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Hi Folks, all good things your way on this chilly Monday. I pulled back into SD yesterday in the afternoon and went immediately to the ocean for a deluxe freeze surf sesh complete with a building south wind. What a perfect compliment to the crazy city that I just left that morning. Living the magnetic East West continuum!
I had a fantastic time in NYC hanging with Diane Reeves and the band at the Rose Room at Lincoln Center. This place is a majestic spot for music—what a setup! Diane was singing up a storm and another joy was having the chance to hang and play with guitarist Romero Lumbambo. He’s the OTHER guitarist with Diane’s group and he’s an amazing player and a wonderful spirit. We traded favorite chords and he’s got some true gems tucked away!
The New York Times gave the concert a great review. Click here to read it.
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Here's the entrance to the venue from West 60th Street. In case you're wondering, the biggest Whole Foods I've ever seen is right behind me.
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The soundcheck with Reginal Veal on bass, Terryon Gulley on drums and on the right is guitarist Romero Lumbambo.
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I had a great hotel room with this view. That's Lincoln Center on the left. The weather was unseasonably warm the first day and then it dive bombed and mixed up with some icy wind. I was cold!
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For this week, TONIGHT, it’ll be me along with Gunnar on bass and Duncan on drums playing our trio jazz at the Calypso in Leucadia. It’s a great hang and the best part for me is stretching out with the music in the living room vibe of good folks and friends. Hope to see you there.
The Beatles is our direction for the concert at the Mira Costa College Concert Hall on Thursday night. We’ve done this program 2 times before and it’s a real hit. We take these amazing songs and then filter them through my jazz viewpoint and through this I come up with these arrangements that I think still retain the vibe of the Beatles but definitely traverse to some new sonic vistas. The most radical of them is “I’ve Just Seen a Face” which some may debate has been jazz damaged. (This is where the knowledgeable jazz musician imparts too much jazz harmony to a song and takes it off to a place that has been stripped of the original spirit of the song.) I think in this case it’s borderline but definitely worth the ride. Hah!
Also on the song list are: And I Love Her, Got to Get You Into My Life, Can’t Buy Me Love, Oh Darlin’, Within Without You, Come Together, and actually the list keeps going. The hard part is to wrestle with what to keep off the list—there are so many great songs.
We’ve got a stellar band for the concert and we’re adding Matt Falker’s Mira Costa Vocal Ensemble on 2 of the tunes. Can’t wait to hear that! I hope you can attend and please look below for the details.
Here are a few vid links from past concerts with the group:
vid 1
vid 2
vid 3
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And how we look...
photo by Rick Sokol
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Also this week I’ll be appearing at Ki’s on Friday night with guest saxophonist Mark Isbell and bassist Bob Magnusson. On Saturday night it’ll be vocalist Leonard Patton and I stirring it up. Ki’s is cool!
That’s if for this week and thanks for reading, Peter
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Thursday March 1, 2012 |
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Peter Sprague
Plays the Beatles
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Mira Costa Concert Hall
Oceanside Campus
1 Barnard Drive
Oceanside, CA 92056
760.757.2121 ext. 6283
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Peter Sprague — guitar
Kevyn Lettau — vocals
Matt Falker — vocals
Tripp Sprague — sax and flute
Barnaby Finch — keyboards
Gunnar Biggs — bass
Duncan Moore — drums
and guest members from the Mira Costa Vocal Ensemble |
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7:30 PM |
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This is a really cool program with Peter's unique arrangments on classic Beatles tunes. Hear them like they've never been presented before! |
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Friday March 2, 2012 |
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Peter Sprague
and Friends |
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Ki's Restaurant
2591 South Highway 101
Cardiff, CA
760-436-5236
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Peter Sprague — guitar
Mark Isbell — sax
Bob Magnusson — bass |
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8:30 PM |
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Mark's a pal from Orange County. Along with Bob on bass it'll be a fun trio night at Ki's! |
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Saturday March 3, 2012 |
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Peter Sprague
and Kevyn Lettau |
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Ki's Restaurant
2591 South Highway 101
Cardiff, CA
760-436-5236
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Peter Sprague — guitar
Leonard Patton — vocals
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8:30 PM |
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Leonard's doing it and it's always great to connect with him. |
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Thursday March 8, 2012 |
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Peter Sprague String Consort
Live in Hemet! |
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Hemet Community Concert Association
The First Southern Baptist Church
