Thu - Apr 01
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
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Bruce Bohnstengel Quartet
Now based in Plano, TX, saxophonist Bruce Bohnstengel has worked with
Louis Bellson, Michael Brecker, Joe Williams, Lou Rawls and Ari
Hoenig. Bruce has received two Downbeat awards (Downbeat magazine)
through his many large ensemble experiences and now turns his attention
to the small group. The Bruce Bohnstengel Jazz Quartet brings the art
of the ensemble to a new direction. Building on the influences Chris
Potter, Jerry Bergonzi, and Michael Brecker, the group expands the
sound of the small group into an extremely broad and creative range
where musical communication sets the pace for a very exciting
performance.
FREE!
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Fri - Apr 02
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
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Nina Katrina
Free Happy Hour show! Brazilian jazz meets soulful folk and blues in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and French. Nina was born in Texas, but grew up in Brazil and Panama. She began performing in the Austin, Texas area and spent the next ten years traveling. While on tour she performed extensively in the San Francisco Bay area, Europe, and St. Croix. Nina speaks and sings in many languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, French, Hebrew, and Italian.
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Fri - Apr 02
9:00 PM - 1:30 AM |
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Freddie Jones
High energy jazz and smooth R&B. Freddie's great talent -- bred from
his musical roots in Memphis, his jazz studies degree from the
University of North Texas, and his passion for playing -- has earned him
a devoted following in contemporary jazz circles. Freddie Jones'
Quintet - Freddie Jones - Trumpet Gordon Pope - Bass Lawrence Ferrell -
Drums Aaron West - Keyboards Allen Cato - Guitar
$5 cover at the door
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Sat - Apr 03
9:30 PM - 1:30 AM |
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Anson Funderburgh and Friends
9-time Handy Award Winner!
$10 cover
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Mon - Apr 05
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CLOSED for Repairs
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Tue - Apr 06
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CLOSED for Repairs
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Thu - Apr 08
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
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Dezman Lehman CD Release Party
$12 Cover
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Fri - Apr 09
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
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Nina Katrina
Free Happy Hour show! Brazilian jazz meets soulful folk and blues in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and French. Nina was born in Texas, but grew up in Brazil and Panama. She began performing in the Austin, Texas area and spent the next ten years traveling. While on tour she performed extensively in the San Francisco Bay area, Europe, and St. Croix. Nina speaks and sings in many languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, French, Hebrew, and Italian.
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Fri - Apr 09
10:00 PM - 1:30 AM |
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Rick Estrin and The Night Cats
For more than 30 years and nine albums, harmonica master/
vocalist/songwriter Rick Estrin fronted the jumping, swinging Little
Charlie And The The Nightcats, featuring guitarist Little Charlie Baty.
With Baty’s recent retirement from touring, Estrin—along with the
Nightcats’ longtime rhythm section of J. Hansen and Lorenzo Farrell and
a new member, fiery guitarist Kid Andersen—takes the lead on his own.
The band’s debut album, Twisted, while still swinging the
blues, is a harmonica-driven, rocking, guitar-fueled rave-up. Featuring
14 songs (including 10 Estrin originals, two by Kid Andersen, one by
Hansen, and a superb band-created instrumental), Twisted showcases
Rick’s seemingly effortless command of the harmonica, his streetwise
vocals and his remarkable original songs.
$15 cover or $12 if purchased online in advance, click here
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Sat - Apr 10
9:30 PM - 1:30 AM |
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Jim Suhler and Monkey Beat
Jim Suhler has made a name for himself as one of a
number of fine young Texas guitar slingers coming out of the Dallas
area. In recent times, Suhler has stepped into the national spotlight
as the second guitarist for George Thorogood and the Destroyers. Suhler has often been included in many of the "Top Ten Guitarists" lists featured in several music publications.
Jim Suhler & Monkey Beat's 'TIJUANA BIBLE' has been nominated Best
Blues/Rock Album in the 2010 Blues Music Awards to be held May 7-8,
2010 in Memphis, Tennessee!!
