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We’re back in New York after two weeks of tour dates in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan. Had some really nice shows and made lots of new friends. Thanks to everyone that helped make this leg of the tour such a success. We have a little time off before Lars and I hit Upstate NY this coming week, then doing a NYC show on Friday, May 16th, 8 pm at Rockwood Music Hall with the band!

I haven’t had time to post pictures of the tour yet but will hopefully get to it after we finish up with this next leg of the tour. In the meantime you can check out these pics that were posted by cleverock.com who came to our show at The Winchester (which is btw my new favourite venue in Cleveland!). Also, the Philadelphia Daily News wrote about Reverie: “Ear-grabbing pop singer-songwriter has a confident yet gentle voice, with tints of soul, gospel and Afropop rhythms.” Thanks to everyone that came out to our Tin Angel show!

While it’s been a really hectic schedule, the response we’re getting from the audiences and local radio makes it all feel so worth it. When we came through Northeast Ohio we did a taping for a show on Akron’s WAPS, 91.3 The Summit with Tom Ball, aka Twistin’ Tom, during which we played a lot of songs from the new album. I also ended up doing an impromptu cover of “Carpet of the Sun” by Renaissance and got to DJ some of my current favourites bands. The show will air later this month - I will let you know when we get an air date.

This coming week we are going to be playing on WAER Radio in Syracuse, NY Thursday, May 8th. We’re doing a pre-taping that morning that I believe will air on the station sometime between noon and 3 pm. They’re on 88.3 FM and the web site is WAER.org if you want to tune in online. We’re also going to do an in-store performance and CD signing at Big Apple Music which is a music and audio/video store located in New Hartford, NY. Friday night we’ll be at one of our favourite spots upstate called The College Street Cafe. That’s a 9 pm show and I will have Lars Potteiger with me on all these. You can check out Lars’ solo work at myspace.com/larspotteiger.

A bunch more stuff is coming up this Spring and Summer including performances at the New York Book Festival in Central Park, Bronx Week, MusikFest, Fairfax Corner Summer Concert Series and a few others that we’re still working on. In July I’m heading to the UK to do my first solo tour over there. I’ll be performing in London, Birmingham, Leicester, Coventry and a few other locations, including a spot at the Kenilworth Festival on Saturday, July 19th. After that date I’m heading to Germany where I will meet up with Chris. We’re planning on him joining me on bass for a few shows that we’re currently working on setting up. We do have a date in Berlin, that’s on Wednesday July 23rd with a local band called Stylblyten.

Looking forward to keeping the music coming and hope to see many of you this week and on May 16th in NYC!

JK & Band

www.jannklose.com

Hey folks -

It’s that time again! Starting off our Spring Tour will be a show at Philadelphia’s Tin Angel this Friday, 4/11 at 7:30 pm. The following two weeks are packed with dates in upstate New York, Ohio and Michigan, concluding with a show in NYC on April 27th at the Metropolitan Room for Jeffrey’s 2nd annual fundraiser benefiting the Project Welcome Home Troops.

As we’re promoting the new album, Reverie, we’re hitting some new towns, radio stations and venues so please do tell your friends about the tour. Specifically, Cleveland’s The Winchester, Akron’s Northside and The Modern Exchange in Southgate, MI. As far as radio is concerned Lars and I will be playing on WEOL and WAPS (The Summit) in Akron as well as WCSX in Detroit. I’m also excited to play a special event for AFS, the exchange student program that brought me to this country. This show is taking place at Rocky River High School on April 22nd and is open to the public.

Check out this clip of the band and me on NBC 10 - we did a little gravity defying for the Ringling Bros. Circus! http://video.nbc10.com/player/?id=235370

Did an interview Cleveland Free Times’ Anastasia Pantsios about my Cleveland roots and living in New York. You can pick up a copy or read it online: http://www.freetimes.com/stories/15/49/jann-klose

Here’s the current schedule, please see http://www.jannklose.com/tour.html for any changes and/or additional appearances.

