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Tune into KUAF, 91.3 FM for Shades of Jazz, from 10:00 PM to midnight followed by Good Night Jazz from Midnight to 1:00PM
First Night New Years Eve Celebration
at the Northwest Arkansas Mall, http://www.firstnightfayetteville.org
Thursday, December 31, 2009, 6:00 pm to Midnight
A celebration of community and the arts. First Night is a memorable way for your family and friends to mark the passage of time with fantasy, festivity, and fun. First Night offers the finest in music, theater, dance, visual arts, puppetry, storytelling, and magic.
Here is the lineup for the Jazz Stage
Claudia Burson Quartet - 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Claudia Burson-piano, Drew Packard-bass, Steve Wilkes -drums & Allan Gibson on Trumpet
Matt and Gus Smith Quartet - 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Two masters of the strings, father and son guitar duo. Gus and Matt Smith are joined by vocalist/bassist Becci Coffey
and drummer Ken Everts
The Andrew Sieff/Ryan Fourt Trio - 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Guitarist Ryan Fourt & drummer, composer, and pianist Andrew Sieff are joined by up-and-coming musician/bassist Gary Sloan
Soul Restaurant & Lounge
At Soul on New Year's Eve - The Claudia Burson Trio with Al Gibson. 8:30 to 12:30 p.m.
Also:
Every Saturday Night from 8:00 TO 10:00 pm live Jazz
Soul Restaurant & Lounge, 3878 N. Crossover Road, Fayetteville 479-442-0800
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Greenhouse Grille
New Years Eve - Thurs, Dec 31, 9 PM to 12:15 AM
THE WALTER SAVAGE DUO.
318 S. Archibald Yell Fayetteville, AR 72701 479-444-8909
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THE WALTON ARTS CENTER PRESENTS:
Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Quartet,
Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 8:00PM and 10:00PM
Starr Theater at Walton Arts Center_Prices start at: $20.50.
Gypsy jazz fans unite! Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Quintet brings acoustic, progressive violin and gypsy-style guitar together for one evening to pay homage to gypsy jazz pioneers Stephane Grappelli (O'Connor's mentor) and Django Reinhardt. This performance appropriately falls one day before the late Reinhardt's 100th birthday.
www.waltonartscenter.org or 479-4439216
Jazz Every Tuesday night from 7:00 to 10:00PM,
The McLeod/Burson Quartet
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Jazz Brunch at CopelandÕs Restaurant.
Every Sunday from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
The Claudia Burson Trio
CopelandÕs - 436 N. Rogers Street, Rogers AR 479-246-9455
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Monday Jazz Project at The Afterthought, every Monday night at 8PM
2721 Kavanaugh, Little Rock, AR (501) 663-1196
The Monday Jazz Project is sponsored by The Arkansas Jazz Heritage Foundation (www.arjazz.org), with special assistance from the Afterthought. Seating is General Admission. No Smoking, must be 18. For more information on the Monday Jazz Project contact Cecil Rich at (501) 228-9999.
Jam players signup in Afterthought Foyer, 8 p.m., $5 cover, $1 Jammers.
Capital Hotel Bar and Grill in downtown Little Rock
Markham & Louisiana, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 | 501-374-7474 | 1-877-637-0037
Ted Ludwig is now playing 3 nights a week at the Capitol Hotel Bar and Grill
Every Weds and Thurs. 5:00 to 8:00PM (No Cover)
Every Fri. & Sat. - 8:00 to 11PM