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Welcome
Thanks for visiting my website. It was designed by Charley Clinkenbeard. It has my biography, discography, mp3's, an extensive photo gallery, clinic/lesson information and a series of articles that I've written on Freddie Hubbard, Booker Little, Freddie Webster, 50 Essential Jazz Trumpet Recordings, 50 Essential Big Band Recordings and a Complete Jazz Trumpet History. I will be updating the site frequently with new articles and transcriptions. Thanks.
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Private instruction is availiable on an appointment basis.
e-mail: dan@danmillerjazz.com
 
News 2012 -2013
The Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Sextet featuring NYC bassist Ben Wolfe and pianist Kenny Drew Jr. at the Arts Garage
April 27, 2013
In what should prove to be an exciting evening of swinging music, I will be leading a group with Lew Del Gatto and the great bassist from NYC Ben Wolfe at the Arts Garage in Delray Beach, FL on April 27, 2013. We will be joined by some wonderful musicians including the great pianist Kenny Drew Jr., guitarist Dan Heck and drummer Ron Hefner performing a program of Thelonious Monk's music as well as original music from Ben's forthcoming release on the Max Jazz label.
Tickets and Information: Tickets @ Arts Garage website
Dan Miller and Antonio Hart at the Southeastern University Jazz Festival
April 22 - 23, 2013
I'm excited to join the great alto saxophonist Antonio Hart for two days of clinics and concerts at Southeastern University for their Jazz Festival. We will be working and performing with the Southeastern University Jazz Ensemble under the direction of John Seybert as well as top area high school jazz bands.
Tickets and Information: Southeastern University Jazz Festival website
Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quintet with Jazz Legend Ira Sullivan
March 9, 2013
Benefit Concert: Footsteps to the Future Presents Jazzin’ It Up!
An Electrifying Evening with Jazz Legend Ira Sullivan
Ira Sullivan (trumpet, flugelhorn, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
and flute)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Jerry Stawski (piano)
Chuck Bergeron (bass)
Ron Hefner (drums)
Suzie Hulcher (vocals)
Hodges University
2655 Northbrooke Drive Naples, FL 34119
Directly East of I-75 and Immokolee Road (Exit 111)
(239) 513-1122
Tickets available at the door the day of the concert
Online Tickets and Info: Tickets @ Footsteps To The Future website
Saturday March 9, 2013 at 7:15 p.m.
The VIP Reception to meet musicians begins at 6:00 p.m.
General Admission at 6:45 p.m.
Footsteps to the Future presents Jazzin’ It Up! An Electrifying Evening with Jazz Legend Ira Sullivan on Saturday March 9, 2013 at Hodges University in Naples, Florida. The concert, benefiting Footsteps to the Future, will feature Ira Sullivan along with some of the finest jazz musicians in Florida.
Mr. Sullivan, a five-time Grammy nominee, is a unique figure in jazz
music as a multi-instrumentalist who is a master of the trumpet,
flugelhorn, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone and flute. He has
performed and recorded with some of the greatest figures in jazz
history including Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Horace Silver, Red
Rodney, Johnny Griffin and Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers.
Mr. Sullivan, originally from Chicago, was an integral part of that
city’s vibrant jazz scene during the 1950’s and ‘60’s. He has lived in
Miami since the early ‘60’s and continues to tour the world performing
concerts and teaching clinics. Music education is a very important part
of Ira’s life.
In addition to Sullivan, the concert also features tenor saxophonist
Lew Del Gatto, who worked and recorded in NYC for over forty years and
was a member of the Saturday Night Live Band from 1975 – 2005. Also
featured is NYC jazz trumpeter Dan Miller, who toured and recorded with
Harry Connick Jr., Maynard Ferguson, Wynton Marsalis, Tom Jones and
Woody Herman. The world-class rhythm section features pianist Jerry
Stawski, bassist Chuck Bergeron and drummer Ron Hefner. Singer/songwriter
Susie Hulcher will be featured vocalist at the VIP reception.
The Jazzin’ It Up concert will benefit Footsteps to the Future, Inc., a unique mentoring program in Lee and Collier Counties and a model for change in Southwest Florida and the nation. Its goal is to empower young women in and aging out of foster care, to safely and successfully transition to living independently through programs such as evidence-based mentoring, self-sufficiency and advocacy. Celebrate with us as we promote our current pilot projects, the Academic Achievement and Tutoring Programs.
The event will be held at Hodges University in North Naples off 1-75 exit 111. The VIP Reception begins at 6:00 p.m. General Admission doors open at 7:00 p.m. The event also features a Silent Auction, a Mystery Box Raffle and a Decadent Dessert Raffle.
VIP Tickets are $50, or two for $85 includes preferred seating, reception with a buffet featuring the culinary delights of Chef Brian Baker and Jayne Baker of the Roadhouse Cafe. Reserved VIP Tables …10 tops for $ 600 and 6 tops for $360 are available on a very limited basis General Admission Tickets are $25, or two for $45. Student Admission is $10. Tickets will go on sale Jan 1st 2013.
Tickets are available: Tickets @ Footsteps To The Future website
Footsteps to the Future, Inc. is a non-profit 501c (3). Sponsorship opportunities are available.
The Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra
The Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra will begin it's third season in November with an all-star lineup including Russell Malone (11/26), Steve Turre (12/12), Randy Brecker (1/17), Carla Cook (2/14), Dick Hyman (3/28), Jerry Stawski will be featured playing the Music of Jerome Kern (4/25), Romero Lubambo (5/14), and I will be featured playing the Music of Dizzy Gillespie (6/13). This series has been a tremendous success and we look forward to bringing world class jazz musicians to SW Florida.
The Dan Miller -Lew Del Gatto Quartet at The Roadhouse
Every Tuesday Night (September 2012 - June 2013)
I am pleased to announce that the group with Lew Del Gatto, Stu Shelton, Patricia Dean and I will be appearing at The Roadhouse Cafe in Fort Myers every Tuesday throughout the 2012 -2013 season starting September 18th. Marc and Sheri Neeley and Lynda Colombo have a beautiful restaurant and jazz club and we look forward to great music there.
The Gulf Coast Big Band
I am also happy to announce my being named as the Musical Director and Conductor for the Gulf Coast Big Band. This is an organization entering it's 20th year and I know we will have six swinging concerts in Cambier Park in Naples (11/18, 12/16, 1/27, 2/17, 3/10 and 4/7). We will be playing the music of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and all the great bands.
Campiello with the Dan Heck and Rebecca Richarson Quartet
Every Saturday Night (November 2012 - May 2013)
Once again this season I will playing Saturday nights, starting November 17th, with the Dan Heck - Rebecca Richardson Quartet at Campiello in Naples. This is a wonderfully swinging group that features Rebecca's sophisticated vocals. The music, the excellent food at Richard D'Amico's Campiello and the atmosphere of 3rd Street in downtown Naples makes for a perfect combination.
New Years Eve at JD's Bistro
December 31, 2012
This New Years Eve I will be at JD's Bistroin Port Charlotte, Florida with an All-Star group featuring Lew Del Gatto (tenor), Doug Bickel (piano), Marty Morell (drums) and Richard Drexler (bass). This should be one of the highlights of the season musically.
Summer 2012
The summer of 2012 was a very busy one musically. I enjoyed participating and teaching at two jazz workshops, Steve DeLadurantey's at Gulf Coast High School in June and Benny Bolden's at Barron Collier High School in July. Lew Del Gatto, Stu Shelton, Patricia Dean and I played every Tuesday in downtown Fort Myers at Space 39 with the organ group for three months (May-July). It was great there and we look forward to returning there during the upcoming season. That particiular group (with Dan Heck on guitar) will be playing concerts in Sarasota, Naples and Bonita Springs this season as well.
Calender 2012 - 2013
2012 - 2013 ALL THAT JAZZ SERIES at the NAPLES PHILHARMONIC
November 2012 - June 2013
After the great success of last two season's sold out series, the Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra returns for it's third season with an amazing lineup of internationally acclaimed guest stars.
THE NAPLES PHILHARMONIC JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Come hear the finest live jazz music in the region as the all-star Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra headlines this new series in the intimate setting of Daniels Pavilion. Each concert in All That Jazz will feature an esteemed special guest artist. Eight exciting programs (16 concerts) showcasing a variety of great jazz music!
Luciano Morello (Executive Producer)
The Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra is:
Glenn Basham (coordinator and violin)
Lew Del Gatto (co-bandleader and tenor saxophone)
Jerry Stawski (co-bandleader and piano)
Mike Harvey (drums)
Kevin Mauldin (bass)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
The Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts
5833 Pelican Bay Boulevard
Naples, FL 34108-2740
(239) 597-1900 or
(800) 597-1900
The Naples Philharmonic website
Each ALL THAT JAZZ event will have two nightly shows: 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
NOVEMBER JAZZ: RUSSELL MALONE
November 26, 2012 (Monday)
Russell Malone's first guitar was a plastic green toy his mother bought him. Only four years old, Malone strummed the little guitar all day long for days on end trying to emulate the sounds he had heard from guitarists at church in Albany, Georgia. As a child, Malone developed an interest in blues and country music after seeing musicians on television like Chet Atkins, Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, Roy Clark, Son Seals, and B.B. King. Then, at age 12, he saw George Benson perform with Benny Goodman on Soundstage. Malone has said, “I knew right then and there that I wanted to play this music.” A self-taught player, Malone progressed well enough to land a gig with master organist Jimmy Smith when he was 25. “It made me realize that I wasn't as good as I thought I was,” Malone recalls of his first on-stage jam with Smith. After two years with Smith, he went on to join Harry Connick Jr.'s orchestra, a position he held from 1990-94, appearing on three of Connick''s recordings. Malone also worked in a variety of contexts, performing with artists as diverse as Clarence Carter, Little Anthony, Peabo Bryson, Mulgrew Miller, Kenny Barron, Roy Hargrove, Branford and Wynton Marsalis, The Winans, Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, Bucky Pizzarelli, and Jack McDuff. Malone is one of the most commanding and versatile guitarists performing. He can move from blues to gospel to pop to R&B and jazz without hesitation, a rare facility that has prompted some of the highest profile artists in the world to call upon him: Diana Krall, Gladys Knight, Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, Natalie Cole, David Sanborn, Shirley Horn, Christina Aguilera, Harry Connick, Jr, Ron Carter, and Sonny Rollins.
Russell Malone website: allaboutjazz.com
The Naples Philharmonic website: November Jazz with Russell Malone
DECEMBER JAZZ: STEVE TURRE
December 12, 2012 (Wednesday)
One of the world's preeminent jazz innovators, trombonist and seashellist Steve Turre, has consistently won both the Readers' and Critics' polls in JazzTimes, Downbeat, and Jazziz for Best Trombone and for Best Miscellaneous Instrumentalist (shells). Turre was born to Mexican-American parents and grew up in the San Francisco Bay area where he absorbed daily doses of mariachi, blues and jazz. While attending Sacramento State University, he joined the Escovedo Brothers salsa band, which began his career-long involvement with that genre. In 1972 Steve Turre's career picked up momentum when Ray Charles hired him to go on tour. A year later Turre's mentor Woody Shaw brought him into Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. After his tenure with Blakey, Turre went on to work with a diverse list of musicians from the jazz, Latin, and pop worlds, including Dizzy Gillespie, McCoy Tyner, J.J. Johnson, Herbie Hancock, Lester Bowie, Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria, Van Morrison, Pharoah Sanders, Horace Silver, Max Roach, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. The latter introduced hum to the seashell as an instrument. Soon after that, while touring in Mexico City with Woody Shaw, Turre's relatives informed him that his ancestors similarly played the shells. Since then, Turre has incorporated seashells into his diverse musical style. In addition to performing as a member of the Saturday Night Live Band since 1984, Turre leads several different ensembles. Sanctified Shells utilizes the seashell in a larger context, transforming his horn section into a "shell choir". Turre's quartet and quintet provide a setting based in tradition and stretching the limits conceptually and stylistically. Steve Turre continually evolves as a musician and arranger. He has a strong command of all musical genres and when it comes to his distinct brand of jazz, he always keeps one foot in the past and one in the future.
