Sunday, September 5th at 7pm
Historic Downtown Franklin
Franklin, TN

This Sunday I’ll be performing with the Tom Hemby Band at the 21st Annual Franklin Jazz Festival. Come on out and join us for some fantastic music! Featuring Tom Hemby (guitar), Mike Whittaker (keys), Derico Watson (drums), and Mark Douthit (sax).
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The 2010 Franklin Jazz Festival returns to the downtown Franklin square on Saturday, September 4th and Sunday, September 5th–with 2 National acts and many other popular regional jazz acts playing on two stages.

This year celebrates the 21st anniversary of the festival. Tickets are $8.00 per person per day in advance ($10.00 at the gate) and are available through the Franklin Jazz Festival web site:

www.franklinjazzfestival.com

Thursday, August 19 @ 9pm
3rd and Lindsley
816 3rd Ave South
Nashville, TN

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Lowell George and Richie Hayward co-founded Little Feat in 1969 along with Bill Payne and Roy Estrada. They established a distinctive style of improvisational southern rock that mixed elements of blues, rock boogie and funk. Little Feat went on hiatus in 1978 and officially parted ways a year later after George died of an accidental overdose. Hayward helped reform the band in 1987 and continued to play with the group until last year when health concerns prevented him touring. Hayward lived in British Columbia until his death. Hayward was also an accomplished sideman and played on recordings by such diverse artists as Eric Clapton, Warren Zevon, Travis Tritt, Robert Palmer, Tom Waits, Taj Mahal, Barbra Streisand, John Cale, Buddy Guy, Arlo Guthrie, Carly Simon, Bob Seger and many others. Hayward and Little Feat also collaborated with a new generation of jambands in the ’90s and ’00s, including Jimmy Herring, Bela Fleck, String Cheese Incident, Leftover Salmon and Warren Haynes. The band’s association with Phil Lesh & Friends and cover of Phish’s “Sample in a Jar” also brought an element of improvisation back into the group’s live sound. In addition, he played in the jamband all-star band Justice League with Herring, T. Lavitz and and Adam Nitti. Richie’s last public performance was a sit in with Little Feat at the Vancouver Island MusicFest on July 11, 2010.

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Be sure to bid early and not miss out on these amazing and rare instruments! All proceeds will be donated to help those devastated by the floods of Nashville.

I am extremely humbled and honored to have an interview and profile included in the pages of jazz author and educator, Cicily Janus‘ latest book, The New Face Of Jazz, on Billboard Books. The New Face Of Jazz is an intimate, illustrated guide to the artists, venues, and festivals of today’s jazz scene. This book celebrates the living legends, current stars, and faces of tomorrow as they continue to innovate and expand the boundaries of this great musical legacy. In their own words, artists such as McCoy Tyner, Arturo Sandoval, Diane Schuur, Terence Blanchard, Charlie Hunter, Nicholas Payton, George Benson, Maria Schneider, Christian McBride, Randy Brecker, Jean-Luc Ponty, Joe Lovano, Lee Ritenour, and more than 100 others (including myself) share intimately about their beginnings, musical training, inspiration, and hard-earned lessons, creating a fascinating mosaic of the current jazz community. Photographer Ned Radinsky contributes 40 amazing black-and-white portraits of some of these musicians doing what they do best—playing. An appendix offers resources for jazz education; an exclusive reading list; and the lowdown on those organizations and societies doing their part to promote jazz as a living, breathing art form. With an introductory word from Wynton Marsalis, a foreword by Marcus Miller, and an afterword by Sonny Rollins, The New Face Of Jazz is an unprecedented window onto today’s world of jazz, for everyone from the devotee to the new listener. You can now order online directly via any of the following retailers:

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If you’re in the Nashville area this Friday, June 18th, you won’t want to miss our Summer NAMM Bash, featuring the Adam Nitti Band at 3rd & Lindsley. Joining me will be Keith Carlock (drums), Mike Whittaker (keys), Tom Hemby (guitar), & Jeffrey Scot Wills (sax).

Also appearing: Kira Small featuring Bryan Beller, and Doug Johns Duo, so it’s going to be an incredible night of music!

Doors open at 6pm, with music starting at 7pm. You’ll want to get there early to reserve a good seat!

3rd & Lindsley
818 3rd Avenue South
Nashville

I’m super excited to be a part of three performances this week:

Thursday, June 17th @ 8pm:
Low Notes For Nashville Benefit Concert
Douglas Corner
2106 8th Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37204
This an all-star show to benefit Low Notes For Nashville, a bassist-led relief effort for Nashville’s recent flood victims. The event’s featured performer will be the incredible Steve Bailey. I’ll also be performing a couple of tunes accompanied by Derico Watson on drums, Mike Whittaker on keys, and Tom Hemby on guitar. Also appearing: Motown legend Bob Babbit, Bryan Beller, Sean O’Brien Smith, Vail Johnson, Roy Vogt, and many others. We also have some ’surprise special guests’ appearing that you DEFINITELY won’t want to miss!!! Tickets for this amazing night of earth-shuddering lows are only $15 at the door.

