Romancing the Dark CD Release Concert and more!

June 20th is the official release date for my newest CD "ROMANCING THE DARK" 

Whoo Hoo! The CD will finally hit the streets!!

Sat. July 20th 

Join me for the CD Release Party of my original compositions...
"Romancing the Dark"  

at: Casa Karen! 

doors open at 7:30 / show 8:00

Making music with me that night will be: Paul Unger bass, George Oldziey piano & accordion, John Mills sax, clarinet & piano, Steve Schwelling drums & percussion, and violinist extraordinaire James Anderson!

call (512) 459-9900 for reservations and details! (c.c. accepted over phone)

$20 / Free refreshments!
Casa Karen
7402 Greenhaven 78757

I am thrilled to share my work with you and play with these outstanding artists!

Getting to see sax wiz John Mills play piano and clarinet, and Pianist George Oldziey play accordion is worth the price of admission!

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NEXT UP: Pete Rodriguez band at Casa Karen!!
Sat. August 17th
I am so excited to be hosting this wonderful trumpet player and his group at our jazz series!!
$20 / must call for reservations (512) 459-9900
free refreshments with ticket price
along with Pete will be:
Ben Irom piano/ Sam Panky Bass / Daniel Dufour drums
doors open 7:30 / show starts 8:00
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If you're in the NY area late summer: August 31st I will be performing at: 

"The Wall Street Jazz Festival" in Kingston NY !!

with: Peggy Stern, Jay Clayton and an amazing line up of incredible jazz artists!! This will be a great weekend of fine music!  More details soon!

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Fri. September 6th watch for GATO 6 returning to the Elephant Room!! I love singing with this high energy latin/jazz band!!  Our GATO6 release "El Viento" is getting a lot of air play on Miami radio stations and Chicago as well!

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September 21st Rich Harney and his group will be our featured guests at Casa Karen!

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If you're in the NYC area in October...

October 16th 

Suzi Stern at KITANO in NYC!!

with Peggy Stern piano

Harvie S bass

http://www.kitano.com/Jazz-Schedule

http://harvies.com/

http://peggystern.com/

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October 26th THE EDDIE GOMEZ TRIO returns to our Casa Karen Series! 
 I am so thrilled to host these remarkable musicians again at Casa Karen:

October 26th THE EDDIE GOMEZ TRIO returns to our Casa Karen Series! 
This will most certainly sell out so Call now for reservations!! (512) 459-9900
Stefan Karlsson piano and Ed Soph drums with the remarkable Eddie Gomez on bass 
We can't wait!!

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November 16th The Clay Moore Quartet at Casa Karen!!!
Call for reservations: (512) 459-9900

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December 14th  at Casa Karen
From NYC  the wonderful Stan Killian group!!
call (512) 459-9900 for details and tickets
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December finds me traveling to Dallas to perform with Rich Harney, Alex Coke and Buddy Mohamed for the performance of our jazz version of the Dylan Thomas classic:

 "A Childs Christmas in Wales"  More details soon!

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Scroll down in this blog and read more about some very cool gigs that have happened in the recent past!

Thanks for checking out my site and hope to see you at the concerts!

All the Best, 

Suzi

June music and onward...

I had a blast singing with the remarkable Jay Clayton at Casa Karen last Saturday!  The band was amazing as was the audience. The Sunday jazz voice clinic was also a huge success and we hope to bring Jay back to Austin soon.

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LOOKING AHEAD....

A few events I'm excited about down the line...
Friday July 5th
GATO 6 at the Elephant Room!
GATO 6 is: Suzi Stern voice, George Gato Oldziey piano , John Mills sax & flute, Dennis Dotson trumpet, Mike Longoria percussion and Wayne Salzman drums
Come join us for an evening of all original high energy latin jazz!
The Elephant Room
315 Congress Ave.
Austin, Texas
9:30 to 1:30
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There have been some snafus in the manufacturing process slowing up delivery and  Bus Biscuit Records apologizes for the long delay in getting this CD out BUT:

June 20th is the official release date for my newest c.d. "ROMANCING THE DARK" 

The CD will finally hit the streets!!

Sat. July 20th 

The CD Release Party for the project of all original compositions :
"Romancing the Dark"  

at: Casa Karen! Joining me will be Paul Unger, George Oldziey, John Mills, Steve Schwelling, James Anderson and many more special guests!
call (512) 459-9900 for reservations and details!
$20 / Free refreshments!
Casa Karen
7402 Greenhaven 78757

I am thrilled to share my work with you and play with these outstanding artists!

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If you're in the NY area late summer: August 31st I will be performing at: 

"The Wall Street Jazz Festival" in Kingston NY !!

with: Peggy Stern, Jay Clayton and an amazing line up of incredible jazz artists!! This will be a great weekend of fine music!  More details soon!

