UPCOMING GIGS, CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
2012
NEW WEEKLY BLUES JAMS STARTING MARCH 21
Buzzy’s Juke Joint Blues Jam
Saturdays: 1-3:00pm --$12
Wednesdays: 12:30-1:30pm -- $8
at the Freight and Salvage
2020 Addison St. Berkeley
This jam is open to anyone that wants to experience playing and singing Blues songs at a moderate tempo in a supportive, educational, fun jam setting. Players of all skill-levels and ages are welcome, but an effort will be made to cater to the beginning and intermediate jammers.
*Prerequisites: you should have a sense of humor, and be able to play a 12 bar blues in several different keys. Players are encouraged to bring tape recorders, songbooks, chord charts, and tablature if they want to. Please bring an electronic tuner or tuning fork with you.
Jams will be lead by Pete Madsen (aka Buzzy Frets), who has been a professional musician playing in the Bay Area for over twenty years. He has written four guitar instructional books and he teaches blues guitar classes at the Freight and Salvage and private lessons at the 5th String in Berkeley.
Pete’s websites: www.buzzyfrets.com
www.learnbluesguitarnow.com
Wednesday, April 11
9-11:30pm
23 Broadway
Fairfax, CA
with
May 2012 Classes at the Freight and Salvage
Jamming the Blues
Thursdays, 7:00-8:15 pm, beginning May 3
w/Pete Madsen
$120.00 advance / $130.00 after April 23
For guitar players who want to learn how to solo over blues changes. We will take a basic 12 bar blues as our background format and use ideas based on scales, riffs and chord shapes to learn the art of soloing. This will be a lot of fun for those folks who have a little background in playing blues rhythms, but want to create lead lines that are rippin! Learn classic solo lines from players like Robert Johnson, Eric Clapton and many more. Some background in playing blues rhythm required, but other than that just a desire to put some heart (and muscle!) into your guitar playing.
Fingerstyle Blues Guitar
Thursdays, 8:30-9:45 pm, beginning May 3
w/Pete Madsen
$120.00 advance / $130.00 after April 23
Do you love the music of Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy, Son House, Skip James, Blind Blake, Eric Clapton and Keb Mo? This class will teach you the fundamentals of acoustic blues guitar. The focus will be on fingerstyle blues: a style that was performed by the early practitioners of blues guitar playing. This means we will be learning how to play a steady bass line while simultaneously playing a melody on the treble strings! Other topics will include: learning a 12 bar blues, slide guitar, open D and G tunings.
*Participants should know basic first position chords; beyond that, all you'll need is a love of blues, and, oh yeah, a slide!
Pete Madsen is a teacher, writer, guitarist and performer based in Berkeley, California. He has written numerous lessons for Acoustic Guitar and Play Guitar magazines; and is the author of "FretMaster: Slide Guitar" and the "Fretmaster: Funk Book," both published by Backbeat books; as well as "A Guide to Acoustic Blues Guitar" and "The CAGED System for Guitar."
Pete currently teaches private lessons at The 5th String in Berkeley (3051 Adeline St. Berkeley), and classes at The Freight and Salvage (2020 Addison St., Berkeley).
Pete specializes in Acoustic Blues and Slide, playing the songs and styles of Robert Johnson, Eric Clapton, Big Bill Broonzy, Blind Blake and many more.
Lessons are fun and informative. Other styles include Rock, Electric Blues, Funk, Surf, Rockabilly and early Jazz.
To register contact the Freight:
2020 Addison Street / Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 644-2020 / info@freightandsalvage.org
PAST SHOWS
Tuesday, January 20, 2004 8pm
Freight and Salvage Coffee House,
Berkeley, CA
~opening for Teja Gerken and Claus Boesser-Ferrari~
Sunday, January 25, 7:30-10pm
Papa Toby's
3248 22nd St between Valencia and Mission, SF
(415)642-0474
Friday, Febuary 6, 6:30-8:30pm
Norton's Vault
500 Sacramento St, SF
(415)291-7215
Saturday, Febuary 7 4-7pm
The Bistro -- "Double IPA Festival"
1001 B Street, Hayward
(510)886-8525
Saturday, Febuary 14, 8-10:30pm
Kensington Circus Pub
389 Colusa CIrcle
Kensington
(510)524-8814
Saturday, Febuary 28, 7:30-10pm
Papa Toby's
3248 22nd St between Valencia and Mission, SF
(415)642-0474
Thursday, March 4, 8-10:30pm
Aroma Roasters
95 5th St.