Friday, June 18th @ 7pm:
Adam Nitti Band, featuring Keith Carlock, Mike Whittaker, Jeffrey Scot Wills, and Tom Hemby
3rd & Lindsley
818 3rd Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37210
It’s our Summer NAMM Concert Bash, featuring Keith Carlock (drums), Mike Whittaker (keys), Tom Hemby (guitar), & Jeffrey Scot Wills (sax). Also appearing: Kira Small featuring Bryan Beller, and Doug Johns Duo! Doors open at 6pm. Come out and enjoy some fantastic contemporary jazz and funk with us at 3rd & Lindsley!

Saturday, June 19th @ 8pm:
All Star Guitar Night, featuring Muriel Anderson, Alex Skolnick, Joe Dalton, James Burton, and many others
The Wildhorse Saloon
120 2nd Ave N, Nashville, TN, 37201
Starring Muriel Anderson, James Burton, Tierra Negra, Reeves Gabrels, harp guitarists Stephen Bennett and Andy Wahlberg, Brent Mason, Alex Skolnick, Joe Dalton, as well as surprise guests and the Yamaha rhythm section featuring Eddie Bayers and Adam Nitti. Benefiting the Music for Life Alliance, All Star Guitar Night features an amazing line-up of the world’s top acoustic and electric guitar players, all of whom donate their time and talent to support the cause! Join us for an unforgettable evening of acoustic and electric guitar music, plus our popular silent auction featuring an amazing array of guitars being auctioned off during the evening to help us put musical instruments into the hands of kids across America!

May 26, 2010 – NASHVILLE, TN – Low Notes For Nashville announced today it will host a benefit concert to raise funds for their relief efforts. Iconic bassist Steve Bailey will headline the event, which will also include performances by many top bassists from around the world. The concert will take place 8:00 p.m., Thursday, June 17, at Douglas Corner (2106 8th Ave. South).

Created less than three weeks ago by Nashville bassist Sean O’Bryan Smith and his close friend Lane Baldwin (Lane on Bass), the charity has gathered an amazing team of professional bassists from around the world to offer relief to fellow musicians devastated by the recent Nashville flood.. While their web site offers numerous ways for visitors to get involved, the benefit concert is the organization’s highest profile event to date.

The show will be hosted by Smith, Baldwin, and Dave Pomeroy, an iconic bassist and writer, now president of the Nashville Musicians Association. All three will perform, and Baldwin will MC the event.

More players are signing up for the concert daily. To date, the concert will feature performances by numerous top bassists, including Vail Johnson, Roy Vogt, Bryan Beller, Adam Nitti, Doug Johns, and legendary player Bob Babbitt.

“You can expect to hear more top bassists on this bill than almost anywhere else,” said Smith. “We’re reaching out to everyone we know to invite their participation.”

Those interested can keep up to date on all Low Notes For Nashville activities by visiting the group’s web site (www.LowNotesForNashville.org). The charity also has a pair of official Twitter streams and a Facebook Fan Page. More than fifty top bassists and over a dozen music industry manufacturers have joined the joined the cause, making monetary and gear donations to help Nashville musicians in need.

“For Sean and I, this is an excellent opportunity to combine our call to serve others with our desire to strengthen the bonds in the bass community,” said Baldwin. “We’re thrilled that so many top players and companies have joined our efforts, and the concert is going to be one huge bass-centric party.”

The concert will be held Thursday, June 17, at Douglas Corner. The event will begin at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are only $15 per person and will be available at the door. Space is limited so it’s best to arrive early.

Low Notes For Nashville is a community of bassists from around the world committed to providing relief to Nashville musicians devastated  by the recent flood. For more information, visit www.LowNotesForNashville.org.

Our mission is to provide support and assistance to Nashville musicians affected by the devastating flood. We are a community of bassists focusing on helping Nashville musicians to get back on their feet. We are proud to work with the Nashville Musicians Association, and MusiCares to identify musicians in need and coordinate assistance. We sincerely appreciate their cooperation with our efforts. Please consider visiting our site and making a donation to this worthy cause.

All donations go to those in need. Our staff is not paid or compensated in any form. In fact, all of our staff is donating to the cause in some way.

Thank you,

Low Notes For Nashville

I’ll be performing with John Novello at the Celebrity Center in Nashville on May 22nd.

$31 gen admission, ($55 vip admission)
When: Sat May 22 10  07:00 PM
Where: Celebrity Center, 1130 8th Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37203, US
Details: An evening with keyboard legend John Novello, featuring Adam Nitti: bass, Derico Watson: drums, and Mark Douthit: sax.

Keyboardist/composer/arranger, and producer, John Novello has played and worked with everybody from Chick Corea, Ritchie Cole, Hubert Laws, Andy Summers of the Police, Henry Mancini, Ramsey Lewis, to legendary rock bassist Billy Sheehan, Edgar Winter, Mark Isham, Donna Summer, Manhattan Transfer and A Taste of Honey. As a player he has a worldwide reputation in contemporary jazz and R & B/Soul on both acoustic and electronic instruments but most famously the Hammond B3 Organ.