Friends, it all came together last week. We celebrated Lisa's new cd and had a great show with a circle of friends and the fine ambience of The Quail. We did a tour of the songs from the recording and the highlight for me was Hendrix's "The Wind Cries Mary." We held the skeptics in suspended animation proving once again that great tunes transcend musical styles and jazz Hendrix lives on. Not sure everyone saw it the way I did but I love hearing Jimi's melody with some fancy harmony underneath shifting the color perception.

Last week also found us dialing up some pretty classic Coyote adventures. Picture this full on Cali summer day and the place is packed. The band is honed and the notes are connecting with the ears of the audience. The whole thing pinnacled with a 15 minute version of "Mais Que Nada" complete with a conga solo, a Leonard and Coral chant, full on dancing by young and old, and a funk style modulation. This was definitely an early summer highlight!
This week I'm Jazz Camping it. Last eve we had a faculty concert with myself along with guitarist Larry Koonse, bassist Rob Thorsen, and drummer Willie Jones III. It was a great night of music and Koonse is such a creative and wonderful force in music. I'm comping chords and absolutely floored with the notes he pulls from his guitar. "Where did he find those? I want them too." He's a hero and you've got to check him out if you haven't already. Click on his photo for some more info on him.

After the concert I led a jam session with the kids and we explored some standards and it culminated with some funk on "Freedom Jazz Dance." The young ones have such beautiful spirit and even though some strange notes emerge, no worries, it'll get worked out and just having the love of music is the big deal. They're living the Big Deal and it's a joy to be in the loop with them.

Later in this week it'll be some great times with Lisa and Gunnar at the Inn L in Del Mar. Hope to see you there

best, Peter

 
Friday June 30, 2006   Peter Sprague Trio
featuring Lisa Hightower		  
Inn L' Auberge
1540 Camino Del Mar
Del Mar, CA
858-259-1515
Peter Sprague — guitar
Lisa Hightower — vocals
Gunnar Biggs — bass		   7:30 PM to 10:30 PM   Great setup in lovely Del Mar. Make it an evening topped off with jazz in a living room setup.
Sunday July 9, 2006   Tokeli Dizzy's
where the music matters most
344 Seventh Avenues (betweek J & K)
http://dizzyssandiego.com
Tokeli — vocals
Peter Sprague — guitar
Gilbert Castellanos — trumpet
Mack Leighton — bass
Ed Kornhauser — piano
Paul Ingram — drums		   7 PM   Tokeli is a creative singer with a posse of young jazz musos stirring it up. She just completed her first cd and we did it over here at SpragueLand and we're celebrating it's arrival. Hope you can make it.
Friday July 14, 2006   Peter Sprague Trio
featuring Leonard Patton		  

Ki's Restaurant
2591 South Highway 101
Cardiff, CA
760-436-5236
Peter Sprague — guitar
Leonard Patton — vocals
Tripp Sprague — sax and flute		   8:30 PM   Hanging in the beach zone playing the samba with two creative musos.
Saturday July 15, 2006   Peter Sprague Trio
featuring Lisa Hightower		  
Inn L' Auberge
1540 Camino Del Mar
Del Mar, CA
858-259-1515
Peter Sprague — guitar
Lisa Hightower — vocals
Gunnar Biggs — bass		   7:30 PM to 10:30 PM   Great setup in lovely Del Mar. Make it an evening topped off with jazz in a living room setup.
Sunday July 16, 2006   Peter Sprague Group  
The Coyote Bar and Grill
300 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA
760-729-4695

Peter Sprague — guitar
Tripp Sprague — sax
John Opferkuch — piano
Gunnar Biggs — bass
Duncan Moore — drums		   5 PM to 9 PM   The ultimate outdoor summer setup complete with the Amtrak on the hour, some stray bikers, some spirited young Venakta idealistic young ones, and the beloved fire rings. Come on out and be part of it.
Friday July 21, 2006   Peter Sprague Trio
featuring Leonard Patton		  
Del Dios Bar and Grill
20154 Lake Drive
Escondido, CA
760-489-4800
Peter Sprague — guitar
Leonard Patton — vocals
Gunnar Biggs — bass		   8 to 11 PM   Inland soul for sure on this one!
Thursday July 27, 2006   Peter Sprague and
Leonard Patton		  
Portugalia
in O.B.
Peter Sprague — guitar
Leonard Patton — vocals
   8 to 11 PM   A benefit show for the fabulous Troubadour Newspaper
Friday July 28, 2006   Peter Sprague Trio
featuring Lisa Hightower		  
Inn L' Auberge
1540 Camino Del Mar
Del Mar, CA
858-259-1515
Peter Sprague — guitar
Lisa Hightower — vocals
Gunnar Biggs — bass		   7:30 PM to 10:30 PM   Great setup in lovely Del Mar. Make it an evening topped off with jazz in a living room setup.
Friday August 4, 2006   Peter Sprague
and Pass The Drum		  
Point Loma Park
1049 Catalina Boulevard
near the intersection with Varona Street. (Thomas Guide 1268:A-2)
http://www.plconcerts.org/
Peter Sprague — guitar
Tripp Sprague — sax
Leonard Patton — vocals
Coral Macfarland Thuet — vocals
Tom Aros — percussion
Duncan Moore — drums
Gunnar Biggs — bass		   6 PM to 8 PM   We've done a show at this festival and it's pure heaven, inland style. Great setup, wonderful people and any chance to samba in the open air works for me!
Saturday August 5, 2006   Peter Sprague Trio
featuring Leonard Patton		  
Del Dios Bar and Grill
20154 Lake Drive
Escondido, CA
760-489-4800
Peter Sprague — guitar
Leonard Patton — vocals
Gunnar Biggs — bass		   8 to 11 PM   Inland soul for sure on this one!
Friday August 18, 2006   Peter Sprague Trio
featuring Leonard Patton		  

Ki's Restaurant
2591 South Highway 101
Cardiff, CA
760-436-5236
Peter Sprague — guitar
Leonard Patton — vocals
Tripp Sprague — sax and flute		   8:30 PM   Hanging in the beach zone playing the samba with two creative musos.
Sunday August 20, 2006   Peter Sprague
and Pass The Drum		  

Quail Botanical Gardens
230 Quail Gardens Dr.
Encinitas, CA
760-436-9491
Peter Sprague — guitar
Tripp Sprague — sax
Leonard Patton — vocals
Coral Macfarland Thuet — vocals
Tom Aros — percussion
Duncan Moore — drums
Gunnar Biggs — bass		   6 PM to 8 PM   We've done a show at this festival and it's pure heaven, inland style. Great setup, wonderful people and any chance to samba in the open air works for me!
Sunday August 27, 2006   Peter Sprague Group  
The Coyote Bar and Grill
300 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA
760-729-4695

Peter Sprague — guitar
Tripp Sprague — sax
John Opferkuch — piano
Gunnar Biggs — bass
Duncan Moore — drums		   5 PM to 9 PM   The ultimate outdoor summer setup complete with the Amtrak on the hour, some stray bikers, some spirited young Venakta idealistic young ones, and the beloved fire rings. Come on out and be part of it.
 

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