Steve Turre website: steveturre.com
The Naples Philharmonic website: December Jazz with Steve Turre
JANUARY JAZZ: RANDY BRECKER
January 17, 2013 (Thursday)
Randy Brecker has been shaping the sound of Jazz, R&B and Rock for more than four decades. His trumpet and flugelhorn performances have graced hundreds of albums by a wide range of artists from James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen and Parliament-Funkadelic to Frank Sinatra, Steely Dan, David Sanborn, Jaco Pastorius, Horace Silver and Frank Zappa. Randy's history is as varied as it is distinguished. Born (1945) in Philadelphia to a piano-playing father, Randy's musical talent was nurtured and encouraged from an early age. He began playing R&B and funk in local bar bands while in his teens, and developed an ear for Hard Bop through his father's record collection. "I'd listen to Sonny Rollins, Lee Morgan, Miles' Quintets, Art Blakey, Horace Silver, the Clifford Brown/Max Roach group." Randy attended Indiana University from 1963-66 and moved to NYC in 1966. From the 1960's through today, Randy Brecker has been one of the most swinging and inventive jazz trumpet players in the world. He has recorded and performed with the Clark Terry's Big Band, the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, the Duke Pearson Big Band, Blood, Sweat and Tears, Horace Silver and Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. In 1972, Randy was back with Horace Silver, this time with brother Michael as the front line in Horace's quintet. By now, the two horn players had become two of the most in-demand studio musicians of the day and they recorded the now classic 'In Pursuit of the 27th Man' (Blue Note) with Horace. By 1975 they were ready to front their own band. The Brecker Brothers were to become a band of immeasurable influence and impact. Hailed by pop and jazz critics alike, their first album 'The Brecker Brothers' (Arista), which Randy produced, wrote, and arranged, was nominated for four Grammys. The Brecker Brothers went on to record a total of six albums and garner seven Grammy nominations between 1975 and 1981. The following years Randy found a balance between touring the world with his own bands and guesting onstage and in the studio with a wide array of artists including Charles Mingus, Joe Henderson and David Liebman. As a composer, performer and in-demand Yamaha clinician, Randy Brecker continues to influence and inspire young musicians around the world. He feels like he is just starting out!
Randy Brecker website: randybrecker.com
The Naples Philharmonic website: January Jazz with Randy Brecker
FEBRUARY JAZZ: CARLA COOK
February 14, 2013 (Thursday)
Carla Cook is daring. She is a jazz singer/songwriter who sings standards beautifully -- but she doesn't stop there. Cook is willing to put a jazz spin on songs not written by traditional jazz composers. Songs that, until you hear her sing them, you'd never imagine could be interpreted as jazz. This native Detroiter, who grew up in a musically rich and diverse environment, brings all her influences to bear within her repertoire. In her songbook you'll find elements of R&B, European classical, Motown, Blues and Gospel. Cook has always eschewed labels, and refuses to become a jazz purist or snob. That willingness to simply sing what she loves, bringing an earthy sophistication to every song, is what gives Cook her signature style. In her native Detroit, Cook started singing when she was a young child. Growing up, the Midwesterner sang in the Methodist Church. The secular music that she enjoyed ranged from R&B, rock, country and European classical. Though jazz has always been Cook's primary focus, she has been quoted as saying that her favorite artists range from Miles Davis to Chaka Khan to Johann Sebastian Bach. During her formative years, Cook studied privately voice, piano and string bass, the latter of which she played in her high school orchestra. After leaving the Motor City, Cook moved to Boston to attend Northeastern University and earned a degree in Speech Communication. While in Boston, she formed the first of several jazz ensembles and set about the business of her trade. Then in 1990, she moved to New York, where she became active on the Manhattan club scene but paid her bills with various "day gigs" that concluded with her teaching social studies in a junior high school. By the mid 90's, however, she was singing on a full-time basis and had given up her day gigs. It was in 1998 that Cook signed with MAXJAZZ, a small independent jazz label based in St. Louis that has a reputation for being singer-friendly. In 1999, Cook recorded her debut album; It's All About Love. The CD enjoyed favorable reviews and received a Grammy nomination in the Best Jazz Vocal Performance category and was awarded the AFIM Indie Award for Best Jazz Vocal in 2000. In 2000, Cook recorded her second album, Dem Bones and in 2002, she recorded Simply Natural, both for MAXJAZZ. Her albums continue to receive critical acclaim.
Carla Cook website: carlacook.com
MARCH JAZZ: DICK HYMAN
March 28, 2013 (Thursday)
Throughout a busy musical career that got underway in the early ‘50s, Dick Hyman has functioned as pianist, organist, arranger, music director, and composer. His versatility in all of these areas has resulted in film scores, orchestral compositions, concert appearances and well over 100 albums recorded under his own name. While developing a masterful facility for improvisation in his own piano style, Mr. Hyman has also investigated ragtime and the earliest periods of jazz and has researched and recorded the piano music of Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton, James P. Johnson, Duke Ellington, and Fats Waller. Other solo piano albums include variations on the songs of Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, George Gershwin and Richard Rodgers. In addition to his activities in the jazz and concert worlds, Mr. Hyman has had a prolific career in New York as a studio musician and won seven Most Valuable Player Awards from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. He acted as music director for such television programs as Benny Goodman's final appearance (on PBS) and for In Performance at the White House. He received an Emmy for his original score for Sunshine's on the Way, a daytime drama, and another for musical direction of a PBS special on Eubie Blake. He is a member of the Jazz Hall of Fame of the Rutgers Institute of Jazz Studies and the New Jersey Jazz Society. In years past, Dick Hyman was music director for Arthur Godfrey and orchestrator of the hit musical Sugar Babies. He has served as composer/arranger/conductor/pianist for the Woody Allen films Zelig, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Broadway Danny Rose, Stardust Memories, Hannah and Her Sisters, Radio Days, Bullets Over Broadway, Mighty Aphrodite, Everyone Says "I Love You", Sweet and Lowdown, The Curse Of The Jade Scorpion and Melinda and Melinda. Other scores have included Moonstruck, Scott Joplin-King of Ragtime, The Lemon Sisters, and Alan and Naomi. His music has also been heard in The Mask, Billy Bathgate, Two Weeks Notice, and other films.
Dick Hyman website: dickhyman.com
The Naples Philharmonic website: March Jazz with Dick Hyman
APRIL JAZZ: THE NPJO PLAYS THE MUSIC OF JEROME KERN
FEATURING JERRY STAWSKI
April 25, 2013 (Thursday)
The Naples Philharmonic website: April Jazz with Jerry Stawski
MAY JAZZ: ROMERO LUBAMBO
May 14, 2013 (Thursday)
In 1985, Romero Lubambo came to the United States, and brought with him a new sound in Brazilian jazz guitar. Romero's guitar playing unites the styles and rhythms of his native Brazilian musical heritage with his fluency in the American jazz tradition to form a distinctive new sound. From the cool, sophisticated rhythms of his native Brazil to hard bop, Romero is a guitarist who's comfortable in any musical setting. He is an uncommonly gifted soloist and musical improviser with a steady stream of unpredictably creative musical thoughts and the virtuosity to deliver them ever so tastefully. After arriving in New York City, Romero quickly established himself as a "first call" session and touring guitarist who was in demand not only for his authentic Brazilian sound, but also for his command with a variety of styles. Lubambo has performed and recorded with many outstanding artists, including Dianne Reeves, Michael Brecker, Yo-Yo Ma, Kathleen Battle, Diana Krall, Herbie Mann, Wynton Marsalis, Gal Costa, Kurt Elling, Kenny Barron, Luciana Souza, Cyro Baptista, Sergio and Odair Assad, Ivan Lins, Grover Washington Jr., Vernon Reid, Flora Purim and Airto, Paquito D'Rivera, Harry Belafonte, Larry Coryell, Gato Barbieri, Leny Andrade, James Carter, Paula Robison, Dave Weckl, Jason Miles, and Cesar Camargo Mariano... among many others. He has also established himself as a composer and performer on his own critically acclaimed recording projects as well as on those of Trio Da Paz, a Brazilian jazz trio Lubambo formed with Nilson Matta and Duduka da Fonseca. Romero Lubambo is considered by critics to be "the best practitioner of his craft in the world today... the guitarist's facility, creativity and energy are in a class all their own."
Romero Lubambo website: romerolubambo.com
The Naples Philharmonic website: May Jazz with Romero Lubambo
JUNE JAZZ: THE NPJO PLAYS THE MUSIC OF DIZZY GILLESPIE
FEATURING DAN MILLER
June 13, 2012 (Thursday)
The Naples Philharmonic website: June Jazz with Dan Miller
Calender 2012 - 2013
September 2012
9.05.12 Dan Miller Jazz Clinic
Gulf Coast High School Jazz Band
Gulf Coast High School 10:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
7878 Shark Way
Naples, FL 34119
9.12.12 Dan Miller Jazz Clinic
Gulf Coast High School Jazz Band
Gulf Coast High School 10:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
7878 Shark Way
Naples, FL 34119
9.18.12 Dan Miller Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Gerald Augustin (tenor saxophone)
Stu Shelton (organ)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
The Roadhouse Cafe website
9.19.12 Dan Miller Jazz Clinic
Gulf Coast High School Jazz Band
Gulf Coast High School 10:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
7878 Shark Way
Naples, FL 34119
9.25.12 Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Stu Shelton (organ)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
The Roadhouse Cafe website
9.26.12 Dan Miller Jazz Clinic
Gulf Coast High School Jazz Band
Gulf Coast High School 10:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
7878 Shark Way
Naples, FL 34119
October 2012
10.02.12 Dan Miller Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Gerald Augustin (tenor saxophone)
Stu Shelton (organ)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
The Roadhouse Cafe website
10.03.12 Dan Miller Jazz Clinic
Gulf Coast High School Jazz Band
Gulf Coast High School 10:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
7878 Shark Way
Naples, FL 34119
10.04.12 Dan Miller Jazz Clinic
Gulf Coast High School Jazz Band
Gulf Coast High School 10:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
7878 Shark Way
Naples, FL 34119
10.04.12 Dan Miller with the Danny Sinoff Quintet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Craig Christman (tenor saxophone)
Danny Sinoff (piano and vocals)
Kevin Mauldin (bass)
Richie Ianuzzi (drums)
Yabo Restaurant
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
16230 Summerlin Road
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-225-9226
Yabo Restaurant website
10.09.12 Dan Miller Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Gerald Augustin (tenor saxophone)
Stu Shelton (organ)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
The Roadhouse Cafe website
10.10.12 Dan Miller Jazz Clinic
Gulf Coast High School Jazz Band
Gulf Coast High School 10:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
7878 Shark Way
Naples, FL 34119
10.11.12 Dan Miller Jazz Clinic
Gulf Coast High School Jazz Band
Gulf Coast High School 10:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
7878 Shark Way
Naples, FL 34119
10.11.12 Dan Miller Jazz Clinic
Barron Collier High School Jazz Band
Barron Collier High School 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
5600 Cougar Drive
Naples, FL 34109
10.16.12 Dan Miller Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Gerald Augustin (tenor saxophone)
Stu Shelton (organ)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
The Roadhouse Cafe website
10.18.12 Dan Miller Jazz Clinic
Gulf Coast High School Jazz Band
Gulf Coast High School 10:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
7878 Shark Way
Naples, FL 34119
10.18.12 Dan Miller Jazz Clinic
Barron Collier High School Jazz Band
Barron Collier High School 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
5600 Cougar Drive
Naples, FL 34109
10.18.12 Dan Miller with the Dan Heck - Rebecca Richardson Quintet
The Art League of Bonita Springs Presents Live at The Promenade
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Rebecca Richardson (vocals)
Dan Heck (guitar)
Stu Shelton (organ)
James Martin (drums)
Bonita Art League website
Concert 7:00 p.m.
Promenade at Bonita Bay
26831 South Bay Drive
The intersection of U.S. 41 and South Bay Drive approximately 1.5 miles north of Bonita Beach Road
Bonita Springs, FL 34134
info & tickets call 239-495-8989
10.20.12 Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Stu Shelton (organ)
Patricia Dean (drums)
Brew Babies
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
1520 Lafayette Street
Cape Coral, FL 33904
239-542-2224
Brew Babies website
10.21.12 - 10.22.12 New York City
10.23.12 Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Stu Shelton (organ)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
The Roadhouse Cafe website
10.24.12 Dan Miller Jazz Clinic
Gulf Coast High School Jazz Band
Gulf Coast High School 10:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
7878 Shark Way
Naples, FL 34119
10.24.12 Dan Miller with The Gulf Coast Big Band
The Gulf Coast Big Band: Rehearsal
Dan Miller (Musical Director and Conductor)
6:00 p.m.
Naples, FL
10.25.12 Dan Miller Jazz Clinic
Gulf Coast High School Jazz Band
Gulf Coast High School 10:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
7878 Shark Way
Naples, FL 34119
10.27.12 Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quintet
Stone Crab Fest at the Shoppes at Naples Bay Resort
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Jeff Phillips (piano)
Scott Smith (bass)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Shoppes at Naples Bay Resort
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
1500 5th Avenue South
Naples, FL 34102
The Shoppes at Naples Bay Resort website
10.30.12 Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Stu Shelton (organ)
Ron Hefner (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
The Roadhouse Cafe website
10.31.12 Dan Miller Jazz Clinic
Gulf Coast High School Jazz Band
Gulf Coast High School 10:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
7878 Shark Way
Naples, FL 34119
10.31.12 Dan Miller with The Gulf Coast Big Band
The Gulf Coast Big Band: Rehearsal
Dan Miller (Musical Director and Conductor)
6:00 p.m.
