Yolanda Quandt Duo at The Victoria, 28 North Hill, Highgate N6, Music from 8:30 to 10:30 pm. Sunday, Nov. 13. This is a cozy pub where jazz standards and fragrant candles relax you. A friendly place to unwind before the start of another work week. Listen to Yolanda Quandt on her last London performance before her move to Las Vegas, Nevada. Yolanda released a CD last year that has gotten airplays on BBC and Jazz FM, London. Yolanda sang a collection of songs by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. For more info and copies of review please email at:

yolyquandt@aol.com.
 

Fil-Am musician Abe Lagrimas, Jr. is a featured artist at this summer's 2-day Hawaii Intl. Jazz Festival. He
will be featured on both nights playing the ukulele and drums and playing vibraphone with his exotica/tiki ensemble Waitiki.

Other featured artists include Makoto Ozone, Don Grusin, Larry Coryell and Jeff Peterson. Musical
tributes for Ray Charles, Artie Shaw and Martin Denny.
Visit
http://www.hawaiijazz.com

To any Pinoy musicians in S. Korea during the month of
August...Abe will be performing there for a month long
tour with Boston-based jazz group PRELUDE. I'm still
trying to fit a Manila gig in Abe's schedule down the
road.

more info:
www.hawaiijazz.com
www.abrahamlagrimasjr.com
www.waitiki.com
www.krprelude.com

Thanks,
Eric Lagrimas
manager

TO ALL: I am having a great time performing at the Gallery Lounge of the Hyatt. The place is fabulous, the staff is superb and there are lots of interesting people to meet. We are there again this coming Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with John Nolan and Chris Sigerson. Show starts at 8:30 pm on Thursdays and 9:00 pm on Fridays and Saturdays. Hyatt Hotel is located on Burrard and Georgia. We will be there until the end of April.

It is my pleasure to announce that I will be performing at the TD Canada
Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival:

Presentation House Theatre
Corner of Chesterfield and 3rd Street, North Vancouver
June 24, Friday, around 7pm
With Miles Black, Tim Stacey and John Nolan
Tickets ($12?) are very limited so please get them early

Thank you for your support and see you soon!

Sincerely,
Armi Grano
www.armigrano.com

Jazz Concert - a fundaraising event @ Hilton Guam featuring:
Tots Tolentino, Jimmy Nabong, Monty Pladevega, Roberto Fracassini & George Jamero.

Binky Lampano breezed into town from California and appeared at Wasabi-Monk’s jazz room. See some snapshots below of his Monday night engagement. Binky is on the road enroute to the Mosaic Jazz, Blues, Reggae & World Music Festival in Singapore where he will be “teaching the blues”, March 14-15, 2005. Festival runs March 10-20, 2005

Armi Grano, in for a short stay from her home in Vancouver,
graced the stage of Wasabi-Monk’s rest/club. Photos below.

Boy Katindig is currently on tour with smooth jazz Peak Records recording artist, Paul Taylor. Performing with Paul Taylor, George Duke, Marion Meadows and other artists at Summerlin State Park Jazz Festival, Las Vegas, April 23, 2005. The new Boy Katindig CD will be out soon! An Asian Tour is scheduled for Spring of 2005. Email us at boykjazz@cox.net for more info. Please check back with us for further updates. Thank you! boykatindig@boykatindig.com via
bandstand-ph@yahoogroups.com