♪♫ ★★♪♪♫ ★★♪ COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF:
<> THE JITTERBUG VIPERS with Sarah Sharp
<> IN THESE SHOES with Gaila Kenneally
<> YO GADJO with Django Porter, etc.
<> THE KAT'S MEOW with Kat Edmonson
<> THE SLIM RICHEY DREAM BAND/ QUARTET/QUINTET/DESERT BAND
<> THE SLIM RICHEY DREAM BAND with Tameca Jones
<> DREAM LOVERS with Sarah Sharp
<> SLIM RICHEY’S MONSTER JAZZGRASS BAND
<> KING SLIM AND THE SWING QUEENS
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INFO ON BUYING CDs AND FINDING PHOTOS, VIDEOS, MP3s, AT END (scroll way down).
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January 23, 2010, Saturday, PM. 7th Annual Django Reinhardt's Birthday
Celebration. Expect Yo Gadjo (Django Porter guitar, Dennis Ludiker
mandolin, Ruby Jane fiddle, Francie Meaux Jeaux bass and Slim Richey
guitar) to headline and Gypsy Moon to open and lots of hot Texas Gypsy
Jazz bands and fun activities! Arts Fifth Avenue, 1628 5th Avenue, Fort
Worth, TX 76104, (817) 923-9500 http://www.artsfifthavenue.org. This is
a three-day festival starting on Friday the 22th. More on this later.
SATURDAY: Doors open at 6:30 pm, film at 7. Live Music following films
each evening. Ticket includes a sampling of French cuisine - other
concession available by donation. Arts Fifth Avenue is located at the
corner of 5th Ave & W. Allen in the Fairmount Southside Historic District
of Ft Worth.
January 25, 2010, Monday 9:00 ‘til 11:30 PM, Ruta Maya, The Jitterbug
Vipers, (sextet with saxophone sensation, Paul Klemperer! Steve Dubin the
Chicago Flash on drums, Sarah, Conner Forsyth on keyboard & Meaux Jeaux on
stand up bass), 3601 S Congress Ave. Austin, 707-9637. Swing Dance Night
(swing music on PA during breaks.) rutamaya.net/ Easy parking, big dance
floor, beer selection, exotic coffee variety, empanadas, quiche, pastries,
etc.
$5.00 cover. Free dance lessons from 8 – 9.
January 29, 2010, Friday, 6 PM ‘til 8:00 at the Elephant Room, The
Jitterbug Vipers (sextet) 315 North Congress, Austin, 512 473-2279.
www.elephantroom.com No cover.
February 1, 2010, Monday 9:00 ‘til 11:30 PM, Ruta Maya, The Jitterbug
Vipers, (sextet with saxophone sensation, Paul Klemperer! Masumi Jones on
drums, Sarah, Conner Forsyth on keyboard & Meaux Jeaux on stand up bass),
3601 S Congress Ave. Austin, 707-9637. Swing Dance Night (swing music on
PA during breaks.) rutamaya.net/ Easy parking, big dance floor, beer
selection, exotic coffee variety, empanadas, quiche, pastries, etc.
$5.00 cover. Free dance lessons from 8 – 9.
February 4, 2010, Thursday, 6 PM ‘til 10:00. Z Tejas, The Kat’s Meow (Kat
Edmonson, Slim, Meaux Jeaux & Laura Mordecai). 1110 W. Sixth, 478-5355.
http://www.ztejas.com/images/6th_Street_Calendar_3-09_NEW.jpg
No Cover.
February 5, 2010 Friday, 7:00 PM ‘till 9:30. Lamberts, The Jitterbug
Vipers, (Sarah, Masumi the octopus drummer from Tokyo, & ?) 401 W 2nd
Street, Phone: 494 1500 Fancy Barbecue, Wood Grilled Steaks, Chops & Seafood.
February 8, 2010, Monday 9:00 ‘til 11:30 PM, Ruta Maya, The Jitterbug
Vipers, (sextet with saxophone sensation, Paul Klemperer! Chris Trafton on
drums, Sarah vocals, Conner Forsyth on keyboard & Meaux Jeaux on stand up
bass), 3601 S Congress Ave. Austin, 707-9637. Swing Dance Night (swing
music on PA during breaks.) rutamaya.net/ Easy parking, big dance floor,
beer selection, exotic coffee variety, empanadas, quiche, pastries, etc.
$5.00 cover. Free dance lessons from 8 – 9.
February 11, 2010, Thursday, We won't play because it's Slim's birthday.