Naples, FL
November 2012
11.01.12 Dan Miller Jazz Clinic
Gulf Coast High School Jazz Band
Gulf Coast High School 10:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
7878 Shark Way
Naples, FL 34119
11.03.12 Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Stu Shelton (organ)
Patricia Dean (drums)
Brew Babies
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
1520 Lafayette Street
Cape Coral, FL 33904
239-542-2224
Brew Babies website
11.06.12 Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Stu Shelton (organ)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
The Roadhouse Cafe website
11.07.12 Dan Miller Jazz Clinic
Gulf Coast High School Jazz Band
Gulf Coast High School 10:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
7878 Shark Way
Naples, FL 34119
11.07.12 Dan Miller with The Gulf Coast Big Band
The Gulf Coast Big Band: Rehearsal
Dan Miller (Musical Director and Conductor)
6:00 p.m.
Naples, FL
11.08.12 Dan Miller Jazz Clinic
Gulf Coast High School Jazz Band
Gulf Coast High School 10:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
7878 Shark Way
Naples, FL 34119
11.10.12 Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quintet
Concert for the South County Jazz Club
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Dan Heck (guitar)
Stu Shelton (organ)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Glenridge Performing Arts Center
8:00 p.m.
7333 Scotland Way
Sarasota, FL 34238
Box Office: 941-552-5300
The Glenridge Performing Arts Center website (Tickets)
South County Jazz Club website
11.13.12 Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Stu Shelton (organ)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
The Roadhouse Cafe website
11.14.12 Dan Miller Jazz Clinic
Gulf Coast High School Jazz Band
Gulf Coast High School 9:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
7878 Shark Way
Naples, FL 34119
11.14.12 Dan Miller with The Gulf Coast Big Band
The Gulf Coast Big Band: Rehearsal
Dan Miller (Musical Director and Conductor)
6:00 p.m.
Naples, FL
11.15.12 Dan Miller Jazz Clinic
Gulf Coast High School Jazz Band
Gulf Coast High School 9:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
7878 Shark Way
Naples, FL 34119
11.17.12 Dan Miller with the Dan Heck-Rebecca Richardson Quartet
Rebecca Richardson (vocals and piano)
Dan Heck (bass)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Trimble McCollough (drums)
Campiello 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
1177 3rd Street South
Naples, FL 34102
239-435-1166
11.18.12 Dan Miller with The Gulf Coast Big Band
The Gulf Coast Big Band: Concert #1
Dan Miller (Musical Director and Conductor)
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Cambier Park
Park Street
Naples, FL 34102
The Cambier Park website
11.20.12 Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Stu Shelton (organ)
Ron Hefner (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
The Roadhouse Cafe website
11.24.12 Dan Miller with the Dan Heck-Rebecca Richardson Quartet
Rebecca Richardson (vocals and piano)
Dan Heck (bass)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Trimble McCollough (drums)
Campiello 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
1177 3rd Street South
Naples, FL 34102
239-435-1166
11.26.12 Dan Miller with The Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra
Featuring guest artist Russell Malone
Glenn Basham (violin and harmonica)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Jerry Stawski (piano)
Mike Harvey (drums)
Kevin Mauldin (bass)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Two Shows: 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
The Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts
5833 Pelican Bay Boulevard
Naples, FL 34108-2740
(239) 597-1900 or
(800) 597-1900
The Naples Phil website
11.27.12 Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Stu Shelton (organ)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
The Roadhouse Cafe website
11.28.12 Dan Miller Jazz Clinic
Gulf Coast High School Jazz Band
Gulf Coast High School 10:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
7878 Shark Way
Naples, FL 34119
11.28.12 Dan Miller with The Gulf Coast Big Band
The Gulf Coast Big Band: Rehearsal
Dan Miller (Musical Director and Conductor)
6:00 p.m.
Naples, FL
11.29.12 Dan Miller Jazz Clinic
Gulf Coast High School Jazz Band
Gulf Coast High School 10:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
7878 Shark Way
Naples, FL 34119
December 2012
12.01.12 Dan Miller with the Dan Heck-Rebecca Richardson Quartet
Rebecca Richardson (vocals and piano)
Dan Heck (bass)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Trimble McCollough (drums)
Campiello 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
1177 3rd Street South
Naples, FL 34102
239-435-1166
12.04.12 Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Stu Shelton (organ)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
The Roadhouse Cafe website
12.05.12 Dan Miller with The Gulf Coast Big Band
The Gulf Coast Big Band: Rehearsal
Dan Miller (Musical Director and Conductor)
6:00 p.m.
Naples, FL
12.08.12 Dan Miller with the Dan Heck-Rebecca Richardson Quartet
Rebecca Richardson (vocals and piano)
Dan Heck (bass)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Trimble McCollough (drums)
Campiello 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
1177 3rd Street South
Naples, FL 34102
239-435-1166
12.11.12 Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Stu Shelton (organ)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
The Roadhouse Cafe website
12.12.12 Dan Miller with The Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra
Featuring guest artist Steve Turre
Glenn Basham (violin and harmonica)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Jerry Stawski (piano)
Mike Harvey (drums)
Kevin Mauldin (bass)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Two Shows: 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
The Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts
5833 Pelican Bay Boulevard
Naples, FL 34108-2740
(239) 597-1900 or
(800) 597-1900
The Naples Phil website
12.15.12 Dan Miller with the Dan Heck-Rebecca Richardson Quartet
Rebecca Richardson (vocals and piano)
Dan Heck (bass)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Trimble McCollough (drums)
Campiello 700 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
1177 3rd Street South
Naples, FL 34102
239-435-1166
12.16.12 Dan Miller with The Gulf Coast Big Band
The Gulf Coast Big Band: Concert #2
Dan Miller (Musical Director and Conductor)
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Cambier Park
Park Street
Naples, FL 34102
The Cambier Park website
12.18.12 Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Stu Shelton (organ)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
The Roadhouse Cafe website
12.19.12 Dan Miller with The Gulf Coast Big Band
The Gulf Coast Big Band: Rehearsal
Dan Miller (Musical Director and Conductor)
6:00 p.m.
Naples, FL
12.22.12 Dan Miller with the Dan Heck-Rebecca Richardson Quartet
Rebecca Richardson (vocals and piano)
Dan Heck (bass)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Trimble McCollough (drums)
Campiello 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
1177 3rd Street South
Naples, FL 34102
239-435-1166
12.29.12 Dan Miller with the Dan Heck-Rebecca Richardson Quartet
Rebecca Richardson (vocals and piano)
Dan Heck (bass)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Trimble McCollough (drums)
Campiello 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
1177 3rd Street South
Naples, FL 34102
239-435-1166
12.31.12 NEW YEARS EVE @ JD'S BISTRO IN PORT CHARLOTTE
DAN MILLER with an ALL STAR JAZZ QUINTET
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Doug Bickel (piano)
Marty Morell (drums)
Richard Drexler (bass)
JD's Bistro 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
1951 Tamiami Trail (US 41)
Port Charlotte FL 33948
941.255.0994
JD's Bistro website
January 2013
1.04.13 Dan Miller with The Stu Shelton Quintet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Stu Shelton (piano)
Ron Hefner (drums)
Patricia Dean (vocals)
7:00 p.m.
Seven Lakes Golf & Tennis
1965 Seven Lakes Blvd
Fort Myers, FL 33907
1.05.13 Dan Miller with the Dan Heck-Rebecca Richardson Quartet
Rebecca Richardson (vocals and piano)
Dan Heck (bass)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Trimble McCollough (drums)
Campiello 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
1177 3rd Street South
Naples, FL 34102
239-435-1166
1.08.13 Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Stu Shelton (organ)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
The Roadhouse Cafe website
1.09.13 Dan Miller with The Gulf Coast Big Band
The Gulf Coast Big Band: Rehearsal
Dan Miller (Musical Director and Conductor)
6:00 p.m.
Naples, FL
1.12.13 Dan Miller with the Dan Heck-Rebecca Richardson Quartet
Rebecca Richardson (vocals and piano)
Dan Heck (bass)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Trimble McCollough (drums)
Campiello 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
1177 3rd Street South
Naples, FL 34102
239-435-1166
1.15.13 Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Stu Shelton (organ)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
The Roadhouse Cafe website
1.16.13 Dan Miller with The Gulf Coast Big Band
The Gulf Coast Big Band: Rehearsal
Dan Miller (Musical Director and Conductor)
6:00 p.m.
Naples, FL
1.17.13 Dan Miller with The Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra
Featuring guest artist Randy Brecker
Glenn Basham (violin and harmonica)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Jerry Stawski (piano)
Mike Harvey (drums)
Kevin Mauldin (bass)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Two Shows: 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
The Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts
5833 Pelican Bay Boulevard
Naples, FL 34108-2740
(239) 597-1900 or
(800) 597-1900
The Naples Phil website
1.19.13 Dan Miller with the Dan Heck-Rebecca Richardson Quartet
Rebecca Richardson (vocals and piano)
Dan Heck (bass)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Trimble McCollough (drums)
Campiello 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
1177 3rd Street South
Naples, FL 34102
239-435-1166
1.22.13 Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Stu Shelton (organ)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
The Roadhouse Cafe website
1.23.13 Dan Miller with The Gulf Coast Big Band
The Gulf Coast Big Band: Rehearsal
Dan Miller (Musical Director and Conductor)
6:00 p.m.
Naples, FL
1.26.13 Dan Miller with the Dan Heck-Rebecca Richardson Quartet
Rebecca Richardson (vocals and piano)
Dan Heck (bass)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Trimble McCollough (drums)
Campiello 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
1177 3rd Street South
Naples, FL 34102
239-435-1166
1.27.13 Dan Miller with The Gulf Coast Big Band
The Gulf Coast Big Band: Concert #3
Dan Miller (Musical Director and Conductor)
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Cambier Park
Park Street
Naples, FL 34102
The Cambier Park website
1.29.13 Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Stu Shelton (organ)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
The Roadhouse Cafe website
1.30.13 Dan Miller with The Gulf Coast Big Band
The Gulf Coast Big Band: Rehearsal
Dan Miller (Musical Director and Conductor)
6:00 p.m.
Naples, FL
February 2013
2.02.13 Dan Miller with the Dan Heck-Rebecca Richardson Quartet
Rebecca Richardson (vocals and piano)
Dan Heck (bass)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Trimble McCollough (drums)
Campiello 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
1177 3rd Street South
Naples, FL 34102
239-435-1166
2.05.13 Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Stu Shelton (organ)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
2.06.13 Dan Miller with The Gulf Coast Big Band
The Gulf Coast Big Band: Rehearsal
Dan Miller (Musical Director and Conductor)
6:00 p.m.
Naples, FL
2.09.13 Dan Miller with the Dan Heck-Rebecca Richardson Quartet
Rebecca Richardson (vocals and piano)
Dan Heck (bass)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Trimble McCollough (drums)
Campiello 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
1177 3rd Street South
Naples, FL 34102
239-435-1166
2.12.13 Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Stu Shelton (organ)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
2.13.13 Dan Miller with The Gulf Coast Big Band
The Gulf Coast Big Band: Rehearsal
Dan Miller (Musical Director and Conductor)
6:00 p.m.
Naples, FL
2.14.13 Dan Miller with The Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra
Featuring guest artist vocalist Carla Cook
Glenn Basham (violin and harmonica)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Jerry Stawski (piano)
Goetz Kujack (drums)
Chuck Bergeron (bass)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Two Shows: 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
The Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts
5833 Pelican Bay Boulevard
Naples, FL 34108-2740
(239) 597-1900 or
(800) 597-1900
The Naples Phil website
2.16.13 Dan Miller with the Dan Heck-Rebecca Richardson Quartet
Rebecca Richardson (vocals and piano)
Dan Heck (bass)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Trimble McCollough (drums)
Campiello 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
1177 3rd Street South
Naples, FL 34102
239-435-1166
2.17.13 Dan Miller with The Gulf Coast Big Band
The Gulf Coast Big Band: Concert #4
Dan Miller (Musical Director and Conductor)
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Cambier Park
Park Street
Naples, FL 34102
The Cambier Park website
2.19.13 Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Stu Shelton (organ)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
2.20.13 Dan Miller with The Gulf Coast Big Band
The Gulf Coast Big Band: Rehearsal
Dan Miller (Musical Director and Conductor)
6:00 p.m.
Naples, FL
2.23.13 Dan Miller with the Dan Heck-Rebecca Richardson Quartet
Rebecca Richardson (vocals and piano)
Dan Heck (bass)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Trimble McCollough (drums)
Village Walk 7:00 p.m.
