Hope the holiday season finds you happy and feeling great! We are looking forward to the official release of the new CD "Hear and Now" sometime early in the New Year along with some really nice reviews courtesy of Just Jazz Guitar, Jazziz, Downbeat and other great magazines plus endorsements from George Benson, Sid Bernstein (who saw us at our last gig at Creole), radio personalities all over the country and others. A very exciting time for Lou Volpe Jazz Guitar! The CD is now available at http://louvolpejazz.com/buy/ and will soon be at Jazz Guitar's CD Baby website and Banes and Noble stores. More info soon.

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Lou at B B King's photo by MARY POMARICO

Here is our itinerary for December so far:

Saturday December 11th
7:30 PM
The Creole Restaurant and Supper Club
2167 Third Avenue at 118th Street
New York, NY, 10035
212 876 8838

The trio plus Tracy Mothershed on vocals plus Chip Shelton on sax and flute jazz it up at this great music room and restaurant in Harlem tonight!

Sunday December 12th
12 to 3 PM
The Waterside
7800 B River Road
North Bergen, NJ, 07047
reservations: 201 861 0700
Jazz Brunch

Solo jazz guitar at the beautiful Waterside right across the Hudson River from the 79th Street Boat Basin with a nice view of the New York skyline!

Monday December 13th
WVOX Radio ~ 1460 AM
11 AM to 12 noon
Show: "Westchester Magazine, Today and Tomorrow"
Host: Michael Dandry

Lou performs live and talks about the new CD, "Hear and Now" and his upcoming performance schedule along with some stories about recording and traveling the world with Judy Collins, Bette Midler, Chaka Khan and many jazz stars! Should be some interesting behind the scenes tidbits!

Friday December 17th
9:30, 11:30 and 1:30 sets
Showman's
375 West 125th Street (between Morningside and St, Nicholas Avenues)
New York, NY,10027
212 864 8941

The trio is joined by Tracy Mothershed on vocals and Chip Shelton on sax for a rousing night of high energy jazz at this wonderful historic jazz room where some of the greatest musicians of all time once played!

Saturday December 18th
7 to 11 PM
Delta's

19 Dennis Street

New Brunswick, NJ, 08901 732 249 1551

Lou plays the trio with Vince Seneri on organ at this fine soul food restaurant.

Sunday December 19th

Noon to 3 PM
The Waterside
7800 B River Road
North Bergen, NJ 07047
reservations: 201 861 0700
Jazz Brunch

Solo jazz at the beautiful Waterside right across the Hudson from the 79th Street Boat Basin.

Sunday December 26th

Noon to 3 PM
The Waterside
7800 B River Road
North Bergen, NJ 07047
reservations: 201 861 0700
Jazz Brunch

Solo jazz guitar at the beautiful Waterside with a gorgeous view of New York City across the Hudson.

Friday December 31st
10 PM to 1 AM
Starving Artist Cafe and Gallerie
249 City Island Avenue
Bronx, NY, 10462
714 885 3779

Solo jazz guitar tonight to bring in the New Year just right!

Charley O’s - The “Jazz Room” downstairs
1611 Broadway (49th Street)

New York, NY 10019

212 246-1960 for reservations

We are back every Friday for 2 sets! The Lou Volpe on Broadway show continues after a short break for the holidays. Check back here later in the month:http://louvolpejazz.com/shows for our new "Jazz Room" schedule!

Sunday January 2nd
Noon to 3 PM
The Waterside
7800 B River Road
North Bergen, NJ 07047
reservations: 201 861 0700
Jazz Brunch

Solo jazz guitar to brighten up the New Year with just the right music and cuisine!

Thanks for reading our news letter.

Wishing you all the best blessings and joy for this wonderful Holiday time and into the best New Year ever!

Lou Volpe Jazz Guitar

Check: http://louvolpejazz.com/ for updates.

Jazz Guitar News

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Hope all is well with you and looking forward to seeing you soon! Thanks to all who jammed the Starving Artist Cafe last Sunday for the CD release party with the trio there! We love it when that happens.

Our Friday night run at Charley O's "Jazz Room" is going really well and giving us an opportunity to perform at other great venues around town (TBA)! There are wonderful guest artists sitting in every week. The new CD, "HEAR and NOW" has just been approved for airplay on the Sirius/XM Satellite Jazz stations by the program director (who happens to be David Ruffin's, of the Temptations, nephew) and more stations will follow so we are very happy! The CD will soon be available on itunes and CD Baby.

There will be features on Lou Volpe Jazz Guitar in Hot House Jazz Magazine, Bronxnet TV (2 shows will air within the next few weeks!), The Bronx Times Reporter (last week actually) and Just Jazz Guitar Magazine very soon.