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September 21st Rich Harney and his group will be our featured guests at Casa Karen!

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If you're in the NYC area in October...

October 16th 

Suzi Stern at KITANO in NYC!!

with Peggy Stern piano

Harvie S bass

http://www.kitano.com/Jazz-Schedule

http://harvies.com/

http://peggystern.com/

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October 26th THE EDDIE GOMEZ TRIO returns to our Casa Karen Series! 
 I am so thrilled to host these remarkable musicians again at Casa Karen:

October 26th THE EDDIE GOMEZ TRIO returns to our Casa Karen Series! 
This will most certainly sell out so Call now for reservations!! (512) 459-9900
Stefan Karlsson piano and Ed Soph drums with the remarkable Eddie Gomez on bass
We can't wait!!

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November 16th The Clay Moore Quartet at Casa Karen!!!
Call for reservations: (512) 459-9900

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December 14th  at Casa Karen
From NYC  the wonderful Stan Killian group!!
call (512) 459-9900 for details and tickets
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December finds me traveling to Dallas to perform with Rich Harney, Alex Coke and Buddy Mohamed for the performance of our jazz version of the Dylan Thomas classic:

 "A Childs Christmas in Wales"  More details soon!

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Scroll down in this blog and read more about some very cool gigs that have happened in the recent past!

Thanks for checking out my site and hope to see you at the concerts!

All the Best, 

Suzi

Exciting music on the horizon!

Here's an update on some upcoming musical highlights!


Friday May 10th I will be singing with The Dean Macomber Group at the Brass House in downtown Austin!
9:30 to 12:30
with internationally renowned drummer Dean Macomber, and the phenomenal Houston based pianist Paul English and from San Antonio Bass master Jim Kalson. 
9:00 to midnight!
http://www.brasshouseaustin.com/
115 San Jacinto Street

 I am thrilled to welcome back to Austin the brilliant jazz pianist, and all around fabulous human being Peter Stolzman!!

Casa Karen presents:
The Peter Stolzman Group. Friday May 24th
Call (512) 459-9900 for ticket information and reservations
doors open at 7:30 / show at 8:00
I am so excited to be singing at this joyous event and I suggest purchasing tickets early as it will most certainly sell out.
http://peterjohnstoltzman.com/the-peter-john-stoltzman-trio.html

In June I am very proud to be singing with and hosting two remarkable women at Casa Karen:
world renowned Jazz vocalist Jay Clayton with legendary pianist Peggy Stern!
Sat. June 8th
doors open at 7:30 / show at 8:00
Call (512) 459-9900 for reservations and ticket information
www.jayclayton.com   www.peggystern.com

On June 9th I'm facilitating a jazz voice workshop lead by Jay and Peggy. Call (512) 347-1722 for info. All willing, adventurous singers are encouraged to enroll!  More details coming soon...keep your eye on my site.

LOOKING AHEAD....
A few events I'm excited about down the line...
June 1st is the official release date for my newest c.d. ROMANCING THE DARK 
The CD will finally hit the streets! 

Sat. July 20th  The CD Release Party for the project of all original compositions "Romancing the Dark"  at Casa Karen! Joining me will be Paul Unger, George Oldziey, John Mills, Steve Schwelling and many more special guests!

If you're in the NY area late summer: August 31st I will be performing at the Kingston Jazz Festival in NY with Peggy Stern and friends. This will be a great weekend of fine jazz!

September 21st Rich Harney and his group will be our featured guests at Casa Karen!

October 26th THE EDDIE GOMEZ TRIO returns to our Casa Karen Series! We can't wait!!

Scroll down in this blog and read more about some very cool gigs that have happened in the recent past!
Thanks for checking out my site and hope to see you at the concerts!
All the Best, Suzi

photo by Brenda Ladd

Casa Karen Presents....

Hello dear friends and music lovers!

SXSW was musically busy for me and inspiring (in some cases) and excitingly if not frustratingly crowded a la "Time Square dropped itself in the middle of downtown Austin" crowded, and I must confess it feels good to be back to a bit of calm again in our fair city!

The next thing on the horizon that I'm thrilled about is the great honor of hosting a phenomenal jazz pianist and her trio at our Casa Karen Concert Series...

Looking ahead to April:

Casa Karen Concert Series Proudly Presents:
The Pamela York Trio
Pamela York piano, David Craig bass, and Sebastian Whittaker drums.
Sat. April 20th
call for reservations (512) 459-9900
Tickets are $25 /  c.c. accepted over phone Doors open 7:30 show at 8:00
Free Refreshments and easy parking!

Pamela York was the 2007 Great American Jazz Piano Competition winner

Her latest CD, Lay Down This World: Hymns and Spirituals, was the recent DownBeat magazine editor's pick of the month...