Santa Rosa, CA
(707)576-7765
Wednesday March 10, 6:30-8:30pm
"Fingerpicking the Blues"
~guitar players workshop~
5th String
3051 Adeline St.
Berkeley. CA
(510)548-8282
Cost: $25.00
workshop for guitarists wishing to learn some basic techniques for playing fingertstyle Blues
Friday March 19, 5-7:30pm
The Bistro
1001 B Street, Hayward
(510)886-8525
Sunday, March 21 10am-2pm
Jack London Square Farmers Market
Jack London Sq., Oakland, CA
Saturday, March 27 7:30-10pm
Papa Toby's
3248 22nd St between Valencia and Mission, SF
(415)642-0474
Wednesday March 31, 7-9:30pm
Bazaar Cafe
California St., SF, CA
Hosting the monthly acoustic guitar showcase with TBA
Saturday June 12, 2004...5-6:30pm
Marin Brewing Co.
Larkspur Landing
(415)461-4677
Sunday June 20, 2004...11am-12pm
Duncan Mills Art and Wine Fesitval
(707)824-8717
Friday, June 25 5-7:30pm
The Bistro
1001 B street
Hayward
(510)886-8525
1132 Fourth Street
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 456
Friday, July 2, 8-11pm
Broken Drum Brewery & Wood Grill
1132 Fourth Street San Rafael, CA 94901 (415) 456-HOPS
Saturday, July 3, 8-11pm
Aroma Roasters
95 5th St.
Santa Rosa, CA
(707)576-7765
Sunday, July 4, 2-5pm
Marin Brewing Co.
Larkspur Landing
(415)461-4677
Saturday, July 17, 8-10:30pm
Kensington Circus Pub
Kensington Circus Pub
389 Colusa CIrcle
Kensington
(510)524-8814
Friday, July 30, 2004 5-7:30pm
The Bistro
1001 B street
Hayward
(510)886-8525
Sunday, August 1, 2004 2-5pm
Marin Brewing Company
Marin Brewing Co.
Larkspur Landing
(415)461-4677
Thursday, August 5, 2004 5-8pm
San Rafael Downtown Farmers Market
Lootens Place
San Rafael, CA
Friday, August 6, 2004 8-11pm
Broken Drum Brewery & Wood Grill
1132 Fourth Street San Rafael, CA 94901 (415) 456-HOPS
Saturday, August 7, 12-2pm
The Bistro -- "IPA Festival"
1001 B Street, Hayward
(510)886-8525
Sunday August 15, 2-5pm
Marin Brewing Company
Marin Brewing Co.
Larkspur Landing
(415)461-4677
Friday, August 27, 5-7pm
The Bistro
1001 B Street, Hayward
(510)886-8525
Saturday, September 11, 8-11pm
Aroma Roasters Coffee House
Aroma Roasters
95 5th St.
Santa Rosa, CA
(707)576-7765
Sunday, September 12, 10-11am
Solano Stroll
1300 Solano Street,
Berkeley, CA
Once a year street fair with dozens of entertainers, food, Family activities
Sunday, September 12, 5-8pm
Jupiter
Shattuck near Center st.
Berkeley
Lots of great beers...beautiful trumpet vine garden
Sunday, October 3, 9-11:30pm
Downtown Joes
902 Main St
Napa, CA
707.258.2337
Wednesday, October 6, 2004
7-8:30pm
SLIDE GUITAR WORKSHOP
workshop designed for the guitar player who is just getting interested in playing acoustic slide guitar
at:
The 5th String
3051 Adeline St., Berkeley, Ca
Contact Pete at (510)234-2385 to reserve a spot
Price: $25
Saturday, October 16, 7-9pm
A Cuppa Tea
College at Alcatraz,
Berkeley, CA
Sunday, October 17, 4-7pm
The Bistro
1001 B street
Hayward
Sunday, October 31, 11am-2pm
Jack London Square Farmers Market
Oakland, CA
Friday, November 19...7-9pm
A Cuppa Tea
College at Alcatraz
Berkeley, CA
Friday, November 26...5-6:30pm
The Bistro
1001 B street
Hayward
"Day After Thanksgiving Acoustic..."
