Calendar of Events February 2012 For reservations to all shows, please call 410.626.9796. 02.01.2012 - Wednesday Starr's Jazz Jam 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Joe Byrd Jam becomes STARR’S JAZZ JAM!! Our popular jam sessions at 49 WEST café continue under the new leadership of JOHN STARR, with the help of Dick Glass, Tom Korth & Robert Redd on piano! Bill McHenry continues as our house drummer. And how is this going to work? Well, both Dick, Tom and John play bass and piano, so one of them will always be on bass and they will trade off on other instruments. Local musicians and singers will continue to sit in. It’s an ever-changing show!! Note on the calendar below that STARR’S JAZZ JAM will be the first and third Wednesday nights of each month, all year long! $10.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 02.02.2012 - Thursday Rob Levit Group 8:30 PM - 12:00 AM Guitarist, composer and educator Rob Levit has been described by the Ottawa International Jazz Festival as "...one of the finest young guitarists on today's jazz scene." $6.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 02.03.2012 - Friday Redwine Trio 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Ben Redwine- clarinet John Previti- bass Tom Mitchell- guitar and vocals $10.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 02.04.2012 - Saturday The Other Band 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM 2 shows 7:30 & 9:30 $6.00 Cover Charge >> Back to Top 02.05.2012 - Sunday Gary & Leah 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM GARY WRIGHT & LEAH WEISS play roots-Americana music. Drawing from the traditions of Appalachian old-time and country music, their repertoire is a blend of originals, reinvented traditional songs and tunes, and innovative contemporary covers. Driving fiddle lines and tight harmony singing are trademarks of their sound. No Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 02.05.2012 - Sunday Jonathan Stone 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM Come join us for brunch with Jonathan. Brazilian jazz guitar and vocals No Cover Charge >> Back to Top 02.05.2012 - Sunday Photography workshop with Alison Harbaugh 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Sunday 2/5 noon-2pm, Alison Harbaugh of Freckle Photography will be leading a DSLR camera workshop in the back room. Learn everything about your camera from shutter speed to aperture and ISO plus more. $85/person. RSVP: frecklephotoinfo@gmail.com No Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 02.06.2012 - Monday Ace Elijah, Alex Peters and a 13yr old girl named Piano 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Ruben Dobbs will host and Ace will come down from NYC where he now lives and play a rare hometown show. Alex Peters will creep forth from his home and Piano from Falls Church Va. will plain old freak you out. Do not miss this show. You can make reservations by calling 49 west at 410-626-9796 admission $10 and 100% goes to these preformers. to find out more about these fancy performers check out the links below. $10.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 02.07.2012 - Tuesday Unified Jazz Ensemble 8:30 PM - 12:00 AM The Unified Jazz Ensemble is a dynamic group of masterful musicians from the USA. This ensemble has years of experience educating and entertaining diverse audiences. This is acoustic jazz, a classic American art form, done to perfection with audience interaction at its best. $6.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 02.08.2012 - Wednesday Pam & Paula 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM A classical duo with flute and violin No Cover Charge >> Back to Top 02.08.2012 - Wednesday Frank & Amy 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM The Amy Shook/Frank Russo Quartet (Shook, Russo & Young) new recording has just been finished. We're thinking of calling it "Finger Food" and it features guest trumpet star Greg Gisbert. This is straight ahead modern jazz originals from Amy and her husband/saxophonist Pat Shook. $6.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 02.09.2012 - Thursday Rob Levit Group 8:30 PM - 12:00 AM Guitarist, composer and educator Rob Levit has been described by the Ottawa International Jazz Festival as "...one of the finest young guitarists on today's jazz scene." $6.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 02.10.2012 - Friday American Roots W/ Dean Rosenthal 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Dean Rosenthal, an unbelievable technician of the guitar and one of Maryland’s best slide players, is a national treasure waiting to be discovered. As influenced by Muddy as he is Dylan, Dean is a walking encyclopedia of musical pioneers and he simply embodies American roots music. Don’t get the idea that he’s cut and dried. He plays with incredible feeling, loaded with all the little nuances of tone and rhythm. $10.