Author: mattlang

Finally! We’re warming up, thawing out and getting outside. Pam and I turned over the vegetable patch this weekend and dumped the first pile of stanky compost into the soil. Dang, we eat a lot of eggs! Picking egg shells out of a bowl of scramblers is one thing but try picking them out of a rather large pile of dirt…that smells like #$%^. Now that’s a good time. Anything for some fresh tomatoes! Here’s some music you can harvest in May without getting too dirty

Friday, May 1: Avante Coast “Call it Anything” at The Kittery Studio – This a new venue for the Avante Coast crew and this is going to be a great night.  The band includes Chris Klaxton (trumpet), Thom Keith (saxophones), Matt
Langley (saxophones), Jonathan Paul (guitar), Mark Barnette (drums), and Tim Webb (bass) and we’ll experiment with combinations of musicians from time to time.  The Kittery Studio is at 5 Shapleigh Road (Dan’s Crossing on Route 236), Kittery, ME. The show starts at 8. If you need directions or a personally delivered prodding, give me a call 207 337 2375 or send an email.

Saturday, May 9: Combo Sabroso at Amazing Things Arts Center Matt Jensen’s Latin band in a concert setting at the Amazing Things Arts Center. Last time we played here we had a great time and we’re looking forward to returning and maybe even making the chinese food hang afterward. C’mon down and join us.

Monday, May 11: David Tonkin Group at  The Barley House, Concord NH – Tonky and the boys serving up a heaping helping of 12 note stew with a serious side of your favorite tune or two. Tim Gilmore, Don Williams, David Tonkin and myself along with whoever else decides to bring their utensils. We’d love to dine with you.

Saturday, May 16th: Combo Sabroso at The Muddy River, Portsmouth, NH – The latin vibes of Matt Jensen’s Combo Sabroso head north to a new venue for us – The Muddy River. The dance floor is nice and big, the sound system is nice and loud and the ribs are kickin’. Come get a little greazy with tasty combo.

Monday, May 18th: Matt Langley/Tm O’Dell Quartet at The Press Room, Portsmouth, NH – An all too rare appearance of this quartet. O’Dell has some new music for this night and i might have a new one or two as well. This band also features Jim Lyden on Bass and Luther Gray on drums.

I’ve been playing catch-up for far too long! This month I’m all over it and I’m sure you’re happy about it too. Just for the record, I rode to work on my bike today for the first time this year and I gotta tell you, I froze my butt off! I was walking out to the garage thinking to mysel, “nah….too cold…throw the bike in the back of the car and ride at lunch time…” and then the twin spoke up “….don’t be a wus, get on the bike and RIDE!!!….” well, it was chilly to say the least but the ride home was pretty good. More to come soon but I think I’m driving tomorrow!

Here’s some info on upcoming music I’m invloved in…

Saturday, April 11. Combo Sabroso at the Press Room in Portsmouth. 9PM. Matt Jenson’s latin band with Matt on keys, Alex Alvear on Bass and Vocals, myself on saxophones and a host of others. Always a great night of latin dancing at the Press Room. Get there early and stay all night!

Sunday, April 12. Barley Pub Dover NH – The Seacoast Composer’s Forum. This is the premier gig of a new group formed by Mike Effenberger featuring Chel Illingworth on saxes, John Ludwig on saxes, myself, Chris Klaxton on Trumpet & keys, Jim Clark on trumpet, Jon Peiffer on keys, Nate Therrien on bass, Scott Solsky on guitar and Mike Walsh on drums. Everyone has been requested to contribute an arrangement of an original piece or an arrangement of a tune we don’t play all the time.  This should be a great night of music.

Monday, April 13. Barley House, Concord, NH – David Tonkin Group. Tonky and the boys taking requests, pulling chestnuts out of the repertoire, straining the cranium to bring you the very best in improvised jazz, blues and whatever in the comfportable and suprisingly nice sounding Barley House in Concord. You really should come out for this don’t you think?

Thanks for stopping by. Check the gig calendar for changes…I will too!…and if you don’t come out to hear any of this great music, go hear someone else. Go to a play…buy a piece of art…eat in a local restaurant…you’ll be glad you did and so will we!