PAUL
ASARO
STRIDE AND RAGTIME PIANO
(Scroll down for upcoming
schedule)
PAUL
ASARO
STRIDE AND RAGTIME PIANO
(Scroll down for upcoming
schedule)
photo by
Michael Matisse
Grammy nomination
for "High Wide & Handsome"!
Loudon Wainwright's
2009 release "High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project"
has been nominated for a Grammy in the Best Traditional Folk category.
The two-CD set features Paul on five tracks accompanying Loudon
on the songs of the legendary country music pioneer Charlie Poole.
A record release concert for the album was performed on September
15th at the Highline Ballroom in New York City with Paul playing
with Loudon as well as Martha and Rufus Wainwright as well as a
host of other very talented musicians.
For more info see:
www.thecharliepooleproject.com/project.html
and:
www.highlineballroom.com/bio.php?id=967
September
24th concert scheduled for "High Wide & Handsome"
Paul will be appearing
once again with Loudon Wainwright in a live performance of "High
Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project" on Friday,
September 24th at Duke University's Reynolds Theater in Durham,
NC. The concert will also feature musicians Chaim Tannenbaum, David
Mansfield and Rob Moose among others.
For ticket information
visit:
New Album!
Recorded during
the summer of 2009 for his recent solo tour, "After The Sun
Goes Down" features some of Asaro's most requested numbers.
Classic stride piano solos, Jelly Roll Morton stomps, and nine vocals.
Available at any of Paul's scheduled performances below.
Upcoming Schedule
photo by
Michael Matisse
May, 2010
Date
City
& State
Venue
May
1
Friday
Harbor, WA
with
Leon Redbone, San Juan Community Theater
May
2
Eastsound,
WA
with
Leon Redbone, Orcas Center
May
6
Aspen,
CO
with
Leon Redbone, Belly Up Aspen (450 S. Galena St.)
May
7
Grand
Junction, CO
with
Leon Redbone, Roper Ballroom
May
8
Denver,
CO
with
Leon Redbone, Daniel's Hall
May
28-30
Alexandria
Bay, NY
Alexandria
Bay Ragtime & Jazz Festival
June, 2010
Date
City
& State
Venue
June
2-6
Sedalia,
MO
Scott
Joplin International Ragtime Festival
June
9-10
Columbia,
MO
Blind
Boone Ragtime Festival www.westcoastragtime.com/festivals_2010.htm
June
17
St.
Paul, MN
Twin
Cities Jazz Festival: Stride Piano Night with Jon Weber, Butch
Thompson and Paul Asaro, Artists' Quarter, 408 St. Peter St.
9PM
with Leon Redbone
photo by Richard
Barnes
August, 2010
Date
City
& State
Venue
August
6
Mt.
Gretna, PA
with
Leon Redbone, Mt. Gretna Playhouse
August
28
Indianapolis,
IN
Concert
for the Indiana Classic Ragtime Society (http://indianarag.ning.com)
September, 2010
Date
City
& State
Venue
September
24
Raleigh-Durham,
NC
with
Loudon Wainwright III and the Charlie Poole Project , Duke University
(www.lw3.com/itinerary.php)
October, 2010
Date
City
& State
Venue
October
8
Sellersville,
PA
with
Leon Redbone, Sellersville Theatre 1894
October
9
Elmer,
NJ
with
Leon Redbone, Appel Farm Arts & Music Center
October
18
Huntsville,
AL
with
Leon Redbone, Merrimack Hall Performing Arts Center
October
21
Oshkosh,
WI
with
Leon Redbone, Grand Opera House
October
22
Madison,
WI,
with
Leon Redbone, Barrymore Theatre
October
23
South
Milwaukee, WI
with
Leon Redbone, South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center
November, 2010
Date
City
& State
Venue
November
12
Bethel,
NY
with
Leon Redbone, Bethel Woods Center For The Arts
November
13
Reading,
PA
with
Leon Redbone, The Miller Center For The Arts
November
19 - 21
Sacramento,
CA
West
Coast Ragtime Festival www.westcoastragtime.com/festivals_2010.htm
January, 2011
Date
City
& State
Venue
January
27
Memphis,
TN
with
Leon Redbone, Buckman Arts Center
January
29
Cincinnati,
OH,
St.
