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Fall Frenzy

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Fall feels particularly frenetic to me this year. I love this time of year for the colors and the crisp air. The frosty mornings that give way to warm afternoons. The smell of leaves on the ground and wood stoves kicking into gear. The other thing I love about fall is that it’s always a great creative time of year. Lots of ideas popping into the noggin…everyone is working on stuff for school or for groups that they didn’t have time/energy/desire to tackle in the steamy summer months. I guess the harried feeling for me is the fact that in the fall, there is a firm schedule in place that will be there until next spring! YIKES!
Truthfully, I’m way less harried than last year at this time because I don’t have to go to “work”. No day job…ahhhh…repeat…ahhh…there, the angst is fading. Now I’m living my work. I don’t have a “job”. I love teaching, playing, rehearsing, writing charts, coaching ensembles, learning from my students and fellow musicians. I’m very lucky and I will stop whining about frenetic fall foibles right now. Thanks for working through that with me! Bring on the saturated schedule, bunches of bands, day and night driving delirium. I’m ready to hit it! Okay, for some music…
PMAC Faculty Concert: Arts Matter – Friday October 22, Rye Congregational Church. Come on out and support the arts! PMAC faculty members donate their time to present a great show featuring all types of classical, jazz and contemporary ensembles and all types of music. Tickets are available by calling PMAC or the night of the concert.
Scott Solsky Quartet – The Barley House, Concord, NH – Monday October 25th. Guitarist, Scott Solsky, drives the Barley House bus tonight with co-pilots Langley, Jared Steer and Jesse Stearn. This is a funky band that has been playing regularly for a while now and has started to develop  nice group sound. The Barley House is becoming the monday night jazz hang in Concord, NH by featuring great music, and wine specials each week to compliment your meal. Come on in and bring your instrument if you would like to sit in! The more the merrier!
Matt Jenson’s I-Level – Halloween Party! – The Press Room, Portsmouth, NH – Saturday, October 30th. Jenson’s I-Level is a reggae/latin dance party waiting to happen and this year it happens on Halloween Eve! Get your ghoul on an DANCE! Special line-up this year includes Woody Allen on Guitar, Pablo Bencid on drums and Fez on bass. We’ll get the PR rockin’ so please don’t miss it!
Charlie Kohlhase’s Explorer’s Club – Woodford’s Congregational Church, 202 Woodford St., Portland, ME – Saturday November 6th. Paul Lichter’s Dimensions in Jazz Series presents the Explorer’s Club on a long overdue visit to Portland Maine! We’ll have Charlie, Myself, Jeff Galindo, John Funkhouser on Bass, Mike Connors on Drums and Eric Hofbauer on Guitar. This is a great sounding room and the EC has been performing fairly regularly so this should be a very special show. Join us!
That’s it for now. Let’s all go out and hear some live music or see a local show or go to an art opening or…