You can e-mail Paul Combs at pcomb@comcast.net.
Paul's Music Studio
Jazz at Chit Chat
September 29, 2008
"Jazz at Chit Chat now has a Facebook page, where you can find the schedule for upcoming shows; and we are presenting a similar Sunday series at Sally O'Brien's Bar and Grill, 335 Somerville Ave., Somerville, MA. There is now a Facebook page for Jazz at Sally's as well. Sally Obrien's has food as well as drink and you see there menu at their Web-site."
"News on the Tadd Dameronia book - Dameronia. The Faculty Executive Board has now approved the manuscript. We are now in the fact checking and and final content editing phase. After that we go into production - copy editing, indexing, book design, etc. Lewis Porter, who will be doing the fact checking, has said that it should be out next year sometime - and that is better than me saying it. The project includes a complete discography of recordings that Dameron was directly connected with, eiher as arranger for the session, or perfromer. I have posted a draft of the Discography here.
"Finishing the book is delaying the rebuilding of this site. Some steps have been taken: the RECORDINGS page has been updated; my BoMuse Transcriptions CDs, with the exception of "Hawk's Delight," are now available through CD Baby. The other big change is a page for Paul's Music Studio". We hope to get the revision finished some time in the Spring of 2010.
"My new teaching space, Paul's Music Studio, at 1798a Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge is open. At the studio I offer instruction in saxophone, flute, clarinet, recorder, trumpet, trombone and improvisation, as well as small ensemble classes for children and adults. The Fall Term begins on September 9. Read more about the classes and workshops here."
"There are new charts listed in the BoMuse Music section!. Clik on the link to the left"
Jan. 19, 2003 at The Chit-Chat Lounge, Haverhill, MA. Left to right: Jason Samiagio (for Doug Leaffer), Bob Coviello, Paul Combs, Paul Marcantonio (hidden), Jim Pastore, Manuel Kauffman (for Tony Sumbury), Garo Saraydarian, and Jim Cameron. Pianist Don Hemwall is outside of the frame.
"The Pocket Big Band is continuing our regular Sunday appearances at the CHIT-CHAT LOUNGE, 103 Washington St. in Haverhill, now as part of a program we call "Jazz At Chit Chat". "Jazz At Chit Chat" now has a Facebook page. you can also check the Schedule, below for the dates we will be playing there and for listings of the other fine groups who will be perfroming in the series. "Jazz At Chit Chat" is now in its seventh season.
"On November 27, 2008, the Pocket Big Band turned seven years old. We could not have made it this far with out the support of our audience and the musicians who step in for various band members from time to time. We thank you all very much as we look forward to the future and our continued growth as a performing ensemble."
"BoMuse Music has released two new charts, one for a combo of trumpet, alto and tenor, with three or four rhythm. The other is a nonet chart with vocal. The song is an original by our vocalist Lydia Fortune Click on the big BoMuse link above to find out more."
"Two of my lectures are listed in the Humanities to Go catalog of theNew Hampshire Humanities Council, and this fall we will add another: A "Sound Track" for The Great Gatsby - Music of the Jazz Age. When you go there click on the "Humanities-To-Go" link and enter my name in the search engine under "scholar" to find out more. I am also listed in the Massachusetts Cultural Council Roster in the Perfroming and Touring catagory. This means that matching funds are available to schools and not-for-profit organizations engaging me for performances, clinics or lectures. This eligibility is also extended to the New England Foundation for the Arts. If I understand correctly, the grant deadlines are quarterly. Please check with their respective sites for details."
"Thanks to Doug Crane, a correspondent on the Jazz Programers List, we were made aware of the first volume of "Changing the Beat: A Study of the Worklife of Jazz Musicians," which has just been published. This study was prepared by Joan Jeffri and the Research Center for Arts and Culture under a cooperative agreement with the National Endowment for the Arts and the San Francisco Study Center. For those of us who practice this art this confirms our daily reality. It does not make for very happy reading, but I am glad someone has done this study. Click here to read the Los Angeles Times article the Doug forwarded."
