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Gigs:

-October 2008:

11, Sat: Reflection's in Arlington with Groove Academy

17, Fri: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy

23, Thu: Sneaky Pete's with Seven Years Band

-September 2008:

6, Sat: Reflection's in Arlington with Groove Academy

13, Sat: Reflection's in Arlington with Groove Academy

19, Fri: Private Party at Las Colinas Country Club with Groove Academy
20, Sat: T's Bar & Grille in Lewisville with the Seven Years Band

22, Mon: Tribute to Benny Goodman and Peggy Lee in Greenville, TX,
with the with the Everett Longstreth Orchestra
23, Tue: Tribute to Benny Goodman and Peggy Lee in Palestine, TX
with thewith the Everett Longstreth Orchestra

25, Thu: T's Bar & Grille in Lewisville with the Seven Years Band

27, Sat: Private [wedding] at Stonegate Mansion in Fort Worth with Groove Academy

-August 2008:

8, Fri: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy
9, Sat: Private [wedding] atg the Dallas Country Club with Groove Academy

22, Fri: Aparicio's in McKinney with the Seven Years Band
23, Sat: T's Bar & Grille in Lewisville with the Seven Years Band

30, Sat: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy

-July 2008:

4, Fri: T's club in Lewisville with Seven Years Band
5, Sat: Wedding in Ft. Worth with Groove Academy

11, Fri: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy

20, Fri: Martini Park in Plano with Groove Academy

-June 2008:

1, Sun: Paramount Arts Centre in Aurora, Illinois with the Glenn Miller Orchestra

6, Fri: Rivercrest Country Club with in Arlington with Groove Academy
7, Sat: Fund Raiser for the American Cancer Society in Waco with Groove Academy

20, Fri: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy
21, Sat: Private party at TPC at Craig's Ranch in McKinney with Groove Academy

28, Sat: Reflection's in Arlington with Groove Academy

-May 2008:

1, Thu: Valentine Theatre in Toledo, Ohio with the Glenn Miller Orchestra

3, Sat: Cultural Life Center in Rochester, New York with the Glenn Miller Orchestra

5, Mon: La Comedia Dinner Theatre in Springboro, Ohio with the Glenn Miller Orchestra
6, Tue: Villa Milano in Columbus, Ohio with the Glenn Miller Orchestra
7, Wed: Croatian Lodge in Eastlake, Ohio with the Glenn Miller Orchestra

10, Sat: Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania with the Glenn Miller Orchestra
11, Sun: Rich Forum in Stamford, Connecticut with the Glenn Miller Orchestra

15, Thu: Eichelberger Performing Arts Center in Hanover, Pennsylvania with the Glenn Miller Orchestra

17, Sat: Owls Head Transportation Museum in Owls Head, Maine with the Glenn Miller Orchestra
18, Sun: Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire with the Glenn Miller Orchestra

20, Tue: Caribou Performing Arts Center in Caribou, Maine with the Glenn Miller Orchestra

22, Thu: Hanover Theatre in Worcester, Massachusetts with the Glenn Miller Orchestra

24, Sat: Kleinhans Music Hall with the Buffalo Symphony in Buffalo, New York with the Glenn Miller Orchestra

27, Tue: Maryland Theatre in Hagerstown, Maryland with the Glenn Miller Orchestra

30, Fri: Cumberland County Playhouse in Crossville, Tennessee with the Glenn Miller Orchestra

-April 2008:

1, Tue: Sacramento Community Center Theater in Sacramento, California with the Glenn Miller Orchestra

4, Fri: Mother Lode Theater in Butte, Montana with the Glenn Miller Orchestra
5, Sat: Alberta Bair Theater in Billings, Montana with the Glenn Miller Orchestra
6, Sun: Glenrock Middle School in Glenrock, Wyoming with the Glenn Miller Orchestra

8, Tue: Wynona Thompson Auditorium in Cody, Wyoming with the Glenn Miller Orchestra
9, Wed: WYO Theater in Sheridan, Wyoming with the Glenn Miller Orchestra

11, Fri: Pikes Peak Center in Colorado Springs with the Glenn Miller Orchestra
12, Sat: Paramount Theatre in Denver, Colorado with the Glenn Miller Orchestra

14, Mon: Herod Hall Auditorium Northwest Oklahoma College in Alva, Oklahoma with the Glenn Miller Orchestra

17, Thu: Memorial Auditorium in Worthington, Minnesota with the Glenn Miller Orchestra

19, Sat: Yardley Hall Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas with the Glenn Miller Orchestra

21, Mon: Beaver Dam High School in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin with the Glenn Miller Orchestra

