Musikfest, BB Kings, Stephen Talkhouse + California and Canada Shows
Posted: August 10, 2011 Filed under: General Stuff, Live Shows | Tags: basia, bb kings, coach house, jann klose band, jim mccarty, john hawken, jonathan tiersten, musikfest, recording, Shawn Phillips, stephen talkhouse, vonda shepard Leave a comment »Hi!
It’s been a while since I’ve written… lots going on… been meeting with engineers, studios, producers and labels in my quest to find a home for the new album. Still deciding… will update you as soon as things get sorted.
Will be traveling out to Los Angeles in the next few weeks as well to have some West Coast meetings, too. (While I’m there I will be playing a show in the L.A. area, Sept. 27th at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, opening for Basia.)
We have some really great shows coming up East that we want to invite you to, including at least one show in Toronto, Canada with Mr. Jim McCarty (of The Yardbirds) and in NYC with Vonda Shepard at B.B. King Blues Club on Thursday, Sept. 15th. Please share these with your friends online (and offline, too!!) – we’ll continue to test out the new tunes on you, starting at Musikfest 2011 this Thursday! Details below… see you there!!
Cheers,
Jann
Aug 11, 2011 – Bethlehem, PA (US) @ Liederplatz Stage – Musikfest 2011 – www.musikfest.org
Sep 10, 2011 – Amagansett, NY (US) @ Stephen Talkhouse – co-bill w/ Jonathan Tiersten – www.stephentalkhouse.com
Sep 11, 2011 – Voorhees, NJ (US) @ Coffee Works Roastery & Cafe – co-bill w/ Jonathan Tiersten – www.coffee-works.com
Sep 15, 2011 – New York, NY (US) @ B.B. King Blues Club & Grill – opening for Vonda Shepard – www.bbkingblues.com
Sep 27, 2011 – San Juan Capistrano, CA (US) @ The Coach House – opening for Basia – www.thecoachhouse.com
Oct 5, 2011 – Toronto, ON (CA) @ Hugh’s Room – co-bill w/ Jim McCarty and Special Guest, John Hawken – www.hughsroom.com
Oct 26, 2011 – Northampton, MA (US) @ Iron Horse Music Hall – Opening for Shawn Phillips – www.iheg.com/iron_horse_main.asp
Nov 26, 2011 – New York, NY (US) @ Highline Ballroom – THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH 40TH ANNIVERSARY – www.highlineballroom.com
Details at www.jannklose.com/tour.html
Summer Shows + Video + Facebook Contest
Posted: June 11, 2011 Filed under: General Stuff, Links, Live Shows, Music Release | Tags: Beacon Sloop Club, george harrison, jann klose band, live music, martin guitars, NYC, pete seeger, renaissance, rockwood music hall, Sacrifice EP, summer concerts, summer festivals, tom brislin Leave a comment »Hi!
Thanks to every single one of you that made it out to our shows in May! We really appreciate your continued and growing support. This summer, as we are beginning work on the new album, we’ve got some regional shows and festivals coming up in the Northeast, starting tomorrow at the Strawberry Festival in Beacon, NY (come early at noon to check out Pete Seeger, we play at 2 pm).
We’ll also play Bethlehem, PA (Godfrey Daniels on 6/17 and Musikfest 8/11) as well as Rockwood Music Hall, NYC on Friday, 7/1 and The Record Collector in Bordentown, NJ on 7/2. Both those shows are with my bud Tom Brislin (Renaissance, Yes, Francis Dunnery). Definitely come early on July 1st to check him out and stay late on the 2nd…
I will be sitting in with Gary Lucas again on 7/3, this time at the Iridium in NYC. Details for all these shows are below and online, here… if you’re not in the area, here’s a video clip of me singing The Beatles’ “Something” at the annual Concert for Bangladesh Revisited, a George Harrison Tribute featuring Wonderous Stories and many more great players. Filmed Nov ’09 at B.B. Kings in NYC, this year’s show will happen at the Highline Ballroom on 11/26.