433 South San Jacinto
Hemet, CA 92543
951-927-1775 |
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Peter Sprague — guitar
Bridget Dolkas — violin
Jeanne Skrocki — violin
Pam Jacobsen — viola
Lars Hoefs — cello
Duncan Moore — drums
Bob Magnusson — bass
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7 PM |
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I've been awarded the CMA Grant for New Jazz Works and I've composed a piece called "Dr. Einstein's Spin". This concert will be the 2nd world premiere of the 30 minute piece that tells the sonic story of what I imagine it's like to visit inside of Einstein's head. |
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Saturday March 10, 2012 |
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Bob Magnusson Trio |
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Harry's Bar and American Grill
4370 La Jolla Village Dr
San Diego, CA 92122-1250
(858) 373-1252
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Bob Magnusson — bass
Peter Sprague — guitar
Tripp Sprague — saxophone |
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6 PM |
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The trio lives on! |
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Monday March 12, 2012 |
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Peter Sprague Trio
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The Calypso Cafe
576 North Highway 101
Leucadia, CA
760-452-2773
details
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Peter Sprague — guitar
Gunnar Biggs — bass
Duncan Moore — drums |
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7 PM |
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Back years ago I played at the Calypso in Leucadia and it was huge fun. Then they had a restriction that no amps could be used. They redone the place and we can plug in. Hurray! We're gearing up the trio to play every other Monday for hopefully a long stint. |
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Saturday March 17, 2011 |
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Peter Sprague
in Germany |
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Reichenberg Guitar Masters Festival
Reichenberg, Germany
exactly between Frankfurt and Nürnberg
details
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Peter Sprague — guitar
Larry Coryell — guitar |
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7 PM |
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I'm heading out to Germany to play one concert with guitarist Larry Coryell. It's a long ways to go but I did it last year and had a lot of fun! |
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Thursday March 22, 2011 |
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Peter Sprague and
Bob Magnusson in Yuma |
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Yuma Village Jazz Series
Village area of Yuma Palms
1305 S. Yuma Palms Pkwy, Yuma, AZ.
details |
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Peter Sprague — guitar
Bob Magnusson — bass |
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6 PM |
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Bob and I are driving east to play a concert and give a music clinic in Yuma, Arizona. I did this show last year and it was a hoot! |
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Saturday March 24, 2012 |
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Bob Magnusson Trio |
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Harry's Bar and American Grill
4370 La Jolla Village Dr
San Diego, CA 92122-1250
(858) 373-1252
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Bob Magnusson — bass
Peter Sprague — guitar
Tripp Sprague — saxophone |
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6 PM |
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The trio lives on! |
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Monday March 26, 2012 |
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Peter Sprague Trio
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The Calypso Cafe
576 North Highway 101
Leucadia, CA
760-452-2773
details
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Peter Sprague — guitar
Gunnar Biggs — bass
Duncan Moore — drums |
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7 PM |
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Back years ago I played at the Calypso in Leucadia and it was huge fun. Then they had a restriction that no amps could be used. They redone the place and we can plug in. Hurray! We're gearing up the trio to play every other Monday for hopefully a long stint. |
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March 30 - April 2, 2012 |
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Road Work Ahead
in Nor Cal
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Various spots and I'll get more details flowing in the next couple of weeks.
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Bill Mays — piano
Peter Sprague — guitar
Bob Magnusson — bass
Jim Plank — drums |
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7 PM |
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Bill Mays is coming to town for almost a month and we're first starting out in Nor Cal and then working our way down to SD. Stay tuned for concert dates! |
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For my complete performance schedule click here.
To view this email online click here.
Click here to visit my website. It's pretty cool complete with the whole story, recordings and books, and some new videos.
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This is my most recent recording.
Click here for more info and to listen to the tracks.
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