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 02.11.2012 - Saturday Intimate Jazz with Mary Alouette & Hot Club of DC 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Singer Mary Alouette is a gypsy jazz vocalist with a penchant for beautiful music and dangerous rhythm. Musical theater and opera segue into gypsy jazz in original compositions. The Maryland native has sung the National Anthem for the Orioles, the Nationals, and DC United before stadium crowds, and she’s performed at venues like Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center and events like the Schlern International Music Festival in the Italian Alps and at the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria. Mary is a 2011-2012 Artist-in-Residence at Strathmore in Maryland and will release an EP of gypsy jazz originals in April. Hot Club of DC Most of the time Hot Club of DC performs as an acoustic quartet - guitars, violin and upright bass.... Ben Brooks-Violin Craig Bumgarner-Guitar Stephan-guitar Rick Netherton-Upright bass $20.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 02.12.2012 - Sunday Swing Brothers 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Mike Noonan & John Pineda play with special guests and rock it out jazzy style! No Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 02.12.2012 - Sunday Jennifer Camp 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Jennifer Camp, a Georgian singer-songwriter, moved to Baltimore from Athens in 1993. She plays piano, guitar, banjo, accordion, and more recently has taken on the Scottish highland bagpipes. Mother Maybelle Carter, Doc Watson, Merle Travis, Leon Redbone, Beethoven, Mozart, Debussy, Buddy Holly, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Tim Finn, Junior Brown, Bob Wills, Asleep At The Wheel, the Beatles, Mississippi John Hurt, Leo Kottke, Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, Ry Cooder, Pierre Bensusan, Django Reinhardt, the Andrews Sisters, Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington are some of her influences. $6.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 02.12.2012 - Sunday Jonathan Stone 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM Bossa Nova Jazz brunch! No Cover Charge >> Back to Top 02.14.2012 - Tuesday UJE-Unified Jazz Ensemble 8:30 PM - 12:00 AM This is acoustic jazz, a classic American art form, done to perfection with audience interaction at its best. $6.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 02.15.2012 - Wednesday Starrs Jazz Jam 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Joe Byrd Jam becomes STARR’S JAZZ JAM!! Our popular jam sessions at 49 WEST café continue under the new leadership of JOHN STARR, with the help of Dick Glass, Tom Korth & Robert Redd on piano! Bill McHenry continues as our house drummer. And how is this going to work? Well, both Dick, Tom and John play bass and piano, so one of them will always be on bass and they will trade off on other instruments. Local musicians and singers will continue to sit in. It’s an ever-changing show!! Note on the calendar below that STARR’S JAZZ JAM will be the first and third Wednesday nights of each month, all year long! $10.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 02.16.2012 - Thursday Rob Levit Group 8:30 PM - 12:00 AM Guitarist, composer and educator Rob Levit has been described by the Ottawa International Jazz Festival as "...one of the finest young guitarists on today's jazz scene." $6.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 02.17.2012 - Friday Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus w/ John Cronin 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM "The lyrics take center stage in Patton & Brokus’ latest. It takes a life lived to write about the day to day and turn it into poetry. They have grace, depth, and compassion and it's all musically brought forth with brilliant instrumentation." -Terri Hendrix Acoustic folk rock songwriters, Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus will celebrate the release of Ray of Hope in their now hometown of Austin, Texas before embarking on a month long tour including an official showcase at the Folk Alliance International Conference in Memphis, Tenn. and a journey to their first hometown, Baltimore. Backed by a wall of solid harmonies woven throughout with fiddle, mandolin, and acoustic guitar, Jim Patton and Sherry Brokus passionately perform Ray of Hope's eleven songs, songs which dive deep into characters whose lives haven't worked out as planned. Raised in Baltimore, Jim Patton paints with symbolism in the poetry of his lyrics. His songs tell common stories: the man who keeps getting back up after being knocked down; the woman who loses everything she cares about; a couple celebrating thirty years of marriage; people who discover an alternate definition of success; relationships that end and relationships that endure, as in his long term marriage with wife and singing partner, Sherry. Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus have played together for over twenty-five years. Tight harmonies have emerged along with a quick understanding of each other's nuances, patterns which create an easy feel to their songs, rhythms and rhymes. Come out and enjoy their show. "Intelligent urban poetry…it's the duo's bedrock integrity that powers their music," raved 3rd Coast Music. $10.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 02.18.2012 - Saturday John Jensen 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM John Jensen Plays Blues from 5-7 PM every third Saturday. No Cover Charge >> Back to Top 02.18.2012 - Saturday Tom Boynton and The Remnants & Stripped n Naked (Blue) 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Tom Boynton and The Remnants $10.