24, Thu: TBA with the Glenn Miller Orchestra

26, Sat: Blanche Touhill Performing Arts Center in St. Louis, Missouri with the Glenn Miller Orchestra
27, Sun: Governors State University The Center For Performing Arts in University Park, Illinois with the Glenn Miller Orchestra
28, Mon: Marion Cultural & Civic Center in Marion, Illinois with the Glenn Miller Orchestra

30, Wed: Milan Performing Arts Center in Milan, Michigan with the Glenn Miller Orchestra

-March 2008:

8, Sat: Sherman Service League Charity Ball in Sherman TX with Groove Academy

29, Sat: Meng Concert Hall, Cal State University in Fullerton California with the Glenn Miller Orchestra
30, Sun: Haugh Performing Arts Center, Citrus Community College in Glendale California with the Glenn Miller Orchestra

--Spring Break--

-February 2008:

2, Sat: Reflections in Arlington with Groove Academy

5, Tue: Aparicio's in McKinney with Seven Years Band
6, Wed: Vocal Jazz performance at Collin County Community College.

8, Fri: Aparicio's in McKinney with Seven Years Band
9, Sat: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy

12, Sat: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy

16, Sat: Private event with Groove Academy

-January 2008:

4, Fri: 8.0 in Fort Worth with Groove Academy

10, Thu: Martini Park in North Richland Hills with Lauren Gifford

12, Sat: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy

19, Sat: Private event with Groove Academy at the Southfork Ranch in Plano

25, Fri: Vine and Dine at Celebrations in Lewisville with Joe Janes-tenor, Aaron West-piano, and Daniel Foose-bass.

-December 2007:

1, Sat: Private event with Groove Academy at the Southlake Hilton

7, Fri: Aparicio's in McKinney. I'll be sitting in with the Seven Years Band
8, Sat: Private event with Groove Academy at the

14, Sat: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy
15, Sat: Private event with Groove Academy at the Double Tree Hotel in Dallas

22, Sat: Martini Park in North Richland Hills with Groove Academy

25, Fri: Christmas Brunch at the Gaylord Hotel with Lauren Gifford

29, Sat: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy

-November 2007:

2, Fri: Aparicio's in McKinney. I'll be sitting in with the Seven Years Band
3, Sat: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy
4, Sun: Sambucca in Addison with Lauren Gifford

10, Sat: Private party at the W hotel in Dallas with Groove Academy for an SMU alumni party

16, Fri: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy
17, Sat: Private in Dallas with Groove Academy

24, Sat: JIMMY'S WEDDING in Atlanta.

-October 2007:

5, Fri: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy

6, Sat: 8.0 in Fort Worth with Groove Academy

20, sat: Private in Marfa, Texas with Groove Academy

25, Thu: Private Halloween party in McKinney with Groove Academy
26, Fri: Aparicio's in McKinney. I'll be sitting in with the Seven Years Band
27, Fri: Reflections in Arlington with Groove Academy

-September 2007:

2, Sun: 8.0 in Fort Worth with Groove Academy

6, Thu: Tucker's in Dallaas with Groove Academy

8, Sat: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy

21, Fri: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy
22, Sat: Martini Park in North Richland Hills with Groove Academy

28, Fri: Terrelli's in Dallas with Lauren Gifford

-August 2007:

10, Fri: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy

18, Sat: Martini Park in North Richland Hills with Groove Academy

25, Sat: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy

-July 2007:

6, Fri: Grace Live in Fort Worth with Groove Academy
7, Sat: Six Flags in Arlington with Groove Academy

13, Fri: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy
14, Sat: Private event with Groove Academy

21, Sat: Cool River Cafe in Irving with Groove Academy

28, Fri: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy

-June 2007:

1, Fri: Wizard's Sports Cafe in Richardson with Groove Academy
2, Sat: Private event with Groove Academy

9, Sat: Martini Park in North Richland Hills with Groove Academy

15, Fri: Mansion at Turtle Creek with Lauren Gifford
16, Fri: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy

22, Fri: Six Flags in Arlington with Groove Academy
23, Sat: Private event with the Joe Janes Quintet.

26, Wed: Going to see The Police in Dallas!

30, Sat: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy

-May 2007:

5, Sat: Private event with Groove Academy

11, Fri: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy
12, Sat: Wizard's Sports Cafe in Richardson with Groove Academy

18, Fri: Mansion at Turtle Creek with Lauren Gifford
19, Sat: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy

25, Fri: Martini Park in North Richland Hills with Groove Academy
26, Sat: Cool River Cafe in Irving with Groove Academy

-April 2007:

1, Sun: Threepenny Opera for the UNT Theater Dept.

