We have just confirmed the date for Shan’s gig in the Festival tent. He will be playing with the quartet that he recorded “Below Sea Level” with; Dave Burton on drums, Larry Bjornson on bass and Paul Simons on keyboard, on JULY 14th at 12:00 noon. So come down on your lunch break and hear Shan’s newest tunes. Shan’s new CD will also be available for sale in the tent throughout the festival.

I wanted to share a great experience I had at Largo (http://www.largorestoclub.com) in Quebec city. Largo is a restaurant/club that features jazz. I had the luck of stumbling upon it while staying in Quebec. The owner Gino Ste-Marie (founder of Festival de Jazz de Quebec) and his wife (singer Virginie Hamel) were consummate hosts and I enjoyed more than one visit. The food is fantastic, the atmosphere incredible and there’s live jazz.  I had the  pleasure of sitting in with Virginie Hamel et Alexandre Dumont (pianist) while there on Saturday night. I just wanted to pass on the info to everyone and to say THANKS!!! to Gino and Virginie for the excellent atmosphere, food, music and company.