S.S.Q. at The Elephant Room!

Coming up this Thursday Nov. 18th...My last Austin gig of 2010! Hope you can make it out to hear the band!

The Suzi Stern Quintet
at The Elephant Room
315 Congress Ave.
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 473-2279
9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

with
Suzi Stern voice
Rich Harney piano
John Fremgen bass
Dr. John Mills sax & flute
Wayne Salzmann drums
with special guests!

Here's some Suzi Jazz News for what is left of October!

A very nice review came out this month in Cadence Magazine: Check it out at the bottom of this emailing if you'd like to read it!
GATO 6 has a c.d. of all GATO originals in the works...It's 3/4 finished and sounding great! I'll keep you posted!
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This coming Thursday Oct. 28th I'll be singing with Kevin Witt's group at the "Whip In" s. IH 35 near Oltorf 7:00 to 10:00 This is becoming a great scene, and I'm looking forward to my first time there with Kevins group! We'll be performing the works of Jobim, Wayne Shorter, Joe Henderson...should be fun!

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Friday October 29th
The Suzi Stern Quintet
at The SCAT LOUNGE
Ft. Worth TX.
with Paul Unger bass, Dennis Durick drums, George Oldziey piano and Brad Leali sax
This is a gig not to be missed if you're in the Dallas/Fort Worth area!
www.scatlounge.com
(817) 870-9100
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Looking ahead to November:
Thursday Nov. 18th
The Suzi Stern Quintet
The Elephant Room
Rich Harney piano, John Mills sax, John Fremgen bass, and Wayne Salzmann drums
315 Congress Ave.
Aus. TX
www.elephantroom.com
(512) 473-2279
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Here's the Cadence Mag review!

"Suzi Stern is a creative song stylist who adds new dimensions of color and musical interest to the music she performs. On (4), Stern teams up with pianist/arranger George Oldziey and an eminently supportive rhythm section in this evocative concert of great stan- dards. Making artistic use of her delicate and beautiful voice, Stern parlays in-depth knowledge of the tunes and an uncanny sense of timing to create memorable interpretations of these classic melo- dies from Porter, Berlin, Kern, Styne, Gershwin, and others. Kudos to Oldziey and Stern for the subtle arrangements and to all group members for creating a musical environment that perfectly comple- ments Stern’s unique vocal persona."

Cadence Magazine - October 2010
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Please check out my music on Amazon.com, cdbaby.com, aardvarkrecords.com, viewpointrecords.com , ITunes and for sale at Waterloo Records
The Aardvark Records catalog is growing with many remarkable artists and I'm proud to be on that label! Check it out at: aardvarkrecords.com
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Hope to see you out at the gigs!

Happy Halloween!

Suzi

Hello Everyone! There's several gigs coming up that I'm really looking forward to. I hope you can join us!

Thur. October 21st

GATO 6

featuring Suzi Stern

at The Elephant Room

Here's the line up for this amazing band which is garnering national attention!!

George Oldziey (a.k.a.GATO) piano, John Mills sax, Dennis Dotson (of Woody Herman fame) Trumpet, Wayne Salzmann drums, Kris Afflerbaugh bass

315 Congress Ave.

Aus. TX. 78701

(512) 473-2279

www.elephantroom.com

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Friday October 29th

The Suzi Stern Quintet

at The SCAT LOUNGE

Ft. Worth TX.

with Paul Unger bass, Dennis Durick drums, George Oldziey piano and Brad Leali sax

This is a gig not to be missed if you're in the Dallas/Fort Worth area!

www.scatlounge.com

(817) 870-9100

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Thursday Nov. 18th

The Suzi Stern Quintet

The Elephant Room

Rich Harney piano, John Mills sax, John Fremgen bass, and Wayne Salzmann drums

315 Congress Ave.

Aus. TX

www.elephantroom.com

(512) 473-2279

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Please check out my music on Amazon.com, cdbaby.com, ITunes and for sale at Waterloo Records

The Aardvark Records catalog is growing with many remarkable artists and I'm proud to be on that label! Check it out at: aardvarkrecords.com

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Hope to see you out at the gigs!

All the Best,

Suzi

I hope you'll join me in Houston for this fun and adventurous voice class!

"The Art of the Jazz Vocalist"
Suzi Stern--Facilitator

Presented by the Jazz Institute of Houston
in partnership with
The University of Houston-Downtown

October 9th from 1:00-5:00 pm

Learn to make a song feel like a new and spontaneous expression every single time you sing it and get involved with the musical conversation that the rest of the instrumentalists are having on the band stand. information and knowledge of the jazz vocabulary is essential to eliminate fear so that you can take charge as a band leader.

From 1:00 to 2:30 : A Capella exercises to help free your musical ideas and find a new sense of courage and musical flexibility!