The Schedule
Sat Oct 3, 7:00PM Paul Combs/Mark Michaels Duo, La Boniche, 143 Merrimack St., Lowell, MA 978-458-9473
Sun Oct 4, 4:00 PM,Dave Rasmussen's Sax Factory, Sally O'Brien's, 335 Somerville Ave., Somerville, MA 617-666-3589
Sun Oct 4, 6:00 PM, Paul Combs' Pocket Big Band, Chit-Chat Lounge, 103 Washington St., Haverhill, MA 978-374-9710
Sun Oct. 11, 4:00 PM,Freefall, Sally O'Brien's, 335 Somerville Ave., Somerville, MA 617-666-3589
Sun Oct 11, 6:00 PM, Nick Goumas Quintet, Chit-Chat Lounge, 103 Washington St., Haverhill, MA 978-374-9710
Sat Oct 17, 7:00PM, Paul Combs/Jamie Dunphie Duo, La Boniche, 143 Merrimack St., Lowell, MA 978-458-9473
Sun Oct 18, 4:00 PM,Paul Combs' Pocket Big Band, Sally O'Brien's, 335 Somerville Ave., Somerville, MA 617-666-3589
Sun Oct 18, 6:00 PM, Eric Baldwin Quartett, Chit-Chat Lounge, 103 Washington St., Haverhill, MA 978-374-9710
Thu Oct 22, 8:30PM, Paul Combs/Mark Michaels Duo, Savinos, 449 Common Street,
Belmont, Massachusetts,617-484-3499
Sun Oct 25, 4:00 PM,Doug Leaffer, Sally O'Brien's, 335 Somerville Ave., Somerville, MA 617-666-3589
Sun Oct 25, 6:00 PM, Lance Bryant Quintet with Mike Cesati, Chit-Chat Lounge, 103 Washington St., Haverhill, MA 978-374-9710
Sun Nov. 1, 4:00 PM, Phil Argyris Quartet, Sally O'Brien's, 335 Somerville Ave., Somerville, MA 617-666-3589
Sun Nov 1, 6:00 PM, Special Edition Big Band, Chit-Chat Lounge, 103 Washington St., Haverhill, MA 978-374-9710
Sun Nov 8, 4:00 PM, Nick Goumas Quintet, Sally O'Brien's, 335 Somerville Ave., Somerville, MA 617-666-3589
Sun Nov 8, 6:00 PM, Paul Combs' Pocket Big Band, Chit-Chat Lounge, 103 Washington St., Haverhill, MA 978-374-9710
Sun Nov 15, 4:00 PM, Mill City Trio, Sally O'Brien's, 335 Somerville Ave., Somerville, MA 617-666-3589
Sun Nov 15, 6:00 PM, Tadd's Delight, Chit-Chat Lounge, 103 Washington St., Haverhill, MA 978-374-9710
Sun Nov 22, 4:00 PM, Paul Combs' Pocket Big Band, Sally O'Brien's, 335 Somerville Ave., Somerville, MA 617-666-3589
Sun Nov 22, 6:00 PM, Freefall, Chit-Chat Lounge, 103 Washington St., Haverhill, MA 978-374-9710
Sun Nov 29, 4:00 PM, Pamela Hines Trio, Sally O'Brien's, 335 Somerville Ave., Somerville, MA 617-666-3589
Sun Nov 29, 6:00 PM, TBA, Chit-Chat Lounge, 103 Washington St., Haverhill, MA 978-374-9710
Sun Dec 6, 4:00 PM, Tadd's Delight, Sally O'Brien's, 335 Somerville Ave., Somerville, MA 617-666-3589
Sun Dec 6, 6:00 PM, Lance Bryant Quintet with Mike Cesati, Chit-Chat Lounge, 103 Washington St., Haverhill, MA 978-374-9710
Sun Dec 13, 6:00 PM, Paul Combs' Pocket Big Band, Chit-Chat Lounge, 103 Washington St., Haverhill, MA 978-374-9710
As always, thank you for supporting live music.