Apr 11, 2008 7:30 PM Tin Angel Philadelphia, PA
w/ Alex Nackman. http://www.tinangel.com

Apr 12, 2008 8:00 PM WAMC Radio Albany, NY
Live on Hudson River Sampler w/ Wanda Fischer! http://www.wamc.org

Apr 15, 2008 8:00 PM Carol’s Silver Dollar Jamestown, NY
w/ Stratospheerius. http://www.myspace.com/carolssilverdollar

Apr 16, 2008 8:00 PM The Winchester Cleveland, OH
w/ Stratospheerius. http://www.thewinchester.net

Apr 17, 2008 8:00 PM Therese’s Greatnites Youngstown, OH
w/ Stratospheerius. For reservations please call: 330-747-5404

Apr 18, 2008 8:00 AM WEOL Radio Elyria/Lorain/Medina, OH
Live In-Studio Performance and Interview on “Les in the Morning”. http://www.weol.com/morningshow.html

Apr 19, 2008 9:00 PM The Village Idiot Maumee, OH
w/ Stratospheerius. http://www.villageidiotmaumee.com

Apr 20, 2008 10:00 AM WCSX Radio Detroit, MI
Live In-Studio Performance and Interview on “Overeasy with Pam Rossi.” http://www.wcsx.com

Apr 20, 2008 9:00 PM The Elbow Room Ypsilanti, MI
http://www.ypsielbow.com

Apr 21, 2008 8:45 PM The Modern Exchange Southgate, MI
http://www.themodernexchange.com

Apr 22, 2008 7:30 PM Rocky River High School Rocky River, OH
AFS Northeast Ohio Chapter 50th Anniversary. http://rrhs.us/rrhs

Apr 23, 2008 8:00 PM Northside Akron, OH
http://www.northsideclub.com

Apr 27, 2008 9:30 PM Metropolitan Room New York, NY
http://www.metropolitanroom.com

Thanks all,

JK & Band

Hey folks -

Hope everyone’s doing well. I’m off the road for a few weeks and we’re spending the time working on bookings for the Spring and the Summer. We got a lot of dates added already and will be making trips to some of our favorite spots as well as hitting a bunch of new cities and venues. Besides a few shows in NYC (Rockwood Music Hall on 3/28!) we’ll be touring through PA, NY, OH, MI, MA and CT in April and May.

Here’s a few other exciting news bits: I got a mention on Jazz.com in an article about the “State of Jazz Vocals Today.” Read it here and feel free to comment!

This August we’re playing at the Bethlehem Musikfest! The festival is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and runs from 8/1 to 8/10. We’ll be on the Songwriters Stage on the 10th. Other performers include Jethro Tull, Rosanne Cash and Earth, Wind & Fire! Holy %#@!

Check out the March issue of Cleveland Magazine for a nice write-up of Reverie by Jim Vickers. Also, Sea of Tranquility reviewed the new album - click here to read and comment on the review.

Last but not least, I made the cut for the Radio Crystal Blue Airplay Vote again. Please vote often! I’m in CD bracket #10. There are a lot of very talented indie musicians nominated. If you want to know who I like, check the links page

Cheers,

JK & Band

Hi all!

I would like to thank you on behalf of myself and my band for your amazing support and turn-out at the CD release party in NYC and at all the recent shows. It was such a pleasure to play for you! We’ll be back in NYC for a show at Pianos next Friday, February 15th at 8 pm. Please join Chris, Leah and I for an intimate set hosted by Julz A and Andrew Scandal who will be playing at 7 pm.

Tune in to Buffalo’s NPR station WBFO 88.7 FM for an in-studio performance and interview I did last week with Kenny Macdonald. The show “Buffalo Avenues” airs this Friday, February 8th at 8 pm! Listen online at http://www.wbfo.org/listen

Here’s a link to some pics from the NYC record release party: http://www.jannklose.com/media.html

Reverie has been getting a lot of positive reviews from various media outlets as well as from many of you. We usually add the reviews to the Press Page which can be found at http://www.jannklose.com/press.html - the latest are by Outlook Weekly and TheCelebrityCafe.com. If you’re able, please do post your reviews and thoughts about the record online … this is a grass roots effort and it will really help to spread the word if you do! Below are a few links where you can listen, review and buy the album:

CDBaby.com: click here

iTunes: click here

Amazon.com (just added!): click here

Again, thank you all so much for coming to the shows, letting me crash at your home and being the best fans and friends in the world!!!

