I am thrilled that the Montessori School (where both my daughters attended in their early years) has invited me to perform Saxology on March 7! This event is open to the public, however you need to reserve tickets IN ADVANCE by email to donnam@themontessorischool.com or by phone 203 834-0440. Tickets will be held for you and you can pick them up and pay at the time of the event (cash or check only, please). Hope to see you there!

The Montessori School
34 Whipple Road
Wilton CT 06897
Admission $10
Call to Reserve Tickets
203 834-0440
or
email: donnam@themontessorischool.com

Chris Coogan and I will be back at Jeff’s Cuisine Friday, February 24 from 8-11pm.
Jeff’s has great food and a casual vibe. If you’ve been there, no doubt you’ll want to come back for the food, with the music as a bonus. If you haven’t, come on down and join the fun!

Jeff’s Cuisine
54 North Main St.
South Norwalk, CT 06854
8-11pm
No Cover

Jim Clark Trio featuring Tracey Marble and Chris Coogan
A Tribute to George & Ira Gershwin
Saturday, February 18, 2012
2nd Floor Auditorium
Norwalk Public Library
1 Belden Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06854
4-5pm
FREE ADMISSION

Our Memory Lane Concert Series continues with a tribute to George & Ira Gershwin.
They have so many great songs – hopefully we’ll choose some of your favorites!
Join Tracey Marble, Chris Coogan and me for our all-Gershwin outing Saturday, Feb. 18 at the Norwalk Public Library.
Free admission once again, thanks to the Friends of the Norwalk Library!

Hope to see you there!

“Warming the Heart of Winter”
Friday January 20, 2012
8:00 pm
Norwalk Church of the Nazarene
146 Main Street, Norwalk, CT 06851
203 216-0297
$15 donation $10 seniors/children

Come join Nicole and me, as we perform classic Amercian songs and original songs
composed by Nicole, to warm you on a winter evening.* We will feature the
extraordinary musical talents of Chris Morrison on guitar, Dave Ruffels on bass,
and Bob Leonard on drums.
Hope to see you there!

A portion of the Proceeds will benefit Save the Children.

*The hot chocolate and hot apple cider should help, too!

A Chris Coogan Christmas
Sunday, December 18th
7:00 pm
at the Norfield Grange
12 Goodhill Road
Weston, CT

I am joining Chris once again for this annual Christmas treat! Here is his description of the event:

Weston-based musician Chris Coogan will celebrate the holiday season as well as the release of his new jazz CD.

A Chris Coogan Christmas Concert will take place 7 p.m. at Norfield Grange, 12 Goodhill Road, in Weston. Tickets, priced $25 for adults, will be sold at the door. Admission for children is $10.

The concert will begin with Coogan and his jazz quintet playing original music from the new CD, titled “Stars and Wind.”

“From there we will play Christmas jazz music,” says Coogan. “A major feature of our concert is to take the traditional carols and rearrange them with new jazz sensibilities.”

He adds, “We will also perform original Christmas music that I have composed. The special soloist of the evening will be Michele Grace, who is a fine actress and singer.”

“Stars and Wind,” Coogan’s first jazz release since 2001, will be available for purchase during the concert.

“Stars and Wind” features a contemporary jazz composition performed by a traditional jazz quintet including strong melody on sax and trumpet. “The music also features cool grooves with the rhythm section,” says Coogan.

The Chris Coogan Jazz Quintet is comprised of Coogan on piano, Rex Denton (Madison) on trumpet, Jim Royle (Monroe) on drums, Jim Clark (Norwalk) on sax and John Mobilio (Watertown) on bass.

For information on the CD or the Chris Coogan Christmas Concert call 203-454-4695, e-mail chris@cooganmusic.com or visit www.cooganmusic.com

Jim Clark Trio featuring Tracey Marble and Chris Coogan – A Tribute to Cole Porter
Thursday, December 15, 2011
2nd Floor Auditorium
Norwalk Public Library
1 Belden Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06854
7-8pm
FREE ADMISSION

We had such a great time at our last Memory Lane concert series featuring works of Harold Arlen! Thanks to all (and there were a lot of you!) who braved the elements to attend.
The next concert in this series pays tribute to Cole Porter, who is credited with writing 881songs!
Some of his notable hits include;
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love), What Is This Thing Called Love?, Night And Day, Anything Goes, I Get a Kick Out of You, Begin the Beguine, Just One of Those Things, It’s De-Lovely, I’ve Got You Under My Skin, Let’s Misbehave, You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To, Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye, Too Darn Hot, I Love Paris and of course many, many more.

Hope to see you there!

Many thanks to the Friends of the Norwalk Public Library for sponsoring this event!

Come experience the Chris Coogan Quintet live in concert Saturday, November 19th, 8-10pm at the Norfield Grange. 12 Good Hill road in Weston. Come expecting to be touched and changed with the power of hot jazz on a cold night.

Chris Coogan piano/vocals
John Mobilio bass
Jim Royle drums
Rex Denton trumpet
Jim Clark sax

Tickets $25
No reservations
Doors open at 7:00 for general seating
For more information: chris@cooganmusic.com

Norfield Grange
12 Good HIll Road
Weston, Ct 06883

Jim Clark Trio featuring Tracey Marble – A Tribute to Harold Arlen
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
2nd Floor Auditorium
Norwalk Public Library
1 Belden Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06854
7-8pm
FREE ADMISSION

Tracey Marble, Chris Coogan and I will be back at the Norwalk Public Library Wednesday, November 16 as a part of my ongoing Memory Lane concert series. We will be featuring the music of Harold Arlen, who composed over 400 songs!
Some of his popular works include:
I’ve Got the World On A String, It’s Only A Paper Moon, Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive, Stormy Weather, Get Happy, I Love A Parade, Last Night When We Were Young, One For My Baby (And One More For The Road), That Old Black Magic, and Over The Rainbow, voted as #1 Song of the Century by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Hope to see you there!

Thanks to the Friends of the Norwalk Public Library for sponsoring this event!

July 15, 2010
From our Memory Lane concert series: Great American Songwriting Teams Pt. 1
Honeysuckle Rose by Fats Waller & Andy Razaf
Tracey Marble – vocal
Jim Clark – soprano sax
Chris Coogan – keys

Thanks to the Norwalk Library and Friends of Norwalk Library for sponsoring this concert series!

This past July 17 I performed with my quintet on the Norwalk Green, courtesy of the 1st Taxing District.
It was a beautiful day, and we had a great crowd with their blankets, chairs, etc.  The free refreshments didn’t hurt either!
Chris Coogan on piano, John Mobilio on upright bass, Jim Royle on drums. Tracey Marble was our featured vocalist and Rick savage was on trumpet/flugelhorn.

Thanks to the 1st Taxing District for sponsoring this event!