From 2:45 to 5:00 : Apply this new found perspective on the dynamic use of your voice in the performance of jazz standards. Jazz pianist and composer George Oldziey will accompany the vocalists and a sound system and mic will be provided. We will discuss use of the mic, stage presence, reading and understanding your charts, communicating your musical needs to the band and ultimately having a great time singing your tunes making them a fresh and spontaneous adventure every time you sing them!

Bring music for our accompanist to read, (two or 3 charts should be fine) and feel free to record the days session.


Location: The University of Houston, Downtown
1 Main St.
Houston, TX 77002
The Wilhelmina Cullen Robertson Auditorium
3rd floor (Main Street Level) of the Academic Building
Cost $65.00

To register or for more information, contact Michele White at: thejazzinstitute@aol.com
Complimentary Parking in the UHD parking garage

Jazz singer Suzi Stern is based in Austin, Texas where she performs regularly in addition to appearances across the U.S. and Europe. She has won acclaim for her emotional clear voice and for her own creative compositions and original arrangements. Journalist Brad Buchholtz of The Austin American Statesman says of Stern "Jazz singer Suzi Stern has learned the great secret that transcends art - that the voice from the heart is at the center of all virtuosity."

Stern is also a respected jazz educator. She was on the faculty of Marylherst College in Oregon teaching jazz vocals and improvisation, and presently teaches for Austin Live Music Academy through the University of Texas at Austin as well as teaching ongoing jazz clinics at Universities and institutes throughout the U.S. and Europe.

In 1997, Suzi won the JAZZIZ Magazine Vocals on Fire competition for
Best New Vocalist

What people are saying about Suzi:

" . . . a rare gem, a gifted artist who simultaneously defines and reinterprets what jazz is today."
- Beth Hoskins
The Buffalo Evening News / Art Voice

Stern's ease with a challenging melody is matched by her improvisational prowess...

Willamette Week

..the most polished scat singer in Texas...

Texas Monthly

Hello Everyone!

I hope you'll join me at the Bon Voyage, pre Italy, jazz in the heart of Texas gig!

This Thursday, Sept. 9th

at: The Elephant Room

9:30 to 1:30

315 Congress Ave.

Austin, TX.

(512) 473-2279

The Suzi Stern Quintet

joining me will be, Rich Harney piano, John Fremgen Bass, Wayne Satzmann drums and the amazing Dr. John Mills sax

I am so fortunate to have this world class group of guys to play with, and I hope you'll come hear us!

This summer has been filled with traveling and some outstanding performance experiences...

Below is a re-cap of some of the highlights and some up-coming gigs as well...thanks for the continued support and hope to see you soon.

all the best,

Suzi

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Check out this exciting band if you haven't yet had the opportunity! we'll be back at the Elephant this fall...

GATO 6 featuring Suzi Stern

with George Oldziey piano , Wayne Salzman drums, Kris Afflerbaugh bass, Dennis Dotson trumpet, John Mills sax, Sergio Santos percussion

The Elephant Room

315 Congress Ave.

Austin, TX.

www.elephantroom.com

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Sat. August 14th

Suzi Stern at Cezannes

Montrose Ave. Houston TX.

with: George Oldziey piano, David Craig bass, Sabastian Whittaker drums & Dennis Dotson trumpet

www.cezannesjazzclub.com

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Thursday Aug. 26th

Suzi Stern Quartet with Paul Unger at:

The Scat Jazz in Dallas/Ft. Worth TX.

for info. visit www.scatjazzlounge.com

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Sunday Aug. 29th

Suzi Stern Quartet in concert

at: Sullivans

Doors open at 6:00, show starts at 7:00

300 Colorodo St.

Austin TX.

(512) 495-6504

with Rich Harney, Scott Lanningham, John Fremgen and Kellye Grey

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Sept. 12th to the 25th

Off to ITALY!!!! Rome, Sorrento, Capri, the Amalfi Coast!!

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October 9th

teaching a jazz vocal workshop for:

Jazz Institute of Houston

Check out details on line

and that evening I'll be singing with Paul English at:

The French Corner

in Houston Tx.

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Oct. 21st

Suzi Stern with GATO 6

At The Elephant Room

Austin TX.

with George Oldziey, Wayne Salzmann, Kris Afflerbaugh, John Mills and Dennis Dotson

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Nov. 18th

The Suzi Stern Quintet

The Elephant Room

315 Congress

Austin TX.

with Rich Harney, Wayne Salzman, John Fremgen and John Mills

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The highlight of May was May 19th at Kitano in NYC

with Bob Rodriguez, Steve Varner & Tom Sayek. It was absolutely wonderful...hope to see you there again in the not too distant future.