...no Turducken...
Saturday, November 27...8-11pm
Aroma Roasters Coffee House
Aroma Roasters
95 5th St.
Santa Rosa, CA
(707)576-7765
February 23, 7-9:30pm
Bazaar Cafe
Teja Gerken's Monthly Guitar Showcase
5927 California Street, between 21st & 22nd Avenues
San Francisco
(415) 831-5620 e-mail: lmw@bazaarcafe.com
Friday, February 25, 7-9pm
A Cuppa Tea
Pete's Monthy East BayGuitar Showcase
w/Andrew Dubrock and TBA
College at Alcatraz
Berkeley, CA
April 22, Friday
7-9pm
A Cuppa Tea
College at Alcatraz,
Berkeley
Monthly Acoustic Guitar showcase
April 29, Friday
7:30-9:30pm
Nomad Cafe
Friday 4/29/05-7:30p.m. -9:30pm
6500 Shattuck, Oakland
NO COVER, All Ages
Thurday, June 16, 7-9pm
Caffe Trieste
San Pablo @ Dwight Way
Berkeley
Friday, June 24, 7-9pm
A Cuppa Tea
Monthly guitar Showcase
featuring Dale Miller and Kirk Keeler
Saturday, July 2, 8pm
CD Release Party for Teja Gerken
Freight & Salvage Coffehouse, Berkeley, CA
1111 Addison Street, (510) 548-1761
CD RELEASE PARTY WITH VERY SPECIAL GUESTS:
Steve Baughman
Patrick Francis
Dale Miller
Friday, July 8, 8-11pm
Broken Drum Brewery
1132 Fourth Street
San Rafael, CA 94901 (415) 456-HOPS
W/Andrew Dubrock
Sunday, July 10, 5-8pm
Solo
2181 Shattuk Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
510-THE-TAPS
Thursday, July 21, 7-9pm
solo
Caffe Trieste
2500 San Pablo Ave,
Berkeley, 94702 - (510) 548-5198
Friday, July 29, 5-7pm
solo
The Bistro
1001 B Street
Hayward
(510)886-8525
Saturday, August 6, 1-2:30pm
The IPA Festival
1001 B Street
Hayward
(510)886-8525
Thursday, August 11th, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Caffe Trieste
Berkeley, CA
2500 San Pablo Ave. (@ Dwight), (510) 548 5198
With Teja Gerken
Sunday, August 21, 6-8pm
Arc Cafe
1890 Bryant St
San Francisco, CA 94110
http://www.arccafesf.com/
Friday, August 26, 7-10pm
Station House Cafe, Point Reyes, CA
11180 State Route One (Main Street), (415) 663-1515
Saturday, August 27, 7-9pm
Monthly Guitar showcase
and
A Cuppa Tea
Alcatraz at College
Berkeley, CA
Sunday, September 4, NEW TIME: 4-6pm
Solo
2181 Shattuk Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
510-THE-TAPS
Thursday, September 8, 7-9pm
with
Caffe Trieste
2500 San Pablo Ave,
Berkeley, 94702 - (510) 548-5198
Saturday, September 17...3pm
Downtown San Rafael
Tell it on Tuesday
Exploring the Potential of the Individual Story
Tuesday, December 19th, 7:30pm
Ruth Halpern
Robert Pina
Tim Ereneta
Shaun Landry
Kurt Bodden
Music (7:00-7:30): Pete Madsen, Guitar
Tell it on Tuesday celebrates the expression of individual voices by promoting the art of storytelling and solo performance. Coming together as a community to share works crafted by theater artists and storytellers, we provide an East Bay home to the solo performer.