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 02.19.2012 - Sunday Jenn, Larry & Pete 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Come spend a Sunday afternoon listening to Jenn, Larry and "Lumpy" play their multiple instruments, singing awesome songs and just plain having a good time! No Cover Charge >> Back to Top 02.19.2012 - Sunday ERIN DICKINS, joined by STEF SCAGGIARI on grand piano. 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Erin is an original member of the famous “Manhattan Transfer” group and a seasoned performer. She and Stef found each other on the Eastern Shore and this is the third year of their collaborations! $20.00 Cover Charge >> Back to Top 02.19.2012 - Sunday Jonathan Stone 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM Bossa Nova Jazz brunch! No Cover Charge >> Back to Top 02.20.2012 - Monday 12 Voices 7:30 PM - 11:00 PM $12.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 02.21.2012 - Tuesday Unified Jazz Ensemble 8:30 PM - 12:00 AM The Unified Jazz Ensemble is a dynamic group of masterful musicians from the USA. This ensemble has years of experience educating and entertaining diverse audiences. This is acoustic jazz, a classic American art form, done to perfection with audience interaction at its best. $6.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 02.22.2012 - Wednesday Cafe Scientific 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM No Cover Charge >> Back to Top 02.22.2012 - Wednesday The DC Experience 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Dave Cosby-guitar Francis Thompson-drums James Fowler-bass $6.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 02.23.2012 - Thursday Rob Levit Group 8:30 PM - 12:00 AM Guitarist, composer and educator Rob Levit has been described by the Ottawa International Jazz Festival as "...one of the finest young guitarists on today's jazz scene." $6.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 02.24.2012 - Friday Izzi Does It 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Izzi Does It is a septet consisting of five members of the Izzi family with some help from Frank Cramblitt, bass and Scott Rich, trumpet and flugelhorn. They perform in the Annapolis and Southern Maryland area. Chris is the keyboardist and trumpeter, while Greg is the drummer. Marc plays both tenor and alto sax, while Rob appears on guitar on "All Blues." Cathy is the featured vocalist. $8.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 02.25.2012 - Saturday Her, Him & I 9:00 PM - 12:00 AM Have an evening of great fun and great music with this trio! $8.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 02.26.2012 - Sunday Swing Bros 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Two members of Unified Jazz Ensemble play a duo No Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 02.26.2012 - Sunday Last Sundays @ 49 West- Pillowbook 8:30 PM - 11:00 PM Adrian Bond and Joanne Juskus perform an acoustic set, with special guest James Davies (aka Jimi Haha of Jimmie's Chicken Shack). $6.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 02.26.2012 - Sunday Jonathan Stone 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM Bossa Nova Jazz brunch! No Cover Charge >> Back to Top 02.27.2012 - Monday Justin Trawick w/ special guests 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Justin Trawick: Justin is a Virginia native born in Leesburg, VA and now residing in Arlington, VA close to Washington DC. His music ranges in styles from folk/bluegrass all the way to funk/hip hop. Justin's lineup varies for each show and with instrumentation that includes: upright bass, electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, banjo, saxophone, trumpet, cello, piano, harmonica, drums, and hand percussion. Justin has opened for Brett Dennen, Bob Schneider, Pat Green, Ingram Hill, Edwin McCain, Pat McGee, Cowboy Mouth, Sara Bareilles, Jimmies Chicken Shack, The Gourds, K.C. and The Sunshine Band, Robinella, and Jenny Owen Youngs, and Basia Bulat. $6.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 02.28.2012 - Tuesday Unified Jazz Ensemble 8:30 PM - 12:00 AM The Unified Jazz Ensemble is a dynamic group of masterful musicians from the USA. This ensemble has years of experience educating and entertaining diverse audiences. This is acoustic jazz, a classic American art form, done to perfection with audience interaction at its best. $6.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top 02.29.2012 - Wednesday Susan Jones Trio 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Susan Jones is a versatile free-lance violinist, who plays styles ranging from classical to jazz, with many stops along the way, including: rock, country, klezmer and mariachi. She has brought her classical music to Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Centerand the National Gallery of Art Terrace Cafe. Her jazz venues include the One Step Down, the Corcoran Jazz Series and Blues Alley. A graduate of the University of Maryland, she has worked as a full-time musician since 1978. $6.00 Cover Charge Learn More >> Back to Top