Rhythm and Roots - Concert Series

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Rhythm & Roots
Concert Series
P.O. Box 32857
Tucson, AZ 85751
(520) 319-9966
info@RhythmAndRoots.org

Arizona
MICHAEL BLAKE & JOHN COINMAN 8/22	FISHTANK ENSEMBLE 9/11	BIG PETE PEARSON 9/18	JESSE COOK 10/15	LUCY KAPLANSKY 11/6

Advance tickets for all shows at
Antigone Books - 411 N. 4th Ave.
Enchanted Earthworks - Swan & Ft. Lowell
Plaza Liquors - 2642 N. Campbell
Available here online or call toll-free 800-594-8499
For more information on any show, call (520) 319-9966
or info@RhythmAndRoots.org

Venue Maps
Old Town Artisans
Zuzi Theatre in the Historic Y
Historic El Casino Ballroom



	Saturday, August 22, 8:00pm Author MICHAEL BLAKE with THE JOHN COINMAN BAND - Concert in Celebration of the American West - Benefit for the International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros Author Michael Blake joins singer/songwriter John Coinman for a performance in celebration of the American West. Both men share a passion for the West and for saving endangered wild horses. Michael Blake has written seven books, including the novel and screenplay for the Academy Award-winning film, Dances With Wolves. The multi-media performance features speaking on Michael Blake’s published works, including his new book, Twelve the King, published in June, 2009 by Perceval Press. Twelve the King tells the story of Blake’s passion to save wild horses and his love for an adopted wild stallion. John Coinman has recorded four CDs, including the critically acclaimed, Songs from the Modern West. His music literally oozes the southwest in a style he calls “Desert Noir.” John Coinman was named Songwriter of the Year in Tucson and voted Best Local Performing Songwriter in a citywide reader’s poll. Proceeds benefit the International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros. The evening promises tales of wild horses, plaintive border ballads, haunting tales of love and High Plains Rock, all with a shot of twang. Saturday, August 22, 2009, 8pm @ Berger Performing Arts Center, ASDB– 1200 W. Speedway Tickets $20 advance, $25 door- Click here to order online.

	Friday, September 11, 8:00pm FISHTANK ENSEMBLE - Gypsy Music from the Hot Club to Eastern Europe Press the "play" icon to hear "Guitanos Californeros" - Press the "play" icon to hear "Tchavo" - ”Cross pollinated gypsy music….one of the most thrilling young acts on the planet.” –LA Weekly Los Angeles-based Fishtank Ensemble plays the most joyous Gypsy music heard today. The band includes two explosive violins, slap bass, musical saw, flamenco and gypsy jazz guitar, trombone, opera, jazz and gypsy vocals, accordion and one little banjolele. Performing everything from French Hot Jazz to wild Serbian and Transylvanian gypsy anthems and Flamenco, the band transports audiences to a Paris nightclub in the 30s and Gypsy camps of Eastern Europe. Lovers of world music will find an intoxicating mix of music. Friday September 11, 2009, 8pm @ Old Town Artisans– 201 N. Court Tickets $15 advance, $18 door- Click here to order online.

	Friday, September 18, 7:30pm BIG PETE PEARSON, BOB CORRITORE & the RHYTHM ROOM ALL STARS – CD Release Party for Arizona's King of the Blues “A powerhouse singer…Big Pete Pearson shouts and scorches with energy rarely found in artists half his age.” –Jazz & Blues Report Arizona's King of the Blues Big Pete Pearson returns for a CD Release Party celebrating his new recording, Finger in Your Eye. Pearson breathes fire into his songs, stoked by the urgency of Bob Corritore and the Rhythm Room All Stars. Living Blues Magazine called Pearson, “one of the music’s unsung masters…with a voice as hefty as Big Joe Turner.” Expect an evening of Chicago Blues heaven. Big Pete and the Rhythm Room All Stars only play Tucson once a year, so don't miss it! Watch Big Pete Pearson & the Rhythm Room All Stars live in Belgium earlier this year: THE RHYTHM ROOM ALLSTARS BIG PETE PEARSON Friday September 18, 2009, 7:30pm @ Old Town Artisans– 201 N. Court Tickets $15 advance, $18 door- Click here to order online.

	Thurday, October 15, 7:30pm Flamenco Virtuoso JESSE COOK ”...fiery playing — at one point, it seemed his instrument might actually burst into flames.” – Halifax Daily News An international phenomenon, Canadian Nuevo flamenco guitarist Jesse Cook has sold over one million albums worldwide, garnering Juno Award wins and driving fans and critics alike delirious with praise. The Toronto-based artist’s Latin-jazz fusion has been featured in two Olympic Games and on HBO’s hit series, Sex and the City. Cook performs regularly throughout his native Canada, the US, Asia, and points beyond. His intoxicating rumba flamenco creates a spell from passionate guitar work, Moorish rhythms, and Cook’s smoldering on-stage charisma. Thursday, October 15, 2009, 7:30pm @ Berger Performing Arts Center, ASDB -1200 W Speedway Tickets $35 advance Click here to order online.

	Friday, November 6, 7:30pm LUCY KAPLANSKY Press the "play" icon to hear "Manhattan Moon" - Press the "play" icon to hear "Don't Mind Me" - "The Manhattan minstrel sings tenderly, provocatively, and always wisely, about being loved and loveless and the sweet contagion of a child's wonder." -Boston Globe The imagery and emotion of Lucy Kaplansky's original lyrics combine with the power and texture of her sumptuous voice to create an illuminating evening of songs that work their way deep into the heart. Fusing alternative country, roots rock, and folk music with rare style and intelligence, Kaplansky's new life as a mother has enhanced the emotional depth of her songwriting. Her sixth album Over the Hills explores universal themes of love, joy, loss, and dreams for the future, through reflections on family. Raised in Chicago, Lucy began her professional life as a clinical psychologist, switching courses over a decade ago to work full-time in music. She has released six solo albums, including Ten Year Night, which received the Association for Independent Music Award for Best Pop Album in 1999, and her recent, acclaimed Over the Hills on Red House Records. Friday November 6, 2009, 7:30pm @ Old Town Artisans– 201 N. Court Tickets $20 advance, $23 door- Click here to order online.