FACEBOOK CONTEST:
During our last tour we gave out free copies of the new edition of Reverie (which includes the 2 new songs on Sacrifice EP). We’ll extend this to everyone on Facebook, all you have to do is post a picture of your copy of Reverie on CD or of your iPod/Mp3 player showing the album artwork, then tag me in it, get in touch and we’ll send you a copy of the new special edition CD in the mail.
Attention Pledgers: We’ll be sending out your fan exclusives next week! Thank you again for helping us reach our first goal of $5,000. We’re excited to have you be a part of our next album.
The People Records Project: $5320.00 raised so far!
Total Number of Pledgers: 112
Collaborate with us on Jann’s new album! Choose from exclusives and make a pledge. Part of the proceeds will be donated to Lymphoma Cancer Research. You will automatically be entered to win an iPod Shuffle that includes Jann’s full catalogue when you make a contribution of any size!
You can make a pledge online or by mail.
Links: Facebook | YouTube | Jango | Pandora | last.fm | Twitter | Songkick | Spotify | MySpace
Spring Shows, Grammy pics, Album Fundraiser update
Posted: March 15, 2011 Filed under: General Stuff, Links, Live Shows, Press, Radio, TV Performance | Tags: grammys, healthy food for thought, julie andrews, Reverie, rockwood, Rusted Root, Sacrifice EP, spring tour Leave a comment »Hi!
Thanks to everyone that came out to the shows in New York and California last month! It was great to see so many of you. I’m hoping to be back on the West Coast this Fall for some more shows. Had an amazing time at the Grammys with the Healthy Food For Thought team… although the Grammy went to Julie Andrews I think we all were just so thankful to be nominated. Here are some pics from the red carpet and from our show at Tarrytown Music Hall, opening for Rusted Root on flickr and Facebook.
ALBUM FUNDRAISER UPDATE:
Please mark your calendars for our big album fundraiser show on Friday, April 29th, 7:30 to 9:00 pm at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2 in NYC. This will be a full band show with special guests. There’s a $10 cover which will get you in the door as well as a FREE copy of Reverie + Sacrifice EP. Please bring your donation for the new album! You can pay by check, credit card or cash. We’ll be announcing those of you that have already contributed on Facebook and Twitter in the coming days. Go to www.peoplerecordsmusic.com to find out more and make a pledge today! Thank you!
SPRING TOUR DATES:
We’ll be on the road in NY, NJ, PA, IN, IL and OH this Spring… dates are being added daily, so please keep an eye on www.jannklose.com/tour.html.
3/12: WDFH FM Ossining, NY, 3/18: Brooklyn, NY, 4/2: Kendall Park, NJ, 4/28: NBC NY Non Stop TV (Joey Reynolds), 4/29: New York, NY, 5/13: Pittsburgh, PA, 5/14: New Castle, PA, 5/17: Indianapolis, IN, 5/18: Marion, IN, 5/19: WGN Radio, Chicago, IL, 5/20: WGN TV, Chicago, IL + Skokie Theatre, 5/21: Cleveland, OH, 6/12: Beacon, NY, 8/11: Bethlehem, PA
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Jann
Grammys + Shows in New York and California!
Posted: February 4, 2011 Filed under: General Stuff, Live Shows, Music Release, Press | Tags: An Beal Bocht, Bronx, California, Crowd Funding, Deni Bonet, grammy, healthy food for thought, julian lennon, moby, New York, peter max, Riverdale, Russell Simmons, Rusted Root, Sid Bernstein, tom chapin Leave a comment »Hi!
A belated happy new year to you! We’ve got some great shows coming up this and next month, including New York City, California and a special show in Tarrytown, NY opening for Rusted Root!
