Upcoming Events

Thanks to the 8 people who showed up at The Organic Jazz All-Stars concert Friday night. Your loyalty shall be its own reward.

Should the rest of you be so inclined, here is a rundown of the busy upcoming week:

Tuesday October 9

The Garden Above Trio w/ Steve Grover, drums; David Wells, tenor; Tony Gaboury, guitar

Our open-ended jazz trio will be interpreting the music of Ravi Shankar, Ornette Coleman, Neil Young, Jack Bruce, Stevie Wonder, David Wells, Steve Grover, and traditional folk and blues. Believe it or not, it's a jazz thing. Those of you who have our CD or caught us at the old Meritage Wine Bar back in the day know how we sound. See us at:

One Longfellow Square, corner of State and Congress in Portland ME
8PM 'till 11PM $5 cover CHEAP ( goes toward our band).

Here is a quote from a CD review of 'The Garden Above', our CD on Invisible Music Records:

"This music is where their hearts are...The Garden Above is an album of real depth...[an] adventurous release by three veteran musicians who have reached a new level of individual and collective freedom."- Up Beat 10/06

Wednesday October 10

The Rick Marsters/Willie Johnson Quintet w/ Rick Marsters, trumpet; Willie Johnson, trombone; Kenny Gaspar, piano; Fitz Jenkins, bass; Steve Grover, drums

Rick's group is a nice straightahead band with musicians sitting in on the second set. Come and check it out:

Holiday Inn, Exit 48 off the Maine Turnpike (Westbrook), Portland, ME
7 - 10PM no cover

Friday October 12

Steve Grover, piano

I will attempt to interpret some standards with some different changes and play some of my originals. Rick Marsters may help bail me out by showing up to play trumpet. The food is pretty happening so I'm told.

Solo Bistro, Front Street, Bath ME

Saturday October 13

Don Doane, trombone; Ralph Norris, tenor; Muriel Havenstein, piano; Al Doane, bass; Steve Grover, drums (subbing for Dick Demers)

Benefit Auction and Maine Jazz Masters Tribute Concert

The concert is at once a fundraiser for jazz education and a tribute to all of the musicians playing the concert. I'm subbing for Dick Demers, my teacher and friend, as he is happily recovering from successful back surgery. Hopefully he'll show up, as I am reading a tribute to him. The music starts at 6:30 PM with a student ensemble. Then we play, followed by another student ensemble, I think. Meanwhile, there is an auction. Tix are $17 and $15.

Maine Sound Stage Fort Andross building, Brunswick, ME
For more info, contact:

Tracey MacLean, Maine Jazz Alliance
207 833-7757 mja@mainejazzalliance.org
As always, you can check my web site for sound clips, CD info, and a calendar, which is reasonably updated about once a month or so:
www.stevegrover.com

Upcoming Events

This Friday October 5 I will be performing in concert with my colleagues Matt Fogg and David Wells as part of a collective called The Organic Jazz All-Stars, which performs in the jazz organ trio tradition. We are at the following venue:

Starbird Performance Hall
Forest Avenue
Portland ME

8PM

Tix $10, $5 for seniors and students

David Wells, tenor saxophone
Matt Fogg, organ
Steve Grover, drums

Next Tuesday I begin a series of Tuesday gigs once a month at the club One Longfellow Square in Portland. I will be joined by David Wells, tenor and Tony Gaboury, guitar. Our repertoire is eclectic in the extreme: Ornette Coleman, Neil Young, folk songs, Italian movie songs, Irish drinking songs, originals, all filtered through our own sensibility as an open-ended jazz trio. We may also play some things from our CD "The Garden Above", available at CD Baby and Bull Moose record stores.

Tuesday Oct 9: The Garden Above Trio w/ David Wells, tenor saxophone; Tony Gaboury, guitar; Steve Grover, drums

@ One Longfellow Square, 8PM
Portland ME

Cover $5

It's John Lennon's birthday, so we may play a couple of his songs, too.