Cactus Blosoms LIVE album recording show at The Turf Club, July 5, 2013

I've really enjoyed playing with my buddies The Cactus Blossoms.  I'm very excited to be recording with them on July 5th at The Turf Club.  Music fans won't want to miss this show, I know it will be a good one.  The official press release is below:


For over a year and a half The Cactus Blossoms have called the Turf Club’s well-worn stage home for their weekly Monday residency. To commemorate the end of their warm stay they are inviting everyone to join them for a very special LIVE RECORDING SHOW on Friday, July 5th.

Brothers Jack Torrey (vocals/guitar) and Page Burkum (vocals/guitar) will be backed by some of Minneapolis’ finest with Randy Broughten (steel guitar), Josh Granowski (bass), Jed Germond (fiddle), and Patrick Harison (accordion) on the live album to be released on CD and vinyl later this summer. 

The Cactus Blossoms’ harmonies will still be heard floating down University Ave every Monday from 8-11pm through July 22nd when the residency will officially end, and the band takes to the road with their distinctive sound hitting festivals on the west coast and down south. 

Patty and The Buttons at The Minnesota State Fair August 30-31 2013

We're thrilled to be returning to the Minnesota State Fair for two days of down home fun!  We'll race you to the pronto pup stand on set break... Last year, we even had 42 trombones sit in with us for a tune!  We hope you'll makes us a part of your day at the great Minnesota get-together!

Ramberg Center
(R29 on the State Fair map)

Fri., Aug. 30
3:15, 4:30, 5:45 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 31
10:30, 11:45 a.m., 1:00 p.m.

Special Patty and The Buttons performance at The Dakota Jazz Club featuring New Orleans piano master Tom McDermott Thursday, August 22nd

Pianist Tom McDermott

Tom McDermott is a good friend of mine from my time living and playing in New Orleans.  He is a virtuoso jazz pianist versed in the styles of Jelly Roll Morton, Professor Longhair, James P. Johnson and many others.  In addition, he is a talented composer in a wide variety of Idioms. Tom is also a regular guest on HBO’s series “Treme”  We are THRILLED to be presenting a show at the Dakota with him on Thursday, August 22nd.  Tom will be doing some solo playing as well as joining the band for a set of Traditional Jazz.  Showtime is 7pm, You DON’T want to miss it!

Here are some nice things noted publications have had to say about him:

“Mr. McDermott is not simply a follower of tradition or a repository of old tunes. He composes within his wide-ranging idiom with a knowledgeable feeling for his sources and a sense of humor.” -John S. Wilson, New York Times

“To single out one New Orleans jazz musician for being talented and likeable is absurd. But, not long after moving here, Margaret and I were at a night club with friends when Tom McDermott, a thin, sandy-haired man, shuffled up to our table…A few minutes later, McDermott took the stage, sat down at the piano, and set it on fire. He can do anything. We’ve heard him play ragtime, ‘trad jazz,’ swing, choros from Brazil, musettes from France, and any number of other genres. He doesn’t just play tunes, either. He writes his own. How many other American musicians are writing musettes, for heaven’s sake?…We have all of Tom’s CDs, so when we’re shuffling our iPod through our stereo, it seems that every third song is being played by Tom McDermott. That’s fine with us.” -Dan Baum, New Yorker.com, May 23

Dakota Jazz Club
1010 Nicollet Mall  Minneapolis, MN 55403
(612) 332-1010

http://dakotacooks.com

Duo with Tim O'Keefe at Icehouse Minneapolis March 29-30

Tim O'Keefe and I will be making a return engagement at Icehouse Minneapolis.  The Icehouse is one of the cities finest listening rooms.  Tim is a talented percussion who plays a wide variety of percussion ranging from Pandeiro to Dumbek.  Our repertoire includes Brazilian Choros, Bulgarian Dances and many other wordly delights. 