JK & Band

http://www.myspace.com/jannklose

Greetings from sunny LA!

We’ve just learned that XM Radio’s Indie band channel, XMU, channel 43, which is available on XM Radio, XM Radio Online, Direct TV Channel 831 and on AOL, is playing me this weekend!

The show is called R>A>D>A>R REPORT, and they’re playing “Doing Time” from REVERIE at 2 PM ET on Friday, and Saturday at 6 AM ET.

You can tune in with a free account to hear the show for just a few days. You don’t need a credit card for this. Just go to this link: http://xmro.xmradio.com/xstream/api/show_trial_form.jsp

If you would like to sign up for XM radio, you can use the Friends and Family Plan: http://friends.xmradio.com and simply use Billy’s Zero’s (he’s the host of the show) email address - billyzero@xmradio.com

R>A>D>A>R REPORT is a weekly show that people in the music industry listen to. If you’re already a subscriber to XM, do thank them for including my music, and keep requesting it on your favorite channels…. plus your local community station.

Additionally, Fordham University Station WFUV will be playing tracks from REVERIE, including the single “Hold Me Down”! You can tune in to the station in New York City and the Tri-State area at 90.7 FM and online at http://www.wfuv.org

Thanks for tuning in - please keep those requests coming!

JK and Band

Hi all -

In this newsletter:
1) Hamburg to Hamburg tour
2) REVERIE album on CDBaby and iTunes
3) Holiday special!
4) Show listings

- Von Hamburg nach Hamburg! Scroll down for English version

Es ist endlich mal wieder soweit! Nach einem langen Jahr, vielen tours und mit einer neuen CD komme ich wieder in die alte Heimat fuer ein paar Auftritte in Hamburg und Berlin. Ich hoffe wir sehen uns am 28. und 29. Dezember im Kukuun in Hamburg fuer meine dortige CD Release Party! Am 4. Januar geht’s nach Berlin fuer ‘nen Auftritt im Zimmer 16. Details gleich unten!!

Just a few more days until my first shows back in Germany! It’s been too long… After shows in Hamburg and Berlin I’m heading to California to play at the NAMM Show in LA at the Anaheim Convention Center for Martin Guitars on January 17th. Then doing a couple of shows upstate opening for Rusted Root frontman Michael Glabicki… among them a show at Hilbert College in Hamburg, New York. Our CD Release Party in NYC is at Rockwood Music Hall on Friday, January 25th at 8 PM! Details for all upcoming shows are listed below. Hope to see many of you there!

- REVERIE Album now on CDBaby.com and iTunes:

The new album is now available at http://www.cdbaby.com/jannklose4 - if you’re so inclined please feel free to write a review at the CDBaby site, where you can also sample all 12 songs. The iTunes link for REVERIE is http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=270512872

- Holiday Special:

From now until January 25th, if you buy the new CD and a T-SHIRT directly from us you receive a free Poster! Get dressed already!! http://www.jannklose.com/merch.html - also, shipping is included on all items until above date!

- Show Listings:

Dec 28, 2007 Friday, 8:00 PM, Kukuun, Hamburg, Germany
CD Release Party! Mit Anne McNamee als opener.
Spielbudenplatz 22. Eintritt: 5 Euro.
http://www.kukuun.de | Tel: 040/31 43 93

Dec 29, 2007 Saturday, 8:00 PM, Kukuun, Hamburg, Germany
CD Release Party Nr. 2! Spielbudenplatz 22. Eintritt: 5 Euro.
http://www.kukuun.de | Tel: 040/31 43 93

Jan 4, 2008 Friday, 8:00 PM, Zimmer 16, Berlin, Germany
Florastrasse 16. Eintritt: 6 Euro/4 Euro ermaessigt.
Mit Stylblyten aus Berlin.
http://www.zimmer-16.de | Tel: 030 / 473 18 19