Xavier Performance Center
February, 2011
Date
City
& State
Venue
February
5
Lapeer,
MI,
with
Leon Redbone, Pix Theater
photo by
Michael Matisse
Grammy nomination for "High Wide & Handsome"!
Loudon Wainwright's 2009 release "High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project" has been nominated for a Grammy in the Best Traditional Folk category. The two-CD set features Paul on five tracks accompanying Loudon on the songs of the legendary country music pioneer Charlie Poole. A record release concert for the album was performed on September 15th at the Highline Ballroom in New York City with Paul playing with Loudon as well as Martha and Rufus Wainwright as well as a host of other very talented musicians.
For more info see:
www.thecharliepooleproject.com/project.html
and:
www.highlineballroom.com/bio.php?id=967
September
24th concert scheduled for "High Wide & Handsome"
Paul will be appearing once again with Loudon Wainwright in a live performance of "High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project" on Friday, September 24th at Duke University's Reynolds Theater in Durham, NC. The concert will also feature musicians Chaim Tannenbaum, David Mansfield and Rob Moose among others.
For ticket information visit:
New Album!
Recorded during the summer of 2009 for his recent solo tour, "After The Sun Goes Down" features some of Asaro's most requested numbers. Classic stride piano solos, Jelly Roll Morton stomps, and nine vocals. Available at any of Paul's scheduled performances below.
Upcoming Schedule
photo by
Michael Matisse
| Date | City & State | Venue |
| May 1 | Friday Harbor, WA | with Leon Redbone, San Juan Community Theater |
| May 2 | Eastsound, WA | with Leon Redbone, Orcas Center |
| May 6 | Aspen, CO | with Leon Redbone, Belly Up Aspen (450 S. Galena St.) |
| May 7 | Grand Junction, CO | with Leon Redbone, Roper Ballroom |
| May 8 | Denver, CO | with Leon Redbone, Daniel's Hall |
| May 28-30 | Alexandria Bay, NY | Alexandria Bay Ragtime & Jazz Festival |
| Date | City & State | Venue |
| June 2-6 | Sedalia, MO | Scott Joplin International Ragtime Festival |
| June 9-10 | Columbia, MO | Blind Boone Ragtime Festival www.westcoastragtime.com/festivals_2010.htm |
| June 17 | St. Paul, MN | Twin Cities Jazz Festival: Stride Piano Night with Jon Weber, Butch Thompson and Paul Asaro, Artists' Quarter, 408 St. Peter St. 9PM |
with Leon Redbone
photo by Richard
Barnes
| Date | City & State | Venue |
| August 6 | Mt. Gretna, PA | with
Leon Redbone, Mt. Gretna Playhouse |
| August 28 | Indianapolis, IN | Concert for the Indiana Classic Ragtime Society (http://indianarag.ning.com) |
| Date | City & State | Venue |
| September 24 | Raleigh-Durham, NC | with Loudon Wainwright III and the Charlie Poole Project , Duke University (www.lw3.com/itinerary.php) |
| Date | City & State | Venue |
| October 8 | Sellersville, PA | with Leon Redbone, Sellersville Theatre 1894 |
| October 9 | Elmer, NJ | with Leon Redbone, Appel Farm Arts & Music Center |
| October 18 | Huntsville, AL | with Leon Redbone, Merrimack Hall Performing Arts Center |
| October 21 | Oshkosh, WI | with Leon Redbone, Grand Opera House |
| October 22 | Madison, WI, | with Leon Redbone, Barrymore Theatre |
| October 23 | South Milwaukee, WI | with Leon Redbone, South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center |
| Date | City & State | Venue |
| November 12 | Bethel, NY | with Leon Redbone, Bethel Woods Center For The Arts |
| November 13 | Reading, PA | with Leon Redbone, The Miller Center For The Arts |
| November 19 - 21 | Sacramento, CA | West Coast Ragtime Festival www.westcoastragtime.com/festivals_2010.htm |
| Date | City & State | Venue |
| January 27 | Memphis, TN | with Leon Redbone, Buckman Arts Center |
| January 29 | Cincinnati, OH, | St. Xavier Performance Center |
| Date | City & State | Venue |
| February 5 | Lapeer, MI, | with Leon Redbone, Pix Theater |
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Saloon, Champaign, IL
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