Contact Information Peter Dominguez, Director of OJS 440-315-6339 Nathan Levin, OJS Tour Manager 412-915-9622 OJS Tour Phone 440-935-3172 Voice Mail *86 Pass: 59999 Note: Nate will have the OJS tour phone most of the time. If you need to reach him, call him on that. Gloria Kim, Assistant Dean 440-935-3449 David Stull, Dean 440-935-3998 Matthew Davis, Trombone 650-269-6691 Henry Heinitsch, Guitar 828-273-7296 Tim McKay, Saxaphone 510-847-4327 Christopher Mees, Bass 347-622-1775 Jake Robinson, Drums 413-230-9820 Truan Savage, Trumpet 440-935-0831 Isaac Sussman, Piano 917-439-3694 {NOTE: The itinerary is subject to change throughout the tour.} NLL 1/12/13 1
Tuesday, January 22 nd Oberlin, OH - Pittsburgh, PA 7:30 AM Nate picks up Peter 8:15 AM Nate and Peter pickup vans at Safety and Security 8:30 AM Meet in Conservatory Lounge in Oberlin Bring whatever equipment you can for load in. We will pick up the rest on the way out. Dean Kim will distribute per diem. Peter and Nate will bring vans. Van 1 Drivers Nate Levin Henry Heinitsch Jake Robinson Van 2 Drivers Peter Dominguez Isaac Sussman Matt Davis 9:30 AM Depart for Pittsburgh (155 mi) 1:00 PM Arrive at Pittsburgh CAPA The Pittsburgh High School for the Creative and Performing Arts 111 Ninth Street Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-338-6101 http://www.pps.k12.pa.us/capa/sit e/default.asp David Knapp Renee Govanucci- Associate Producer, MCG Jazz (contact information omitted for portfolio purposes) 2:00 PM Workshop at Pittsburgh CAPA in the Orchestra room OJS will perform a couple of tunes for the students. OJS will also talk about music as a major and the audition process. 3:45 PM Depart CAPA 4:15 PM Arrive at the Levin s Karen Levin (contact information omitted for portfolio purposes) NLL 1/12/13 2
Tuesday, January 22 nd cont. Oberlin, OH - Pittsburgh, PA 6:35 PM Depart for the JCC to pickup the keyboard. 6:45 PM Arrive at the JCC. Pick up keyboard in Katz Theater. Brian Lee (contact information omitted for portfolio purposes) Call Brian when we are on our way. Keyboard, stand, sustain pedal, Give him a CD. Note that the JCC is right next to the venue, so part of the group can go to Gullifty s. 7:00 PM Arrive at Gullifty s Gullifty s Restaurant 1922 Murray Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Squirrel Hill 412-521-8222 www.gulliftysrestaurant.com Dave Papale Zizzy Baluba Productions (contact information omitted for portfolio purposes) Drinks and sandwiches provided for the group. 9:00 PM Performance at Gullifty s 2 or 3 x 55 min sets Tickets: No cover charge. Group to receive $100. House has PA and one monitor. NLL 1/12/13 3
Wednesday, January 23rd Pittsburgh, PA - Philadelphia, PA 10:15 AM Return keyboard to Katz Theater in the JCC 10:30 AM Depart for Philadelphia from the Levin s (300 mi) 5:00 PM Arrive at Hotel in Philadelphia and check in. Holiday Inn Express Philadelphia- Midtown 1305 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-735-9300 Reservations under the following names: Peter Dominguez Conf. #: 63517643 Christopher Mees Conf. #: 63515809 Jacob Robinson Conf. #: 63516497 Matthew Davis Conf. #: 63516731 Nathan Levin Conf. #: 63517334 {NOTE: Rooms have been pre-paid with the Conservatory credit card.} 6:45 PM Depart for Chris Jazz Cafe Chris Jazz Café 1421 Sansom Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102 215-568-3131 www.chrisjazzcafe.com Alan MacMahon Jason Majusiak- Sound (contact information omitted for portfolio purposes) 7:00 PM Arrive at Chris Jazz Café 9:00 PM Performance at Chris Jazz Café 3 x 55 min sets Tickets: $8 general public; $5 students and faculty (with ID); $5 perperson minimum at tables. Group to receive %70 of door. Venue has drums and piano. 1:00 AM Finish at Chris Jazz Café NLL 1/12/13 4