Naples, FL 34102
2.26.13 Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Stu Shelton (organ)
Ron Hefner (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
2.27.13 Dan Miller with The Gulf Coast Big Band
The Gulf Coast Big Band: Rehearsal
Dan Miller (Musical Director and Conductor)
6:00 p.m.
Naples, FL
March 2013
3.03.13 Dan Miller with Jerry Stawski's 4th Annual Magnificent 7 Concert
Jerry Stawski (piano)
Lew Del Gatto (saxophone)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Herb Bruce (trombone)
Kelly Bryan (bass)
Dave Trefethen (guitar)
Patricia Dean (drums & vocals)
Showtime 2:00 p.m.
Unity Church of Bonita Springs
28285 Imperial Parkway
Bonita Springs, FL 34135
Ticket info and details: 239-947-3100
3.03.13 Dan Miller Concert with the Gulf Coast High School Jazz Band
This is a fundraiser for the Gulf Coast HS Band and will feature the music of Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Wayne Shorter, Charlie Parker, Curtis Fuller, Duke Jordan, George Gershwin and a special tribute to the New Orleans Brass Bands.
Admission is FREE
Showtime: 4:00 p.m.
North Naples United Methodist Church
6000 Goodlette-Frank Road
Naples, FL 34109-7206
Gulf Coast H.S. Band: 239-377-1690
3.05.13 Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Jerry Stawski (organ)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
The Roadhouse Cafe website
3.06.13 Dan Miller with The Gulf Coast Big Band
The Gulf Coast Big Band: Rehearsal
Dan Miller (Musical Director and Conductor)
6:00 p.m.
Naples, FL
3.09.13 IRA SULLIVAN with the Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quintet
Benefit Concert: Footsteps to the Future Presents Jazzin’ It Up!
An Electrifying Evening of Jazz Music Featuring the Legenday Ira Sullivan
Ira Sullivan (tenor saxophone, trumpet, flugelhorn, soprano saxophone and flute)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Jerry Stawski (piano)
Chuck Bergeron (bass)
Ron Hefner (drums)
Hodges University
2655 Northbrooke Drive Naples, FL 34119
(239) 513-1122
tickets available at the door the day of the concert
tickets available at: Tickets @ Footsteps To The Future
3.10.13 Dan Miller with The Gulf Coast Big Band
The Gulf Coast Big Band: Concert #5
Dan Miller (Musical Director and Conductor)
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Cambier Park
Park Street
Naples, FL 34102
The Cambier Park website
3.12.13 Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Jerry Stawski (organ)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
The Roadhouse Cafe website
3.13.13 Dan Miller with The Gulf Coast Big Band
The Gulf Coast Big Band: Rehearsal
Dan Miller (Musical Director and Conductor)
6:00 p.m.
Naples, FL
3.16.13 Dan Miller Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lou Califano (tenor saxophone)
Dave Trefethen (bass)
Jimmy Blakemore Jr. (drums)
Campiello 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
1177 3rd Street South
Naples, FL 34102
239-435-1166
3.19.13 Opera Naples Great Gatsby Gala
A glittering, glamorous gala direct from the Roaring 20’s! This fundraising event includes cocktails, dinner, jazz, flappers, vintage cars, fantastic auctions and lots of surprises.
Rebecca Richardson (vocals)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Stu Shelton (piano)
Scott Smith (bass)
Patricia Dean (drums)
Naples, FL
239.963.9050
Info: Opera Naples Great Gatsby Gala
3.20.13 Dan Miller with The Gulf Coast Big Band
The Gulf Coast Big Band: Rehearsal
Dan Miller (Musical Director and Conductor)
6:00 p.m.
Naples, FL
3.23.13 Dan Miller with the Dan Heck-Rebecca Richardson Quartet
Rebecca Richardson (vocals and piano)
Dan Heck (bass)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Trimble McCollough (drums)
Campiello 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
1177 3rd Street South
Naples, FL 34102
239-435-1166
3.26.13 Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Jerry Stawski (organ)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
The Roadhouse Cafe website
3.27.13 Dan Miller with The Gulf Coast Big Band
The Gulf Coast Big Band: Rehearsal
Dan Miller (Musical Director and Conductor)
6:00 p.m.
Naples, FL
3.28.13 Dan Miller with The Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra
Featuring guest artist Dick Hyman
Glenn Basham (violin and harmonica)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Jerry Stawski (piano)
Mike Harvey (drums)
Kevin Mauldin (bass)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Two Shows: 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
The Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts
5833 Pelican Bay Boulevard
Naples, FL 34108-2740
(239) 597-1900 or
(800) 597-1900
The Naples Phil website
3.30.13 Dan Miller with the Dan Heck-Rebecca Richardson Quartet
Rebecca Richardson (vocals and piano)
Dan Heck (bass)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Trimble McCollough (drums)
Campiello 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
1177 3rd Street South
Naples, FL 34102
239-435-1166
April 2013
4.02.13 Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Jerry Stawski (organ)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
The Roadhouse Cafe website
4.03.13 Dan Miller with The Gulf Coast Big Band
The Gulf Coast Big Band: Rehearsal
Dan Miller (Musical Director and Conductor)
6:00 p.m.
Naples, FL
4.04.13 Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quintet
The Art League of Bonita Springs Presents Live at The Promenade
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Dan Heck (guitar)
Stu Shelton (organ)
Patricia Dean (drums)
Bonita Art League website
Concert 7:00 p.m.
Promenade at Bonita Bay
26831 South Bay Drive
The intersection of U.S. 41 and South Bay Drive approximately 1.5 miles north of Bonita Beach Road
Bonita Springs, FL 34134
info & tickets call 239-495-8989
4.06.13 Dan Miller with the Dan Heck-Rebecca Richardson Quartet
Rebecca Richardson (vocals and piano)
Dan Heck (bass)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Trimble McCollough (drums)
Campiello 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
1177 3rd Street South
Naples, FL 34102
239-435-1166
4.07.13 Dan Miller with The Gulf Coast Big Band
The Gulf Coast Big Band: Concert #6
Dan Miller (Musical Director and Conductor)
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Cambier Park
Park Street
Naples, FL 34102
The Cambier Park website
4.09.13 Dan Miller Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Jerry Stawski (piano)
Don Mopsick (bass)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
The Roadhouse Cafe website
4.13.13 Dan Miller with the Dan Heck-Rebecca Richardson Quartet
Rebecca Richardson (vocals and piano)
Dan Heck (bass)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Trimble McCollough (drums)
Campiello 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
1177 3rd Street South
Naples, FL 34102
239-435-1166
4.16.13 Dan Miller Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Jerry Stawski (piano)
Don Mopsick (bass)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
The Roadhouse Cafe website
4.20.13 Dan Miller with the Dan Heck-Rebecca Richardson Quartet
Rebecca Richardson (vocals and piano)
Dan Heck (bass)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Trimble McCollough (drums)
Campiello 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
1177 3rd Street South
Naples, FL 34102
239-435-1166
4.21.13 Dan Miller and the CAPA HS Jazz Band Festival
CAPA Bayshore HS Jazz Band Festival
Guest soloists:
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
The Gulf Coast HS Jazz Band, Directed by Steve DeLadurantey
The Barron Collier HS Jazz Band, Directed by Benny Bolden
The Palmetto Ridge HS Jazz Band, Directed by Skip Pardee
Bayshore CAPA website
2:00 p.m.
Sugden Park
4284 Avalon Drive
Naples, FL 34112
4.22.13 - 4.23.13 Dan Miller and Antonio Hart at the Southeastern University Jazz Festival
Southeastern University Jazz Festival
Two days of clinics and concerts with High School and University Bands
Guest Artists:
Antonio Hart (alto saxophone)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Highland Park Church
4777 Lakeland Highlands Road
Lakeland, FL 33813
Info: Southeastern University Jazz Festival Clinics and Concerts
4.25.13 Dan Miller with The Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra
The NPJO Plays the Music of Jerome Kern
Featuring guest artist Jerry Stawski
Glenn Basham (violin and harmonica)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Jerry Stawski (piano)
Mike Harvey (drums)
Paul Shewchuck (bass)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Two Shows: 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
The Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts
5833 Pelican Bay Boulevard
Naples, FL 34108-2740
(239) 597-1900 or
(800) 597-1900
The Naples Phil website
4.27.13 Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Sextet featuring NYC bassist Ben Wolfe
Playing the Music of Thelonious Monk
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Ben Wolfe (bass)
Kenny Drew Jr. (piano)
Dan Heck (guitar)
Ron Hefner (drums)
The Arts Garage
180 NE First Street
Delray Beach, FL 33444
561-450-6357
info@artsgarage.org
The Arts Garage website
May 2013
5.01.13 - 5.05.13 Dan Miller Clinic and Jazz Concert
Uvalde High School (SW of San Antonio, TX)
Mark Lyon (director & trombone)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Wally Minko (piano)
Tom Bethke (guitar)
Dave Zarlenga (drums)
Ricky Taylor (bass)
Miko Matthews (vocals)
Uvalde High School
1 Coyote Trail
Uvalde, TX 78801
(830) 591-2950
5.14.13 Dan Miller with The Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra
Split Bill featuring guest artist Romero Lubambo and Arturo Sandoval and his Quintet
Glenn Basham (violin and harmonica)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Jerry Stawski (piano)
Mike Harvey (drums)
Kevin Mauldin (bass)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
8:00 p.m.
The Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts
5833 Pelican Bay Boulevard
Naples, FL 34108-2740
(239) 597-1900 or
(800) 597-1900
The Naples Phil website
5.21.13 Dan Miller Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Jerry Stawski (piano)
Don Mopsick (bass)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
The Roadhouse Cafe website
5.28.13 Dan Miller Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Jerry Stawski (piano)
Don Mopsick (bass)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
The Roadhouse Cafe website
June 2013
6.04.13 Dan Miller Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Jerry Stawski (piano)
Don Mopsick (bass)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
The Roadhouse Cafe website
6.11.13 Dan Miller Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Jerry Stawski (piano)
Don Mopsick (bass)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
The Roadhouse Cafe website
6.10.13 - 6.14.13 Gulf Coast Jazz Camp Week One
Gulf Coast High School
7878 Shark Way
Naples, FL 34119
Band Room Phone Number: 239-377-1690
e-mail for Band Director Steve Deladurantey: deladust@collier.k12.fl.us
Gulf Coast High School Band website: Gulf Coast High School Band website
6.13.13 Dan Miller with The Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra
The NPJO Plays the Music of Dizzy Gillespie
Featuring guest artist Dan Miller
Glenn Basham (violin and harmonica)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Jerry Stawski (piano)
Mike Harvey (drums)
Kevin Mauldin (bass)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Two Shows: 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
The Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts
5833 Pelican Bay Boulevard
Naples, FL 34108-2740
(239) 597-1900 or
(800) 597-1900
The Naples Phil website
6.17.13 - 6.21.13 Gulf Coast Jazz Camp Week Two
Gulf Coast High School
7878 Shark Way
Naples, FL 34119
Band Room Phone Number: 239-377-1690
e-mail for Band Director Steve Deladurantey: deladust@collier.k12.fl.us
Gulf Coast High School Band website: Gulf Coast High School Band website
6.18.13 Dan Miller Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Jerry Stawski (piano)
Don Mopsick (bass)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
The Roadhouse Cafe website
6.25.13 Dan Miller Quartet
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Jerry Stawski (piano)
Don Mopsick (bass)
Patricia Dean (drums)
The Roadhouse Cafe
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
15660 San Carlos Blvd, Suite 36
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-415-4375
The Roadhouse Cafe website
Dan Miller News 2006 - 2012
Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Septet
Featuring special guests Glenn Basham, Dan Heck and Jerry Stawski
June 14, 2012
Benefit Concert: Footsteps to the Future Presents Jazzin’ It Up!
An Electrifying Evening of Jazz Music
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Glenn Basham (violin)
Dan Heck (guitar)
Jerry Stawski (piano)
Paul Shewchuk (bass)
Ron Hefner (drums)
Suzie Hulcher (vocals)
Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center
2301 First Street
Fort Myers, FL 33901
239-333-1933
Thursday June 14, 2012 at 6:15 p.m.
The VIP Reception begins at 5:00 p.m.
Online Tickets and Info: Sidney and Berne
Davis Art Center website
Footsteps to the Future presents Jazzin’ It Up! An Electrifying Evening of Jazz Music on Thursday June 14, 2012 at the historic Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center in downtown Fort Myers. The concert, benefiting Footsteps to the Future, will feature some of the finest jazz musicians in NYC and Florida.