2528 Nicollet Avenue

Minneapolis, MN

55404

(612) 276-6523

Friday and Saturday, March 29th & 30th

7-10pm

Patty and The Buttons debut at Dakota Jazz Club April 10th

Patty and The Buttons will be making our debut at the Dakota Jazz Club on April 10th, 2013!! If you’re a fan of the band, please come support us at Minnesota’s premiere jazz club. We will be playing on “Foodie night” where there is NO COVER, $10 bottles of wine and a $30 dollar tasting menu. If that’s not enough to entice you, we will also have our good friend Mr. Rick Carlson joining us on piano! There isn’t an official dance floor, but, if your feet were to start moving in a rhythmic fashion while in an upright position, I don’t think anyone would tell you to stop. 

Dakota Jazz Club

1010 Nicollet Mall  

Minneapolis, MN

55403

7-10:30pm, NO COVER, ALL AGES

Upcoming Appearance with Doc Severinsen and The Knoxville Symphony

I couldn't be more thrilled about an upcoming performance with famed Tonight Show bandleader Doc Severinsen (trumpet) and the Knoxville Symphony for a pops concert on April 13th, 2013! Full details are still in the works, stay tuned...

Patty and The Buttons Have A New Website!

By popular request, Patty and The Buttons now have a website that you can visit at http://pattyandthebuttons.com. Patty and The Buttons news and other information is now available there.  That being said, if you'd like to keep up with what I do in the rest of the musical universe, this website is still the place.  Thanks for your continued support, you put the "us" in music. 

Patty and The Buttons Featured On Hey Mister Jesse Podcast

Patty and The Buttons 2012 debut disc "Once Over Lightly..." was featured on the "Hey Mister Jesse" podcast. "Hey Mister Jesse" programs primarily swing style music by contemporary traditional jazz devotees.  Many other great 2012 releases were featured in this year end wrap up show, check it out here:
http://www.yehoodi.com/show/heymisterjesse?episode=85

Patty and The Buttons debut album "Once Over Lightly" is now available online!

For those of you who have been asking, Patty and The Buttons debut disc "Once Over Lightly" is now available online.  It will soon be in all the major outlets, but if you want it right away, please visit us on Bandcamp for both digital and physical copies.  As always, you can get yourself one at any of our live shows with the added bonus of real live music! Thanks for your continued support of Patty and The Buttons.

December Residencies at Cafe Maude and Icehouse

I'm excited to be home for the holidays, digging in at a few of my favorite live music and food destinations!  To celebrate the season, I'll be playing (mostly) duo with a diverse range of the Midwest's finest musicians. Please join me at Cafe Maude or Icehouse for some of these great listening opportunities. Reservations are strongly encouraged for any of these shows.

Icehouse Minneapolis

2528 Nicollet Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
55404
(612) 276-6523

Friday and Saturday, December 7th & 8th
7-10pm
Duo with Tim O'Keefe
I'm really excited to be playing duets with ethnic percussion guru Tim O'Keefe. This is our DEBUT show and we will be dipping heavily into my Brazilian and Balkan repertoires as well as other musical surprises.

Saturday, December 15th
7-10pm
Duo with Josh Granowski
Other the past months, Bassist Josh Granowski and I have been playing interpetations of our favorite films scores.  Film works from Taxi Diver, Fargo, Triplet of Belleville and others. Sufficed it say, nothing but hits!

Cafe Maude (Two Locations)
SOUTH:
5411 Penn Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN
55419
(612) 822-5411
LORING:
1612 Harmon Place
Minneapolis, MN
55403
(612) 767-9080

Tuesday, December 11th (SOUTH LOCATION)
7-10pm
Duo with Kip Jones
My good friend and violinist Kip Jones is back from his travels around the world with the Ethel Quartet.  Kip and I play folk music from countries that exist and some that don't.  It will be a pleasure to work with Kip again, he is truly a world class one of a kind musician!

Wednesday, December 12th (SOUTH LOCATION)
7-10pm
Patty and The Buttons
If you have yet to check out The Buttons Traditional Jazz stylings, now is your chance.  We play in a hybrid style incorporating influences from New Orleans, Gypsy Jazz, Western Swing and anything else you could hear on a bandstand between 1920-1940.

Friday, December 14th (LORING LOCATION)
10pm-Midnight
Duo with Kip Jones
(See Above)