Suzi Stern Upcoming shows!

Hi Everyone! Here are a few Gigs coming up that I'd love to share with you. Circle the dates on your calendars and we hope to see you at one or all of these musical happenings!

Thursday, Jan. 20th
The Suzi Stern Quintet
with George Oldziey, Kris Afflerbaugh, John Mills and Wayne Salzmann
The Elephant Room
9:30 to 1:30
315 Congress Ave. Austin Tx.
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Monday Feb. 14th
Valentines Day at Chez Zee
A sweet and romantic spot to be on the 14th!
5406 Balcones Dr. Aus. 78731
Suzi Stern & George Oldziey

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Thursday March 3rd
GATO 6
Come experience new exciting original music from the crazed and brilliant mind of Gato himself!!
The Elephant Room
315 Congress
9:30 to 1:30
Suzi Stern, voice
George Alan Thaddeus Oldziey, (thus GATO)piano
Dr. John Mills sax, flute
Dennis Dotson, trumpet
Wayne Salzmann, drums
Kris Afflerbaugh, bass

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Sat. March 12th
2 exciting events in Houston

Voices in jazz workshop
Led by Suzi Stern
Presented by:
The Jazz Institute of Houston
in Partnership with the University of Houston
(Time and place to be announced...keep you eye on this blog for an update)
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Sat. Evening March 12th
Suzi Stern with Bass Master Paul Unger and friends
at Cezannes
Montrose Ave,
Houston Tx.

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If you've read this far down on my Blog, I thank you from the bottom of my heart! I'm be-holdin' to you for taking an interest and hope to see you out at a gig soon!

All the Best,
Suzi

Happy New Year!

It's 2011! Amazing...here's hoping this year brings you all good health, creative inspiration, plenty of time with those you love, prosperity and more feee time to get out and hear live music!

Coming up on Thursday, Jan. 20th at The Elephant Room

Suzi Stern with George Oldziey, Kris Afflerbaugh, Wayne Salzmann and John Mills

9:30 to 1:30

Some new tunes and revisiting the best of the old...

Hope to see you there!!

All the Best,

Suzi

Coming in February! Watch for G.A.T.O. 6 at the Elephant Room!
The Elephant Room
315 Congress Ave.
(512) 473-2279

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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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