The week ahead: June 1-5

Compiled by “Mister Joe” Pinson and Kathy Edwards McFarland

Friday, June 1:

• Jazz with JiSung Kim at Banter Bistro, 219 W Oak, Denton, 6 p.m., followed by Loose Fit – 8 p.m. and Backwater Opera at 10 p.m. – ALL FREE

Saturday, June 2:

• Jazz guitarist Alex Cannon at Banter Bistro, 219 W Oak, Denton, 6 p.m., followed by Uver at 8 p.m. and Josh Sinai at 10 p.m.- ALL FREE
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  Enjoy cool Jazz every Saturday evening at Cafe du Luxe.

  Jazz at Cafe du Luxe, on Unicorn Lake Road, Denton, 8 – 10 p.m. – No Cover

Sunday, June 3:

• Jose Aponte & Caribe Club – the vibrant, Latin jazz quintet offers up hot and heady percussion-rich music great for dancing at Sweetwater Grill & Tavern, 115 S. Elm, Denton, 7 – 9 p.m. – FREE
  Raw video of “Que Lindo”- http://youtu.be/YD8fQLY5or0; From Brasuka! Performance – http://youtu.be/qAJo9IXW5RY

Jose Aponte is featured in a wonderful Denton Time story by DRC Features Editor Lucinda Breeding– to read, click on link: http://www.dentonrc.com/entertainment/denton-time-headlines/20120531-jazzs-melting-pot.ece

Monday, June 4:

• Vintage Jazz Society meets at the Center for Visual Arts (Bell at East Hickory, Denton) at 9:30 a.m. for discussion, followed by a jam session at 10:30 a.m. – Everyone Welcome!
• Late Night Jazz at The Greenhouse Restaurant, 600 N. Locust, Denton, 10 p.m.- Midnight. No Cover

Tuesday, June 5:

• Marshall Smith & BRAZZ – the acoustic, all brass quintet plays resonant, full brass versions of Jazz standard from Brubeck to Parker at Sweetwater Grill & Tavern, 115 S. Elm, Denton, 7 – 9 p.m. – FREE. The group features Marshall Smith on trumpet, Jordan Gheen on trumpet, Catherine Gilstrap playing French horn, Kevin Hickson trombone
  

  Kevin Hicks and AG Robeson of Brazz.

  and Jason Halstop on bass trombone and tuba (subbing for AG Robeson.)

• First Tuesday at Banter – Mister Joe Jazz Band at Banter Bistro, 219 W Oak, Denton, 8 p.m., followed by Le Not So Hot Klub du Denton at 9 p.m. – FREE

First Tuesday in May wrap-up by Steve Horn via http://dentonbanter.com/category/music/jazz/ –
Mister Joe Jazz Band– Captain Dave and Mister Joe sit on the front row along with banjoist, George Merritt. They serve on the front lines of Strictly Dixie, Denton’s foremost

Dixieland Jazz band and front runner to the Not So Hot Klub that followed later that night.
Le Not So Hot Klub du Denton – Thad Bonduris leads the group of masters of the gypsy jazz style of Django Reinhardt. Starting the evening with Andy Cooper’s favorite kickoff tune, Douce Ambiance, the band wows its audience with solos on guitar as well as flute, saxophone, accordion, violin, even upright bass and trap set.

• The James Riggs Quartet –  featuring James Riggs, leader and saxophones; Neil Slater, piano; Rich DeRosa, drums; Lou Carfa,
  

  James Riggs

  bass, performs at The Shops at Highland Village for the Tuesday Evening Jazz at the Fountain, 7 – 9 p.m. The Shops at Highland Village is at the NW corner of FM 2499 and FM 407, Highland Village, Texas.The series, which runs Tuesday nights through June 26, features award-winning students, faculty and alumni from UNT. All the concerts are free and open to the public. For more info, visit http://www.theshopsathighlandvillage.com/events or call (214) 706-2529.

FMI visit:

Banter Bistro: http://dentonbanter.com/

Cafe du Luxe: http://www.cafeduluxe.com/music.html

Dan’s Silver Leaf: http://www.danssilverleaf.com/

The Greenhouse Restaurant: http://www.greenhouserestaurantdenton.com/

Sweetwater Grill & Tavern: http://www.sweetwatergrillandtavern.com/