My daughter is headed there tonight for a semester.
Dan

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Enjoy!!!

Elite Romanian and Canadian gypsy jazz artists Lache Cercel and the Roma Swing
Ensemble have additional shows to their Western U.S. tour.

Sept. 29 - concert

Where: Casa Romana 26050 Kay Avenue, Hayward, CA 94545.

When: 7-9p.m.

Call : 510-780-9627

Tickets are $15

For more information go to: http://www.casaromana.org/


Oct. 1 - Concert called " In Memory of George Enescu and Stephen Grappelli "

Romanian Festival in Rosaville, CA

Where: Royer Park, 190 Park Drive, Roseville CA 95678

When: The festival is 12p.m. - 7p.m. The bands plays for one hour at the
beginning of the festival

Call: Romanian Community Center of Sacramento at 916-604-6707

Cost: Free

For more information go to: http://romaniancentersacramento.org/

I hope you all who read this will check out the new Ameranouche CD, "Des
Histoires Simples"
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ameranouche22
It is a collection of 9 original compositions and Django's "Anouman".
I hope you all will give it a listen let me know what you think of it and
perhaps consider getting a copy or a download for yourself or someone else.

Thanks so much for checking it out.
Best to you always,

Shepp

Hi all,

I co-manage a high profile gypsy jazz band from Canada that has members from
Romania and Canada. We are touring Whidbey Island, SF, and LA areas Oct.25 -
Oct.6 and will be in SF Sept. 28. We will be playing at the Whidbey Island and
SF Djangofests. We are open for a jam, which might possibly happen in Berkeley
on Sept.29. Other dates are Oct. 1 all day and Oct. 2 in the evening. Below is a
bit about us along with websites and our schedule. Let me know if you are
interested and/or you could come to our shows or simply just meet.


Lache Cercel and his Roma Swing Ensemble represent the latest chapter in
animportant movement in Canadian World Music " elite musicians from around the
world who settle in Canada and create music that incorporates their own
traditions with influences they find surrounding them here.

Before leaving his homeland, Lache Cercel was one of Romania’s premier
musicians. From a musical family, he trained at the Academy of Arts in
Bucharest, became a soloist with the Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra and
in 1986 was awarded the “Artist of the People” Citation by the Romanian
government.

Lache Cercel collaborates with musicians from a diverse range of backgrounds.
Among them are renowned Egyptian percussionist Adel Awad, noted Vancouver jazz
vocalist Laura Crema and Latin music virtuoso Sal Ferreras. Cercel’s music is
firmly rooted in Roma tradition, styled with Doina Klezmer, Middle Eastern and
European sounds, and held together with jazz improvisation. He calls his fusion
Roma Jazz or Roma Swing. In the tradition of Django Reinhardt and Stephen
Grappelli, Cercel lays classical and improvisational jazz alongside traditional
renderings, which makes for a phenomenal sound.

During this tour Lache Cercel will feature the following musicians:

Don Ogilvie, guitarist, musical director "Long-time musical partner of Lache
Cercel, Don brings his extensive jazz and classical experience to help create
the explosive mixture Lache and Don call Roma Swing.

Stephen Nikleva, a veteran guitarist, who has toured the world with
everyone from pop star Sarah McLachlan to Rockabilly great Ray Condo, brings his
diverse guitar stylings to Lache's creations.

Sam Shoichet, on bass and vocals adds the necessary solid foundation
to the Ensemble with his bombastic slap bass and driving rhythm while creating
greater depth and dimension with his soulful, playful solos.


"Polished is also the word for Lache Cercel ... the Romanian violinist turned
out an ... impeccable, even flashy, program of Romani jazz"- Alexander Varty,
The Georgia Straight, Vancouver BC

Biographies, audio, and video are at:

1. http://lachecercel.com/

2. http://worldmusiccentral.org/artists/artist_page.php?id=4449

3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MqHQGuTKFk

4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FN3vZRO618

5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsLwJEnDLvY



Tour and ticket information are as follows:

1. Sept. 25 " Djangofest Northwest on Whidbey Island, WA.
Where: Whidbey Island Center for the Arts " 565 Camano Ave., Langley, WA.
Time: 3p.m.
For ticket information go to: http://www.djangofest.com/nw/tickets.htm

