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Hi Folks, I’m thawing out as I write to you. I returned from our San Francisco gigs late last eve and today after our morning rehearsal I snuck in a surf session. Unreal waves, blue and clear and COLD—it’s great to be partially submerged once again!
We had a fantastic time in Nor Cal. A lot of driving that transported us to four concerts with a bunch of enthusiastic listeners—Road Work Ahead lives again! What a great band playing new music, telling stories, deluxe dinners in the wine country, a magic Whole Foods in Sebastopol rendezvous with rain and real live hippies, a sunny afternoon walk in Saint Helena, and most of all, thoroughly inspiring music. We’re carrying on the revolution next week in San Diego and Los Angeles. Look below for concert details.
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Road Work Ahead piling into the van that transported us up to San Francisco. From left to right, Jim Plank, Bob Magnusson, Peter and Bill Mays. We had our trusty Surfer's Journal magazines to keep the dream alive.
photo by Stefanie Sprague
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View of the wine vineyards from our afternoon walk in Saint Helena.
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Our rehearsal this morning included Tripp, Gunnar, Duncan and me and we set out to address the sonic details for our concert tomorrow night at The Loft at UCSD in La Jolla. I’ve recently arranged Dr. Einstein’s Spin Suite for the jazz quartet and we’re giving it a whirl at tomorrows show. I think it’ll be a good one and look below for details if you’re thinking of coming.
On Thursday night we’re playing a show with the String Group in Del Mar but I’m told it’s already sold out. Sorry about that if you we’re hoping to attend. We’ll play more concerts further downwind.
The last gig of the week is on Saturday night at Harry’s in La Jolla with Tripp, Bob Magnusson and me. It’s always a fun hang there and the food is great.
That’s it for now, stay well and stay submerged!
all best, P
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Wednesday April 4, 2012 |
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Peter Sprague Quartet
at the UCSD Loft |
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Peter Sprague — guitar
Tripp Sprague — sax, flute and EWI
Gunnar Biggs — bass
Duncan Moore — drums |
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8PM |
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This will be my first time playing a show at the Loft and I'm told it's a really great place for music. For this special event we're playing an all new program for the quartet including 2 brand new pieces plus an adaptation of my Dr. Einstein's Spin piece orginally set for the string group. Big fun!
The Jeff Kaiser group will open the show. |
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Thursday April 5, 2012 |
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Peter Sprague String Consort
SOLD OUT! |
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Powerhouse in Del Mar |
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Peter Sprague — guitar
Bridget Dolkas — violin
Jeanne Skrocki — violin
Pam Jacobsen — viola
Lars Hoefs — cello
Duncan Moore — drums
Gunnar Biggs — bass
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7 PM |
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Sorry folks but this show is already sold out. We are in the process of organizing another show in May and I'll let you know when the magic date surfaces. |
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Saturday April 7, 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 April 9, 2012 |
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Road Work Ahead
in LA
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Bill Mays — piano
Peter Sprague — guitar
Bob Magnusson — bass
Jim Plank — drums |
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7PM |
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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. We've got new music and we're also going to make a new recording. Hope to see you at one of our shows! |
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Wednesday April 11, 2012 |
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Road Work Ahead
in SD
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Bill Mays — piano
Peter Sprague — guitar
Bob Magnusson — bass
Jim Plank — drums |
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7:30 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. We've got new music and we're also going to make a new recording. Hope to see you at one of our shows! |
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Thursday April 12, 2012 |
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Road Work Ahead
in Temecula
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Bill Mays — piano
Peter Sprague — guitar
Bob Magnusson — bass
Jim Plank — drums |
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7:30 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. We've got new music and we're also going to make a new recording. Hope to see you at one of our shows! |
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Friday April 13, 2012 |
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Ian Tordella Quintet
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98 Bottles
2400 Kettner Blvd
Suite 110
San Diego, CA
details
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Ian Tordella — saxophone
Peter Sprague — guitar
Joey Carano — guitar
Ben Wanicur — bass
Richard Sellars — drums |
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8 PM |
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I'm thrilled to be playing with Ian and the guys and tackling the music from his new record. Big fun! |
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Sunday April 15, 2012 |
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Road Work Ahead
in LA
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Bill Mays — piano
Peter Sprague — guitar
Bob Magnusson — bass
Jim Plank — drums |
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2 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. We've got new music and we're also going to make a new recording. Hope to see you at one of our shows! |
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Monday April 16, 2012 |
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Road Work Ahead
in Pacific Beach, SD
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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. We've got new music and we're also going to make a new recording. Hope to see you at one of our shows! |
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Thursday April 19, 2012 |
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Peter Sprague
Plays Solo |
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The Roxy Restaurant
517 S. Coast Highway 101
Encinitas, CA
760-436-5001
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Peter Sprague — guitar
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7 PM |
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Finally I'm back playing a solo hit at my favorite Roxy! |
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Friday April 20, 2012 |
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Peter Sprague Trio |
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Ki's Restaurant
2591 South Highway 101
Cardiff, CA
760-436-5236
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Peter Sprague — guitar
Tripp Sprague — sax
Bob Magnusson — bass |
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8:30 PM |
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Also known as the Cabo Trio! |
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Saturday April 21, 2012 |
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Peter Sprague
trio with
Dirk Sutro
This Is Jazz! |
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Ruby G. Schulman Auditorium
Carlsbad City Library complex
1775 Dove Lane
Carlsbad, CA 92011
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Peter Sprague — guitar
Gunnar Biggs — bass
Julien Cantheim — drums |
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4 PM |
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Dirk Sutro wrote the book "Jazz for Dummie's" and he's a good friend. He's put together this series of lectures about jazz and has invited me and the boys to be part of the "Jazz Guitar" lecture. Sounds like a lot of fun. It's also a FREE event. |
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Saturday April 21, 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
Kevyn Lettau — vocals
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8:30 PM |
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Thrilled to have Kevyn as my guest for a great night of samba jazz! |
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April 24 through April 29, 2012 |
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Peter Sprague
Cabo San Lucas Tour 2012 |
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Playing Various Clubs
and spending some time in the
Pacific Ocean
Cabo Surf Hotel
The Flora Farms
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Peter Sprague — guitar
Tripp Sprague — sax and flute
Bob Magnusson — bass
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7 PM |
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We're heading south for our yearly visit to the tip of Baja. We've got gigs on a bunch of the nights and of course there will be a ton of ocean time to even out the whitenoise build up of regular life. If you're going to be down there, let me know and I'll give you the details. |
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For my complete performance schedule click here.
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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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