The Latest as of Sept. 20, 2009

The date seems stuck, so here's an update to Sept. 7th.

Too many links cause some emails to be blocked, so I've stopped including so much at the bottom of emails. For anything in which you're interested, please check out links the below. Thanks.

Please follow me at http://www.twitter.com/ellifordyce2 for all immediately-updated jazz news. Thanks, tweet ya there.

GIGS:

Tuesday, September 29th, 7-10PM, Elli Fordyce Trio (with Joe Tranchina, keyboard, and Bruce Goldman, bass), Zuppa's, 59 Main St., Yonkers (10701), no cover/no minimum: http://www.zupparestaurant.com/.

Thursday, November 5th, 6:30-9:00PM, Back by Popular Demand, The Elli Fordyce Trio (with Joe Tranchina, piano, and Eric Lemon, bass), The Pizza Place, 92 Main St., Yonkers (10701). No cover/no minimum and only 1/2 hour from Grand Central by Metro North, station right across the street: http://www.thepizzaplaceinc.com/index2.htm.

Some of the latest reviews of "Songs Spun of Gold":

http://www.dailysunnews.com/DSNEntertainment0.shtml

http://www.talkinbroadway.com/sound/july1609.html http://www.shortnorth.com/Fritz.html,
http://www.jazzchicago.net/reviews/2009/QuickHits3.html

http://bit.ly/4o66a

Song of the day slot: http://www.jazz.com/music/2009/7/16/elli-fordyce-where-am-i-going.

http://gotcrowd.com/members/Elli_5F00_Fordyce/default.aspx -- 3 tracks from "Songs Spun of Gold." (There are also many more such internet-radio sites with the same bio and 3 tracks.)

The CD is available at http://cdbaby.com/cd/ellifordyce2 and from http://www.beansandbulbs.com/, and plays daily all-day in their coffee shop in the Yonkers Metro North station.

9th article in a series: "Reflections," with great wallpaper by Rajesh Panjoli: http://r27creativelab.blogspot.com/search?q=Elli+Fordyce. (Check out the first 8 collaborations, while you're there. There are 3 more in the works.)