September/October

September- October selected event calendar

Sept 2 Steve Grover Quartet w/ David Wells, saxophones; Tony Gaboury, guitar; Steve Grover, drums; and special guest Chris Van Voorst Van Beest, bass. Tonight!

One Longfellow Square
Congress Street, Portland ME 8PM
$5 cover

Sept 3 Marsters and Johnson Quintet w/ Rick Marsters, trumpet; Willie Johnson, trombone; Steve Grover, piano; Fitz Jenkins, bass; Seth Kearns, drums

Zachary’s at The Holiday Inn West
Exit 48 Maine Turnpike, Riverside Street, Portland ME 7PM
No cover

Sept 4 Frank Mauceri Trio w/ Frank Mauceri, tenor saxophone; Sam Sherry, bass; Steve Grover, drums

Gelato Fiasco
Maine Street, Brunswick, ME 7:30 PM
No cover

Sept 13 Tony Gaboury-Steve Grover Duo w/ Tony Gaboury, guitar; Steve Grover, drums

Strange Maine 8PM
Donations

Sept 10, 17, 24 Marsters and Johnson Quintet w/ Rick Marsters, trumpet; Willie Johnson, trombone; Kenny Gaspar, piano; Fitz Jenkins, bass; Steve Grover, drums

Zachary’s at The Holiday Inn West
Exit 48 Maine Turnpike, Riverside Street, Portland ME 7PM
No cover

Oct 7 Steve Grover Trio w/ David Wells, saxophones; Tony Gaboury, guitar; Steve Grover, drums

One Longfellow Square
Congress Street, Portland ME 8PM
$5 cover

Oct 1, 8, 15, 29 Marsters and Johnson Quintet w/ Rick Marsters, trumpet; Willie Johnson, trombone; Kenny Gaspar, piano; Fitz Jenkins, bass; Steve Grover, drums

Zachary’s at The Holiday Inn West
Exit 48 Maine Turnpike, Riverside Street, Portland ME 7PM
No cover

Oct 21 Jeff Coffin w/ The Tom Snow Trio w/ Jeff Coffin, saxophones; Tom Snow, piano; Tim Webb, bass; Steve Grover, drums

Skowhegan High School day clinic, evening concert
Details TBA

Oct 22 Jeff Coffin w/ The Tom Snow Trio w/ Jeff Coffin, saxophones; Tom Snow, piano; Tim Webb, bass; Steve Grover, drums

Bates College time TBA, probably 7:30 or 8PM

www.stevegrover.com
www.myspace.com/stevegrovermusic

August

August 5 The Lenny Breau Project w/ Brad Terry, Tony Gaboury, Fitz Jenkins, Steve Grover

One Longfellow Square, Congress Street, Portland ME 8PM

August 6, 13, 20, 27 Marsters and Johnson Quintet w/ Rick Marsters, Willie Johnson, Steve Grover, Fitz Jenkins, Jeff Witherell

Zachary’s at The Holiday Inn West, Portland, ME 7-10 PM

August 16 Paavo Carey Latin Jazz Ensemble w/ Paavo Carey, saxophones; Matt Fogg, piano; Ezra Rugg, bass; Steve Grover, drums; Norm Bergeron, percussion

Hope Jazz Festival, Hope ME 12 noon

August 22 Steve Grover Quartet w/ Bruce Saunders, guitar; Tony Gaboury, guitar; Chris Van Voorst Van Beest, bass; Steve Grover, drums

Downtown Bath Maine Street Music Series
Bath, ME 5-8PM

August 23 Steve Grover Quartet w/ Bruce Saunders, guitar; Tony Gaboury, guitar; Chris Van Voorst Van Beest, bass; Steve Grover, drums

Bar Harbor Jazz Festival evening concert
Bar Harbor, ME 8PM

August 31 The Lenny Breau Project Featuring Denny Breau w/ Brad Terry, Tony Gaboury, Fitz Jenkins, Steve Grover

Freeport Cabaret, Freeport, ME 6-9PM

September 2 The Steve Grover Trio w/ David Wells, saxophones; Tony Gaboury, guitar; Steve Grover, drums

One Longfellow Square, Congress Street, Portland, ME 8-10PM

September 7 Matt Fogg/David Wells Quartet w/ Matt Fogg, organ; David Wells, tenor saxophone; Tony Gaboury, guitar; Steve Grover, drums

Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME 10:30-12noon

Gigs in May and early June

Some selected gigs upcoming:


May 6 Steve Grover Trio w/ David Wells, tenor; Tony Gaboury, guitar; Steve Grover, drums; and opening will be The Miles Davis Ensemble from The Tony Boffa School of Music. Please come early and hear a very talented student group under the direction of David Wells. Our trio will play starting at 8:30PM.

8 PM One Longfellow Square Congress Street, Portland ME

May 7, 14, 21, 28 Rick Marsters Quintet Not sure if I’m playing piano or drums for the summer, but I will be there. Probably a little of both. Fun group, with sitting in for the second set. Musicians welcome-

7-10PM Zachary’s at The Holiday Inn, Exit 48 Maine Turnpike Portland ME

June 3 Steve Grover Ensemble Stay tuned for this gig; there may be some exciting surprises; I’m working on this right now.

