Good intentions and all but as you can clearly see, I have neglected to make
any new posts in a while. Perhaps a more realistic approach would be to aim for
an update every two or three months instead of two or three weeks…? I have all kinds of cool stories and experiences from the past months, which
I will try to post further below but first, the regular dates:
Wednesday evenings at
The Earle, solo guitar, 7-9PM.
Thursday evenings, at
Mercy’s, solo guitar, 7-9PM.
One Friday a month at the
Polo Fields CC, solo guitar, see below upcoming dates.
Several dates per month with my bar band
Freelance, see below upcoming dates
The restaurant at Polo Fields on the west side of Ann Arbor:
All Fridays,
6-9PM: October 7, November 25, December 16.
Freelance:
Friday, September 23, Lakepointe Yacht Club, 9PM-1AM.
Saturday,
October 15, Hard Knock Café in Jackson, 9PM-1AM.
Friday, November 4, Lakepointe
Yacht Club, 9PM-1AM.
Saturday, November 19, Hard Knock Café in Jackson, 9PM-1AM.
Saturday, December 9 Hard Knock Café in Jackson, 9PM-1AM.
I also have a considerable number of “One Off” dates of all types, public
and private, coming up. Here is a sampling, keeping in mind that gigs get added
all the time:
Solo guitar:
Saturday September 24, wedding ceremony at the Lafayette Grande
in Pontiac, 4-6PM.
Friday, September 30, corporate event at company HQ,
5:30-8:30PM.
Saturday October 1, wedding ceremony at Gene Davis hall in
Jackson.
Saturday, October 8, wedding ceremony at the Matthaei Botanical
Gardens, 5-8PM.
Saturday, October 15, wedding ceremony again at the Matthaei
Botanical Gardens, 4:30-7PM.
I’ll stop here, by late October I really ought to
make an updated post...
There are a good number of group dates as well, I’ll make
an effort to post any highlights as they come up. However, I must mention two special dates with the Jake Reichbart Trio in
France:
Saturday,
November 19th. At the beautiful bar-cabaret "La Rhue" at
Jumilhac-Le-Grand.
Friday , November 25th at "Le Cercle ", in the historic downtown of Périgueux.
All European
fans are invited!
Other activities:
I just finished recording a CD with bassist Jon Liebman for his upcoming
funk recording for Hal Leonard which will be available very soon. All
recordings took place at my studio using my Ibanez Prestige into my Marshall
AVT 100.
I have now 52 (!) instructional DVDs to go with my various solo guitar
performances on YouTube, email me for a complete list.
Of course my Hal Leonard DVD “Pop hits for solo jazz guitar” is available
everywhere online, often well below list price. Just copy the DVD title into
your search bar and find it at your favorite retailer.
I am rehearsing with bassist/vocalist Gwenyth Hayes for a soul trio setting.
We may have our first gig on October 2 at the Elks in Ann Arbor, I’ll confirm
if it materializes.
What else? A handful of recent past highlights:
It was great to jam just last night at Vinology with Nicole New (vocal),
Shannon Wade (bass) and Gary Schunk (keys). Looking forward to doing it again!
On September 14 I performed a gig for Legal Services of SE Michigan at the
house of the president of Eastern Michigan University. My third year doing this event, what a
house, what a treat!
Speaking of treats, I performed on September 10 at the American-Polish
Cultural Center with the very talented multi instrumentalist David Mosher.
Guitar, mandolin, fiddle, voice and great on all!
I led a band for an event on September 4 at the Ann Arbor City Club with
Cliff Monear, Jordan Schug, Greg Koltyk and George Bennett. Everybody played
their ass off!
OK, once again I have to draw the line here on postings going back, I just
have to try to post more frequently… Please drop me a line with questions or
whatever.
Jake