This year’s concert will feature:
NYC tenor saxophonist Lew Del Gatto, who was a member of the Saturday Night Live Band from 1975 – 2005, has recorded for such artists as Tony Bennett, Aretha Franklin, Quincy Jones, the Brecker Brothers and has performed with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Herbie Hancock and Buddy Rich
NYC jazz trumpeter Dan Miller, who has toured and recorded with Harry Connick Jr., Maynard Ferguson, Wynton Marsalis, Tom Jones, Woody Herman and has performed with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Branford Marsalis, Lionel Hampton, Randy Brecker, Frank Foster and Jon Hendricks
Virtuoso violinist Glenn Basham, the concertmaster for the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra and a member of the artist faculty at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, also serves as the first violinist in the Bergonzi String Quartet and has frequently performed with jazz artist Ira Sullivan
Jazz guitarist Dan Heck, a graduate of the Berklee School of Music who made his mark on the jazz scenes of NYC and Seattle playing and recording with Joe Doria, Thomas Marriott and Jay Thomas
The world-class rhythm section features pianist Jerry Stawski, bassist Paul Shewchuk and drummer Ron Hefner. The wonderfully swinging and talented jazz vocalist Susie Hulcher will be featured as well.
The Jazzin’ It Up concert will benefit Footsteps to the Future, Inc., a unique mentoring program in Lee and Collier Counties and a model for change in Southwest Florida and the nation. Its goal is to empower young women in and aging out of foster care, to safely and successfully transition to living independently through programs such as mentoring, transitional living and advocacy. Celebrate with us as we promote our current pilot projects, the Academic Achievement and Tutoring Programs.
The event will be held at the historic Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center, 2301 First Street, Fort Myers, on Thursday June 14, 2012 at 6:15 p.m. The VIP Reception begins at 5:00 p.m. General Admission doors open at 6:00 p.m. The event also features a Silent Auction, a Mystery Box Raffle and a Decadent Dessert Raffle.
VIP Tickets are $50, or two for $85 (includes preferred seating, reception with a buffet featuring the culinary delights of Chef Brian Baker and Jayne Baker of the Roadhouse Cafe). VIP Tables (8 seats with reserved seating) are available on a very limited basis for $400. General Admission Tickets are $25, or two for $45. Student Admission is $10. Tickets will go on sale Tuesday, April 17th.
Tickets are available at www.sbdac.com (the Sidney Berne Davis Art Center website) or at www.footstepstothefuture.org (Footsteps to the Future website)
For VIP Tables, sponsorship opportunities or general information call Footsteps to the Future Founder and Executive Director Judi Woods at (239) 281-7378. Reserved seating is limited. Footsteps to the Future, Inc. is a non-profit 501c (3).
2011 - 2012 ALL THAT JAZZ SERIES at the NAPLES PHILHARMONIC
November 2011 - June 2012
After the great success of last season's sold out series, the Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra returns for it's second season with an amazing lineup of internationally acclaimed guest stars.
INTRODUCING THE PHILHARMONIC JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Come hear the finest live jazz music in the region as the all-star Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra headlines this new series in the intimate setting of Daniels Pavilion. Each concert in All That Jazz will feature an esteemed special guest artist. Six exciting programs showcasing a variety of great jazz music!
The Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra is:
Glenn Basham (coordinator and violin)
Lew Del Gatto (co-bandleader and tenor saxophone)
Jerry Stawski (co-bandleader and piano)
Mike Harvey (drums)
Kevin Mauldin (bass)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
The Naples Philharmonic
5833 Pelican Bay Boulevard
Naples, FL 34108-2740
(239) 597-1900 or
(800) 597-1900
The Naples Phil website
Each ALL THAT JAZZ event will have two nightly shows: 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
NOVEMBER JAZZ: DENNIS ROWLAND
November 16, 2011 (Wednesday)
Dennis Rowland was the featured vocalist with the Count Basie Orchestra 1977 - 1983. Born and raised in Detroit, he was brought up listening to his parents’ jazz and gospel records while also immersing himself in the local Motown sound. Hearing Joe Williams at the age of five or six was the most formative influence of all for Rowland. Dream became reality when Rowland joined the Count Basie Orchestra in 1977. He spent seven years with them, and shared the stage with Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn and Tony Bennett. He has also toured with Grover Washington, Jr. and played with the Ray Anthony Orchestra.
Dennis Rowland website www.dennisrowland.com
The Naples Phil website: November Jazz with Dennis Rowland
DECEMBER JAZZ: IRA SULLIVAN
December 28, 2011 (Wednesday)
Ira Sullivan, a five-time Grammy nominee, is a unique figure in jazz music as a multi-instrumentalist who is a master of the trumpet, flugelhorn, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone and flute. He has performed and recorded with some of the greatest figures in jazz history including Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Horace Silver, Red Rodney, Johnny Griffin and Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. Mr. Sullivan, originally from Chicago, was an integral part of that city’s vibrant jazz scene during the 1950’s and ‘60’s. He has lived in Miami since the early ‘60’s and continues to tour the world performing concerts and teaching clinics.
Ira Sullivan website www.irasullivanjazz.com
The Naples Phil website: December Jazz with Ira Sullivan
JANUARY JAZZ: MIKE MAINIERI
January 12, 2012 (Thursday)
Primarily recognized as an award-winning jazz vibraphonist, Mike Mainieri's equally remarkable talents as producer, performer, arranger, and composer have contributed to shaping the cutting edge in music. During the ‘50s and early ‘60s, he performed with such legendary artists as Buddy Rich, Billie Holliday, Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins and Wes Montgomery. At the age of 20, he won Downbeat's International Jazz Critic's Award. In the late 70s, Mike founded the pioneering jazz/fusion group Steps Ahead, which included previous cohorts Michael Brecker, Eddie Gomez, Steve Gadd and Don Grolnick. Delving into contemporary sounds while maintaining experimental sounds and compositional integrity, Steps Ahead was and is a launching pad for young talent and new musical ideas.
Mike Mainieri website: www.nycrecords.com
The Naples Phil website: January Jazz with Mike Mainieri
FEBRUARY JAZZ: CHARLES MCPHERSON
February 16, 2012 (Thursday)
Charles McPherson has toured the US, Europe, Japan, Africa and South America with his own group, as well as with jazz greats Billy Eckstine, Lionel Hampton, Nat Adderly, Jay McShann and others. McPherson has recorded as guest artist with Charlie Mingus, Barry Harris, Art Farmer, Kenny Drew, Toshiko Akiyoshi, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Orchestra and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. He has recorded as leader on Prestige, Fantasy, Mainstream, Discovery, Xanadu, and most recently Arabesque. His most recent recording is the highly acclaimed "Manhattan Nocturne". Charles was also the featured alto saxophonist in the Clint Eastwood film "Bird," a biography about Charlie Parker.
Charles McPherson website www.charlesmcpherson.com
The Naples Phil website: February Jazz with Charles McPherson
MARCH JAZZ: BOBBY SHEW
March 22, 2012 (Thursday)
Bobby Shew, a Los Angeles based jazz and lead trumpeter, has played and recorded with the small groups of Art Pepper, Bud Shank, The Horace Silver Quintet and Frank Strazzeri-Sam Most, as well as numerous big bands such as Buddy Rich, Tommy Dorsey, Bill Holman, Louie Bellson, Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin, Oliver Nelson, Bill Berry, Nat Pierce-Frank Capp Juggernaut, Ed Shaughnessy, Terry Gibbs, Benny Goodman, Maynard Ferguson, Neal Hefti, Don Menza, and Bob Florence. In addition to being a sideman, Bobby is also a leader, recording many of his own albums. Several of these received very high accolades from critics and high placement on the airplay charts. One of his albums, 'Outstanding In His Field' was nominated for a Grammy in 1980, while, 'Heavy Company' was awarded the Jazz Album Of The Year in 1983. He also spent many years in the Los Angeles recording studios working on countless TV shows, record albums and film soundtracks.
Bobby Shew website www.bobbyshew.com
The Naples Phil website: March Jazz with Bobby Shew
APRIL JAZZ: DANTE LUCIANI
April 19, 2012 (Thursday)
Dante Luciani, formerly the lead trombonist and soloist with the Woody Herman and Maynard Ferguson Orchestras, Luciani has performed with various artists, including Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Ben Vereen, Burt Bacharach, Natalie Cole, Anthony Newley, Bob Mintzer, Randy Brecker, and Paquito D’Rivera. Dante Luciani is a lecturer in jazz trombone in the Department of Studio Music and Jazz at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where is coordinator of the Jazz Brass program, and conducts the award-winning Frost Concert Jazz Band (CJB).
The Naples Phil website: April Jazz with Dante Luciani
MAY JAZZ: THE NPJO PLAYS THE MUSIC OF DUKE ELLINGTON
FEATURING GLENN BASHAM
May 10, 2012 (Thursday)
Violinist Glenn Basham possesses a magnificent tone, dazzling technique and brilliant musicianship which allows him to create joyous, soaring improvisations. Glenn is a dynamic soloist who will bring his own highly personal artistry to his interpretation of Ellington's music. He has a B.M. degree from the North Carolina School of the Arts and an M.M. degree from Indiana University and is the concertmaster of the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra. He has been a member of the artist faculty at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami since 1992. He also serves as the first violinist in the Bergonzi String Quartet, which is the quartet-in-residence at the Frost School of Music. Basham, a native of Washington D.C., previously played with the Detroit Symphony under Antal Dorati and was a member of the Chester String Quartet.
The Naples Phil website: May Jazz with Glenn Basham
JUNE JAZZ: THE NPJO PLAYS THE MUSIC OF COUNT BASIE
FEATURING LEW DEL GATTO
June 7, 2012 (Thursday)
Saxophonist Lew Del Gatto whose big, beautiful, warm sound and swinging style place him firmly in the tradition of the great Basie tenor men. Lew has been a dynamic figure in the music scene for over 40 years. His versatility and knowledgeable comprehension of musical art-form was the basis for a stellar career. He has been involved with jingles, films, jazz and television. He was a saxophonist with the Saturday Night Live band from 1975-2005. He has recorded for such artists as Tony Bennett, Aretha Franklin, Quincy Jones, Harry Connick Jr and the Brecker Brothers. Lew has appeared with many giants in the music world, including Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Liza Minelli, Buddy Rich, Herbie Hancock, Phil Woods and the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra.
The Naples Phil website: June Jazz with Lew Del Gatto
Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quintet with Jazz Legend Ira Sullivan
June 9, 2011
Benefit Concert: Footsteps to the Future Presents Jazzin’ It Up!
An Electrifying Evening with Jazz Legend Ira Sullivan
Ira Sullivan (trumpet, flugelhorn, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
and flute)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Jerry Stawski (piano)
Scott Smith (bass)
Ron Hefner (drums)
Suzie Hulcher (vocals)
**Post-concert note: We had an incredible night of jazz music with over
400 in attendance. Everyone played beautifully and Ira burned all
night. The evening was a fabulous success for Footsteps To The Future.
Photos of the event are in the Gallery
Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center
2301 First Street
Fort Myers, FL 33901
239-333-1933
Thursday June 9, 2011 at 6:15 p.m.
The VIP Reception to meet musicians begins at 5:15 p.m.
Online Tickets and Info: Sidney and Berne
Davis Art Center website
Footsteps to the Future presents Jazzin’ It Up! An Electrifying Evening
with Jazz Legend Ira Sullivan on Thursday June 9, 2011 at the historic
Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center in downtown Fort Myers. The concert,
benefiting Footsteps to the Future, will feature Ira Sullivan along
with some of the finest jazz musicians in Florida.
Mr. Sullivan, a five-time Grammy nominee, is a unique figure in jazz
music as a multi-instrumentalist who is a master of the trumpet,
flugelhorn, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone and flute. He has
performed and recorded with some of the greatest figures in jazz
history including Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Horace Silver, Red
Rodney, Johnny Griffin and Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers.
Mr. Sullivan, originally from Chicago, was an integral part of that
city’s vibrant jazz scene during the 1950’s and ‘60’s. He has lived in
Miami since the early ‘60’s and continues to tour the world performing
concerts and teaching clinics. Music education is a very important part
of Ira’s life.
In addition to Sullivan, the concert also features tenor saxophonist
Lew Del Gatto, who worked and recorded in NYC for over forty years and
was a member of the Saturday Night Live Band from 1975 – 2005. Also
featured is NYC jazz trumpeter Dan Miller, who toured and recorded with
Harry Connick Jr., Maynard Ferguson, Wynton Marsalis, Tom Jones and
Woody Herman. The world-class rhythm section features pianist Jerry
Stawski, bassist Scott Smith and drummer Ron Hefner. Singer/songwriter
Susie Hulcher will be featured vocalist at the VIP reception.
The Jazzin’ It Up concert will benefit Footsteps to the Future, Inc, a
unique mentoring and transitional living program in Lee and Collier
Counties and a model for change in Southwest Florida and the nation.
Its goal is to empower young women in and aging out of foster care, to
safely and successfully transition to living independently through
programs such as mentoring, transitional living and advocacy.