February 12, 2010, Friday. We won’t play at Lamberts this Friday because
we’re playing a private function at a Museum. HOWEVER, Daniel, the booking
man at Lamberts, says he’ll have someone really good. See you the next
Friday, because that’s our regular gig (with possible exceptions that I’ll
always tell you about.)
February 19, 2010 Friday, 7:00 PM ‘till 9:30. Lamberts, The Jitterbug
Vipers, (Sarah, Masumi the octopus drummer from Tokyo, & ?) 401 W 2nd
Street, Phone: 494 1500 Fancy Barbecue, Wood Grilled Steaks, Chops & Seafood.
February 21, 2010 Sunday - 12:30 – 3 PM, Central Market Central, The
Jitterbug Vipers (sextet) , 4001 N. Lamar (40th and North Lamar).
http://www.centralmarket.com/cm/cmLocation.jsp
February 26, 2010 Friday, 7:00 PM ‘till 9:30. Lamberts, The Jitterbug
Vipers, (Sarah, Masumi the octopus drummer from Tokyo, & ?) 401 W 2nd
Street, Phone: 494 1500 Fancy Barbecue, Wood Grilled Steaks, Chops & Seafood.
May 16, 2010, Sunday, 2 PM ‘til 4 , Georgetown Public Library Concert, The
Jittterbug Vipers, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown. (512) 930-3551.
www.georgetowntx.org. No cover! $350 - $50 for PA, $100 each, Rosa Garcia,
<rxg@georgetowntx.org>
512-930-3623
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MUSIC: http://www.myspace.com/katedmonson
MUSIC: http://www.myspace.com/jitterbugvipers
MORE MUSIC & PHOTOS: http://www.myspace.com/slimandthekatsmeow
Or: http://www.myspace.com/slimrichey
Or: http://www.myspace.com/slimricheys
Bulletins (& buzz):
The Jitterbug Vipers were awarded Best Lindy Band 2008 by Austin Swing.
Sarah Sharp is now singing with The Jitterbug Vipers.
Dream Lovers (with Sarah Sharp) is our newest band. Sarah Sharp won The #1
Best Performing Jazz Band in the 2009 Austin Chronicle Music Poll (Austin
Music Awards).
http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Awards/MusicAwards?mode=browse&category=Best%20Performing%20Bands&year=2008
Sarah Sharp at Austin Music Awards (Video):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuwwm4fzrLA&feature=related
Check out 6 new video posts:
The Jitterbug Vipers, Thursday Night at The Fed, When I Get Low
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnpiteD8Bls
The Kat’s Meow: Straighten Up & Fly Right
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fupoB6jajyQ
The Kat’s Meow: Route 66
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tchih2FxZGs
The Kat’s Meow: Fever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsClvbYblVs
The Jitterbug Vipers, At The Fed, I've Got The World on a String
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V29xP3cQcaY -
The Jitterbug Vipers, At The Fed, Blue Skies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqebPlSbnHE
DREAM LOVERS with Sarah Sharp, Promotional video 4-11-09 at Lamberts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcHxiGq4SJw
JITTERBUG VIPERS 1st MUSIC VIDEO :
Jitterbug Vipers at Lamberts, “When I Get Low”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBc9zbZGxF4
CD ALBUMS AVAILABLE:
THE DREAM LOVERS featuring SARAH SHARPE 12 great tunes. Six done in the
studio,six live with a full band. I’ll send you one for $12.00. Sarah won
the Best Jazz Singer of 2008, Austin Chronicle Award.
THE JITTERBUG VIPERS featuring KATIE HOLMES 7 great tunes. Done in the
studio with Red Young, Matsumi, slim & Meaux Jeaux. I’ll send you one for
$12.00.
THE KAT’S MEOW, 5 tune EP CD #1. Featuring Kat Edmonson with Bobby
Natanson, Francie Meaux Jeaux, Floyd Domino, Slim and Elias Haslanger.
Done in the studio. I’ll send you one for $6.00.
THE KAT’S MEOW, 5 tune EP CD #2. Featuring Kat Edmonson with Bobby
Natanson, Francie Meaux Jeaux, Floyd Domino, Stephen Bidwell, Slim and Jon
Doyle. Done in the studio. I’ll send you one for $6.00.
YO GADJO! Great album of 15 Gypsy Jazz tunes with Django Porter guitar and
Ross Holmes fiddle (plus Meaux Jeaux & Slim!). $15.00.CD
YO GADJO! LIVE! with Django Porter & Albanie Falletta guitars and Katie
Holmes fiddle (plus Meaux Jeaux & Slim!). Recorded ’08 at The Django’s
Birthday Festival in Fort Worth. I’ll send you one for $10.00.