Thursday, January 24th Philadelphia, PA New York, NY 11:30AM Meet in hotel lobby. We must checkout before noon. 11:45 AM Depart for Philadelphia CAPA High School. Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts 901 S. Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19147 http://www.phila.k12.pa.us/schools/capa/ Kevin Rodgers (contact information omitted for portfolio purposes) 12:00 PM Arrive at Philadelphia CAPA 12:30 PM Perform/Present at Philadelphia CAPA Piano, drum set, bass amp, and guitar amp provided. Coffee and doughnuts will be served. After the presentation, a small ensemble at CAPA will perform for OJS to offer constructive criticism. 2:00 PM Depart Philadelphia CAPA for New York, NY (100 mi) 5:30 PM Arrive at hotel in Manhattan and check in. The rest of the evening you have off. Comfort Inn Manhattan 42 West 35 th Street New York, NY 10001 212-947-0200 Reservations under the following names: Peter Dominguez Conf. #: 83115473 Christopher Mees Conf. #: 83110620 Jacob Robinson Conf. #: 83110869 Matthew Davis Conf. #: 83111062 Nathan Levin Conf. #: 83116852 {NOTE: Rooms have been pre-paid with the Conservatory credit card.} NLL 1/12/13 5
Friday, January 25th New York, NY 7:45 AM Depart for Friends Seminary High School from Hotel Walk 35 th street towards 5 th avenue. Make a right on Park Ave, follow until subway station at the intersection of Park and 33 rd. Get on the green 6 inbound. Ride to the 14 th street-union Square station. Walk East on 14 th street to 3 rd avenue. Make a left on 3 rd avenue, follow to east 16 th street. Make a right on east 16 th street. Friends Seminary High School 222 East 16th Street New York, NY 10003 http://www.friendsseminary.org Bob Rosen (contact information omitted for portfolio purposes) 8:30 AM Arrive at Friends Seminary 9:00 AM Perform/Present at Friends Seminary OJS will perform for 20 minutes at the Silent Meeting. Then, OJS will do a workshop with the high school s advanced jazz ensemble 11:00 AM Lunch at Friends Seminary 12:00 PM The rest of the day you have off. Afternoon: Pickup 24 tickets at Columbia Miller Theater Box Office NLL 1/12/13 6
Saturday, January 26th New York, NY 12:00 PM Meet in hotel lobby. 12:15 PM Depart for Friends MeetingHouse Friends MeetingHouse 15 Rutherford Place New York, New York 10003 Manhattan http://15stfriends.quaker.org Carol Summar (contact information omitted for portfolio purposes) 1:00 PM Arrive at Friends MeetingHouse 2:30 PM Perform at Friends MeetingHouse 1 x 1 hr 15 min 1 hr 30 min set Tickets: $10 general public; $5 OCID Oberlin rented hall for OJS performance. Nate sells tickets. Piano and sound system for speaking provided. Comp Tix- Savage-6, Sussman-4 4:00 PM Finish performance and return to hotel. 7:15 PM Depart from hotel for The Village Vanguard The Village Vanguard 178 7 th Avenue South New York, NY 212-255-4037 www.villagevanguard.net Head west on W 35 th street towards 7 th ave. Make a left on 7 th, take to 34 th st. Penn Station. Take the red 1,2, or 3 south to the 14 th street station. Walk south on 7 th avenue for 3 blocks. 8:00 PM Arrive at The Village Vanguard Doors at 8 pm. Concert tickets paid for by Oberlin Conservatory. 9 tickets held under the name Peter Dominguez. Peter pays in cash for tickets. 9:00 PM Brad Mehldau Trio Performance NLL 1/12/13 7
Sunday, January 27 th New York, NY 2:15 PM Meet in Hotel lobby. 2:30 PM Depart Hotel for Birdland Birdland 315 West 44 th Street New York, NY 10036 www.birdlandjazz.com Nate and two others drive the van to Birdland, while the rest take a cab. At Birdland, Nate gives Gloria cash received so far. 3:00 PM Arrive at Birdland 4:00 PM Sound check 5:00 PM Cocktail Reception at Birdland 6:15 PM Dinner and Performance at Birdland Jazz dept. alum and special guests will sit in with group during set. 7:45 PM Finish concert at Birdland Nate and two others stay and pack up equipment. They take the van with the equipment back to the hotel. Peter and the rest go to Miller Theater to see CME. 8:00 PM CME performs at Miller Theater at Colombia University Miller Theater At Columbia University 2960 Broadway (at 116 th St) MC 1801 New York, NY 10027 NLL 1/12/13 8
Monday, January 28th New York, NY and Mamaroneck, NY 7:45 AM Meet in Hotel Lobby 8:00 AM Depart for Mamaroneck High School with the vans Mamaroneck HS 1000 W. Boston Post Road Mamaroneck, NY 10543 http://www.mamkschools.org Tim Hooker (contact information omitted for portfolio purposes) 9:30 AM Arrive at Mamaroneck High School 10:00 AM Perform and present at Mamaroneck OJS will perform for 45 minutes in the auditorium to 200+ music students. Amps, piano, and drum set will be provided. A few students may sit in with the group at the end. Students will also write down questions, and OJS will answer a few from the stage. 11:15 AM OJS departs for NYC. The rest of the day is free 9:00 PM OPTIONAL: Vanguard Jazz Orchestra performs at the Village Vanguard Doors at 8pm. 9pm set costs $30 ($20 with a $10 drink minimum). 11pm set costs $20 with a free soft drink or $4 drink credit with a valid student I. D. This is not covered as part of the tour. The Village Vanguard 178 7 th Avenue South New York, NY 212-255-4037 www.villagevanguard.net Head west on W 35 th street towards 7 th ave. Make a left on 7 th, take to 34 th st. Penn Station. Take the red 1,2, or 3 south to the 14 th street station. Walk south on 7 th avenue for 3 blocks. NLL 1/12/13 9
