Mar
27
7:00 PM19:00
Wally & The Beavs in Kenton
Moose lodge in Kenton - come if you’re a Moose member or know one who can get you in!
Mar
28
8:00 PM20:00
Toledo Jazz Orchestra with trombonist Aubrey Logan
This will be fun! I expect to play 2nd alto with doubles possible. Valentine Theatre.
Mar
29
3:00 PM15:00
WomenSong: A Celebration of Music and Songs Performed by Women
This free performance will be located at the First Unitarian Church at 3205 Glendale in celebration of Women’s History Month.
Featured artists are vocalists Lori Lefevre-Johnson, Gretchen Richie, Donna Scott, and Susan Gilmore; Instrumentalists featured are Lauraine Carpenter (Native-American flutes), Melanie Case (trombone), Shannon Ford (woodwinds), and Valrie Kantorski (piano). Comping musicians for this event are Aaron Keaster (bass), Randy Richie (piano).
Apr
7
7:30 PM19:30
The Great Gatsby at the Stranahan
Broadway comes to Toledo! I’ll be playing piccolo, flute, alto flute, clarinet, and alto saxophone. And there are two other reed players in the pit, as well!
Apr
8
7:30 PM19:30
The Great Gatsby at the Stranahan (Copy)
Broadway comes to Toledo! I’ll be playing piccolo, flute, alto flute, clarinet, and alto saxophone. And there are two other reed players in the pit, as well!
Apr
9
7:30 PM19:30
The Great Gatsby at the Stranahan (Copy) (Copy)
Broadway comes to Toledo! I’ll be playing piccolo, flute, alto flute, clarinet, and alto saxophone. And there are two other reed players in the pit, as well!
Apr
10
7:30 PM19:30
The Great Gatsby at the Stranahan (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)
Broadway comes to Toledo! I’ll be playing piccolo, flute, alto flute, clarinet, and alto saxophone. And there are two other reed players in the pit, as well!
Apr
11
2:00 PM14:00
The Great Gatsby at the Stranahan (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)
Broadway comes to Toledo! I’ll be playing piccolo, flute, alto flute, clarinet, and alto saxophone. And there are two other reed players in the pit, as well!
Apr
11
7:30 PM19:30
The Great Gatsby at the Stranahan (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)
Broadway comes to Toledo! I’ll be playing piccolo, flute, alto flute, clarinet, and alto saxophone. And there are two other reed players in the pit, as well!
Apr
12
1:00 PM13:00
The Great Gatsby at the Stranahan (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)
Broadway comes to Toledo! I’ll be playing piccolo, flute, alto flute, clarinet, and alto saxophone. And there are two other reed players in the pit, as well!
Apr
12
6:30 PM18:30
The Great Gatsby at the Stranahan (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)
Broadway comes to Toledo! I’ll be playing piccolo, flute, alto flute, clarinet, and alto saxophone. And there are two other reed players in the pit, as well!
Feb
13
7:30 PM19:30
Adrian Symphony "Broadway Love Songs"
I’m returning with the orchestra to play alto sax and Eb clarinet!
Feb
7
8:00 PM20:00
Toledo native Sara Sheperd with Toledo Symphony
“From Toledo to Broadway” - I’ll be playing alto sax on this one.
Dec
21
1:00 PM13:00
North Star Saxophone Quartet in Allen Park
Major Tomato will have the North Star quartet playing a mix of styles and holiday music.
Tickets are $10.
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Dec
20
8:00 PM20:00
Toledo Jazz Orchestra's Holiday Concert
“A Charlie Brown Christmas” should be a most fulfilling experience with music by Vince Guaraldi.
Dec
6
4:00 PM16:00
Christmas at the Peristyle with the TSO
Your pathway to holiday cheer! And an early night, too!