All 3 artists in this phenomenal Houston based group are world class musicians in their own right and it is truly an honor to be hosting the trio at Casa.

read more about Pam & hear some of her beautiful sounds at:

http://pamelayork.com.

Friday SXSW showcase...

Will you be out and about for  sxsw music this week?

 If so:

This Friday March 15th

I'll be singing with GATO 6  which has an official SX showcase at:

The Elephant Room

Our set starts at 11:20 P.M. and goes for 40 minutes. There's great music at the club all night if you just grab a seat and hang out!

Check out the line up of amazing players in the band:

George "Gato" Oldziey piano,

 Gabriel Santiago guitar, 

 Dr. John Mills sax,

 Dennis Dotson trumpet, 

Wayne Salzmann drums,

Mike Longoria percussion , 

Kris Afflerbaugh bass

and your's truly vocals.

Enjoy this amazing weather and hope to see you at some live music events soon! The city is brimming with great options all week!

Much Love,

Suzi

P.S.

Scroll down in this blog and read about what's coming up at The Casa Karen Concert Series!!

My March Music

Hello Everyone!

Here's a quick look at a couple of gigs in March that I'm excited about!

On Friday March 1st I'm looking forward to singing with the high energy Latin / Jazz group:
GATO 6 !!
 at: The Elephant Room
315 Congress Ave.
9:30 P.M. to 1:30 A.M.
with: Gato Oldziey piano, Dr. John Mills sax, Adrian Ruiz trumpet, Kris Afflerbaugh bass, Mike Longoria  drums, Bruno Jose percussion & Suzi Stern vocals

The week of SXSW the original GATO 6  Band will be a featured official SXSW showcase band!
Friday March 15th
The Elephant Room
Our set starts at 11:20 P.M.
Check out the line up of amazing players in the band:
Gato Oldziey piano, Dr. John Mills sax, Dennis Dotson trumpet, Wayne Salzmann drums, Gabriel Santiago guitar, Mike Longoria percussion , Kris Afflerbaugh bass & your's truly vocals.

Can't wait!!

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Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all the contributors that made donations to my Kickstarter drive!! You are all amazing!

If you don't know about the project yet, let me ask if you'd like to participate in helping me to finish my c.d.? Check out the link below!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/suzistern/romancing-the-dark
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If you have actually read all of this you are amazing and unbelievably supportive!!
Thank you once again and hope to see you out and about at some of these events!

With appreciation and love,

Suzi

Scroll down in this blog if you'd like to see what other musical events we've been up to in the recent past months!

Jazz on the calendar!

First of all, thanks to everyone for coming out and making Sunday nights Fred Hamilton Concert a success! It was a beautiful night of music!
NEXT UP!! VALENTINES DAY GIGS!!
A free noon concert!!

Brown Bag Luncheon Concert Series

Thursday, February 2

Bring your lunch and bring a friend!  I'll be singing love songs with an amazing band:

George Oldziey piano, Pat Harris bass and Wayne Salzmann drums

Date:

February 14th

Time:

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Address:

Lakeway Activity Center

105 Cross Creek Road

Lakeway, TX 78734

Contact:

512-261-1010

Cost:

No charge. Seating is limited.

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And that same evening
Feb. 14th Valentines evening:
 I'll be singing with The Jeff Lofton Quartet!
James Polk on piano!!
7:00 to 11:00
Shoal Crossing Event Center

(512) 261-0142  call for details!  

dinner & dancing! How romantic!! 

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The last Sat. of Feb. I am excited to be hosting:
Scott Lanningham, Chris Maresh, & Kevin Lovejoy!
In Concert at Austin's best listening venue:
Casa Karen Saturday February 23rd

doors open at 7:30 /show at 8:00
$20 tix
Call (512) 459-9900 for reservations and details.
Free refreshments!
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GATO 6 at the Elephant Room!
Friday March 1st
315 Congress Ave.
9:30 to 1:30
with:
  Suzi Stern, George Oldziey, Mike Longoria, Kris Afflerbaugh,
 John Mills, Dennis Dotson & Bruno Jose
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GATO 6 will be showcasing at SXSW!
Friday March 15th at the Elephant Room
Show time t.b.a. on sxsw calendar listings.
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Sat. April 20th Casa Karen presents:
From Houston Texas
The Pamela York Trio!
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and check this out:

Would you like to participate in helping me to finish my c.d.?

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/suzistern/romancing-the-dark

Please click on the above link and see what you think about contributing to make the music happen! This is a Kickstarter fund raiser site that I'm hoping will raise enough money to help me complete my latest recording project called "Romancing the Dark"
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If you have actually read all of this you are amazing and unbelievably supportive!!
I understand how inundated we all are with email!!!  Yikeees!  So Thank you once again and hope to see you out and about at some of these events!

With appreciation and love,
Suzi