As most of you already know we’re part of a great compilation album called Healthy Food For Thought: Good Enough To Eat which has been nominated for a Grammy! The album raises money for the NY Coalition for Healthy School Food and includes a wide array of musicians and poets, including Julian Lennon, Moby, Russell Simmons, Tom Chapin, Uncle Floyd and Trout Fishing in America. This Friday’s CD Release Party at Peter Max Studios (who also created the album’s artwork) is already SOLD OUT but you can find out more about this fantastic double CD here at http://www.healthyfoodforthought.com. The NY Daily News gave us a great write-up about
the album which you can read here: http://www.nydailynews.com – please use the share buttons to pass it on!
This Saturday afternoon between 1-4 pm, I will be playing at the 2nd Smile Revolution Concert at Le Poisson Rouge in NYC. Also on hand will be Richard Barone, Deni Bonet, The Smile Revolution Band, The Roches and Mr. Sid Bernstein. Find out more about this kid-friendly event here: http://lepoissonrouge.com/events/view/1995
On Friday, February 11th Chris, Lars and I will be opening up for Rusted Root at Tarrytown Music Hall! I’ve had the pleasure of opening up solo for Michael Glabicki a couple of times but this will be the first time opening for the band. We’re very excited about this show and would love it if you could be in the audience to support us! Please do spread the word on this show as well. Tix available here: http://tickets.tarrytownmusichall.org
The following day, Saturday, Feb 12th, we’ll be playing a free show in my home borough of The Bronx!! The name of the venue is An Beal Bocht Cafe, a very cozy place in the Riverdale section of The Bronx. It’s easily accessible by taking the 1 train up to 238th Street. We’ll play from 9 to 11 pm. More info here: http://www.anbealbochtcafe.com
The following morning I’ll be getting on a plane to Los Angeles to attend the Grammys!! Exciting… I’ll be playing four shows while I’m out there, Los Angeles (2/15), San Diego (2/17), Tehachapi (2/18) and Long Beach (2/19)… please spread the word on these! Thank you! See show details at bottom.
Our new album fundraiser is going strong, thank you to everyone that has contributed so far. We’re hoping to reach $10,000 by the Spring but will start recording as soon as we hit $5,000 – which we are at the halfway point to! It means so much to us that you are part of it. Please do spread the word and follow the progress on this and other stuff on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter!
Cheers,
Jann & Band
MTV’s Cribs + Album Fundraiser + Shows in NY, OH, IL, IN, PA
Posted: October 26, 2010 Filed under: General Stuff, Links, Live Shows, Music Release, TV Performance | Tags: Annie Haslam, black box, cribs, fundraiser, kora, mtv, people records, Reverie, Tour Leave a comment »Hi all!
We’re excited to announce a great fall line-up of shows! Please join us on as many dates as you can and pass on the word to your friends, colleagues and family. Chris Marolf (upright bass, kora, banjo, backup vocals) and Lars Potteiger (piano, accordion, backup vocals) will be joining me on a lot of the shows. Contact me by email if you have questions and/or want to help promote!
I finally made it to MTV… well, sort of. I found out while reading my BMI royalty statement that ‘Cribs’ had used my song ‘Black Box‘ in an episode… pretty cool. It played in the background, but hey, I’m not complaining. Hopefully it will help some more with getting the word out there.
Speaking of which… I hope you realize that you are a big part of why we’ve seen a substantial amount of growth over the past couple of years. I call it the “People Records” project. YOU are my record label. If it wasn’t for you telling your friends about me and my band and the songs we play, we’d be… well… no where! So, once again, thank you for that. I know I’ve said it a million times, but it’s one of those words you can’t say enough.
Here comes the hard part: I have to ask you for help again. Most of you know that the music business is NOT what it once was. Bands and artists rely a lot more on fan support now than they ever have. Sales of records have declined massively and digital sales are not keeping up with the decline. Unfortunately the cost of making a record, a good record with a great engineer knowing how to use great equipment (a lot of greatness there indeed) has NOT declined. It still costs money to make a good record.
