Re: David Chevan Knitting Factory concert

[robert wiener <wiener...>]

David:

What's the time for the January 7 concert?

Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: David Chevan <chevan (at) scsu(dot)ctstateu(dot)edu>
To: World music from a Jewish slant. <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Wednesday, December 16, 1998 8:10 AM


>David chevan's FiNaL newsletter foR 1998
>
>
>Chevra,
>
>A quick update as to the activities and whereabouts of a Connecticut based
>Jewish musician.  Please delete or peruse as you wish.
>
>December 25 has traditionally been an odd little day for me and my family.
>After all, what is there to do if you are Jewish on Christmas?  Most of my
>Jewish friends order Chinese and go to the movies.  This year in the New
>Haven area, however, there is something else you can do.  I have put
>together a Family Concert of Jewish music featuring  Klezmer and Yiddish
>song for Friday, December 25 at 4:00 p.m. atCongregation Mishkan Israel in
>Hamden.  Tickets for the concert (which I'm hoping will include dancing and
>singing by everyone) are $1 for children and $4 for adults.  I've already
>put together a pretty interesting group of local Jewish musicians including
>Stacey Phillips, Dan Rosenthal, Dan Lovins, Michael Ross, Dalton King and
>Stan Friedman.  Congregation Mishkan Israel is located at 785 Ridge Road in
>Hamden.  The phone number is (203) 288-3877.
>
>And if you're looking for a jazzy New Year I'll be spending my New Year's
>eve with the talented pianist, Ken Trapp at Jacob Marley's.  We start at
>7:00 and reservations are suggested.  Jacob Marley's is located at 40 Post
>Road in Orange.  The phone number is 795-9999.
>
>It looks like during the month of January Warren Byrd and I will have a
>number of opportunities to perform pieces from our collaboration, AVADIM
>HAYINU--Once We Were Slaves, both in Connecticut and on the road.  First,
on
>Thursday, January 7, at p.m. we will be performing at the AlterKnit Theater
>of the Knitting Factory in New York City.  The Knitting Factory is located
>at St. in New York.  The phone number for tickets and reservations is (212)
>219-3006.  Then, on Saturday, January 16 we will give a concert at 8:00
P.M.
>at the Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple on 222 Livingston Ave in New Brunswick,
>New Jersey.  Finally, on January 18, which is Martin Luther King Day, we'll
>be participating in an afternoon program (about 3:00 p.m.) In the Mellon
>Arts Center atChoate-Rosemary Hall. Choate Rosemary Hall is located at 333
>Christian Street  in Wallingford.  For further information please call
(203)
>697-2653.  Later that same day, at 8:30 p.m.  Warren and I will join
>saxophonist Richard McGhee at the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown, CT for a
>Martin Luther King program that Richard has been working on for some time.
>The Buttonwood Tree is on Main St. in Middletown.
>
>The trio version of  BASSOLOGY just celebrated its first anniversary.
We've
>now been playing every Saturday evening in Avon in the tavern at the Avon
>Old Farms Inn for over a year and we're still going strong.  The trio
>usually features Chris Casey on piano and Ron Braggs on drums and singing.
>We play from 7 to 11 p.m. and reservations are recommended.  We have a lot
>of fun at this gig, and its given Ron an opportunity to really open up with
>the vocal numbers. If you've heard Ron recently I think you'll agree that
he
>has come into his own as a song stylist.  The Inn is located at the corner
>of Routes 10 and 44 in Avon and the phone number is (860) 677-2818.
>
>Finally what with the holidays coming up you may feel like giving the gift
>of music (I think that is a trademarked phrase) so, if you are interested
in
>obtaining either the new BASSOLOGY CD, THE FEELING THAT I GET or my duo CD
>with Warren Byrd, AVADIM HAYINU--ONCE WE WERE SLAVES, they are available at
>a handful of music stores in the area.  A noted jazz distributer, North
>Country has agreed to handle our national and international distribution.
>But you can also get either CD by mail by sending me a check for $16 per CD
>at P.O. Box 6183, Whitneyville, CT 06517.  For those of you who are
internet
>shoppers AVADIM HAYINU is also available at www.jewishmusic.com.  There's
>even about four minutes of the CD sampled for RealAudio if you'd like to
>give it a listen.
>
>Bassologically yours,
>
>David Chevan
>David Chevan
>Southern Connecticut State University
>501 Crescent St.
>New Haven, CT 06517
>
>(203) 392-6630
>
>chevan (at) scsu(dot)ctstateu(dot)edu
>