Hello music lover!
That spooky time of year is upon us. My
little Coastside community near Half Moon Bay in northern California is
simmering down now that the annual Pumpkin Festival has drawn to a
close -- an event which attracts hundreds of thousands of
visitors!
Us locals tend to go away for the weekend or get
enough groceries and DVDs to keep us entertained inside our own homes.
What a good time to add some more fun stuff to my website!
This month you'll find two new faces on the
"Hall of Fame" page -- my all-time favorite clarinet player, Eddie Daniels, and
my good friend, Pete Douglas, the founder of the ultimate performance venue for
jazz called the Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society. Look for their
stories by going to www.SonyaJason.com,
then click "Hall of Fame", and scroll down to find their names.
Meanwhile, the music business seems to be hotter
than ever. Three new private students enrolled this month, and I've got
sixteen live performances on the Gig Schedule for October!
This week I'm playing jazz on the Coastside night
and day. For those of you who prefer your live music with a freshly brewed
beer and a chance to kick up your heels:
Tuesday, October 19
PUBLIC PERFORMANCE
"Hot Sax, Cool
Jazz"
Sonya Jason, saxophones
with Bill Prichard, guitar and
vocals
Half Moon Bay Brewing Company
(650)
728-2739
390 Capistrano Road
Princeton By The Sea, CA
6 - 9 pm, no
cover
Or, if you would rather enjoy your jazz
while sipping coffee outdoors with an ocean view, check out this gig at the
coolest cafe on the Coastside. This concert is a perfect opportunity for
MUSIC STUDENTS to experience a live performance -- it's free on a
Saturday afternoon at a youth-friendly joint. I'll be looking for
you.
Saturday, October
23
"Hot Sax, Cool Guitar"
Sonya Jason, saxophones
with Bill Prichard,
guitar
Caffe Lucca
(650) 728-5229
on Highway 1 at 8th
Street
Montara, CA
1 - 3 pm, out on the deck, free!
(in the sunshine,
we hope!)
Upcoming events for those of you in
the East Bay:
Friday, October 22
"Hot
Sax, Cool Jazz"
Sonya Jason, saxophones
with Bill Prichard, guitar and
vocals
Faz Restaurant
(925) 460-0444
5121 Hopyard
Road
Pleasanton, CA
5:30 - 9:30 pm, no cover
Friday, October 29
AND
Saturday, November
6
Sonya Jason's "Style"
Sonya Jason, saxophones
with John Seppala, grand piano
and Matt Montgomery, upright
bass
Pear Street Bistro
(510) 741-8875
2395 San Pablo
Avenue
Pinole, CA
7:30 - 10:30 pm, no cover
And I haven't forgotten you
San Francisco city dwellers:
Sunday, November 7
PUBLIC PERFORMANCE
with Paul Scheffert
Jazz Trio
Sheraton Palace Hotel
(415) 512-1111
2 New
Montgomery at Market Street
San Francisco, CA
Brunch in the Garden Court,
10 am - 2 pm
FYI - Anytime
you would like to find out where I'm playing, go to my website at
http://www.sonyajason.com/,
click "Performer", then "Gig Schedule" and there you have
it!
Feel free to forward this email to your friends who love
jazz.
Hope to see your smiling face at a performance soon, and THANK
YOU for supporting live music in the San Francisco Bay Area!
Sonya Jason
www.SonyaJason.com
SonyaJason@aol.com
(650) 563-9155
PO Box
370633
Montara, CA 94037
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Cool Jazz" and wish for an Inbox exorcism, simply click "Reply", type "Trick or
Treat" in the Subject line followed by your first and last name, and magically
these emails will
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