7, Sat: Sambucca in Addison with Lauren Gifford

13, Fri: Threepenny Opera for the UNT Theater Dept.
14, Sat: Threepenny Opera for the UNT Theater Dept.
15, Sun: Threepenny Opera for the UNT Theater Dept.

21, Sat: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy

28, Sat: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival with Groove Academy

-March 2007:

2, Fri: Cool River Cafe in Irving with Groove Academy

9, Fri: Martini Park in North Richland Hills with Groove Academy
10, Sat: Private event with Groove Academy
11, Sun: Six Flags in Arlington with Groove Academy. USA Stage, 2:00-6:00

14, Wed: Six Flags in Arlington with Groove Academy. Front Stage 1:30-5:30

16, Fri: Six Flags in Arlington with Groove Academy. Front Stage 1:30-5:30
16, Fri: Wizard's Sports Cafe in Richardson with Groove Academy
17, Sat: Private event with Groove Academy

23, Fri: Mansion at Turtle Creek in Dallas with Lauren Gifford
24, Sat: Private event with Groove Academy

27, Tue: Sambucca in Addison with Lauren Gifford

30, Fri: Threepenny Opera for the UNT Theater Dept.
31, Sat: Threepenny Opera for the UNT Theater Dept.

-February 2007:

3, Sat: Cool River Cafe in Irving with Groove Academy

10, Sat: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy

13, Tue: Master's Recital in Kenton Hall at the University of North Texas. With Joe Janes, Evan Weiss, Dave Shelton, and Scott Trayer.

17, Sat: Wizard's Sports Cafe in Richardson with Groove Academy

20, Tue: Joe Janes Organ Quartet at the Syndicate club at the University of North Texas.
9pm - 10pm.

24, Sat: Private event with Groove Academy

-January 2007:

6, Sat: Mansion at Turtle Creek with Lauren Gifford

13, Sat: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy

20, Sat: Terrelli's in Dallas with Lauren Gifford

27, Sat: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy

-December 2006:

2, Sat: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy

8, Fri: Carson's Live with Groove Academy
9, Sat: Private party with Groove Academy

15, Fri: Private party in Plano with Groove Academy
16, Sat: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy

25, Fri: Christmas Brunch at the Gaylord Hotel with Lauren Gifford

29, Fri: Cool River Cafe in Irving with Groove Academy
30, Sat: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy

-November 2006:

4, Sat: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy

10, Fri: Carson's Live with Groove Academy
11, sat: Cool River Cafe in Irving with Groove Academy

13, Mon: Recording with Aaron West at Crystal Clear Studios in Dallas.
14, Tue: Bruce Hall performance with the UNT jazz string ensemble.
15, Wed: Recording with Aaron West at Crystal Clear Studios in Dallas.

22, Wed: Sambucca Uptown with Lauren Gifford

24, Fri: Carson's Live with Groove Academy

-October 2006:

6, Fri: Cosmo Rouge in Dallas with Lauren Gifford
7, Sat: Cosmo Rouge in Dallas with Lauren Gifford

13, Fri: (going to the Jamie Cullum concert :-)
14, Sat: Mansion at Turtle Creek with Lauren Gifford
17, Tue: Scott Trayer's Master's Recital at Kenton Hall at UNT.

20, Fri: Cosmo Rouge in Dallas with Lauren Gifford
21, Sat: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy
22, Sun: Going to the Shawn Colvin concert :-)

-September 2006:

1, Fri: Mansion at Turtle Creek with Lauren Gifford
2, Sat: Mansion at Turtle Creek with Lauren Gifford

8, Fri: Six Flags in Arlington with Groove Academy
9, Sat: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy

15, Fri: Cosmo Rouge in Dallas with Lauren Gifford
16, Sat: Private event with Groove Academy

20, Wed: Sambucca Uptown with Lauren Gifford

22, Fri: Private event with Groove Academy
23, Sat: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy

30, Sat: Private event with Groove Academy

-August 2006:

4, Fri: Cosmo Rouge in Dallas with Lauren Gifford
5, Fri: Cosmo Rouge in Dallas with Lauren Gifford

12, Sat: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy

25, Sat: Mansion at Turtle Creek with Lauren Gifford
26, Sat: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy

-July 2006:

1, Sat: Corporate event with Groove Academy

7, Fri: Mansion at Turtle Creek with Lauren Gifford
8, Sat: Mansion at Turtle Creek with Lauren Gifford

15, Sat: Back Stage Pazz inside Carson's Live with Groove Academy

22, Sat: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy

29, Fri: Cool River Cafe with Groove Academy

-June 2006:

Sat, 3: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy

Thu, 8: Sambucca Uptown with Lauren Gifford
Fri, 9: Mansion at Turtle Creek with Lauren Gifford
Sat, 10: Provate wedding with John Murphy, Josh Hanlon, and Joe Johnson. 2pm-5pm.
Sat, 10: Mansion at Turtle Creek with Lauren Gifford