BACK PORCH VIPERS -- LIGHT UP! Here it is! Great music ..Viper tunes.
.with Chip Dolan, Richard Bowden, Karen Abrahams, Meaux Jeaux & Slim.
I’ll send you one for $15.00.
LIMITED EDITION FEATURING LEEANN ATHERTON
$15
SLIM RICHEY’S DREAM BAND FEATURING LADY LACYNICA is a full length studio
CD, Available again. I’ll send you one for $15.00.
SLIM RICHEY’S DREAM BAND has a 6 tune CD. This great little CD features
Alice Spencer: vocals, the late Martin Banks: trumpet, the late Larry
D.C. Williams: sax. I’ll send you one for $10.00 – (OOPS - NOT IN STOCK!)
JAZZ PHARAOHS Old Man Time. Special CD released in Japan.. I’ll send you
one for $17.00. THIS IS ONE GREAT ALBUM! (presently waiting on a
shipment from Japan NOT IN STOCK!))
SLIM RICHEY'S DREAM BAND Sweet Georgia Brown. Great 14 tune CD released in
Japan. Singers are Alice Spence, Lady Lacynica and Leeann Atherton. All
previously released material I’ll send you one for $17.00. Bonus tracks
from Jazz Grass and Light Up! (presently waiting on a shipment from Japan
NOT IN STOCK!)
TED EDITION featuring LEEANN ATHERTON with the DREAM BAND (BOBBY NATANSON
ON DRUMS!) Available again . Great studio CD. I’ll send you one for $12.00.
SLIM RICHEY’S JAZZ GRASS Available on CD. I’ll send you one for $17.00.
LIVE AND UNREHEARSED – THE FIRST GIG OF THE SLIM RICHEY DREAM BAND is a
full length CD, done in 2000 but just now released. It features Julie
Lowery: vocals, Speedy Gonzales: trombone, Martin Banks: trumpet, Bobby:
drums. I’ll send you one for $12.00. 13 tunes.
BUYING CD ALBUM RELEASES:
1) At our gigs, less$, save on shipping.
2) At Cheapos
3) At Waterloo
4) At Antones
5) Via e-mail from Meow@slimrichey.com. VISA, MASTER, DISCOVER, or AMERICAN
EXPRESS.
6) Write a check to: Ridge Runner or Slim Richey
send to:
Slim Richey,
84 York Creek Dr.
Driftwood, TX 78619.
PRESS:
National Press for The Kat’s Meow:
CONCERTS –Old Settler’s Music Festival (’06)
Perhaps the most mesmerizing of these [performances] featured the music
of Slim Richey and The Kat’s Meow. Blending jazz and bluegrass, the
contrast of Kat Edmonson’s seductively sultry vocals and the twang of
Richey’s guitar,
backed up by an upright bass and clarinet, left the audience completely
captivated.
By Annette C. Eshleman, Page 29, Dirty Line #123, August/September 2006.
Old Settler’s Music Festival (’06)
Another group that turned more than a few heads early Sunday with its
seductive sounds was The Kat’s Meow. Slim Richey helped pioneer the
improvisational bluegrass movement with his 1977 classic, Jazz Grass.
Helming the
microphone on top of Richey’ssonic guitar riffs with her smoky vocals was
Kat Edmonson. She
looks like a teenage choirgirl butsings like a seasoned jazz singer of
the ’20s and ’30s. Their
cover of the Peggy Lee classic “Fever” had the crowd hypnotized with
Richey’s twangy guitar
and Edmonson’s commanding vocals.
ABOUT SOME OF SLIM AND MEAUX JEAUX'S BANDS:
JITTERBUG VIPERS
This is the band that does Texas Roots Swing. The core trio is guitar,
bass, piano and vocal. The pianist/vocalist is Emily Gimble. “Jitterbug”
–danceable music from the 30s & 40s. “Vipers” – Viper music is a special
kind of swing music from the 30s & 40s which was played and sung by Ella
Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway,
Louie Jordan, Bob Wills and the Ink Spots, to name only a few. Often we're
augmented by drums, horns or fiddles.
IN THESE SHOES:
Think Classic Jazz & Torch songs. The vocalist is Gaila Kenneally. Gaila
Kenneally is an extremely talented and beautiful singer with a marvelous &
powerful voice. At The Elephant Room, Reed’s Super Club, Lamberts or
other hot jazz venues in Austin, Gaila is considered the premier torch
singer. Known also for her great stage pres
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