The Newsletter of Blues Boulevard Jazz Greenville

The Swingin’ Richards ROCKIN’ Greenville voice talent competition coming soon! HALLOWEEN Check online today for details and to register! BASH AT BBJ

Calendar of Events 10/1 Shane Pruitt’s Blues Jam, 8p 10/2 Shannon Hoover’s Jazz Jam, 8p 10/3 Ian Bracchitta, 8:30p 10/4 Calvin Edwards Trio, 8:30p 10/5 The Mug, 8:30p 10/6 Sunday Brunch w/Jamie Wright, 11:30a The Distance Quintet of The Governor’s School, 5p 10/8 Sydney McMath, 7p 10/9 Ladies’ Night w/Hans Wenzel of The Swingin’ Richards! (TSWR) are diamonds in the rough, sailing in the The Swingin’ Richards, 7:30p 10/10 Shawn Ritchie Group, 8:30p vast ocean of bar bands. They have a surprisingly BIG sound despite the 10/11 The Jamie Wright Experience, 8:30p fact that their only tools are Hans Wenzel’s & Rodney Ervin’s thundering 10/12 Mike Frost Band, 8:30p guitars, Hans’s dirty soul vocals, and Don Gillmer’s unique percussion style. 10/13 Sunday Brunch w/Jamie Wright, 11:30a 10/15 Susan Buckley Cumbie, 7p TSWR have a large catalog of music that encompasses a wide range of 10/16 Ladies’ Night w/Jamie Wright, 7:30p styles & genres, so there is LITERALLY something for everyone. Hans Wen- 10/17 Hott Gritz, 8:30p 10/18 Julius Cobb & Howard Beeks, 8:30p zel, with blazing vocals that cross multiple genres, can sing anything. Want 10/19 Sonny Thornton Trio, 8:30p to hear Ray LaMontagne, Chris Cornel, Adele, Michael Jackson, The Doors, 10/20 Sunday Brunch w/Jamie Wright, 11:30a Audioslave, and Prince at the same show? Don’t miss the Richards. The Distance Quintet of The Governor’s School, 5p 10/22 Susan Buckley Cumbie, 7p Not your run-of-the-mill cover band, The Richards put their own stylistic 10/23 Ladies’ Night w/Daniel Z, 7:30p 10/24 Louie Sagedy & Vinyl, 8:30p spin on each song, giving the audience the tunes they know & love, but 10/25 Sumitra Red, 8:30p done in a way they never thought possible with an energy that resonates 10/26 Calvin Edwards Trio, 8:30p through every crowd they perform for. All of this makes TSWR one of the 10/27 Sunday Brunch w/Donna Kay, 11:30a The Distance Quintet of most talented, creative, dynamic, entertaining, and sought after bands in The Governor’s School, 5p the region. The Swingin’ Richards take the BBJ stage on Oct 31 for a party 10/29 Sydney McMath, 7p 10/30 Ladies’ Night w/Jamie Wright, 7:30p to remember. Advance tickets available at www.bluesboulevardjazz.com. 10/31 Halloween Bash w/ The Swingin’ Richards, 9p Like us on Facebook! Blues Boulevard Greenville