$10 cover
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Sun - Apr 11
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Closed for Repairs
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Mon - Apr 12
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM |
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Miss Marcy and her Texas Sugar Daddies
FREE!
Classic blues for a contemporary jazz audience.
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Tue - Apr 13
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
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The Rebel Alliance Jazz Ensemble
The musicians that form the RAJE are some of the greatest players in the
world. Being legendary for its music schools, Dallas musicians offer
listeners the best entertainment experience possible. The local
musicians featured in the 17 piece RAJE have shared the stage with
every major performing and touring band to exist. Mix the world’s best musicians with aggressively fun music and you can’t help but have a good time! FREE!
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Thu - Apr 15
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
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Jimmy Baldwin & Vaqueros Electronicos
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Fri - Apr 16
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
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Nina Katrina
Free Happy Hour show! Brazilian jazz meets soulful folk and blues in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and French. Nina was born in Texas, but grew up in Brazil and Panama. She began performing in the Austin, Texas area and spent the next ten years traveling. While on tour she performed extensively in the San Francisco Bay area, Europe, and St. Croix. Nina speaks and sings in many languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, French, Hebrew, and Italian.
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Fri - Apr 16
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
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Upstairs @ Pearl April Artists Reception
Meet and greet the April artists. No cover before 9pm.
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Fri - Apr 16
9:30 PM - 1:30 AM |
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Mike Morgan and The Crawl
Guitar World Magazine calls Mike Morgan a “genuine blues guitar hero!! ”
"High energy, doesn't begin to describe a Mike Morgan guitar performance. Get
the CD's and crank them up to 10. It still ain't live. Go back in time
and catch Jimmy Hendrix, SRV, Chuck Berry or any other "great", you
wouldn't have seen a thing until you saw Mike Morgan spit "six-string
fire" live. Mike plays with a hard driving authority that defines a
Texas musical heritage for those good enough to put their own stamp on
it." ~World Entertainment Network
$10 cover
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Sat - Apr 17
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Junior Clark and The Journeymen with Kirby Kelley
With over a century of combined musical
experience from 4 veteran players, Junior Clark and The Journeymen
is fronted by Mike “Junior” Clark on guitar and lead vocals and joined
by Bobby Chitwood on bass, Mike “Nitetrain” Arnold on drums and Shawn
Phares on keyboards and Hammond B3. Their music combines elements of the
Blues, R&B, and good ol’ Rock’N Roll fused into a creative,
improvisational style jam that can best be described as "Yeah, we meant
to do that!" Recently, the Journeymen have been joined by slide guitar
virtuoso Kirby Kelley, who was named Guitar Center’s 2009 King of the
Blues!!
$10 cover
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Mon - Apr 19
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM |
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Miss Marcy and her Texas Sugar Daddies
FREE!
Classic blues for a contemporary jazz audience.
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Tue - Apr 20
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
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The Rebel Alliance Jazz Ensemble
The musicians that form the RAJE are some of the greatest players in the
world. Being legendary for its music schools, Dallas musicians offer
listeners the best entertainment experience possible. The local
musicians featured in the 17 piece RAJE have shared the stage with
every major performing and touring band to exist. Mix the world’s best musicians with aggressively fun music and you can’t help but have a good time! FREE!
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Wed - Apr 21
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
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Rick Yost and The Sofakings
A twenty-year veteran of the stage and studio, Rick Yost has performed
for audiences from New York City to Pensacola, Boston to New Orleans,
Honolulu to Little Rock, Austin to Brussels, Belgium. He's been asked
to open for B.W. Stevenson, Geoff Bartley, Jack Williams, Kinky
Friedman, Robert Earl Keene, Ray Wylie Hubbard, 'Bugs' Henderson, and
more. His song, "New Orleans In The Rain" was chosen for the Texas
Songwriter Compilation CD, "Moments Of Grace" alongside such greats as
Sarah Hickman and Billy Joe Shaver. Rick won the Wildflower Songwriting
Contest in 2000, and continues to wow audiences in his hometown of
Dallas, every Wednesday night at Pearl.