Thu, 15: Sambucca Uptown with Lauren Gifford
Fri, 16: Bell Bottoms with Groove Academy
Sat, 17: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy

-May 2006:

Mon, 1: Sambucca Uptown with Lauren Gifford

Sat, 6: September's in Arlington with Groove Academy

Thu, 11: Sambucca Uptown with Lauren Gifford
Sat, 13: Back Stage Pazz inside Carson's Live with Groove Academy
Sun, 14: Mother's Day Brunch at the Gaylord Texan with Lauren Gifford

Fri, 19: Grape Fest in Grapevine with Lauren Gifford
Sat, 20: Private wedding with Scott Trayer-bass, Dan Bruce-gtr, and Brian Donahoe-Tenor. 1:30pm-4:30pm.
Sat, 20: Cool River Cafe with Groove Academy
Sun, 21: Corporate event with Lauren Gifford. My birthday celebration to follow.

Tue, 23: Sambucca Uptown with Lauren Gifford

-April 2006:

Fri, 1: Mansion at Turtle Creek with Tony Hakim-vocal/guitar, Mike Hanah-piano and James Driscoll-bass.

Wed, 5: A Tribute to Shirley Horn at the Sammmon's Center for the Arts. With the Toni Scott Quartet: Toni Scott-vocal, Freddy Jones-tpt, Aaron West-piano, Scott Trayer-bass. 7pm-9pm.

Sat, 8: Back Stage Pazz inside Carson's Live with Groove Academy

Thu, 13: Greenhouse in Denton with the Dan Bruce quartet. Dan Bruce-guitar, Kate Dunton-keyboard, Justin Stanton-trumpet, and Scott Trayer-bass.

Fri, 14: Mansion at Turtle Creek with Tony Hakim-vocal/guitar, Mike Hannah-piano and James Driscoll-bass.
Sat, 15: 6:30-7:30 Gazebo performance with Oasis Fellowship band
Sat, 15: 8pm-1am. Mansion at Turtle Creek with Lauren Gifford.

Sat, 22: Back Stage Pazz inside Carson's Live with Groove Academy

Sun, 30: South Lake Festival with Rodney Booth. The Quartet includes Kate Dunton-keyboards, Scott Trayer-bass. 11am-1pm.

-March 2006:

Thu, 2: Eric Pine's Graduate Masters Recital at UNT Kenton Hall, 8pm.
Sat, 4: Mansion at Turtle Creek with Lauren Gifford

Sat, 11: Back Stage Pazz inside Carson's Live with Groove Academy

Mon, 13: Sambucca Uptown with Lauren Gifford

Fri, 17: Mansion at Turtle Creek with Lauren Gifford
Sat, 18: Mansion at Turtle Creek with Lauren Gifford

Fri, 31: Mansion at Turtle Creek with Tony Hakim-vocal/guitar, Roland  Elbert-piano, and James Driscoll-bass.

-February 2006:

Thu, 2: Chicago with Lauren Gifford and Scott Trayer.
Fri, 3: Cosmo Rouge in Dallas with Lauren Gifford
Sat, 4: Cosmo Rouge in Dallas with Lauren Gifford and Scott Trayer.

Fri, 10: Grapevine with Joe Janes, Dave Shelton, and Scott Trayer.
Sat, 11: Legacy Ridge Country Club in Bonham, TX, with Wynona Dressler and Lincoln Apeland.

Fri, 17: Mansion at Turtle Creek, Dallas, with Lauren Gifford.

Fri, 24: Cosmo Rouge in Dallas with Lauren Gifford.
Sat, 25: Cosmo Rouge in Dallas with Lauren Gifford.

-January 2006:

Fri, 6: Terrelli's in Dallas with Lauren Gifford and Scott Trayer.
Sat, 7: Septembers in Arlington with Groove Academy.

Fri, 13: Cosmo Rouge in Dallas with Lauren Gifford and Cedric Israel.
Sat, 14: Cosmo Rouge in Dallas with Lauren Gifford and Cedric Israel.

Thu, 19: Art Six in Denton with John Murphy, Stephan Karlson, and Scott Trayer.
Fri, 20: Mansion at Turtle Creek with Tony Hakim, and Cedrick Israel.
Sat, 21: Septembers in Arlington with Groove Academy.
Sun, 22: Recording session with Groove Academy at nomad Studio in Carrolton.

Fri, 27: Cosmo Rouge in Dallas with Lauren Gifford and Scott Trayer.
Sat, 28: Cosmo Rouge in Dallas with Lauren Gifford and Scott Trayer