NEWS ARCHIVE
July 1, 2011
The Arch Stanton Quartet welcomes Steven Partyka on the drum chair as Arch alum Jim Ketterer makes a career move that brings him to Cairo, Egypt. Jim will be greatly missed, but the rhythm section is in good hands with Steven, who debuted with Arch for our gig at 9 Maple Avenue in Saratoga on June 3. The band will be back at 9 Maple Avenue during the heart of thoroughbred racing season, on August 27, with special guest Tim Olsen on keys.
We'll be updating the website soon to reflect the personnel change ... more to come.
February 1, 2011
The Arch Stanton Quartet is delighted to be sharing the stage with acclaimed singer/songwriter KJ Denhert on on February 26 as part of a benefit show for the Capital District Keys for Kids program. Keys for Kids is a free seasonal nonprofit program designed to teach youth (from the ages of 7 to 15) in Albany, Schenectady, Troy and their corresponding counties on how to read, play and appreciate music. The children are taught theory, notation, counting and keeping rhythm for the purpose of participating in a recital.
The Keys for Kids Benefit will take place on February 26 at the Linda Norris Auditorium at 339 Central Avenue in Albany. Please join the Arch Stanton Quartet in a benefit for this very special cause. For this show, we will have local jazz pianist Tim Olsen joining us on piano.
Please also check out KJ Denhert's music at www.kjdenhert.com.
Check out the event on Facebook.
December 1, 2010
Join the Arch Stanton Quartet for a night of holiday jazz at the Midtown Tap and Tea Room in Albany on December 18. We'll be joined by vocalist Michelle Caminos to bring you all the holiday classics, from White Christmas to Rudolph, Santa Baby, and everything in between.
The show starts at 7:30. The Midtown Tap and Tea Room is located at 289 New Scotland Avenue.
Check out the event on Facebook.
July 28, 2010
The Arch Stanton Quartet will be back in Saratoga on August 21 where we'll be performing as a quintet — joined by pianist Tim Olsen — at 9 Maple Avenue. Tim, who also plays trumpet, is active as composer, performer, and educator. He joined the faculty of Union College in Schenectady, NY in 1994, where he is currently Associate Professor of Music, Director of Africana Studies and director of the Union College Jazz Ensemble. The Tim Olsen Band varies in size from a quartet to an 18-piece big band. He also regularly plays piano with the Albany-based Joey Thomas Big Band, for whom he has produced over 50 arrangements and original compositions.
The Arch Stanton Quartet is delighted to have Tim join us for our August 21 gig at 9 Maple Avenue in Saratoga. The shows starts at 9 p.m.
»Check out Tim Olsen's website and his Reverb Nation page.
June 5, 2010
For our June 4 gig at 9 Maple Avenue in Saratoga, we were delighted to be joined by guest artist and Saratoga Springs native Brian Cassier on bass, who filled in for Chris.
Brian is an in-demand New York City musician who has performed with the likes of Pat Metheny, Peter Gabriel, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Paul McCartney, Robert Shaw, Enja, Lady GaGa, Bjork, Liza Minnelli, Elton John, Patti Lupone, Sting, Andrea Bocelli, Kurt Masur, Shirley Bassey, Audra McDonald and Steve Ross, to name a few.
Check out 9 Maple Avenue online at www.9mapleavenue.com.
Cassier
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