Tickets $8-12 - at the door only
Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Avenue , Berkeley
SLIDE GUITAR WORKSHOP
Saturday June 30
2-4pm
211 LAMBERT AVE, PALO ALTO, CA 94306
price: $35
Sunday July 8
5-8pm
Berkeley, CA
2181 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704. Phone: 510.THE.TAPS
July 5-7
I will be musical accompaniement for a group doing improvised storytelling. We did this once before at the Julia Morgan Theater in Berkeley and it was a blast!
Buriel Clay Theater, at the African American Art and Culture Complex, 762 Fulton Street, San Francisco
8:00 pm. $20
Wednesday, July 25
7-9pm
ACOUSTIC GUITAR SHOWCASE
with
at THE BAZAAR CAFE
between 21st & 22nd Avenues
San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 831-5620 www.bazaarcafe.com
Sunday July 29
5-8pm
with
Station House Cafe, Point Reyes, CA
11180 State Route One (Main Street), (415) 663-1515
GUITAR WORKSHOP:
THE GUITAR OF ROBERST JOHNSON
Wednesday, August 1
postponed until September 5
7-8:30
@ The 5th String
3051 Adeline St.
Berkeley, CA
Price: $30
This workshop will focus on two songs from Johnson's repertoire: Kind Woman Blues and Cross Road Blues . Kind Woman demonstrates the use of some really cool chord inversions in the key of A (standard tuning); and Cross Roads is a good example of his slide playing in open A tuning.Workshop participants should have a good understanding of first position chords and some fingerpicking is useful but not necessary.Please bring a guitar and if you got it, a slide.
SLIDE GUITAR WORKSHOP
Saturday, August 4
2-4pm
Gilroy Guitar Gallery
64 Fifth Street
Gilroy, CA 95020
408-847-6350
Saturday, August 4
7pm
Michael Gulezian and Pete Madsen concert at the New Hope Community Church in Gilroy.
8886 Muraoka Dr.
Gilroy
call 408-847-6350 for ticket information
Friday, August 10, 5-7pm
solo
1001 B Street
Hayward
(510)886-8525
Saturday, August 11
8-10pm
Panama Bay Coffee Company
2115 1st St
(between J St & K St)
Livermore, CA 94550 (925) 245-1700
Sunday August 12 and 26
5-8pm
Station House Cafe, Point Reyes, CA
11180 State Route One (Main Street), (415) 663-1515
Saturday, August 18
12pm
Healdsburg Guitar Festival
Santa Rosa, CA
Fingerstyle Blues Guitar Workshop
and
Performance
GUITAR WORKSHOP:
THE GUITAR OF ROBERST JOHNSON
Wednesday, September 5
7-8:30
@ The 5th String
3051 Adeline St.
Berkeley, CA
Price: $30
This workshop will focus on two songs from Johnson's repertoire: Kind Woman Blues and Cross Road Blues . Kind Woman demonstrates the use of some really cool chord inversions in the key of A (standard tuning); and Cross Roads is a good example of his slide playing in open A tuning.Workshop participants should have a good understanding of first position chords and some fingerpicking is useful but not necessary.Please bring a guitar and if you got it, a slide.
Friday, September 7
5-7pm
solo
1001 B Street
Hayward
(510)886-8525
Sunday, September 23
Pete playing with the Bungee Jumpin Cows
at
the "Little Farm" in Tilden Park
time: TBA
Sunday, September 30
5-8pm
Solo w/friends
2181 Shattuk Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
510-THE-TAPS
Friday, October 5
7-10pm
Station House Cafe , Point Reyes, CA
11180 State Route One (Main Street), (415) 663-1515
Saturday, October 6
8-10pm
Panama Bay Coffee Company
2115 1st St
(between J St & K St)
Livermore, CA 94550 (925) 245-1700
Sunday, January 6
11am-1pm
6500 Shattuck Ave. (at 65th St.) Oakland, CA 94609 | (510) 595-5344
Friday, January 11
5-8pm
2072 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
510-665-8866
Saturday, January 19
7:30-10:30
2072 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
510-665-8866
Blues Fingerpicking Workshop
Gryphon Stringed Instruments
211 Lambert Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306
Sat, Jan. 19, 2008 2- 4:00pm $35
Do you love the playing of Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy, Son House or Delta and Piedmont blues in general? Unlock the mystery of the right hand in blues fingerpicking. In this workshop designed for the beginning blues fingerpicker, you will learn about playing a constant bass with your thumb over a melody line played with your fingers. First we will learn about “dead-thumb” – playing a single string bass, with melody notes played on other strings. Then we will try an “alternating bass” – a bass that travels between two or more strings. The bass in early blues recordings drove the music with a “chug” and a “bounce” that help give the music its special rhythmic characteristics. Participants should have knowledge of first position guitar chords…beyond that just a love of blues and a desire to learn is all that is needed.
