check out this new song from our recent session with producer David Bendeth at House of Loud Studios, featuring Patrick Carmichael (drums), Lars Potteiger (keys), Chris Marolf (bass) and yours truly (vocals, electric guitar) … please let us know what you think!

Cheers,

Jann

glad you are reading this… it’s been a great, busy fall with lots of news to share. Thanks to everyone that made it out to the recent shows in California, Canada and of course NYC and Jersey. Opening for Vonda Shepard at B.B. Kings, for Basia at The Coach House and playing with Jim (The Yardbirds) McCarty and John (Renaissance, Strawbs) Hawken in Toronto and Hamilton was just awesome. I’ve added some pictures from my travels to Facebook and flickr… take a look.

We’ve got some great shows coming up, don’t miss these and please let your friends know about them. Mark your calendars for our big year-end bash at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2 (big room) in New York City, 196 Allen St., with full band and special guests! Saturday, December 10th, 7-9 pm is the date and time, details here… you can buy your tickets in advance here.

Coming up in the next month are shows in Northampton, MA at the Iron Horse, 10/26 (w/ Shawn Phillips) and in Buffalo, NY at Town Ballroom, 10/28 (w/ Brett Dennen). Then we’re off to the Chicago area for our debut at S.P.A.C.E. in Evanston, IL on 11/9 (w/ Michael Kaeshammer) and two shows in the Northeast Ohio/Western PA region, 11/11 in Youngstown, OH and 11/12 in New Castle, PA. Check out this promo video for the latter two here.

RECORDING

Many of you have been asking me how the new recordings are coming along and I’m excited to say we’re moving forward with them. There’ll be an announcement soon, please keep an eye on my Facebook and Twitter for the latest.

Thanks as always for your amazing support and continued encouragement! I’m always happy to hear from you via email or on FB. Stay in touch and see you soon!

Cheers,

Jann

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

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.

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

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

http://www.jannklose.com

First off some exciting news: “Give In To This Life” off REVERIE is on a compilation CD called HEALTHY FOOD FOR THOUGHT. The double CD was just nominated for a Grammy!! Find out more about it here: www.grammy.com/nominees?year=2010&genre=4 and here: www.healthyfoodforthought.com. We will be performing at the CD Release Party on Saturday, January 28th, 2011 at Peter Max Studios in New York City. Click here to purchase advance tickets for this event.

Thank you to everyone that came out to our shows the last couple of weeks! We’ve been having a blast on the road… a bit sleep deprived but happy to be playing a lot… seven more shows coming up before the end of the year… we hope you can make it out. See shows below, please spread the word!

The fundraiser for the new album has kicked off and we’ve raised $850.oo so far. Choose from over 40 fan exclusives, including concerts, swag, hangouts and much more. Visit www.peoplerecordsmusic.com to be a part of the next album!

Coming up this weekend: Sellersville Theater w/ Annie Haslam… Bronxnet TV on Monday, Dec 20th and Pittsburgh’s Club Cafe on Wednesday, Dec 22nd.

See upcoming Show Details here

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

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
http://www.facebook.com/jann.klose
http://www.youtube.com/jannklose
http://www.twitter.com/JannKloseBand
http://www.myspace.com/jannklose
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