OPEN VALENTINE'S DAY, 2/14, DONNA ANTONOW QUARTET
The Deer Head Inn, the oldest continuously running jazz club in the country and Home of Jazz in the Pocono Mountains is situated in historic Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania. The Inn is on the corner of Main St. (PA 611) and Mountain Road, 5 minutes from Route 80 and the Delaware River.
The Inn is a four-story hotel with 8 tastfully decorated rooms and 2 suites, and a restaurant, bar and jazz club.
Matt Vashlishian
2009 ASCAP Young Jazz Composers Award Recipient
Performing January 28
Deer Head Wins Monroe County Historical Society's 2010 PEP Award!
OPEN VALENTINE'S DAY 2/14 - SPECIAL DINNER MENU
GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE
A NON-SMOKING ESTABLISHMENT.
(SMOKING PERMITTED ON
THE FRONT PORCH)
Contact the Deer
Head Inn
570-424-2000 or
jazz@deerheadinn.com
Located less than one mile from the Martz Bus Station
MUSIC BOOKINGS
Contact Bob Mancuso
570-424-2000 or email bob@deerheadinn.com
DINNER
Thursday -
Saturday
5:30 to 9:30 pm
bar menu
until 10:30
Sunday 4 to 8 pm
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RSVP is the latest project from saxophonist Matt Vashlishan. Joined by bassist Evan Gregor and drummer Bill Goodwin, the group creates a fresh, modern acoustic trio recording. The disc features several originals by Matt Vashlishan, as well as a few rather obscure Cole Porter tunes arranged by Vashlishan.
The main focus of this project is on sound and spontaneous creativity. The majority of content for this recording comes from melodies written on existing chord changes. The title track “RSVP” comes from a melody written on the existing chord changes of the jazz standard “Invitation.” Using standard harmony and tune format instead of unfamiliar (and sometimes complicated) original compositions allows the musicians to forget about the music on the page and focus on playing the way everybody learns to play jazz, using common language and harmonic material and really listening to each other.
Stripping away the chord instrument of a jazz quartet (such as piano or guitar) enables the trio to breath in all areas, especially harmonically and rhythmically. This combined with the incredible musicianship of Bill Goodwin and Evan Gregor creates a bare, honest musical picture where the absence of chords will certainly not be missed.
Deer Head Inn 5 Main Street
Delaware Water Gap, PA 18327 570.424.2000