Nov
22
8:00 PM20:00
Nov
8
8:00 PM20:00
Nov
7
8:00 PM20:00
Oct
11
8:00 PM20:00
Sep
20
7:00 PM19:00
Wally & The Beavs in Napoleon
The annual Turtle Fest is magnificent fun watching the turtle races (safe environment for them!).
Sep
13
7:00 PM19:00
Toledo Museum of Art Block Party
Musicians of the Toledo Symphony in an unusual arrangement; I’m playing saxophone (maybe something else?).
Sep
7
2:00 PM14:00
Sep
4
to Sep 6
Raising the Curtain on the Toledo Center for Live Arts!
Multi-day event, celebrating the official opening of the TCLA.
Thursday, 9/4: Ribbon cutting ceremony 11am.
Friday, 9/5: Black Tie event 6-9; 9:30-11 ballroom dancing. ($$$$)
Saturday, 9/6: Community open house 1-5.
Aug
20
7:00 PM19:00
Northstar Saxophone Quartet
A saxophone quartet I work with plays at St Paul’s Methodist Church in Rochester, MI. Great setting, great quartet! I play bari with this group.
Jul
20
12:00 PM12:00
Wally & The Beavs at Lakeside
The Plein Air and Wooden Boat Show, held annually at Lakeside, OH (a gated community that is open to the public with a small entrance fee) is a lovely setting to hear the band, enjoy the lake, and browse this cute town.
Jul
19
7:00 PM19:00
Jul
10
6:30 PM18:30
Toledo Jazz Orchestra at Toledo Botanical Gardens
I usually play 2nd alto with the TJO. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy the music!
Jul
6
12:00 PM12:00
Wally & The Beavs
On the grounds of the old Lonz Winery, which still has some fascinating historical buildings and artifacts.
Jul
4
2:00 PM14:00
Toledo Concert Band, Hayes Presidential Center
The annual 4th of July celebration, complete with cannon fire!
Jun
28
7:00 PM19:00
Jun
26
8:00 PM20:00
May
30
8:00 PM20:00
Mahler's First Symphony with the Toledo Symphony
I’m playing 2nd clarinet on this concert. Mahler is magnificent.
May
17
8:00 PM20:00
Mandy Gonzalez- La Vida Broadway with the TSO
Best known for starring on Broadway in Wicked and Hamilton, and for her portrayal of Nina Rosario in the Tony Award-winning musical In the Heights, Broadway icon Mandy Gonzalez joins the Toledo Symphony in a celebration of the Latine voices of Broadway, such as Lin-Manuel Miranda, Rita Moreno and Linda Ronstadt. Expect hits from In the Heights, Hamilton, Moana and many more!
May
10
8:00 PM20:00
Bernstein with the Toledo Symphony
Many compositions of this great composer’s work that are not often heard! I’ll be playing the solo saxophone on “On the Waterfront.”
May
3
7:00 PM19:00
Apr
26
8:00 PM20:00
Johnny Mathis in Shipshewana, IN
This will be one of his final concerts. I’m playing lead alto (with piccolo, flute, and alto flute).
Apr
12
8:00 PM20:00
Mar
30
5:30 PM17:30
Russ Miller's Beatitudes
Fort Street Presbyterian Church, 631 West Fort Street in Detroit, Michigan.
Russ’ setting of the Beatitudes is really quite wonderful, with full jazz orchestra plus jazz choir.
Mar
23
3:00 PM15:00
Women's History Month Jazz Concert
This takes place at the first Unitarian Church of Toledo, 3205 Glendale Avenue. Also featuring two vocalists and myself on alto saxophone. I will have one of my tunes on the program, with the debut of lyrics, too!
Mar
21
8:00 PM20:00
Toledo Symphony
A wonderful, exciting program of music by Margaret Bonds (celebrating Women and African-American history), a trombone concerto by Carlos Simon performed by TSO principal trombonist, Garth Simmons, and Tchaikovsky’s magnificent Symphony #4! I’ll be playing 2nd clarinet.