2. Sept. 28 " KALW radio 91.7 FM show at 9 p.m. with Devon Strolovitch

3. Sept. 30 " San Francisco Djangofest in Mill Valley, CA.
Where: 142 Throckmorton Theater - 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley, CA.
Time: Doors 8p.m./ Show 9 p.m. " 10 p.m.
For ticket information go to:
http://www.142throckmortontheatre.com/tickets.php or
Call 415-383-9600

4. Oct. 2 " Performance with Petunia and the Vipers
Where: Starry Plough Pub and Nightclub " 3101 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA.
Time: Doors 3 p.m./ Show 4 p.m. -7 p.m.
For ticket information go to:
http://www.starryploughpub.com/eventscalendar/upcoming or call 510-841-2082

5. Oct. 3 " Performance with CB Brand and Petunia and the Vipers
Where: The Crepe Place Restaurant " 1134 " Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, CA
Time: 9 p.m.
For ticket information go to: http://thecrepeplace.com/events/ or call
831-429-6994

6. Oct. 4 " Lache Cercel and the Roma Swing Ensemble
Where: Brick and Mortar Music Hall " 1710 " Mission St., San Francisco, CA
Time: 8 p.m. " 10 p.m.
For ticket information go to: http://www.brickandmortarmusic.com/ or call
888-477-9288

7. Oct. 5 " Lache Cercel and the Roma Swing Ensemble - Panacea Opening
Where: Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center " 1317 San Pablo Ave.,
Berkeley, CA.
Time: Doors 8 p.m./ Show 8:30 p.m. " 11:15 p.m.
For ticket information go to: http://www.ashkenaz.com/html/tickets.html or call
866-468-3399

8. Oct. 8 " Lache Cercel
Where: Dunarea Restaurant " 821 N. Euclid St. #C, Anaheim, CA
Time: 8p.m.
For information go to: http://www.dunarea.us/

9. Oct.9 " Lache Cercel and the Roma Swing Ensemble with Petunia and the
Vipers
Where: The Coffee Gallery Backstage
Time: 2 p.m.
For ticket information go to: www.coffeegallery.com/

Contact Tony Green via email for further info: antonioverde@...

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My friends (especially my guitar friends who ship guitars): Do not use UPS
anymore. I shipped a guitar I was donating to a raffle Shepp was setting up in
South Jersey. UPS crushed it. It was an Aria Grand Bouche in perfect shape but
for a slight flaw in the finish. They crushed it. It was insured for it's value
and they are denying the claim. They're listing several reasons, all of which
are just not right. I've shipped and received many guitars without any problems
over the years. This is just wrong. I seriously ask you to stop using UPS, at
least for this Christmas season.

I am currently doing research into Django's early life and one question that
remains unanswered and difficult to find is the date of death for his 1st wife
Florine "Bella" Reinhardt Baumgartner.
Can anyone provide this?  Or a link/contact where I might find it.
Thanks.

Does anyone have a Marc Delie guitar Selmer style guitar they want to sell?
Thanks!
Mike

I am selling my 2010 Dupont MD-50.  Bought it from Michael Horowitz a year ago
and it has a bigtone pickup and Dupont case.  Also included is a Baggs Para
Acoustic D.I. and a Schertler Basik pickup.

The guitar and accessories are in absolute mint condition.  Price is $3800,
which includes shipping and insurance in the U.S.

I'll have photos later this morning and possibly a video for youtube.

My interests have now gone to using acoustic archtops and moving away from the
strict Django/gypsy jazz sound.

Please email me if you have any questions at dakjazz18@....

thanks,
David Keary

Hey, Folks! I joined quite a while ago, but hand issues appeared soon after, and
I never really contributed.

So, now that it looks like I can start a slow recovery, I started reading the
various resources here... and found a *huge* amount of spam in the links
section. I was a little surprised, as this groups is semi-moderated.

ashlyncbg, ascelineabf, ashlyncbg and a few others seem to like coupon codes,
with ayesha.kanwel being more focused on SMS spamming (more than 100 links at
the moment!).

Anyway, I just figured it was worth giving a heads up, since this group is
pretty clean comparatively.

Cheers!

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