Hello Good People, it's all working here and this will be the last missive until December. I'm heading over to Europe this week and stoked to be touring with vocalist Dianne Reeves and her band of merry pranksters. Did you see Peter Martin's video blog last week of us in Chicago? That'll be my life, laughing our way through the old country with these fine characters. Oh yeah, and playing music too...

Maestro Fred Benedetti and I will play my last local show (until my return) on Wednesday at the Rancho Bernardo Library. They have an ongoing concert series and we're thrilled to be part of it. Hope to see you there for some great music and good times.

Peter and Fred spinning...

Kevyn Lettau and I have a new recording project that just made it's way back from the duplicator so I'm thrilled to announce the arrival of What Is Enough? It's our new CD of the two of us playing in an all acoustic setting. We've chosen a unique collection of songs including some original songs Kevyn has written with Yellowjackets keyboardist Russel Ferante, guitarist Mike Stern, guitarist Kelber Jorge, and a tune Kevyn and I wrote together called "Cantar". Mixed in we have a John Mayer tune, a Stevie Wonder beauty, a Jobim gem, and a couple of jazz standards. I love the freedom and the sound of playing in small ensembles and playing with Kevyn is like playing with a horn player. You've got the cool thing with the story of the song going on along with the improvising aspect of a horn player all rolled into one. We can go anywhere and I think we went to some beautiful places.

Go here to read more about it and also to order the CD if you're inspired.

That’s the news for today and I'll stay in touch. Let your friends in Europe know that I'll be around and to come and say hi. All the best, Peter

 
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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