Don Stiernberg Quartet Live Online Concert Friday August 14th

[Don Stiernberg]

The DSQ rides again this coming Friday Aug. 14th, from 7-9 Central Time. Live and safe from Studio5 in Evanston IL, the cats will play some numbers from their latest release
"Straight Ahead"(chosen one of the Best Jazz Recordings of 2020 thus far by the Chicago Tribune)also newer selections less often played by the band. Acoustic instruments, minimal talking, no singing, lots of good notes and numbers of the swinging variety along with the occasional choro, latin, or original. Tickets($10)and info here(just be sure to scroll down)...Grazie Mile, Wielen Dank, Obrigado, Thanks so much.

https://www.studio5.dance/live

[Tom Wright]

I'll be there!

[Don Stiernberg]

Anybody got any requests?

[CBFrench]

Anybody got any requests?

I'll do my best to catch this and since you ask ha, maybe Manhã de Carnaval, Take Five, Wave, I'll stop now

[Drew Egerton]

Looking forward to it!

I'd request you to sing Witchcraft but I reckon if you aren't singing you can still pick it!
Topsy would be a good one too!

Thanks Donnie!

[Bill McCall]

Anybody got any requests?

‘All the Things You Are’, ‘Billie’s Bounce’ or ‘Doxy’.

Thanks

[John Soper]

Know what I'm doing tonight! How 'bout Swing that Music? - well, I know you will!

[Tom Wright]

Any tune played on the Stevens electric.

Any tune on any instrument!

[Don Stiernberg]

thanks all
great suggestions, I'll see what we can do...

Man oh man, All the Things You Are?? That one's got a LOT of chords! Or as Johnny Gimble once said.."It's got more chords than Jambalaya.."

whatever we end up playing we'll be having fun and hoping you enjoy..thanks again.

till soon,
donnie

[Tom Wright]

Great show, great playing and excellent sound! It was interesting to see while hearing the different mandolins Don used. Even with some amplifier help for the acoustic instruments they sounded sweet and present, with a clear distinction between the Nugget snd Apitius.

It was cool to hear new tunes, too, from "Noites Cariocas" to Tommy Flanagan's "Freight Trane".

I just let the professionals handle camera and stuck with the main window. The only quibble is that Steve Rashid should bump up the talk microphones for chat between tunes. In my Firefox browser the music was a good, standardized play level, while the talking was very quiet. My main computer is connected to my hi-fi, so I could enjoy the playing in a good stereo.

If streaming shows are here to stay, they should be available on TV channels, as most people have good sound for watching movies. (I'm a throwback, with an actual stereo hi-fi setup.) The other thing about streaming is we need an audience response channel, like clicking on an icon that generates applause, which could be heard by the players, and listeners as well.

Keep,swinging, Donnie!