‘Reverie’, my current studio album, was made largely with fan support. I’m calling on you to help me once again in making my next release a reality. We have come up with over 40 ways you can contribute to the new album and will donate part of the proceeds to benefit lymphoma cancer research. So, take a look at these options here. We think there’s something in there for every budget. Basically, the idea is this: The more you give, the more we record. Basta. So, please help us make it happen. I’ve got a pocketbook full of new songs (of which you will be hearing more and more of at the upcoming shows) and I want you to have them.
With gratitude always,
Jann
P.S. We will be sending out letters as well. Please make sure your mailing addresses are up to date on my list.
UPCOMING SHOWS!
Nov 11, 2010 9:00 PM New York, NY: Kenny’s Castaways
Nov 13, 2010 8:00 PM Youngstown, OH: At Madison
Nov 14, 2010 7:00 PM Cleveland, OH: Messiah Lutheran Church
Nov 16, 2010 8:00 PM Chicago, IL: 13th Annual Jeff Buckley Tribute at Uncommon Ground
Nov 16, 2010, 11:50 PM Chicago, I: Live on WGN Radio with Steve & Johnnie
Nov 17, 2010 8:00 PM Chicago, IL: 13th Annual Jeff Buckley Tribute at Uncommon Ground
Nov 18, 2010 7:00 PM Winnetka, IL: Valslist Living Room Session
Nov 19, 2010 8:00 PM Indianapolis, IN: Indy Hostel
Nov 20, 2010 4:00 PM Lisbon, OH: Private House Concert
Dec 04, 2010 8:00 PM Bellmore, NY: K.J. Farrell’s
Dec 05, 2010 4:00 PM Allentown, PA: Lehigh Valley Music Awards at Scottish Rite Cathedral
Dec 18, 2010 8:00 PM Sellersville, PA: Annie Haslam & Friends at Sellersville Theater
Dec 19, 2010 7:30 PM Sellersville, PA: Annie Haslam & Friends at Sellersville Theater
Dec 22, 2010 8:00 PM Pittsburgh, PA: Club Cafe
DETAILS HERE: jannklose.com/tour.html
Fall 2010 News + Cleveland & New York Shows
Posted: August 31, 2010 Filed under: General Stuff, Links, Live Shows, Music Release | Tags: Annie Haslam, Doing Time, healthy food for thought, jann klose band, julian lennon, moby, rockwood music hall, spotify, strawbs Leave a comment » |
| Greetings!
After one of the hottest summers I can remember I’m looking forward to some cooler weather and have been working on booking fall and winter shows/tours. We are also planning a new recording to be released early next year. More on that real soon. Thanks to everyone that made it out to our last show at Rockwood Music Hall in New York City last month. It was great to see everyone. Since our shows in NYC have been well attended, thanks to you all, we thought we’d play a bigger venue. Fortunately it is right next door… it is Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2 and it does the name justice. It is a great room – I went to a couple of shows there this summer and enjoyed them very much. So, if you’ve ever contemplated coming out to see us, now’s the time to take the plunge. We’ll be performing as a six-piece band (with more room for everyone!) on Sunday, September 19th at 7:30 PM sharp. And, we will be playing a slightly longer set. Hope you can make it. http://www.rockwoodmusichall.com Before above date I’d like to invite all my Ohio friends to a show in Cleveland next week! On Saturday, September 11th at 8:00 PM I will be opening up solo for one of my favorite bands, The Strawbs. Please spread the word! It’s been a long time since I’ve played in Cleveland. Tix and info at http://www.beachlandballroom.com - HEALTHY FOOD FOR THOUGHT COMPILATION CD “Give In To This Life” off Reverie is part of this two disc set. This double-CD raises money for the New York Coalition for Healthy School Food. It is a great cause. I think you should buy one of these. I really do. They are only $10 and besides my music you will hear songs and poems by a range of artist including Moby, Julian Lennon andTom Chapin. http://www.healthyfoodforthought.com - SPOTIFY – A MUSIC SITE Spotify is a new music site. While it is not live in the U.S. yet it is in the U.K. and a few other countries (check their site for updates). What I like about Spotify is that it actually works in this new music biz ‘model’ everyone is trying to sort out. I’m on it and get paid by them. Thank you very much for listening. Tune in http://www.spotify.com - DOING TIME MUSIC VIDEO Haven’t seen it yet? Why not? We think it’s good. Help us push the views over 3000 in the coming days! Please keep recommending it and posting it on your Facebook and Twitter profiles and where ever else people hang out these days… now hit this link: http://www.youtube.com/jannklose Please mark your calendars for below shows! We’ll be back in the Midwest for a tour this November 12-21 and I’ll be opening up for Renaissance’s Annie Haslam at the Sellersville Theater this December 18th and 19th. Also, we will be performing at the Lehigh Valley Music Awards Ceremony on December 5th at the Scottish Rite Cathedral in Allentown, PA. Again, thanks for all the great support. We look forward to seeing you. Jann & Band http://www.jannklose.com |
New Music Video and EP + UK/Germany Tour!
