Maxwell Anderson
Kurt Weill
Hi all,
October... where does the time go? Like the song says, "It's a long, long time from May to December but, the days grow short when you reach September". It's been a very busy and exciting time thus far. September was really jumping.
We started out the month with a visit to Rock Hall Md. Great little fishing town on the Chesapeake Bay. (I never saw so many beautiful boats in my life) Everyone must own a boat in Rock Hall, Md. We did a beautiful Jazz night at the Mainstay. Great crowd and a terrific bunch of musicians from the D.C. Baltimore area. Hope to go back sometime soon.
We returned to Pgh and were off for a couple of concerts with the Wheeling Symphony Orch. We did one in Wheeling at the beautiful Oglebay Park Amphitheatre and the following night we were down at the riverfront in Morgantown, W. Va. Great orchestra with several Pittsburgh musicians. (Side note: thanks to our good friends Richard Lynch and his wife. We were filmed and recorded and the video found its way to "www.youtube.com" If interested – go to youtube and search for Joe Negri/Wheeling Symphony Orchestra.
On the 22nd of September we did a concert at the Cabaret Theatre in Pittsburgh with the phenomenal Sean Jones on trumpet & Fluglehorn, Roger Humphries on drums and Dwayne Dolphin on bass. It was a spectacular show and everyone who came was totally delighted with the performance. Sean is an amazing talent.
We had a ball with Jim Caruso and were happy to be part of his special evening at Allegheny Country Club. Jim received an honorary award and he and I did a song together.
On a more sober note we said goodbye to two very dear friends. Nick Jordanof of Duquesne and Sandy Staley. Nick was a long time friend. We honored him with a special concert at Duquesne that featured many Pittsburgh jazz stars and others. On the 26th of this month we will pay special tribute to our dear, departed Sandy Staley. Sandy was a close friend and one of the best jazz singers I’ve ever known.
The rest of the year looks fairly quiet. We have a few special things to look forward to. October 9th and 10th I will be in Hilton Head, SC at the "Jazz Corner" with the Howard Paul Trio. We'll be back at the Omni Wm. Penn for our annually Light Up Night appearance on the 20th of November. In December we’ve been invited back to the Strand Theatre in Zelionople for a holiday show. We will also be doing two special holiday shows with Latshaw Productions. The Palace Theatre in Greensburg on the 16th (two shows: 2:00 and 8:00 p.m.) and, one show at the Pasquerelli Center in Johnstown on the 18th.
Then the days really grow short when you reach December...
Take care. Be sure to check my calendar for special listings, and support live music whenever you can. Oh, one more thing... Don't forget to pick up a holiday CD of Guitars for Christmas. Check the web site for more details.
Take Care,
Joe
Check out a couple of videos below of performances old and new!
Check out my updated Calender of Engagements.
Video of Joe and Johnny Costa on the Ken Griffin Show (circa 1967)
Video of the Gershwin Medley with the Wheeling Symphony
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