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June was filled with hours in the recording studio...GATO 6 is looking at releasing a new c.d. in early October, so keep your eyes open! It's been a blast singing those charts!

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My work with Symphony of Soul is on-going...bringing music to homeless shelters, and special care facilities. www.symphonyofsoul.org

Suzi's Gigs around Texas!

Greetings Everyone! This summer has us all busy making music and I hope to see you at some of these gigs!

Thursday, August 5th

GATO 6 featuring Suzi Stern

with George Oldziey piano , Wayne Salzman drums, Kris Afflerbaugh bass, Dennis Dotson trumpet, John Mills sax, Sergio Santos percussion

The Elephant Room

315 Congress Ave.

Austin, TX.

www.elephantroom.com

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Sat. August 14th

Suzi Stern at Cezannes

Montrose Ave. Houston TX.

with: George Oldziey piano, David Craig bass, Sabastian Whittaker drums & Dennis Dotson trumpet

www.cezannesjazzclub.com

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Thursday Aug. 26th

Suzi Stern Quartet with Paul Unger at:

The Scat Jazz in Dallas/Ft. Worth TX.

for info. visit www.scatjazzlounge.com

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Sunday Aug. 29th

Suzi Stern Quartet in concert

at: Sullivans

Doors open at 6:00, show starts at 7:00

300 Colorodo St.

Austin TX.

(512) 495-6504

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Looking ahead:

The Suzi Stern Band

Sept. 9th at The Elephant Room

315 Congress Ave.

Austin, Tx.

9:30 to 1:30

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Sept. 12th to the 25th

Off to ITALY!!!! Rome, Sorrento, Capri, the Amalfi Coast!!

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October 9th

teaching a jazz vocal workshop for:

Jazz Institute of Houston

Check out details on line

and that evening I'll be singing with Paul English at:

The French Corner

in Houston Tx.

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Oct. 21st

Suzi Stern with GATO 6

At The Elephant Room

Austin TX.

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Nov. 18th

The Suzi Stern Band

The Elephant Room

Austin TX.

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The highlight of May was May 19th at Kitano in NYC

with Bob Rodriguez, Steve Varner & Tom Sayek. It was absolutely wonderful...hope to see you there again in the not too distant future.

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June was filled with hours in the recording studio...GATO 6 is looking at releasing a new c.d. in early October, so keep your eyes open! It's been a blast singing those charts!

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July has me busy doing workshops for Center Stage in Austin, teaching young singers how to use their voices in different dynamic ways that really translate their emotions into sound and song.

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Check out our c.d.s on

www.viewpointrecords.com

and at Aardvark Records at www.aardvarkrecords.com

Amazon.com

cdbay.com

and digital downloads at ITunes

new reviews and shows coming up!

Hello everyone! Here's some info. on some upcoming shows and below is a nice review by Jay Trachtenberg from the Austin Chronicle. Have a lovely spring!

May 19th

The Suzi Stern Quartet

at

KITANO jazz bar

66 Park Ave. @ 38th Street NYC

(212) 885-7119 for reservations

with

Bob Rodriguez piano, Steve Varner bass,

and Tom Sayek drums

2 shows 8:00 & 10:00

no cover $15 min per show

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June 10th

Suzi Stern

with GATO 6

at

The Elephant Room

315 Congress Ave.

Austin, Tx.

9:30 -1:30

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July 11th

Suzi Stern with George Oldziey and Pat Harris

at

Casa Karen

1304 Karen Ave.

Austin, Texas

7:30-9:00

with special guest Beth Ullman

reservations 512 347-1722

$20

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July 24th

Suzi Stern and Paul English

in Houston Texas

details to be announced!

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August 14th

The Suzi Stern Quintet

at

Cezannes

Montrose Ave.

Houston, Texas

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Texas Platters

BY JAY TRACHTENBERG

Suzi Stern & George Oldziey

Leap of Heart (Aardvark)

It's not her warm voice, per se, that's earned Suzi Stern the accolades of Austin's jazz community for years. Rather, it's her uncanny interpretive powers to take a well-worn standard or pop tune and, with subtlety and grace, mold it into something unique. Stern's joined here by her pianist/arranger/partner George Oldziey and the stellar rhythm section of UT's John Fremgen on bass and drummer Brannen Temple, with a few tasteful licks from veteran trumpeter Bob Meyer. She imbues timeless tunes by Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Sammy Cahn, and the Gershwins with her own reflective style, adding refreshing twists throughout, be it a delightfully swinging scat chorus on Cahn's "Time After Time" or a hint of compadre Tina Marsh's vocal gymnastics on Berlin's "Change Partners." A contemporary pop song or two would have been a nice change of pace to this otherwise thoughtful and intimate set.