Posted: May 14, 2010 Filed under: General Stuff, Live Shows, Music Release, TV Performance | Tags: Doing Time, Germany Tour, Music Video, Reverie, Sacrifice EP, Shawn Phillips, uk tour Leave a comment »Hi!
So, here it is, my first music video! The song “Doing Time” off REVERIE. Please do us the favor of sharing this video! It’s pretty easy to do: Once you click the link and are on my YouTube page the video is the first one there at the top left and should start playing. There’s a “Share” link right underneath the video frame, just click it and you will see options to share it on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, etc… which reminds me: I created a Twitter account… link below to that, follow me, it’s looking lonely right now… but first, here’s the Video:
http://www.youtube.com/jannklose
SACRIFICE EP
Today my 5-year-old nephew gets baptised at St. Michael’s (the ‘Michel’ as it’s referred to by the citizens of Hamburg, Germany). My brother and his wife also got married there on this day. So, what better date to release a couple of new songs… “This Sacrifice” and “Waiting for the Wave” are two songs we recorded during the REVERIE sessions but didn’t make the album. Since you’re on my mailing list you get a free download of the EP. All you have to do is hit SIGN UP HERE, we’ll then email you a download code 
Of course, if you want to buy it, I WON’T stop you… it’s on iTunes and Amazon now…
UK/GERMANY TOUR
I will be on tour in the UK and Germany with singer/songwriter Robert Carl Blank starting May 25th in Liverpool, UK. We have about a week’s worth of shows in England, then head to Germany for a one-week tour that starts June 7th in Berlin and culminates June 12th at the Prinzenbar in Hamburg! Details in the show listings here.
I will be playing a show tonight, Friday, May 14th at 7:30 pm in Hartford, CT, opening for Shawn Phillips at Audio Media Solutions. There are only a couple of tickets left, you can get them at http://audiomediasolutions.net/liveroom/tickets.html or by calling 860-643-9407.
See you soon,
Jann & Band
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OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.jannklose.com
2010 Tour Dates & News
Posted: March 11, 2010 Filed under: General Stuff, Live Shows | Tags: Connecticut Style, CT Channel 8, Doing Time, lars potteiger, martin guitars, Music Video, Nanci Griffith, Popmatters.com, Reverie, Rosanne Cash, Shawn Phillips, Stephen Stills, Tour Dates, Willy Porter 1 Comment »Hello,
Hope you’re all doing well! Things have been busy here… the music video for “Doing Time” is pretty much done, we should have a version up for you all to see by the end of the month. Stop by the web site (which is going through some major changes) ever so often to check on the video going live. In the meantime, enjoy this clip from my solo performance on Connecticut’s Channel 8, ABC TV here: www.youtube.com/jannklose
2010 TOUR DATES:
I will be on the road in the U.S. and Europe again this year… we’ve got about a week’s worth of dates scheduled in the U.K and are starting to get some shows in for Germany as well. This Spring I will be opening for Willy Porter, Shawn Phillips and others on various dates in the Northeast. We also have shows coming up in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois! On Saturday, April 10th we’ll be back at NYC’s Rockwood Music Hall for a full band show. Please see dates here and spread the word whereever you can – thank you!
