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This past week marked the debut of the Bicoastal Collective in San Jose, CA. This is a new ensemble formed by saxophonist Aaron Lington and trumpeter Paul Tynan. The group recorded a CD and performed a concert at the Theater at San Pedro Square in San Jose. Some incredibe music was made, and if you are interested in purchasing a CD once they are available, go to www.aaronlington.com, or www.paultynanjazz.com.
Tom just returned from the 41st Annual UW-Eau Claire Jazz Festival in Eau Claire, WI, where he was a featured adjudicator. It was a great opportunity to hear some incredible student musicians, as well as catch up with many old friends. Thanks to Bob Baca, Director of the UW-Eau Claire Jazz Ensembles, and to all of the students at UW-EC who made the festival such a wonderful experience!
Tom is back from touring with Queen Latifah! He has resumed teaching part-time at Cal Poly Pomona, and is also performing locally. Watch the "Performances" page for more information. Tom is also collaborating with The Etch-A-Sketch Man, Christoph Brown, on an upcoming project. Please check out his website at www.etchu.com to see what Christoph is up to, and how you can contact him for bookings.
Looking ahead, Tom will be a featured adjudicator at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 41st Annual Jazz Festival in Eau Claire, WI. The festival runs from March 27th to March 30th, and will feature performances by Benny Golson, Dave Weckl, and others. Go to www.uwec.edu and click on the "Jazz Festival" link for more information. Tom is a graduate of UW-Eau Claire, and this will be his first time returning for the festival in over 10 years!
In mid-September, Tom will begin touring with Queen Latifah as she promotes her new album "Trav'lin' Light". The album goes on sale September 25. For more details on her album, and a full tour schedule, visit www.queenlatifah.com
To view a clip of Tom performing with Queen Latifah on the Ellen Degeneress show, click on the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-3-JPkqVZQ
The Queen Latifah Tour officially kicked off on September 28th in Dallas, TX. Click on the following link to read a review from the Dallas News:
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-latifah_0930gl.ART.State.Edition2.4251696.html
Addtional articles regarding Queen Latifah and her new album:
www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003641862
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071005&content_id=2251858&vkey=ps2007news&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003641862
On Monday, August 20th, Tom performed on KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic" with Oliver Future. Tom also appears on Oliver Future's new cd "Pax Futura". You can hear this performance archived at www.kcrw.com. Just follow this link to go directly to the archives: http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb070820oliver_future
Be sure to visit Oliver Future's myspace page as well!
In June, Tom traveled to Lima, Peru, where he performed with the Jazz House Orchestra, under the direction of Carolina Araoz. You can view videos of Tom's performance at www.youtube.com Just enter "Tom Luer" into the search engine. To find out more about Jazz House Peru, visit www.jazzhouseperu.com
Additional Reviews and Articles
Review of Stockton Helbing's "Lodestar" at allaboutjazz.com
www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=19164
Review of Stockton Helbing's "Nothing is Secret"