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Thu - Apr 22
7:00 PM - 12:00 AM |
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Bubba Hernandez y Super Vatos
Put on your dancin' shoes and come on down to PEARL.
Many of you will remember Bubba from his many, many years in Brave Combo!!
Expect a great melting pot of music: Tejano/polka/salsa/blues/rock
Come early for a special show by Gary Deen (band featuring Tommy Stanco on lead guitar) at 7pm.
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Fri - Apr 23
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
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Nina Katrina
Free Happy Hour show! Brazilian jazz meets soulful folk and blues in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and French. Nina was born in Texas, but grew up in Brazil and Panama. She began performing in the Austin, Texas area and spent the next ten years traveling. While on tour she performed extensively in the San Francisco Bay area, Europe, and St. Croix. Nina speaks and sings in many languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, French, Hebrew, and Italian.
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Fri - Apr 23
9:30 PM - 1:30 AM |
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Freddie Jones
Freddie Jones ! This is the very best high-energy jazz/R&B in town!
$5 cover at the door
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Sat - Apr 24
9:30 PM - 1:30 AM |
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The Stratoblasters
Jimmy Wallace joined Bugs Henderson & the Stratoblasters in the '80s. Along the way he has also performed with such legends as Todd Rundgren, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Cars, Phil Keaggy, Stephen Stills, Johnny Winter, Willie Nelson, Albert King, Gregg Allman, James Burton, and many more.
Through the years the Stratoblasters have included singer John O'Daniel, bassists Bobby Chitwood, Randy Cates, James Anderson, and Mike Medina; and drummers Mike Arnold, Mike Gage and Mike Fialla. Guitarists have included Jerry Branch, Matt Tapp, Mike Clark, Joe Lee, and Wallace. The band has also showcased keyboardists such as Tommy Young, Shawn Phares, and Johnny Marshall. Other subs have included Andy Timmons, Danny Sanchez, Chris Campbell, Rodney Johnson and Wilson Fisher.
Current Stratoblasters lineup is Jimmy Wallace, Jerry Branch, Matt Tapp, John O'Daniels, Randy Cates and Mike Arnold - The Stratoblasters continue to serve up the very best blues/rock, Texas style!
$10 cover
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Sun - Apr 25
5:00 PM - 11:00 PM |
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KNON 89.3 Blues Benefit
The Jimmy Preacher Ellis Blues Band and Kirkland James Y Los Mojos. BBQ from Red Hot and Blue! $10 door or $6 in advance at Pearl or KNON.org
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Mon - Apr 26
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM |
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Miss Marcy and her Texas Sugar Daddies
FREE!
Classic blues for a contemporary jazz audience.
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Tue - Apr 27
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
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The Rebel Alliance Jazz Ensemble
The musicians that form the RAJE are some of the greatest players in the
world. Being legendary for its music schools, Dallas musicians offer
listeners the best entertainment experience possible. The local
musicians featured in the 17 piece RAJE have shared the stage with
every major performing and touring band to exist. Mix the world’s best musicians with aggressively fun music and you can’t help but have a good time! FREE!
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Wed - Apr 28
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
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Low Impact
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Thu - Apr 29
6:00 PM - 8:00 AM |
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Markley and Balmer
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Fri - Apr 30
9:30 PM - 1:30 AM |
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Candye Kane with special guest Skip Heller
Superhero is the name of Candye's original song and the title of her latest CD for Los Angeles based label, Delta Groove records. It is also an apt description of the jump blues singer and songwriter from East Los Angeles who has earned this moniker the hard way. Nominated for three 2010 National Blues Foundation Awards blues.org for BB King Entertainer of the Year, Best Blues Contemporary CD and Best Contemporary Blues Female (the highest honor for blues artists) and beating down pancreatic cancer in the last two years, Kane is one tough cookie.
Multi-instumentalist Skip Heller opens! "Skip Heller knows his music. He knows how it began and he knows where it is today. AND, he knows how to make an audience melt. Heller knows about the great artists---he just hasn’t figured out he is one of them." ~Jazz Review.
$15 cover or $12 if purchased online in advance, click here
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