutchinson — drums		   8 PM   Heading back over to play with the wonderful Dianne Reeves and band in Europe.
Tuesday November 18, 2008   Dianne Reeves
European Tour 2		  
Karstadt AG Nurnberg
Konigstrasse, Nurnberg, Germany
Dianne Reeves — vocals
Peter Martin — piano
Peter Sprague — guitar
Darryl Hall — bass
Gregory Hutchinson — drums		   8 PM   Heading back over to play with the wonderful Dianne Reeves and band in Europe.
Thursday November 20, 2008   Dianne Reeves
European Tour 2		  
Kulturzentrum Kammgarn
Kaiserslautern, Germany
Dianne Reeves — vocals
Peter Martin — piano
Peter Sprague — guitar
Darryl Hall — bass
Gregory Hutchinson — drums		   8 PM   Heading back over to play with the wonderful Dianne Reeves and band in Europe.
Friday November 21, 2008   Dianne Reeves
European Tour 2		  
Salle des Fetes de Schiltigheim
Avenue de la 2eme DB, Schiltigheim,
France
Dianne Reeves — vocals
Peter Martin — piano
Peter Sprague — guitar
Darryl Hall — bass
Gregory Hutchinson — drums		   8 PM   Heading back over to play with the wonderful Dianne Reeves and band in Europe.
Saturday November 22, 2008   Dianne Reeves
European Tour 2		  
Kolner Philharmonie
Bischofsgartenstrasse1/Koln Musi,
Koln, Germany
Dianne Reeves — vocals
Peter Martin — piano
Peter Sprague — guitar
Darryl Hall — bass
Gregory Hutchinson — drums		   8 PM   Heading back over to play with the wonderful Dianne Reeves and band in Europe.
Monday November 24, 2008   Dianne Reeves
European Tour 2		  
Cinema Teatro
Via Dante Alighieri,
Chiasso, Switzerland
Dianne Reeves — vocals
Peter Martin — piano
Peter Sprague — guitar
Darryl Hall — bass
Gregory Hutchinson — drums		   8 PM   Heading back over to play with the wonderful Dianne Reeves and band in Europe.
 

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