Avenue B Jazz is Alive and Well in the Summer of 2014!
We have a gig this
Thursday, 6-5-2014, at Romeo's Restaurant in Edmonds from 7p - 9P (10). Come join us for good food and great Jazz!
The Avenue B Jazz Quartet is alive and well. They all graduated from EWHS and went on to
Colleges. (See below.) They are all back for summer of 2014 and plan
to play gigs as much as they can.
The current Schedule for the Summer of 2014 is: (check often for changes and additions)
A regular Summer 2014 evening gig at Romeo's Restaurant in
Edmonds every other Thursday night, starting May 22, 2014 from 7-9 (sometimes
till 10) and running through mid August as follows:
Romeo's: Date: Time:
Thursday 5-22-2014 7P - 9P (sometimes till 10). -- done --
was good!
Thursday 6-5--2014 7p - 9p (sometimes till 10).
Thursday 6-19-2014 7p - 9p (sometimes till 10).
Thursday 7-3-2014 7p - 9p (sometimes till 10).
Thursday 7-17-2014 7p - 9p (sometimes till 10).
Thursday 7-31-2014 7p - 9p (sometimes till 10).
Thursday 8-14-2014 7p - 9p (sometimes till 10). (Final
performance)
Edmonds Art's
Festival:
Sunday 6-15-2014 3:30- 4:30 - Main Stage
Sunday 6-15-2014 11:30 - 12:30 - Student Art Area
Avenue B may be adding some other gigs this summer and will
post them as they obtain them. The group
will be having guest players off an on all summer long.
Avenue B does hire out and play for special events in the
summer and over the Christmas break. If
you are interested in hiring our group, please call coordinator's Jack Roben at
206-437-9345 or Peter Bennett at 425-299-1340.
Hiring the band is a great since the event gets to have some fantastic
music and the pay helps the group all have a little extra money to stay in
their colleges.
Members of Avenue B -- Where were they during the 2013/2014
school year?
Miles Laven -
Drummer. For the 2013-2014
School Year he attended the famous Manhattan School of Music in Manhattan New
York, studying Jazz Performance. Over
the year, Miles learned a lot about the Jazz Scene in New York City along with
adding more to his jazz repertoire. A
few of his highlights would be:
1. Playing in a Jazz Combo all year with jazz
guitar player and retired New York Yankee Centerfielder,
Bernie Williams. Bernie can really
play. Miles was in several classes with
him.
2. Miles spent a lot of time playing Jazz around
NYC.
3. Miles spent a lot of time exploring the big
city.
Jack Roben --
Guitar. For the 2013-2014 school
year he attended the prestigious University of North Texas in Denton, Texas,
where he is studying Jazz Performance.
Over the year Jack learned a lot about the studying and playing the jazz
guitar and added new dimensions to his playing.
A few of his highlights would be:
1. Learning how to play his guitar while
wrestling a crocodile..
2. Improving as a musician.
3. Learning how to deal with living in Texas.
Max Bennett -
Tenor Saxophone. For the
2013/2014 school year he attended Whitworth University in Spokane Washington,
where he studied Music (Jazz) and Education.
Over the year Max learned a lot about how to improve his technique and
about the educational aspects of teaching music. A few of his highlights would be:
1. Making the Jazz I Band at Whitworth.
2. Playing with famous tenor saxophone player,
Chris Potter in November of 2013 in downtown Spokane
with the rest of the Whitworth Band.
3. Playing Jazz with the Whitworth Jazz Band in
Jazz Bars in Rome, Italy for 2 weeks in January of 2014.
4. Learning how to do rock bouldering.
Cory Franklin - Bass.
Cory has decided to take a sabbatical from playing for now while he
focuses in on his business studies at the University of Washington where he
attended during the 2013-2014 year. He
is always part of the band and may come back at sometime in the future. He is a very talented bass player and we all
know that he could pick it back up again when and if he wants to. He is presently very engulfed in the business
school at the University of Washington.
A few of this highlights this year would be:
1. Being admitted
to the Foster Business School at the University of Washington.
2. Going to UW
Football Games.
3. Being involved
in the Business school committees and events.
Guest Players. Avenue
B will have several different guest players over the summer to fill in for Cory
or for others as we all coordinate our schedules. Here are some of pour possible guest players:
1. Bob Bruya -- Bass Player. Bob is from Ellensburg and is attending the
University of Miami
Music Program, studying Jazz for performance. Bob's father Chris Bruya is the head of Jazz
Studies at Central Washington University.
2. Jackson Mindt -- Bass Player. Jackson is from Edmonds and played with the
Avenue B members at EWHS in the
Jazz I band. Jackson has played with
Avenue B many times in the past. Jackson is currently attending the
University of Washington, studying Music and Business.
3. Brandon Cowan -- Bass Player. Brandon is a graduating Senior from Edmonds
Woodway High School. He will be attending Whitworth University
this Fall and play the Bass in Jazz Studies
and also study Business.
Come out and see us! We hope to see you at one of our gigs this
Summer!
Avenue B Jazz --
Miles Laven - Drummer
Jack Roben - Guitar
Max Bennett - Tenor Saxophone.
Cory Franklin - Bass on Sabbatical
Call Peter Bennett for
more information - 425-299-1340