LV at the Starving Artist Cafe

Here is our performance schedule for this weekend:

Thursday October 21st
6 to 9 PM
Pronto Pizza & Pasta
134 North Avenue
New Rochelle, New York 10801
(914) 576-2200

Solo jazz guitar tonight at this great dining room in New Rochelle.

**Friday, October 22nd**
8:30 and 10:30 PM
Charley O’s - The “Jazz Room” downstairs
1611 Broadway (49th Street)
New York, NY 10019
212 246-1960 for reservations

We are back every Friday for 2 sets! Jazz saxophonist Bill Easley and vocalist extraordinaire Robin Filippone will be our special guest artists this Friday. A special performance for sure. Hope to see you there! Reservations are recommended.


Saturday October 23rd
8 PM
The Alor Cafe
2110 Richmond Rd
Staten Island, NY 10306
(718) 351-1101

The Guitar Club with Gene Cornish and company rock the house tonight. Reservations are recommended.

Sunday October 24th
Noon to 3 PM
The Waterside
7800 B River Road
North Bergen, NJ 07047
reservations: 201 861 0700
Jazz Brunch

Solo jazz at the beautiful Waterside right across the Hudson from the 79th Street Boat Basin.

Thanks for reading our newsletter and hope to see you at one of our gigs soon!

Wishing you All the very best ,

Lou Volpe Jazz Guitar

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Autumn Jazz Guitar News

I would like to thank everyone who came to see us play at the Harlem and Larchmont venues in the past few weeks. Playing with different forms of the Trio and Quartet is always an energizing experience for me! Like tomorrow, I am playing at the Creole Restaurant, 3rd Avenue and 118th Street, NYC, with bass (Motoki) and percussion (Gary Fritz) as an alternative to the normal bass, drums and guitar lineup.

The new CD, "Hear and Now" is complete and ready for shipment just in time for our CD RELEASE PARTIES and performances at some great venues starting this weekend. Hope you can make it to one of our shows starting with tonight!:

Every Sunday Noon to 3 p.m. The Waterside 7800 B River Road North Bergen, NJ 07047 Jazz Brunch

Lou's opening night on Broadway on Friday, October 1st! The Jazz room at Charley O's at 1611 Broadway /at 49th Street is hosting The "Lou Volpe on Broadway" show. reservations: 212 246 1960. 2 shows at 8:30 and 10:30 PM. The Trio will feature Buddy Williams on drums and our guest artist will be Rock n Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Gene Cornish of the Rascals! Hope to see you at our Grand Opening Night.

Wednesday September 22nd

7:30 to 11:30 PM

Creole Restaurant and Supper Club

2167 Third Avenue (at 118th st)New York, NY, 10035

212 876 8838

The trio featuring Gary Fritz on percussion and Motoki on Bass plus vocalist David Patterson play some high energy sets tonight at Harlem’s premier music spot on 3rd Avenue and 118th Street.

Thursday September 23rd

8 to 11PM

Chat 19

19 Chatsworth Ave
Larchmont, NY 10538-2903
(914) 833-8871
Lou plays with Skip and the Lickety Split band all night long.

Friday September 24th

Liberty House Restaurant

7 to 11 PM
76 Audrey Zapp Drive
Jersey City
201-395-0300
Duo jazz tonight at this excellent restaurant in Jersey City featuring a gorgeous view of the downtown Manhattan skyline!

Saturday September 25th
1 to 3 PM
Barnes and Noble

290 Baychester Ave.
Bay Plaza, Bronx, NY 10475
(718) 862-3945
Our first CD release party with a solo guitar performance and the new CDs! "Hear and Now" Finally for sale at B & N. Hope to see you there.


Monday September 27
6 to 8 PM
Barnes & Noble Booksellers Lincoln Triangle
1972 Broadway
Lincoln Triangle, New York, NY 10023
(212) 595-6859

Our 2nd and GRAND CD release party finds us with a CD signing and performance at B & N's premier Lincoln Center location. The trio will perform the CD "Hear and Now" live and upclose!

Wednesday
September 29th
7:30 PM to 10 PM
Watercolor Cafe
2094 Boston Post Road
Larchmont, NY
call: 914 834-2213
Once again come join us at the Watercolor: Solo guitar with some special guests sitting in tonight! Like David Patterson on vocals and more...

Thanks for reading this post.

Wishing you the best Autumn season ever filled with joy, laughter and plenty of music!

Lou Volpe

Jazz Guitar

Performance and Studio Recording

Our final guitar session for the new recording had to be postponed due to schedule conflicts. So near yet so far. You can check here for a full report of the sessions in June. We had such fun in the studio "making believe" that a huge audience was behind the glass in the control room. The album is tentatively titled "Hear And Now". It may change several times before the release date! We will keep you posted.

Thanks for checking in.

Wishing you the best,

Lou Volpe

Jazz Guitar