Scot Albertson's CD Release Party will be at The Kitano on Thursday June 17th! We're doing two hoppin' sets, so come on down and join in the fun. There's good food too! This is Scot's fifth CD! We tracked at Bennett Studios and mixed with Chip at PPI.
We're doing a pre-release hit at Barnes & Noble at Lincoln Center on Monday June 14th.
Calendar
Anthony Cochran and I have been working on our newest creation,
LIVES - PRESLEY. We opened to a packed house at The Metropolitan Room on April 27, and continue the run this summer and fall.
Calendar
Laurie Krauz and I will be at the Wildflower Festival in White Mills PA on Saturday August 21 with a Sean and Gene and Sweet Sue. So if you're traveling around, stop by! Note: We'll be performing material from our neo-bebop and latin and ballad repertoire, and although equally exciting, this will not be our Tapestry Rewoven show.
Calendar
SOME RECENT NEWS:
TAPESTRY REWOVEN
finished its first phase with performances on Tuesday December 1st,
with a very successful year and a half of shows in NYC at Iridium and
B.B. King's, as well as an LA/Chicago tour.
It rocked in Rockland County at
"Mostly Silver", a jazz concert devoted to Horace Silver and his time, produced by neo-bopist Dr. Evan Matthews at Saint Thomas Aquinas College. (The Sullivan Theatre)
Jackie Hoffman's CD is out - Live At Joe's Pub!!!
www.PSClassics.com
Jackie is beyond funny, and it's thrilling to have produced her live CD, "Scraping The Bottom." This CD features some future comedy classics like "Lead Paint On Toys," "The Kvetching Continues" and "My Little Fibroid."
"Uproariously funny...Ms. Hoffman's solo shows at Joe's Pub have become a beloved ritual for fans."
- The New York Times
PETER PAN is now running at the
MARIONETTE THEATRE in Central Park. Daryl wrote music and lyrics for this fun and enchanting production.
PETER PAN will run through 2009.
MAC AWARDS!
I'm thrilled to announce that the Daryl Kojak Trio won the 2008 MAC Award for Best Jazz Group!
SOME LESS RECENT BUT POSSIBLY STILL RELEVANT NEWS:
I had a blast with Luba Mason at Metropolitan Room. For those who missed it, stay in touch for more to come.
Anthony Cochran and
Melissa Cross and Daryl were thrilled to have Juliana Nash appear with us at Metropolitan Room. Check her out!
Daryl had the pleasure of recording silent film pianist Stuart Oderman for the Houdini series "Master Mystery," created in 1919. It includes all of the surviving episodes of the series, and will soon be released by
Kino International. Stuart is a master of this genre. More to come.
Daryl arranged and recorded tracks for
Miss Coco Peru, who was back in New York at
Joe's Pub after a very successful run in LA.
______________________________________________________