The event will be held at the historic Sidney and Berne Davis Art
Center, 2301 First Street, Fort Myers, on Thursday June 9, 2011 at 6:15
p.m. The VIP Reception to meet musicians begins at 5:15 p.m. The event
also features a Live and Silent Auction, a Fabulous Dessert Raffle.
VIP Tickets are $50, or two for $80 (includes reserved seating,
reception featuring the culinary delights of Chef Brian Baker and time
to mingle with the musicians). General Admission tickets are $25, or
two for $45. Student Admission is $10. Tickets will go on sale Friday,
April 1st.
For more info and to reserve your seats, visit
www.footstepstothefuture.org or call Founder/Executive Director Judi
Woods at 239 281-7378. Reserved seating is limited. Footsteps to the
Future, Inc. is a non-profit 501c (3). Sponsorship opportunities are
available.
2011 ALL THAT JAZZ SERIES at the
NAPLES PHILHARMONIC
January
-
April
2011
INTRODUCING THE PHILHARMONIC JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Come hear the finest live jazz music in the region as the all-star
Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra headlines this new series in the intimate
setting of Daniels Pavilion. Each concert in All That Jazz will feature
an esteemed special guest artist. Four exciting programs showcasing a
variety of great jazz music!
The Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra is:
Glenn Basham (coordinator, violin and harmonica)
Lew Del Gatto (co-bandleader and tenor saxophone)
Jerry Stawski (co-bandleader and piano)
Mike Harvey (drums)
Kevin Mauldin (bass)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
The Naples Philharmonic
5833 Pelican Bay Boulevard
Naples, FL 34108-2740
(239) 597-1900 or
(800) 597-1900
The Naples Phil website
Each Thursday evening ALL THAT JAZZ event will have two nightly shows:
6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
1. JANUARY JAZZ: RANDY BRECKER
January 6, 2011
The Grammy Award-winning trumpet and flugelhorn player
joins the Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra for this eclectic opening
program. Brecker was an original member of Blood Sweat & Tears, and
has performed with artists ranging from James Taylor to Bruce
Springsteen to Frank Sinatra.
The
Naples
Phil
website:
January
Jazz
with
Randy
Brecker
2. FEBRUARY JAZZ: WARREN CHAISSON
February 10, 2011
The pioneering vibraphonist has performed with George
Shearing, Chet Baker, B.B. King and many others. He appeared with Benny
Goodman in a historic From Spirituals to Swing concert at Carnegie
Hall, filling in for Lionel Hampton. This program will feature a
tribute to Hampton and more!
The
Naples
Phil
website:
February
Jazz
with
Warren
Chiasson
3. MARCH JAZZ: GENE BERTONCINI
March 10, 2011
Lyrical and versatile guitarist Gene Bertoncini has
been called "the Segovia of jazz." One of the pre-eminent jazz
guitarists of the past four decades, Bertoncini has played with Tony
Bennett, Lena Horne, Wayne Shorter, Vic Damone and many others.
The
Naples
Phil
website:
March
Jazz
with
Gene
Bertoncini
4. APRIL JAZZ: BOB KELLER
April 28, 2011
In a career spanning 50 years, tenor saxophonist Bob Keller
has played with the Buddy Rich Jazz Orchestra, Walt Levinskys
Great American Swing Band, various New York City nightclub orchestras,
Broadway pit orchestras and on numerous recordings.
The
Naples
Phil
website:
April
Jazz
with
Bob
Keller
Lee County (Florida) All-County Jazz Band
March
31, 2011
I'd like to acknowledge the acheivements of four of my private students
who
earned spots in the band this year through extremely hard work and
diligent practice.
Matt DeVries (tenor saxophone)
Mike Yapello (tenor saxophone)
Christian Allmendinger (jazz trumpet)
Melody Cooke (piano)
The students worked extremely hard over two long days of rehearsals
focusing on the original arrangements of the Buddy Rich Band, the Stan
Kenton Orchestra and
the Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra.
Florida Music Educators Association Conference
January 13 - 14, 2011
I went to Tampa this January for the annual Florida Music Educators
Association Conference (F.M.E.A.) which included rehearsals and a
performance by the Florida All State Jazz Band. This year's band was
directed by Scotty Barnhart, Associate Professor of Jazz Studies at
Florida State University and featured soloist with the Count Basie
Orchestra for nearly 20 years.
I'd like to acknowledge the acheivements of two of my private students,
Matt DeVries (tenor saxophone) and Christian Allmendinger (trumpet) who
earned spots in the band this year through extremely hard work and
diligent practice.
I spent the day at the Yamaha booth in the exhibition hall talking
trumpet and jazz with many old freinds and met many new ones. The
Yamaha contingent was headed by the company's southeastern rep
extrordinaire, Dino Ricco. Thanks for everything guys! I spent the
evening listening to the band rehearse and it was cooking. Enrique
Sanchez, the lead trumpet player from Orlando, was swinging and
incredibly musical. Scotty selected a beautiful program of music by
Duke Ellimgton, Thad Jones and Frank Foster. Matt and Christian played
beautiful solos and I was proud of their performances.
Dan Miller - Jeff Phillips Organ Quintet
September
16,
2010
I'm very excited about this special concert. I'll be leading a
powerfully swinging jazz quintet into the Center for the Arts. Playing
a program of classic jazz music from the 1950s and 1960s, this group
features world class jazz organist Jeff Phillips, guitarist Dan Heck,
tenor saxophonist Gerald Augustin and drummer Ron Hefner.
The Art League of Bonita Springs Presents Live at The Promenade
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Jeff Phillips (organ)
Dan Heck (guitar)
Gerald Augustin (tenor saxophone)
Ron Hefner (drums)
Bonita Art
League website
Concert 7:00 p.m.
Promenade at Bonita Bay
26831 South Bay Drive
The intersection of U.S. 41 and South Bay Drive approximately 1.5 miles
north of Bonita Beach Road
Bonita Springs, FL 34134
info & tickets call 239-495-8989
Dan Miller - Lew Del Gatto Quintet
June
10, 2010
Benefit Concert: Jazzin' it Up with Footsteps to the Future
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Lew Del Gatto (tenor saxophone)
Joe Delaney (piano)
Doug Kirschner (bass)
Ron Hefner (drums)
Suzie Hulcher (vocals)
We had an incredible concert at the beautiful Sidney & Berne Davis
Art Center on June 10th to benefit Footsteps to the Future. We drew a
standing room only crowd of 350-plus and had a wonderful night of music.
event poster: Jazzin' it Up with Footsteps to the Future Poster
Photos of the event are in the Gallery
Additional photos of this event can be found in the Fort Myers News
Press Downtown Diva photo gallery:
Fort
Myers
News
Press
photo
gallery
Cypress Lake Center for the Arts Jazz Night
April
29, 2010
CLCA plays the music of Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Count Basie,
Thad Jones, Horace Silver and Herbie Hancock
Photos of the event are in the Gallery
Lee County (Florida) All-County Jazz Band
March
25, 2010
I had a beautiful time leading this year's All County High School Jazz
Band for Lee County (Florida). The students worked extremely hard over
two long days of rehearsals focusing on the original arrangements of
Duke Ellington, Count Basie and the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra.
They played an ambitious program which included Duke Ellington's Cottontail,
Herbie Hancock's Chameleon, Sammy Nestico's Front Burner,
Thad Jones' To You and Big Dipper. It was a tremendous
concert and I'd like to acknowledge the acheivement of six of my
private students who played wonderfully.
Dylan Taylor (alto saxophone)
Matt DeVries (tenor saxophone)
Steffanee Davis (lead trombone)
Christian Allmendinger (jazz trumpet)
Grant Hudson (guitar)
Melody Cooke (piano)
New Orleans Jazz Pianist & Vocalist Davell Crawford
February
4
-
6,
2010
Ellington's welcomes New Orleans Jazz Artist Davell Crawford. Davell is
a world class pianist & vocalist in the great New Orleans piano
tradition of Professor Longhair, James Booker, Dr.John and Harry
Connick Jr.
Davell Crawford (piano & vocals)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Jay Heavilin (bass)
Ron Hefner (drums)
Davell Crawford website
Two Shows 7:00 p.m. & 9:00 p.m.
Ellington's Jazz Club & Restaurant
1244 Periwinkle Way
Sanibel Island, FL 33957
239.472.0494
239.337.JAZZ
Jazz Foundation of America's 18th Annual Jazz Loft Party in NYC
October
18,
2009
Photos from the event are in the Gallery
Danny and I are fortunate to be part of the Jazz Foundation of
America's Loft Party once again this year.
The Danny Sinoff Quartet
Danny Sinoff (piano)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Neal Caine (bass)
Anthony Pinciotti (drums)
Lenox Lounge Loft
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
601 West 26th Street
13th Floor (between 11th & 12th Aves.)
New York City, NY
5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
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America website
Featuring The Heath Brothers, Madeleine Peyroux, Stanley Jordan, Eric
Lewis, Gloria Lynne, Mark Murphy, Buster Williams, Henry Butler, Sweet
Georgia Brown, Harlem Blues & Jazz All Stars, the Hot 8 Brass Band
from New Orleans and many more legends...bands change every hour.
A traditional old-time "Rent Party" benefit for Jazz Foundation's
Musicians' Emergency Fund.
For more information call 212.245.3999
This is NOT a public event. It is "invitation only." Space is limited.
Reserve your tickets as soon as possible for $250.
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Ellington's Jazz Club Grand Re-Opening
August
2009
Ellington's Jazz Club & Restaurant has re-opened at it's beautiful,
new location on Sanibel Island. The new home of Elllington's is at 1244
Periwinkle Way, in the gorgeous building that was formerly La Dolce
Vita. Ellington's is the only place in SW Florida that features live,
acoustic jazz music seven nights a week.
The Danny Sinoff Quartet featuring Dan Miller
Fridays - Saturdays
7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Danny Sinoff (piano & vocals)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Jay Heavilin (bass)
Ron Hefner (drums)
Ellington's Jazz Club & Restaurant
1244 Periwinkle Way
Sanibel Island, FL 33957
239.472.0494
239.337.JAZZ
Full weekly schedule found at Ellington's website:
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Ellington's Final Night at the Sanibel Inn
June
27, 2009
Ellington's Jazz Bar and Restaurant has been a mainstay on the Florda
jazz scene since 2003. The club is moving to a new location on Sanibel
Island and I wanted to do something special for the final night at the
Sanibel Inn. I wrote a five-horn book featuring the music of Thelonious
Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Lee Morgan, John Coltrane, Horace Silver and
some of my originals as well. To expand the regular quartet to an
octet, I asked some of Florida's finest young jazz musicians to join us
and it was truly a swinging affair. It was a wonderful evening of music
with old friends and the club was really electrified by the beautiful
playing of these fine young men. The band really burned on a program
which included Let's Cool One, Move, Wee See,
Tin Tin Deo, Ceora, Moment's Notice, Walkin'
and Juicy Lucy.
Danny Sinoff (piano & vocals)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Dylan Taylor (alto)
Gerald Augustin (tenor)
Sam Taylor (tenor)
Jeremiah St.John (trombone)
Jay Heavilin (bass)
Ron Hefner (drums)
A photo of the group can be found in the Gallery
There have been some tremendous nights in the club over the last few
years. Ellington's has featured the artistry some of jazz music's
greatest stars including David 'Fathead' Newman, Jimmy McGriff, Bobby
Watson, Freddie Cole, Jon Weber, Davell Crawford, the Brubeck Brothers
(Chris, Darius and Dan), Doug Bickel, Curtis Lundy, Jimmy Norman, Mike
DiMicco, Randy Napolean, Johnnie Mae Dunson, Cynthia Saunders and Mindi
Abair.
Wendy Oxenhorn, the President of the Jazz Foundation of America, has
been responsible for many an incredible night at the club. Over the
past few years, she organized bi-annual JFA fundraising events at
Ellington's which featured world class jazz and blues artists.
I'd also like to recognize some of the fine players who made up the
roster of regular musicians I've had the pleasure of playing with in
the club over the past few years:
Piano: Danny Sinoff, Don Coates, Stu Shelton, Skip Perry, Fred
Wackenhut, Gary Goetz, Dan Tudor
Bass: Jay Heavilin, Doug Kirschner, Kenny Fitzgerald (RIP), Kevin
Mauldin, Vince Evans, Alex Albanese, Aurora Wells
Drums: Ron Hefner, Tim Ruger, Darrell Nutt, Trimble McCollough
Guitar: Bryan Leitch
I'd also like to thank the owners of Ellington's, Jill Algrin and
Sharon Wise, who have worked incredibly hard to bring acoustic jazz
music to SW Florida. They have built a unique entity, not only for the
Sanibel/Ft.Myers/Naples area, but for all of Florida--a nightclub which
features live acoustic jazz music nightly and fine dining.
As previously mentioned, Ellington's is moving to an exciting, new
location which will be announced shortly.
