NYC Oak Room Gigspam

[bribass]

The Oak Room presents The Johnny Rodgers Band "What A Wonderful World"

FOR 3 WEEKS MAY 11th thru MAY 29th

Shows Tues thru Sat.

1 show at 8:30 T,W,Th / 2 Shows at 8:30 AND 11 on Fri & Sat

In the historic Oak Room at the Alqonquin Hotel

59 West 44th Street
New York, NY

The original songs of award winning singer-songwriter - pianist Johnny Rodgers are creating new standards as some of today's best, spanning romantic ballads to infectious Pop melodies to stirring piano driven Rock, American Roots and Jazz- The JRB have quickly become a favorite on the New York, Chicago, East Coast and Florida music scenes and have been garnering fans nationally with their music and dynamic live stage shows- Now their music is going international, the JRB was recently selected to be 2010 American musical ambassadors abroad on the Rhythm Road by Jazz at Lincoln Center and the US State Department- Fresh from their triumphant run at the Colony in Palm Beach, FL the JRB have been invited to bring their infectious brand of American music back home to NYC for a 3 week run at this historic, intimate and prestigious venue. Come hear what the buzz is about!


Johnny Rodgers - Piano / Vocals
Brian Glassman - Upright Bass
Joe Ravo - Guitar
Danny Mallon - Drums

Reservations, call 212.419.9441 or email bmcgurn@algonquinhotel.com

[bribass]

Stephen Holden himself gave us the thumbs up in today's NY Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/13/ar...sredirect=true

Music Review - Johnny Rodgers Performs at the Algonquin’s Oak Room - NYTimes.com
www.nytimes.com
The singer and bandleader Johnny Rodgers began a three-week engagement at the Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel on Tuesday evening.

[Jake deVilliers]

Hey Bri, that's a pretty nice review - and in the Times no less! Congratulations man!

[bribass]

THNX Jake! Much appreciated.

I'm gonna send you some new trax I just recorded w/ John Carlini & Don Stiernberg when I get ahold of them.

Hope you're well, Bri

[Uncletoad]

Good gig, good press. Sucks to be you.

[Jason Sypher]

Hey Congratulations. I played the Oak Room for a year straight after a two week run and a great review from Stephen Holden. Use every bit of it to your advantage. This kind of thing goes a long way towards securing some top gigs and raising your price a bit. Also, it's the damn Oak Room which has lovely dry acoustics and a listening audience. Have a ball.

[Jake deVilliers]

Originally Posted by bribass

THNX Jake! Much appreciated.

I'm gonna send you some new trax I just recorded w/ John Carlini & Don Stiernberg when I get ahold of them.

Hope you're well, Bri

Hey, thanks - I'll look forward to that!
Things are going well here - family's good, work to do, weather's perfect, cars are running...

[bribass]

Thnx, guys! Yes, Jason I was there in '06 for 6 weeks w/ Karen Akers, but that was w/o drums. This gig is a Qrt w/ drums and the polite atmosphere is making us keep our stage volume nice & acoustic. Pn is not even miked. Prescott sounds great in there. Using Focus & Wizzy 10 as a personal monitor and miking the bass in the house. For audience sight lines we're sandwiched together in a kinda wacky stage plot, but it's working out..

[bribass]

Rex Reed- http://www.observer.com/2010/culture...rific-show-see

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article..._More_20010101

Last 5 nights starts tomorrow Tues. thru Sat. - 5/25 thru 5/29

TBers get 1/2 comps for any 8:30 shows and full comps for either 11PM shows this Fri & Sat.

...I may be the first DB player to spin a bass in the venerable Oak Room

[Uncletoad]

"a feel-good selection of take-home tunes guaranteed to pep up the most dyspeptic cynic."

"Dyspeptic cynic". That's fat platter of New York City bullshite right there.

Great press.

Spin that old bitch. She loves it.