Jan 17, 2008 Thursday, 2:00 PM, NAMM Show, Anaheim, CA
NAMM 08 at the Anaheim Convention Center. Martin Guitar Stage.
http://www.thenammshow.com

Jan 23, 2008 Wednesday, 8:00 PM, Marist College w/ Michael Glabicki of Rusted Root
Poughkeepsie, NY. 3399 North Road. Cost:TBA
8 pm performance followed by Michael Glabicki of Rusted Root at 9 pm.
http://www.marist.edu

Jan 25, 2008 Friday, 8:00 PM, Rockwood Music Hall (CD Release Party), New York, NY
Located at 196 Allen Street between E. Houston and Stanton. Take the F or V subway to 2nd Ave.
$5 suggested donation. Phone: 212-477-4155 | Website: http://www.rockwoodmusichall.com

Jan 31, 2008 Thursday, 8:00 PM, Hilbert College w/ Michael Glabicki of Rusted Root
Hamburg, NY. 200 South Park Avenue. Cost: TBA.
8 pm performance followed by Michael Glabicki of Rusted Root at 9 pm. http://www.hilbert.edu

Feb 1, 2008 Friday, 7:00 PM, College Street Cafe (CD Release Party), Clinton, NY
34 College Street. Cost:$3. 7:00pm - 8:00pm: Pre-Performance CD Signing and “Meet & Greet”
8:00pm - 10:00pm: Live Two-Hour Performance. 10:00 pm - 11:00 pm: Post-Performance Party http://www.collegestreetcafe.com

Feb 2, 2008 Saturday, 8:00 PM, The Nameless Coffeehouse, Cambridge, MA
Located at 3 Church Street in Harvard Square. Cover is $10.
Phone: 617-864-1630 | Website: http://www.namelesscoffeehouse.org

Happy Holidays and New Year to you and yours and our sincere thanks for your support!

JK & Band

http://www.myspace.com/jannklose

Hi all!

The new CD, REVERIE is available now! We will start shipping pre-orders and new orders on November 30th. Go to http://www.jannklose.com to order and to http://www.myspace.com/jannklose to preview 3 tracks from the new album - the third track, “Doing Time” was just added.

Hope you had a relaxed Thanksgiving or as they call it in Germany “Erntedankfest”!

Gleich noch mehr auf Deutsch … thanks to everyone that came to the NYC show on Tuesday! The next one will be on Friday, January 25th, 2008 at 8 pm which will also be our official NYC CD Release Party! Please mark your calendar for this one.

December 6-8 we’ll be on a short tour Upstate NY, playing at the Buffalo Music Awards as well as Clinton and Utica NY. Please do tell your friends about these - we hope to see many of you there.

HAMBURG AND BERLIN SHOWS:

Am 28. und 29. Dezember spiele ich in Hamburg im Kukuun, Spielbudenplatz! Ich hoffe Ihr erscheint zahlreich und wir koennen zusammen die CD Release Party feiern! Die shows werden jeweils einen opener haben, am Freitag Anne McNamee aus Australien und am Samstag wahrscheinlich Duncan Townsend aus England. Am 4. Januar spiele ich in Berlin im Zimmer 16 zusammen mit Stylblyten aus Berlin. Hoffe wir sehen uns! Details fuer alle Shows gleich hier.

Danke, thank you and muchos gracias!

JK & Band

Dec 6, 2007 Thursday 8:00 PM  Buffalo Music Awards  Buffalo, NY
Held at Rock ‘n Roll Heaven / Coyotes. http://www.rock-n-roll-heaven.com

Dec 7, 2007 Friday 7:00 PM  College Street Cafe  Clinton, NY
34 College Street. Cost: $3. Two sets between 7 & 9 pm. Phone: 315-381-3178 | Website: http://www.collegestreetcafe.com

Dec 8, 2007 Saturday 10:00 PM  The Electric Company  Utica, NY
700 Varick Street. Phone: 315-792-9271 | Website: http://www.electricco.net