Golden Gate Jazz Camp
June
6 - 18, 2009
Photos from my brass clinic are in the Gallery
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Cypress Lake Center for the Arts Jazz Night
April
30, 2009
CLCA plays the music of Dizzy Gillespie
Photos of the event are in the Gallery
Barron Collier High School Jazz Night
April 27, 2009
Featuring Special Guests Lew Del Gatto and Danny Sinoff
Photos of the event are in the Gallery
Naples Jazz Festival
April 17 - 18, 2009
High School & College Jazz Festival
with Clinics and Adjudications
Steve DeLadurantey, the Director of Bands at Golden Gate High School in Naples, organized the Second Annual Naples Jazz Festival. It featured two days of clinics and concerts by college and high school jazz bands from all over the state of Florida. The adjudicators/clinicians included some old friends including trombonist Dante Luciani, with whom I was on Maynard Ferguson's Band. We went all over the world with Maynard that year including Europe, Japan and India. Dante is currently the professor of jazz trombone at the University of Miami where he also conducts the UM Concert Jazz Band. He is burning as ever and often works with Ira Sullivan. The incredibly swinging drummer Leon Anderson, is the director of jazz studies at Florida State University in Talahassee, which features a world-class faculty including Marcus Roberts, Paul McKee and Scotty Barnhart. He's toured internationally and recorded with Wynton Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, Marcus Roberts and Victor Goines. Pianist Jeff Phillips is a staple of the Orlando scene and played beautifully. We worked with high school and college bands all day and heard some excellent bands from all over the state. The University of Miami brought it's top jazz ensemble (the CJB) and they burned the house down, especially on Woody Herman's Hallelujah Time. We closed the festival with a concert by the clinicians which was a swinging affair. We were joined by the tremendous bassist from Philadelphia, Doug Kirschner. This festival was a great success made so by the great efforts of the directors, band parents and students and they look to continue building the event in the future.
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Dante Luciani (trombone)
Leon Anderson (drums)
Jeff Phillips (piano)
Doug Kirschner (bass)
Photos of the event are in the Gallery
Lee County (Florida) All-County Jazz Band
April 2, 2009
Chris Vadala, Director of Jazz Studies/Professor of Saxophone at the University of Maryland and former featured soloist with Chuck Mangione, led this year's All County Jazz Band for Lee County (Florida). They played an ambitious program which included Oliver Nelson's Stolen Moments and Thelonious Monk's Well You Needn't. It was a tremendous concert and I'd like to acknowledge the acheivement of eight of my students who played wonderfully.
Dylan Taylor (alto saxophone)
Matt DeVries (tenor saxophone)
Zach Charlebois (baritone saxophone)
Steffanee Davis (lead trombone)
Jeremiah St.John (jazz trombone)
Christian Allmendinger (lead trumpet)
Grant Hudson (bass)
Preeti Sareen (piano)
Photo: Christian Allmendinger, Dan, Jeremiah St.John and Dylan Taylor
David 'Fathead' Newman 1933 - 2009
February 24, 1933 - January 20, 2009
I spoke at length with David and Karen Newman on Christmas Day 2008. He talked of just finishing a new record and that he was getting ready to go to Chicago to play Joe Segal's Jazz Showcase for New Years Eve. I was hoping to see him and Karen again soon, so it was with great suprise and sadness that I heard of David's passing on January 21st. I was very fortunate to have met David Newman through an association with Wendy Oxenhorn and the Jazz Foundation of America. After a meeting him at a Jazz Foundation event, Jill Algrin and Sharon Wise (the owners of Ellington's Jazz Bar and Restaurant) invited David to work the club in March 2006 and he started to come down every March and November.
David was a great artist who possessed an incredible spirit and a gentle soul. He descended from a long line of great Texas tenormen going back to Herschel Evans with Count Basie, Illinois Jacquet and Arnett Cobb with Lionel Hampton and his contemporaries like James Clay, Don Wilkerson and Booker Ervin. I loved listening to David tell stories about growing up and practicing Bird solos with Ornette Coleman in Fort Worth. He answered endless questions I had about the people he played with including James Clay, Tina Brooks, Phil Guilbeau, Marcus Belgrave, Wynton Kelly and Lee Morgan. He and his wife Karen were such a joy to be around. Every time they walked into the club, everyone's spririt was lifted. And when he put those horns together--pure electricity!
David's playing was so swinging. He also had a rare combination of beauty and intensity that made his improvisations incredibly elegant. Two of my favorite recordings of his are The Sound of the Wide Open Spaces with James Clay and Wynton Kelly on Riverside (1960) and Lee Morgan's Sonic Boom on Blue Note (1967). I was living in the Dallas area (Denton, TX) while attending North Texas State in the late 1980's and James Clay would be playing weekly at The Green Parrot in Oak Cliff. I came to love Clay's playing and this record with he and Fathead is just killing! The hookup between David and Lee Morgan on Sonic Boom is so groovy. They fit together hand in glove.
My thoughts go out to David's lovely wife Karen, an incredible woman of great strength and kindness.
David Newman was a wonderful man and musician whom I greatly miss.
Photo: David 'Fathead' Newman and Dan at Ellington's 2008
Florida Music Educators Association Conference
January 8 - 9, 2009
I went to Tampa this January for the annual Florida Music Educators Association Conference (F.M.E.A.) which included rehearsals and a performance by the Florida All State Jazz Band. This year's band was directed by J.B. Scott, Associate Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of North Florida (Jacksonville). I've known J.B. since 1991 and I was looking forward to hanging out with him again and hearing what he would do with this band. He does an excellent job with the top jazz ensemble at U.N.F. and I knew he'd have these young musicians hooked up in no time.
I'd like to acknowledge the acheivements of my students, Dylan Taylor (alto saxophone) and Matt DeVries (tenor saxophone) who earned spots in the band's saxophone section this year through extremely hard work and diligent practice. These young men are swinging! Another one of my students, Alex Ravitz, was a member of the Florida All-State Symphony Orchestra on bass clarinet.
I spent the day at the Yamaha booth in the exhibition hall talking trumpet and jazz with many old freinds and met many new ones. The Yamaha contingent was headed by Philadelphia's own Ed Boyer and the company's southeastern rep extrordinaire, Dino Ricco. Thanks for everything guys! I spent the evening listening to the band rehearse and it was cooking. Gilbert Paz, the lead trumpet player from Miami, was outstanding. J.B. selected a challenging program including Greg Hopkins' chart for Buddy's band on Horace Silver's Nutville, which the band tore up. Dylan and Matt played beautiful solos all night and I was proud of their performances.
Photos:
Dylan Taylor and Matt DeVries
Dylan Taylor and J.B. Scott
Freddie Hubbard 1938 - 2008
April 7, 1938 - December 29, 2008
Freddie Hubbard: The Blue Note Years 1960-1965
New York City
September - October 2008
I spent September and October in New York City where I had a tremendous time hanging and playing with old friends and seeing family. I decided to drive up so I could remain mobile for my time in the city running between NYC, New Jersey, New Haven and Philly.
I was also re-united with my old running parnter from Texas, tenor saxophionist Tim McCall. Tim was at North Texas when I went there and we had a quintet together with pianist Steve Snyder. Tim was leading the Friday late night session at Smalls and he asked me to join him on the gig while in town. This was made extra special due to the fact that my old friend Spike Wilner was playing gorgeous piano (as always). I also had the pleasure of hearing Spike's group with Ryan Kisor and Joel Frahm play the music of Hampton Hawes, which was a gas.
Bobby Shew came to NYC on September 27th for the Yamaha Day of Jazz III which featured clinics by Bobby and trombonist Steve Turre at Yamaha Artist Services (689 5th Avenue). Keith Loftis (tenor saxophone) had his quartet there featuring the great Anthony Wonsey on piano and after the clinics, Bobby and Steve joined Keith's group for a beautiful concert. Afterwards we had a great dinner and hang with Bob Malone, Wayne Tanabe and Dave Lotozo of Yamaha. We then headed down to the Jazz Standard to hear the Tribute to Woody Shaw with Mulgrew Miller, Victor Lewis, Nick Roseboro, Enzana Edwards and Sean Jones. The event was part of Dave Douglas's Festival of New Trumpet Music and was organized by Woody's son, Woody III. We got to hang with the great George Cables most of he night as well. George was part of Bobby's quartet in California many years ago and they had a beautiful reunion. George led my small group for two years when I attended Bud Shank's Jazz Workshop in 1987 & 1988 (Bobby was teaching there as well) and it was so nice seeing him again. George is a phenomenal artist of great spirit and a true inspiration. I've known Bobby Shew for 25 years and not only is he one of the world's finest jazz trumpet players, he is my teacher, my mentor and my dear friend. What a tremendous evening!
Photo: Dan with Bobby Shew, Dave Lotozo & Bob Malone of Yamaha NYC October 2008
On October 2, Ned and I went up to New Haven to play at the Owl Room with Ben Wolfe. It's a beautiful cigar bar in the heart of New Haven on the Yale campus. Ned's son Charles played drums and he's incredibly groovy. Ben is the most swinging person on the planet. This trip is always a blast because the music is always hooked up and Ben and Ginger always take us on a New Haven pizza tour.
Owl Room Advertisement: Ben Wolfe Quartet October 2nd
Most Wednesday nights were spent up at Showman's Lounge on 125th Street with Jerry Weldon's organ trio featuring Kyle Kohler and Greg Bandy. This is always an extremely fun night as the music is burning (Jerry is absolutely crushing) and it seems like Lou Donaldson and Grady Tate are always making the hang.
New Content
September 2008
I have recently updated the Gallery with new photos from some recent events including E.W.U. Trumpet Madness. In the Articles section, I've added a list of Jazz Quotations, a brief overview on Embouchure Building and posted three solo transcriptions to the the article on Freddie Webster. I've also updated the discography and revised the article I wrote a few years ago on Freddie Hubbard's Blue Note Years. It was written for the now-defunct Jazz Trumpet Journal. The J.T.J. was a tremendous Los Angeles-based magazine in the 1990's and it's existence was a true labor of love by it's publisher/editor Albert Balderas. I've also developed a Student Resources page featuring articles, essays, interviews, recordings, tune study compilations and listings of historical, critical, biographaphical and instructional books.
Gallery
Jazz Quotations
Embouchure Building
Student Resources Archive
Freddie Hubbard: The Blue Note Years 1960-1965
Freddie Webster: The Best Sound On Trumpet Since Trumpet Was Invented
Eastern Washington University Trumpet Madness
May 7-10, 2008
I spent four days in Cheney, Washington participating in Eastern Washington University's annual Trumpet Madness event. The week featured clinics and concerts with myself, Vern Seilert and Byron Stripling. Andy Plamondon, EWU's trumpet professor, hosted an incredibly exciting and musical week. Vern Seilert, currently the professor of trumpet at the University of Idaho, and I attended North Texas State together and we were section mates in the Two O'Clock Lab Band under Jim Riggs. Vern's sound is gorgeous as ever and it was so much fun playing with him again. We both studied with the great Don Jacoby and traded some "Jake" stories while hanging out and catching up after the concert. Byron Stripling was a true inspiration. I first met Byron when he played lead for the Count Basie Orchestra. He always had time for young players with questions and he kindly and patiently answered every one until the bus was ready to depart. His fat sound and swinging musicality have been the hallmark of his playing for over 20 years. His motivational seminar was unlike any I've ever heard. His thoughts encompassed his outlook on life and the role of music in it. He focused on the level of dedication one must show in order to truly acheive our pursuits. His concert with the Spokane Jazz Orchestra was burning. He is in every sense of the word, an artist.
My time was filled with private lessons, clinics (trumpet, wedge and improvisation), rehearsals, trumpet sectionals and concerts with the big bands and small groups. I enjoyed playing a very swinging quartet gig with the EWU faculty rhythm section comprised of Don Goodwin (piano), Michael Waldrop (percussion) and Brian McCann (bass) in a local club. The downbeat was a mere ninety minutes after I got off of my cross country flight and playing with these wonderful musicians re-energized me. The highlight of the clinics, for me, is always meeting and working with the diverse cross section of highly motivated young players. I love talking with them about who they're listening to and what they're practicing. EWU has a wonderful group of musicians under the guidence of Andy Plamondon. Not only is Andy a dedicated teacher and excellent trumpet soloist in both jazz and classical styles, he truly cares for his students and really fosters a family-like atmosphere in the trumpet department. Andy and his students were a joy to be around and I look forward to returning in the future. Special thanks to Rob Tapper, the head of EWU's jazz department, for making me feel so welcome. Larry Chamberlain at Yamaha was instrumental in making this week a success and re-connecting with him after a few years was great. Larry is an excellent ambassador for Yamaha and his knowledge and love for music is what makes him the best in the business.
