June Tour Dates

June 8 – Charlotte, NC @ 9:00 pm

Belk Theater @ Blumenthal PAC

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June 19 – Alexandria, VA @ 7:30 pm

Birchmere

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June 20 & 21 – Annapolis, MD @ 8:00 pm

Ram’s Head On Stage

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June 22 – Elkhart, IN @ 1:00 pm

Elkhart Jazz Festival

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June 24 – Rochester, NY @ 8:00 pm

Rochester International Jazz Festival

Kodak Hall @ Eastman Theatre

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June 25 – Glenside, PA @ 9:00 pm

Keswick Theatre

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June 27 & 28 – Boston, MA @ 8:00 pm & 10:00 pm

Scullers Jazz Club

Imagine practicing playing on this beauty AND getting personalized feedback from Chuck Loeb of Fourplay to help you play your best!

Every person who signs up will be entered to win this guitar…Click Here to Register!

Designed for lovers of the classic “EL FIVE”, the LS-17 offers the following features:

• 17″ body
• 2-3/4″ body depth
• 5 ply laminate flame maple construction
• 25.5″ scale
• Ebony fingerboard with 1-11/16″ nut width
• Ebony bridge and tailpiece
• Ivoroid Binding
• Nitrocellulose lacquer finish
• Black hardware
• Custom wound vintage PAF style pickup with black cover
• Hardshell case

ArtistWorks and Sadowsky Guitars are excited to celebrate the launch of Chuck Loeb’s Online Jazz Guitar School with such a gorgeous example of instrumental craftsmanship as this archtop Sadowsky LS-17. Imagine learning jazz guitar DIRECTLY from Chuck Loeb on this major league masterpiece. Its incredibly beautiful aesthetic combines with a well-deserved reputation for playability to make this an ideal instrument for both the expert and the beginner. Must be 18 or older to enter.  Ends August 31st, 2014.

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In advance of Fourplay’s annual appearance in Philadelphia on June 25 at the Keswick Theater in Glenside, PA, I asked two of these world-class musicians, bassist Nathan East and drummer Harvey Mason, to reflect on their careers and their own recently releases solo projects.

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Chuck Loeb @ Jazz Alley

Don’t miss Harvey Mason’s album release party!

Blue Whale

Shows
8:00 pm & 10:00 pm

Tickets: $20
Box office: (213) 620-0908

123 Astronaut ES Onizuka St. Suite 301, Los Angeles, CA 90012 

“Get Lucky,” the monster hit single by French duo Daft Punk, turned one year old earlier this month. By coincidence, renowned session bassist Nathan East released a video for his track, “Daft Funk,” which plays on his association with the group, almost a year to the date of the initial release of “Get Lucky” on April 19, 2013.

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TOUR DATES

CHUCK LOEB

MAY 15

Big Blue’s River Raisin Nights, USA

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A Conversation with Harvey Mason

Mike Ragogna: Hey, is this The Chameleon?

Harvey Mason: [laughs] This is the Chameleon! Hey Mike, how are you doing, buddy?

MR: I’m pretty good, how’ve you been?

HM: Pretty great! Just fantastic.

MR: Yeah, I know, it looks like it. You’ve got a new album, Fourplay’s been doing great, and everything’s on the up and up with you right now.

HM: Yeah, I can’t complain, everything’s been great, I’ve just been having a great time, loving life and loving music and I’m going to continue to grow.

MR: Speaking of that, what do you think of the new album? What’s your impression of this Chameleon?

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Over the course of his 35-year career, Nathan East has worked with the crème de la crème of the music world: Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Phil Collins, Whitney Houston, Randy Newman, Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Quincy Jones – and, of course, Eric Clapton, with whom he’s recorded and toured with since 1985.

Which more or less explains why it’s taken the bass legend so long to finally record his very own solo album. “It’s a good excuse – I’ve been busy!” East says with a laugh. “Between the bands I’ve been in, the tours I’ve been on and the records I’ve cut, it’s been difficult to sneak my own thing in there. But once I found a block of time last year, I booked Ocean Way Studios in LA, got the band in and recorded as many tracks as we could.”

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