Dec 28, 2007 Friday 8:00 PM  Kukuun  Hamburg, Germany
CD Release Party! Mit Anne McNamee als opener. Spielbudenplatz 22. Eintritt: 5 Euro. Website: http://www.kukuun.de | Tel: 040/31 43 93

Dec 29, 2007 Saturday 8:00 PM  Kukuun  Hamburg, Germany
CD Release Party Nr. 2! Spielbudenplatz 22. Eintritt: 5 Euro. Website: http://www.kukuun.de | Tel: 040/31 43 93

Jan 4, 2008 Friday 8:00 PM  Zimmer 16  Berlin, Germany
Florastrasse 16. Eintritt: 6 Euro/4 Euro ermaessigt. Mit Stylblyten aus Berlin. Tel: 030 / 473 18 19 | Website: http://www.zimmer-16.de

Hey folks -

The album is off to the printer! Can’t quite believe it yet. We’re almost there. We’re taking advance orders for it as of tomorrow, November 5th at jannklose.com You can also pre-order at our tour dates this week and we’ll send out copies on or after November 30th, which is the official release date. If you pre-order at a show you’ll get a free copy of the Single on CD. By next month we’ll also have T-shirts, Posters and Stickers for sale at shows and on the web site.

This week Lars and I will be back at some of our old favourites in North-East Ohio: The Beachland is this Wednesday, November 7th at 8 pm with Stratospheerius and Ryan Montbleau Band on the bill as well. Thursday night we’re back at Sonnet’s in Wadsworth for a double set and Friday we’re in Youngstown, Ohio at a new venue, the B & O station. Stratospheerius is on that bill as well.

In addition to those shows we have a Stratford, CT show on November 17th and a NYC show at the Rockwood on November 27th. Contrary to what I wrote in my last newsletter, this will NOT be the CD release party since many people have said that they wouldn’t be able to make a Tuesday night show. So, we’ve moved the NYC CD release party to Friday, January 25th at 8 pm at Rockwood. Please do mark your calendars for this one. It’ll be a full band show with special guests.

Friends in Germany: I’m coming home for the holidays and will be playing in Hamburg and Berlin, Dec 28th and 29th at Kukuun, Hamburg and January 4th at Zimmer 16 in Berlin. Also on the bill is Stylblyten and I will have special guest Anne McNamee opening on the Friday night show, Dec 28th in Hamburg.

More details to come on all of this as well as a few upstate NY shows beginning of December…a lot going on right now…thanks as always for your continued support!!

JK

Hi!

Just sent the album off to mastering last weekend … ok …so, we’re on track with a late November release. September was hectic again with a bunch of shows in the North-East. Played at Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica, NY. That was good. The students seemed to be really into my set. Also went up to play the Cantab Lounge in Cambridge, MA for the first time. Nice audience and one of the best open-mics I’ve ever been to, run by Geoff Bartley. Hope to be back in the Boston area in January or February for a full show.

October 23rd we’ll be back at Rockwood Music Hall in NYC with the full band. That’s a 7 pm show. Hope you guys can come out and hear us. Thanks to everyone that came out last week to the Cutting Room for the Education Through Music event. Broke a string on our second song …ugh…but then a guy by the name of Dan Zaccagnino lent me his guitar for our remaining couple of songs. I didn’t have a chance to thank him but will look him up online.

The next couple of months will be busy with finishing album artwork and some travelling. We’ll be in NE Ohio and CT early November for a few shows. Over Christmas and New Years I’m going to be in Germany and am doing a couple of shows in Hamburg and Berlin. Those will be CD release parties as well. Then I’m off to play at the NAMM Show in California. That’s at the Anaheim Convention Center in L.A. (Martin Guitar Stage). I’m planning on doing a few more shows in Southern California and maybe Phoenix around that time (middle of January 08).

Thanks to everyone that’s sent such positive feedback on the new single. It’s been getting a lot of plays on myspace and in various podcasts all around the world. Pretty amazing what the internet has done for music. Check out the podsafe music network if you’re into podcasting.

More soon!

JK