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15th May 2006
News just in from Wendy DeWitt ....

Greetings from Paris - Spring time in Paris is time for good music. Jean-Pierre Bertrand,  renowned French boogie woogie artist (and more) is again producing  his Les Nuits Jazz & Boogie Piano for three nights. So again I get to  play with some of my favorites: Richie Loidl, who produces the hugely  popular Shake the Lake (www.shakethelake.com) concerts in Austria,  and of course Jean-Pierre Bertrand himself, respected for his  excellent artistry, organizational abilities, and graciousness. Jean- Pierre is one of the major European boogie artists and is known  internationally as well and never stops moving. He has 10 albums out  and constantly is performing solo or working with his group - i  remember an excellent set at the famed Meridian Hotel near the Arc  d'Triumphe from a couple of years ago. Side note - didn't AlVon, the Bay Area's most charming blues artist,  just head to Paris for the Meridian gig? Okay, here's the calendar: May 11, 12, 13 Les Nuits Jazz & Boogie Piano Theatre de L'Europeen Paris, France May 23 Saloon North Beach, San Francisco with Dave Workman Band May 24 Saloon North Beach, San Francisco Wendy DeWitt Blues Band May 27 Saloon 4 - 8 North Beach, San Francisco with Dave Workman Band June 1 J.J.'s Blues 3439 Stevens Creek Boulevard San Jose Jjsblues.org June 3 Saylor's Landing Gate 5, Sausalito solo with special guest June 10 Saloon 4 - 8 North Beach, San Francisco with Dave Workman Band June 15 Bad Albert's Seattle, Washington June 16/17 Portland more info (venue names! to follow... June 21 No Name Bar solo Bridgeway downtown, Sausalito June 24 Columbus, Ohio June 25 Columbus Community Fest with Dave Workman Band featuring Willie Pooch Dave Workman Band and Wendy DeWitt are joining forces with a whole  new band. You'll be seeing the gradual evolution over the summer with  Wendy playing more and more Hammond organ. The solo boogie woogie and  blues performances will not be affected by any of this. Web site news: due to circumstances beyond my control the web site is  unupdateable at this time. We're working on a new home for it and  this problem will be fixed as soon as possible. The link for the  calendar is not affected, since the calendar is actually on another  site. It's good! So many cool photos, and info on the France shows we  wanted to post! Coming soon... See you at the shows. Thanks again for loving the music and sharing  your good times with us. Wendy DeWitt booking: Wette Music 510-223-8499

20th April 2006
It's been too long in getting back to this page I know, but we have been busy with a number of web-related issues.  One of the companies that we have been proud to be an associate of has changed its affiliate program ~ and provided some new 'goodies' for us to play with.  Need parts for that computer?   Try the following search box ....

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11th January 2006
Received an email from Ernst Dabel (Dabel Brothers Productions) about the upcoming Orson Scott Card books ... check out these links:

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