MORE NEWSBITS:
• Reverie was reviewed in Martin Guitars semi-annual newsletter “The Sounding Board” Volume 28, alongside Stephen Stills, Rosanne Cash and Nanci Griffith! www.mguitar.com/news/newsletter.php
• Popmatters.com features myself and keyboardist/accordionist Lars Potteiger in a review of Reverie and our show at Chicago’s Uncommon Ground last November. www.popmatters.com/pm/review/120249-jann-klose-16-november-2009-chicago-il
• Together with the release of the music video for “Doing Time” we’ll be releasing two more songs from the Reverie sessions next month… more on that soon.
Thank you all for your continued support – we look forward to seeing you at the upcoming shows!
All best,
Jann & Band
NYC Show + 2 New Videos
Posted: January 22, 2010 Filed under: General Stuff, Links, Live Shows, Music Release, Press, Radio | Tags: All These Rivers, Doing Time, House Concerts, Reverie, rockwood music hall, Steve and Johnnie, The Alternate Side, The Beginning, WFUV, WGN Radio, YouTube 1 Comment »Greetings folks!
Hope you’re settling into the new year well. I’m back in NYC after some much needed downtime and am working on new songs… I finally have a little extra time on my hands that I’m using to finish song ideas that have come up over the last couple of years while we were touring like mad… I figured we played about 200 shows since the release of Reverie… phew… now that we’re into 2010 it’s time to play NYC at one of our favorite spots, Rockwood Music Hall. Please join us on Friday, February 5th at 7 PM. This will be a full band show, details are below.
Here are a couple of videos from our most recent NYC show at The Living Room, early December. Thanks to our pal Unsteady Freddie who filmed these and posted them… please help us out by commenting, sending these links on to your friends/colleagues and posting on Twitter, Facebook and the like! Thank you!
An update on WFUV HD Radio, The Alternate Side in New York City: Thanks to your downloads, three songs off Reverie are now in the Top 5 most downloaded songs on the station… ‘Doing Time’ is in fact Number 1 and has been for the last three weeks! If you haven’t yet, you can download for FREE at http://www.thealternateside.org/mp3/top
Look for a couple of new songs to be released this April… ‘This Sacrifice’ and ‘Waiting for the Wave’ are two songs we recorded during the Reverie sessions that didn’t make the album. They’ll be available on iTunes.
WGN Radio’s Steve and Johnnie in Chicago are presenting and emcee-ing our show in Chicago, April 30th at the Skokie Theatre. Also on the bill is Anne Harris, please mark your calendars. The Chicago Examiner gave us a great review here: http://www.examiner.com/x-17121-Chicago-Live-Music-Examiner~y2009m12d2-Jann-Klose-review-of-Reverie
HOUSE CONCERTS: If you’d like to have us perform at your home or event, please reply to this email directly and let’s set something up. We’re available to play in different formations and look forward to hearing from you.
Coming up:
Friday, Feb 5th, 7 PM: Rockwood Music Hall, NYC
http://www.rockwoodmusichall.com
Saturday, Mar 13th, 7:30 PM: John Street Jam, Saugerties, NY
http://www.johnstreetjam.net
Friday, Mar 19th, 7:30 PM: Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts Center, Middletown, CT
http://www.buttonwood.org
Friday, Apr 30th, 7:30 PM: The Skokie Theatre, Chicago, IL
http://www.skokietheatre.org
Saturday, May 1st, 8:00 PM: The Strutt, Kalamazoo, MI w/ Micaela Kingslight
http://www.thestrutt.com
Thanks for reading, see you at the shows!
Jann & Band