8 PM One Longfellow Square Congress Street, Portland ME

June 7 LatinFest presented by The Maine Jazz Alliance featuring Enclave, with Gary Wittner and Dos Canosos Y Otros; and Primo Cubano Annual MJA Festival has a latin theme, with the headliner Enclave, an excellent contemporary latin jazz group from Boston.

7 PM The Chocolate Church, Bath ME

For tix information, e-mail
mja@mainejazzalliance.org

Phoenix Best Music Poll

Hi Folks,

I've been nominated in The Portland Phoenix's Best Music Poll. To vote, go here http://thephoenix.com/bmp/Portland/vote.aspx?id=42

Thanks for your support-

SG

Here is a link to a short article about our group coming to the Press Room this Sunday Feb 24:

http://www.wirenh.com/Music/Music_-_general/Steve_Grover_Quintet_brings_bebop_to_The_Press_Room_200802212771.html

Upcoming Events

Hi Folks,

There are exciting gigs coming up this week and over the next few weeks. I hope to see you at one or more of them. The following is a list through the first week of March of some highlights:

Feb 18: Tonight I will be appearing on Bob Cochran’s WMPG jazz show at 9PM, talking up the concert at Starbird’s in Portland on Feb 23, and playing some of my music. Tune in 90.9 FM in the greater Portland area, or hit the web http://wmpg.org/include/listenlive.htm

Feb 20: Rick Marsters Quintet w/ Rick Marsters, trumpet; Willie Johnson, trombone; Kenny Gaspar, piano; Fitz Jenkins, bass; Steve Grover, drums. Musicians welcome. The gig is 7-10PM

Zachary’s at The Holiday Inn
Exit 48 Maine Turnpike, Portland ME

Feb 23: Dimensions In Jazz Presents The 3rd Annual Birthday Bash with The Steve Grover Quintet, featuring Trent Austin, trumpet; David Wells, tenor saxophone; Tony Gaboury, guitar; Tim Webb, bass; Steve Grover, drums. Lots of new music and a mix of tunes from my CDs, with a few surprises. We’re back at Starbird’s again. The concert is at 8PM. Please come by and enjoy the show. Tix and info call
207 828 1310. Let’s hang!

Starbird Performance Hall
Forest Avenue
Portland, ME

Feb 24 The Steve Grover Quintet featuring Trent Austin, trumpet; David Wells, tenor saxophone; Tony Gaboury, guitar; Tim Webb, bass; Steve Grover, drums.
We play 6-10PM. This is our first time at The Press Room, so come support the band and enjoy music in a venerable music room with a long history of presenting jazz:

The Press Room
77 Daniel StreetPortsmouth, NH 03801(603) 431-5186


Feb 27 Rick Marsters Quintet w/ Rick Marsters, trumpet; Willie Johnson, trombone; Kenny Gaspar, piano; Fitz Jenkins, bass; Steve Grover, drums. Musicians welcome. We play 7-10PM

Zachary’s at The Holiday Inn
Exit 48 Maine Turnpike, Portland ME

Feb 29 The Steve Grover Quintet featuring Trent Austin, trumpet; David Wells, tenor saxophone; Tony Gaboury, guitar; Greg Loughman, bass; Steve Grover, drums. We will be attempting a slightly different program at this UMA concert. Concert is at 7:30PM

University of Maine At Augusta
Jewett Auditorium
University Heights
Augusta, ME

Mar 2 Matt Fogg, piano; Tom Bucci, bass; Steve Grover, drums. This is a jam session. The first one with this group in Feb was a lot of fun, with lots of student musicians showing up to play. 11:30 – 2:30PM

Augustine’s @ The Daniel Stone Inn
Water Street
Brunswick, ME

Mar 4 David Wells, tenor saxophone; Tony Gaboury, guitar; Steve Grover, drums. Our OLS residency continues. Expect a potpourri of things, including folk and pop songs, bebop, free improv, and some original music. Still, the whole thing for me is the interplay, which helps to unify all of this diverse stuff. 8-10PM. There is a $5 cover

One Longfellow Square
Congress Street
Portland, ME

Mar 5 Rick Marsters Quintet w/ Rick Marsters, trumpet; Willie Johnson, trombone; Kenny Gaspar, piano; Fitz Jenkins, bass; Steve Grover, drums. Musicians welcome. We play 7-10PM

Zachary’s at The Holiday Inn
Exit 48 Maine Turnpike, Portland ME

Also, check out the new MPBN program ‘Conversations With Maine’, which features my tune ‘Art Advocate’ as its theme song. The program runs Thursdays at 8PM, and airs again Sundays at 4:30PM. Check the MPBN web site for how many shows are scheduled.

That’s it for now. I’ll check in at the beginning of the month with some dates going into the spring.

See you soon,

Steve
www.stevegrover.com
www.myspace.com/stevegrovermusic

Between Now And After Review

Here is a recent review from The Portland Phoenix of 'Between Now And After', the CD released early in 2007:

http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid54546.aspx

For a free MP3 of "Short Suite" from the CD, as well as other MP3s, check out the 'Listen' page on my web site.