Tuesday, January 29 th New York, NY South Deerfield, MA 8:15 AM Meet in Hotel lobby to checkout. 8:30 AM Depart for Frontier Regional in South Deerfield, MA (173 mi) Frontier Regional School 113 North Main Street South Deerfield, MA 01373 http://www.frsd.deerfield.ma.us Karen Atherton (contact information omitted for portfolio purposes) 12:30 PM Arrive at Frontier Regional School 1:00 PM Perform at Frontier Regional School OJS will perform in the auditorium and then have a question and answer session. 3:00 PM Depart Frontier Regional School Peter and 4 OJS members will be staying at the Hotel. Jake, Nate, and 2 others will stay at the Robinson s house. Courtyard Hadley Amherst 423 Russell St Hadley, MA 01035 413-256-5454 Reservations under the following names (one will be canceled): Peter Dominguez Conf. #: 83607262 Christopher Mees Conf. #: 83602651 Matthew Davis Conf. #: 83603544 Nathan Levin Conf. #: 83606570 {NOTE: Rooms have been pre-paid with the Conservatory credit card.} David and Dana Robinson (contact information omitted for portfolio purposes) NLL 1/12/13 10
Wednesday, January 30th South Deerfield, MA Boston, MA 12:00 PM Meet at hotel and check out. Get lunch. 1:30 PM Depart for Comfort Inn in Boston, MA (100 mi) 4:00 PM Arrive at Comfort Inn Boston Comfort Inn Boston 900 Morrissey Blvd. Boston, MA 02122 617.282.2365 Reservations under the following names: Peter Dominguez Conf. #: 83248026 Christopher Mees Conf. #: 83247475 Jacob Robinson Conf. #: 83247613 Matthew Davis Conf. #: 83247765 {NOTE: Rooms have been pre-paid with the Conservatory credit card.} 8:15 PM Meet at Hotel 8:30 PM Depart for The Lily Pad (8 mi) The Lily Pad 1353 Cambridge Street Inman Square www.lily-pad.net Andrew (contact information omitted for portfolio purposes) 9:15 PM Arrive at The Lily Pad 10:00 PM Perform at The Lily Pad 1 x 1 hr 30 min set Tickets: $5 cover charge. Nate collects cover. 93 capacity. Venue provides piano. 12:00 AM Depart for Hotel NLL 1/12/13 11
Thursday, January 31st Boston, MA Washington, DC 8:15 AM Meet in Hotel Lobby 8:30 AM Depart for Washington, DC (439 mi) If there is time, we can go to the hotel before Twins Jazz. 6:00 PM Arrive at Twins Jazz in Washington, DC Twins Jazz 1344 U Street, NW Washington, DC 20009 www.twinsjazz.com Kelly Tesfaye (contact information omitted for portfolio purposes) OJS gets free dinner and drinks. 8:00 PM Perform at Twins Jazz 2 to 3 x 50 minute sets Tickets: $10 general public, with a two-drink minimum Nate collects 100% of door charge. Drums and piano provided. Cymbals needed. Last set can be short if the group is tired. 12:00 AM Finish performing, and go to hotel. Comfort Inn Downtown Convention Ctr. 1201 13 th Street NW Washington, DC 202.682.5300 Reservations under the following names: Peter Dominguez Conf. #: 83305026 Christopher Mees Conf. #: 83248370 Jacob Robinson Conf. #: 83305471 Matthew Davis Conf. #: 83305368 Nathan Levin Conf. #: 83305178 {NOTE: Rooms have been pre-paid with the Conservatory credit card.} NLL 1/12/13 12
Friday, February 1st Washington, DC Oberlin, OH 8:00 AM Meet in Hotel Lobby and check out. 8:15 AM Depart for Duke Ellington High School Duke Ellington School of the Arts 3500 R Street, NW Washington, DC 20007 www.ellingtonschool.org Davey Yarborough (contact information omitted for portfolio purposes) 8:30 AM Arrive at Duke Ellington High School 9:00 AM Present and Perform at Duke Ellington High School OJS will do a workshop in the band room with the jazz band. Upright bass, drum set, piano, and amps provided. 10:00 AM Finish at Duke Ellington and return to hotel 10:30 AM Meet in Hotel Lobby, checkout, and depart for Oberlin (390 mi) 7:00 PM Return to Oberlin. Nate and Peter return vans. NLL 1/12/13 13