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February 24th, 2008, 2-5
With jazz violin wunderkind Aaron Weinstein and Chicago bass stalwart Jim Cox in concert for the Madison (WI) Jazz Society, at The Coliseum Bar, 232 East Olin Avenue, in Madison. Tickets are $25 at the venue, $20 in advance for Madison Jazz Society members. full details at www.madisonjazz.com.
March 16th, 2008, 2:00
with clarinettist John Blegen and bassist Wilson McKendra at The Wauconda Public Library in Don's hometown of Wauconda, IL.
March 30th, 2008
at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, in concert playing bluegrass as"The Golden Prairie All-Stars" with the great singers Jerry Wicentowski (also guitar) and Marc Edelstein (also bass) to open for Andy Statman, the cosummate mandolinist/clarinettist/improviser from NYC.
April 10, 11,12, 13, 2008
Short tour of New Jersey with guitarist/arranger collaborator and The Guru of the Good Notes, JOHN CARLINI and venerable NYC jazz bassist BRIAN "Brain" GLASSMAN. Venues include Menzell's, Shanghai Jazz, and The Fanwood Library. Full details about workshops and house concerts at www.johncarlini.com.
Thursday April 10th, 2008, 4-6 P.M.
MoFiddles (Menzell Violins) 4260 Town Center Way Livingston, NJ 07039 973-994-1083 www.mofiddles.com.
Friday April 11th, 2008, 7-9:30 P.M.
Shanghai Jazz 24 Main St. Madison, NJ 07940 973-822-2899 www.shanghaijazz.com.
Saturday, April 12th, 2008
4-5:15
Workshop, 7:30-10 Concert Pitney Residence 54 Mountainview Road Chatham, NJ 07928 973-635-8923.
Sunday, April 13th, 2008, 2-4
Fanwood Memorial Library North Ave. and Tillotson Road Fanwood, NJ 07023 908-322-6400 www.fanwoodlibrary.org.
July 6th, 2008
The Don Stiernberg Quartet in concert at Towner Green in Long Grove, presented by The Long Grove Arts and Music Council. Directions and more info on the concert series available at www.lgamc.org. The group that day will include Chicago's finest rhythm section:
Jim Cox on bass, Phil Gratteau, drums.
June 16-21, 2008
Steve Kaufman's Acoustic Kamp in Maryville TN. If you're a mandolin player and you haven't made it out to study and jam at this camp yet, this would be the year to do it. If you have been there, you're most likely already registered to return. Details at www.flatpik.com.
July 20th, 2008
Jazz concert for The Illiana Club of Traditional Jazz, featuring renowned NYC banjoist Cynthia Sayer. Most Illiana concerts are at The Glendora Ballroom in Chicago.
July 24-27,2008
The Don Stiernberg Quartet (John Carlini, guitar, Jim Cox, bass, Phil Gratteau, drums)returns to The Evergreen Jazz Festival in Evergreen, Colorado. This is a great festival in the mountains near Denver, where God left her shoes. Constant music in several venues by a barrage of great bands covering many facets of traditional jazz style...great food in town...great scenery, especially at the venue called"The Lake House"....details at www.evergreenjazzfest.org.
August 17th, 2008
Aaron Weinstein returns to his home state for a concert for Illiana and is kind enough to hire his old teacher on rhythm guitar and second mandolin.