Photos from EWU Trumpet Madness can be found in the Gallery
David Miller Masters Recital at Rutgers University
April 22, 2008
My brother David completed his Masters Degree in Music at Rutgers University in May 2008. Dave assembled a group of old friends to perform at his recital and it was a wonderful weekend of music and fellowship. Dave wrote some great charts and the music was swinging tough! Dave completely burned. Playing with Ben and Ned is always a treat. Aaron's touch is so elegant and Rudy Royston swings like crazy. The post-concert party was a blast and was attended by family, friends and Dave's teachers including Stanley Cowell, Ralph Bowen and Conrad Herwig.
Congratulations Brother!
David Miller (trombone)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Ned Goold (tenor saxophone)
Ben Wolfe (bass)
Aaron Weiman (piano)
Rudy Royston (drums)
Photos from the concert can be found in the Gallery
Naples Jazz Festival
February 15-16, 2008
High School & College Jazz Festival with Clinics and Adjudications
Steve DeLadurantey, the Director of Bands at Golden Gate High School in Naples, organized the First Annual Naples Jazz Festival. It featured two days of clinics and concerts by college and high school jazz bands from all over the state of Florida. The adjudicators/clinicians included some old friends including trombonist Dante Luciani, with whom I was on Maynard Ferguson's Band. We went all over the world with Maynard that year including Europe, Japan and India. Dante is currently the professor of jazz trombone at the University of Miami where he also conducts the UM Concert Jazz Band. He is buring as ever and often works with Ira Sullivan. The fine tenor saxophonist Jeff Rupert is the director of jazz studies at the University on Central Florida in Orlando, and he's built an excellent program by bringing in world-class faculty. He spent a number of years in New York City playing with Lionel Hampton and getting his degree at Rutgers. Organist Jeff Phillips is a staple of the Orlando scene and was smoking on the B-3 walking pedals. We worked with high school and college bands all day and heard some excellent bands from all over the state. UCF brought it's top jazz ensemble as well as it's faculty small group which featured Jeff Rupert, pianist Per Danielsson, bassist Richard Drexler and drummer Marty Morrell of Bill Evans Trio fame. We closed the festival with a two-hour concert by the clinicians which was a blast. Playing with Marty Morrell was a gas and he's so swinging! This festival was a great success made so by the great efforts of the directors, band parents and students who worked very hard to start a jazz festival from scratch.
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Dante Luciani (trombone)
Jeff Rupert (tenor saxophone)
Jeff Phillips (B-3 organ)
Marty Morrell (drums)
University of North Florida
October 30-31, 2007
Clincs and Dizzy Gillespie Tribute Concert
I've known jazz trumpet player J.B. Scott for over 15 years. He was a featured soloist with the Dukes of Dixieland for a number of years and was a homegrown UNF grad himself, studying with Bruce Silva. He is a wonderful musician who currently leads the top jazz ensemble and teaches jazz trumpet at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. We've talked about doing a clinic and concert at UNF for years and we finally found a date. I told J.B. that I wanted to do a concert of the music of Dizzy Gillespie. I've been playing many of the original Dizzy big band arrangements for years on clinics, but never an entire program. The top band at UNF was hot and featured a tremendous lead trumpeter in James Justice and an excellent tenor saxophone soloist in Chris Miller. J.B. arranged for a full Latin percussion rhythm section for Tin Tin Deo, Manteca and A Night In Tunisia.
The two days were filled with trumpet lessons and clinics on the wedge and improvisation. The musicians at UNF are swinging and get their motivation from a world class faculty anchored by J.B., the legendary alto saxophonist Bunky Green, pianist Lynne Arielle, guitarist Barry Green and bassist Dennis Marks. Dennis and I were on Maynard's Band together traveling to Japan, Europe and India. Dennis had been teaching at the University of Miami in recent years, while traveling with Arturo Sandoval's band. He recently joined the faculty at UNF and after a little cajoling, he agreed to do Dizzy's feature for Ray Brown, One Bass Hit, with me and the big band. Dennis killed it, just fantastic. The trumpet students were very responsive to the wedge and the concepts of "the breath". There was great dialouge about the trumpet and jazz music and it was very refreshing to work with such focused young players. The night of the concert, the band burned the place down in front of a packed house at UNF's Boathouse. J.B. joined me on Birk's Works and A Night In Tunisia and he played his tail off. What a sound! It was also a great honor to spend time talking music with Bunky Green. Bunky was a part of that great 1950's-1960's Chicago scene with Ira Sullivan, Paul Serrano, Johnny Griffin, Clifford Jordan, John Jenkins, John Gilmore, Von Freeman, Jodie Christian, Don Garrett and Wilbur Campbell. His talk of the scene at that time made history truly come alive. What a tremendous pleasure. I look forward to returning as soon as possible.
12th Annual Jazz on the Green
October 27, 2007
As part of an incredibly busy month, The Danny Sinoff Quartet performed at the 16th Annual Jazz on the Green. This weekend of music is not only the biggest jazz festival in SW Florida, but it's also a charity event which benefits The Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida. The 2007 edition featured performances by internationally popular stars Rick Braun, Richard Elliott, Jeff Golub, Walter Beasley and Acoustic Alchemy. The Danny Sinoff Quartet opened the Sunday concert before a festival sized crowd on an incredibly beautiful day. Special thanks to everyone involved with the production, especially the support staff and the sound crew who made the day very enjoyable. It was a pleasure to lend our music to this wonderful charity event.
Jazz on the Green Photo Journal: Jazz on the Green Photo Journal
The Danny Sinoff Quartet:
Danny Sinoff (piano and vocals)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Jay Heavilin (bass)
Ron Hefner (drums)
Jazz Foundation of America 16th Annual Loft Party
October 14, 2007
New York City
I am honored to know Wendy Oxenhorn, the Director of the Jazz Foundation of America. She is selfless and has dedicated her life to tirelessly helping musicians and their families that are in need. The JFA has helped countless musicians and their families in need of medical assistance, housing assistance, legal aid and many other needs without reservation. Their work in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricaine Katrina, seemed overwhelming, but with Wendy at the helm, they helped hundreds find new housing, new instruments, new gigs in other cities and fufilled many needs. Wendy is an angel that walks among us and it's her boundless love and empathy for the artist and their plight, that drives her to achieve the goals of the JFA.
Jazz Foundation website: Jazz Foundation of America website
I have been participating in events for the JFA with Danny Sinoff for over three years now. The Loft Party is the second biggest event for the JFA annually after the "A Great Night In Harlem" Apollo Theater concert. The 2007 Loft Party was moving to a much larger space that would feature three separate stages: jazz, vocal and solo piano. Danny and I were to work in the "vocal" loft backing up a variety of great singers with two separate rhythm sections:
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Danny Sinoff and Jon Weber (piano)
Ben Wolfe and Carlo DeRosa (bass)
Chris Brown and E.J. Strickland (drums)
With such a stellar rhythm section line-up, this was guaranteed to swing like crazy. Playing with these guys was just beautiful. The featured vocalists included Danny Sinoff of course, also Gloria Lynne, Fay Victor, Jimmy Norman, Joe Lee Wilson, Stella Mars, and Pamela Luss. It was an incredible night of music, as between sets you could wander to the other rooms and hear Hank Jones, Jimmy Heath, Dr.Lonnie Smith, Randy Weston, Ben Riley, Benny Powell, Jason Moran, Eric Lewis, Bob Cranshaw and Davell Crawford in an endless parade of tremendous performances. It was a special night that I was proud to be a part of.
2007 Syracuse Jazz in the Square
July 26-28, 2007
I had an incredible week performing with Danny Sinoff at the 2007 Syracuse Jazz in the Square. The group featured Anthony Pinciotti on drums and Carlo DeRosa on bass, and they were swinging like crazy. We played with the Syracuse Symphony on Thursday and did a quartet set on Saturday. The festival was loaded with appearances by incredible musicians including Hubert Laws, Phil Woods, Rufus Reid, Billy Drummond, Ralph Pendland, Gerald Albright and Dave Budway. We led the jam session on Thursday night and played the session on Friday and Saturday, which stretched past 3:00 a.m. each night. During our time there, we played with some tremendous musicians based in Syracuse including Jeff Stockham and Jesse Collins. This festival is run by the tireless and thoroughly dedicated Larry Luttinger, an excellent drummer, and spearheaded by jazz fan and patron of the arts Senator John DeFrancisco. Thanks to both of them for making this a fantastic weekend.
The Danny Sinoff Quartet:
Danny Sinoff (piano and vocals)
Dan Miller (trumpet)
Carlo DeRosa (bass)
Anthony Pinciotti (drums)
Photos from Jazz in the Square can be found in the Gallery courtesy of photographer John Herr.
Here are two reviews from the Syracuse Post-Dispatch:
Syracuse Post-Dispatch
Thursday July 26, 2007 performance with the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
Jazzing It Up Downtown
Friday, July 27, 2007
By Mark Bialczak
When a 25-year-old singer and pianist with worlds of potential brings his talented quartet to the forefront, that's a very good thing. Florida native Danny Sinoff showed the crowd that's he's an absolutely killer piano player, and his vocals are pretty darn hot, too. With the wonderful Danny Miller on trumpet, Anthony Pinciotti on drums and Carlo De Rosa on bass, Sinoff demonstrated chops and charisma with the ballad "I Wish You Love" and the swinging "On the Street Where You Live" from "My Fair Lady." Miller stood out with muted trumpet on the former and full-bore horn work on the latter. Then Sinoff said: "You guys like Cole Porter? Me, too." He showed it with a fine version of "Love for Sale."
Syracuse Post-Dispatch
Saturday July 28, 2007 performance with the Quartet
Allbright's Finale All Right: Sweet saxophone kisses Jazz in the Square good night
Sunday, July 29, 2007
By Mark Bialczak
Danny Sinoff and his band flipped through the pages of the Great American Songbook and found a wonderful ending. The 25-year-old vocalist and pianist earned two standing ovations. With Dan Miller on trumpet, Anthony Pinciotti on drums and Carlo De Rosa on bass backing him with style that screams big-time, Sinoff showed why he's earning comparisons with a guy from New Orleans who's pretty big in the pop singing biz. Yes, the young man from Florida sounds a lot like Harry Connick Jr. With a big voice, fast flurries on the piano and boyish charm, he won the crowd over with accessible versions of songs that have stood the test of time: "I Wish You Love," "Pennies from Heaven," "The Way You Look Tonight" and "September in the Rain" were bright and memorable. A good sign: Sinoff sounded just as good veering slightly from that well-traveled road with a quite lovely ballad "Stars Fell on Alabama" and sizzling, Sarah Vaughan-inspired "Teach Me Tonight."
New CD Release 7.2007
I'd like to announce the release of a new CD with Danny Sinoff. This is the third cd that I've done with Danny, an excellent young vocalist/pianist with whose group I've been working with since August 2005.
Ellington's Presents: The Danny Sinoff Quartet with special guest David 'Fathead' Newman was recorded in November 2006 and April 2007. This recording features the master of the Texas Tenor, David 'Fathead' Newman.
Discographical information: Ellington's Presents; The Danny Sinoff Quartet featuring David 'Fathead' Newman
To order the CD visit: E-Jazz Online
Maynard Ferguson 1928-2006
I was shocked when Craig Johnson called to tell me of Maynard's sudden passing, as MF seemed completely invincible. I always pictured him like Zeus, sitting on top of a mountain throwing lightning bolts at down at us mere mortals. I was fortunate enough to travel the world with Maynard, and his energy and enthusiasm were boundless and infectious. Every single time he stepped on stage, Maynard was determined to deliver a performance that would be his best.
To me, Maynard was first a hero, then a mentor and then a friend. I will miss his spirit more than anything.
New CD Release 11.2006
I'd like to announce the release of a new CD with Danny Sinoff, an excellent young vocalist/pianist with whose group I've been working with since August 2005. The Danny Sinoff Quartet: Live at Ellington's Volume 2 was recorded live in May 2006 and features a special guest appearance by the incredibly soulful vocalist Jimmy Norman.
Liner notes and discographical information: The Danny Sinoff Quartet: Live at Ellington's Volume 2
To order the CD visit: E-Jazz Online
New MySpace Music Page
I have a new MySpace Music page: http://www.myspace.com/danmillerjazz
New MP3 Content
There are many new MP3's on the site including a quartet recording featuring Ben Wolfe, Whitney Ashe and Anthony Pinciotti. I've also recently added music with Jon Weber, my brother Dave Miller's Sextet as well as excerpts from the new Danny Sinoff Quartet CD "Live At Ellington's: Volume 2". There are also excerpts of recordings with Wynton Marsalis, Tom Jones and Harry Connick Jr.
New Content
I have added a list of 200 Essential Small Group Jazz Recordings 1925-1975 to the articles section. I developed this list in response to numerous questions from students and teachers alike about what recordings to buy and how to start building a collection of great jazz records.
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