Follow us on Twitter! @BluesBlvdJazz Blues Boulevard Jazz Greenville 300 River Street, Suite 203 Greenville, SC 29601 (864) 242-BLUE (2583) www.BluesBoulevardJazz.com ――――――OPEN 6 DAYS―――――― Tue-Fri 5pm until ▪ Sat noon until ▪ Sun 11a to 10p The Distance Quintet of The Governor’s School EVERY WEDNESDAY IS Sundays at BBJ Greenville LADIES’LADIES’ NIGHTNIGHT Ladies, your first house martini is always The Distance Quintet is an FREE on Wednesdays at BBJ!!! exciting, upcoming jazz FREE on Wednesdays at BBJ!!! combo formed out of the Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities in Greenville, South Carolina. Members include Michael Smooth Jazz Top Ten Gourdin on the drum set, October 5, 2013 Justin Trout on saxophone,  SEASIDE DRIVE - Tim Bowman Sam Hill on trumpet, Nick  POWERHOUSE - Boney James’ Vlandis on piano, and Co-  EASY STREET - Paul Hardcastle dy Williams on bass. The  PUSHERMAN - Jeff Golub w/ Distance Quintet made its Brian Auger first public appearance at  GROOVE CITY - Lebron the Peg Leg Bates statue  HACIENDA - Jeff Lorber Fusion dedication in Greenville.  WITH YOU ALL THE WAY - Steve Cole Although they are a  DEEP IN THE WEEDS - Bob young group, they bring a James, David Sanborn simultaneously mature  IT’S A PARTY IN HERE - Kim and fresh sound. Check Waters the BBJ calendar for dates. SILHOUETTE - Chuck Loeb

BBJ Spartanburg October Calendar of Events The Shane Pruitt Band 10/1 Tim Bethea 10/2 The Sparkle City Blues Jam 10/3 College Night w/DJ Nuvo RegionalRegional BluesBlues PowerhousePowerhouse 10/4 Melodious Earth 10/5 Zataban In today’s ever expanding market of musicians and musical acts, true roots music 10/8 Tim Bethea built on heritage and yet staying original becomes harder and harder to find. Herein lies the 10/9 David Ezell foundation for one of the most explosive blues acts coming out of the Southeast today, The 10/10 Shampoo Duo Shane Pruitt Band. Lead man Shane Pruitt hails from Spartanburg, SC, where the musical 10/11 Milli Fungus Blaze Brothers Band roots of the blues and Southern rock have been living and breathing for years on end. Birth- 10/12 Four 14 ing such musical talents and styles like those of Toy Caldwell and The Marshall Tucker Band, 10/15 Tim Bethea 10/16 Jazz Jam with Shannon Hoover David Ball, Champ Hood, Walter Hyatt, and many others, Spartanburg has named Shane 10/17 Shampoo Duo Pruitt its “Instrumentalist of the Year” for eight years and running. 10/18 Lionz of Zion The members share their own place in music history as well. Hammond B3 player 10/19 The Shane Pruitt Band and vocalist Lil’ Jimmy Peterman is a founding member of the Steve Miller Band (1967-1969), 10/22 Tim Bethea having also been a founding member of the Steve Miller Blues Band (featuring Steve Miller 10/24 Shampoo Duo and Bozz Scaggs’ original colaboration). Shane’s prior colaboration, Flat Front Tire, was also 10/25 Earsight a fixture in small club touring throughout the late 90’s and early milleneum. Over the years 10/26 Craig Sorrells 10/29 Tim Bethea Shane has also become a favorite session guitarist amongst many circles, and has been seen 10/31 Halloween Costume Party! performing with The Marshall Tucker Band, Jeff Sipe, Ike Stubblefield, Yonrico Scott, Col. Bruce ampton, Duane Trucks and many more. Drummer Bill Fletcher has seen many years at the backline, playing and touring with Robin Rogers before joining his first collaboration Blues Boulevard Jazz Spartanburg with Peterman and blues singer Wanda Johnson, known as Cocktail Frank. 99 S. Church Street The band is proud to boast their place in the Top 10 Regional Albums of the Year Spartanburg, SC 29319 2008 for WNCW 88.7 FM. Their debut album, The Shane Pruitt Band, took the #7 spot on (864) 573-9742 the list, beating out a phenomenal list of competitors from throughout the region. The band’s www.BluesBoulevardJazz.com 2010 Release, State of Grace was named the #2 Regional Release and #3 Blues Release of ――――――OPEN 5 DAYS―――――― Tue-Thu 5p to 11p ▪ Fri 5:30p to 1a ▪ Sat 7:30p to 1a 2010 in 88.7 WNCW’s 2010 Top Albums of 2010.