2008
Friday, February 1
713 Santa Clara Ave Alameda, CA 94501
8-10pm
Artist's Reception for
Saturday, February 2
6:30-9:30
Shelby's
2 Theatre Sq
Orinda, CA 94563
(925) 254-9687
Saturday February 9, 11am-12:30pm
1001 B Street
Hayward
(510)886-8525
Double IPA Festival
I will be the opening set for one of the East Bay's funnest beer festivals
Saturday, February 23
8-11pm
2072 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
510-665-8866
Thursday, April 3
7-9pm
1600 Stockton Street
on Washington Square
San Francisco, CA 94133
Tel 415.986.3414
Strictly Rhythm Guitar
Six Thursdays, 6:30-8pm, Starting September 2
$120 advance/$130 after August 23
Whether you dream of being a lead guitar hero, or whether you just love strumming, most of your time playing guitar will be taken up with rhythm. This class will take you beyond simple strumming patterns (although that is part of what we will do) to learn some new rhythmic devices. Strumming, picking single strings, using “small” chords and muted brush strokes can all compliment your playing and make it much more fun and interesting. We will cover folk, blues and rock styles. We will also create multiple parts for two and three guitars. Students should know first position chords. You will need a guitar and a pick!
Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse
2020 Addison Street
Berkeley, CA 94704
For more information, email: andrea@freightandsalvage.org or call 510-644-2020 ext. 127.
ACOUSTIC BLUES GUITAR
W/ PETE MADSEN
Six Thursdays, 8:15 - 9:45 pm (starts 9/2)
$120.00 advance / $130.00 after 8/23
Do you love the music of Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy, Son House, Skip James, Blind Blake, Eric Clapton and Keb Mo? This class will teach you the fundamentals of acoustic blues guitar. Topics include:
• Learning a 12 bar blues
• Slide Guitar
• Open D and G Tunings
• Fingerstyle Blues
register online at:
Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse
SUNDAY, JUNE 5
8PM
FRETS and STRINGS:
An Evening of Acoustic Guitar with
Pete Madsen, Matthew Monfort, Teja Gerken, Steve Baughman, Patrick Landeza, Jon Mendle
at
The Freight and Salvage
2020 Addison Street / Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 644-2020 / info@freightandsalvage.org
Sunday, June 12
5-8pm
Pete Solo
The Station House
Station House Cafe, Point Reyes, CA
11180 State Route One (Main Street), (415) 663-1515
Acoustic Blues Guitar Classin SF!!!
with Pete Madsen
6 week class starting Monday June 13 –July 25 (no class July 4)
7-9pm
at
The Mariposa Studio
2808 Mariposa
between Alabama and Florida, SF
price: $150* includes book: A Guide to Acoustic Blues Guitar
In this class we will get a broad view of acoustic blues as it played by many practitioners of the style. The focus will be on the early players: artists such as Robert Johnson, Son House, and Big Bill Broonzy to name but a few. We will cover standard tuning, as well as open tunings like G and D. If you have never played in an open tuning before I think you will find it a lot of fun. The open tunings also give use an opportunity to do one of my favorite things: play some slide guitar.
We will also do a bit of fingerpicking and I have designed some exercises, which I think will help you get the gist of what goes on in a lot of the early blues guitar.
So much of the beauty and artistry of early blues guitar players was their ability to play complex rhythms using a steady bass against syncopated melodies.
The book A Guide to Acoustic Blues Guitar has over 40 songs of varying levels of complexity. We will be reading TAB and using the recordings on the provided CD, as well as supplemental exercises and recordings which I will e-mail to all class participants.
We will start out with a typical rhythm shuffle in the key of A. Then we will look at how Robert Johnson might have treated the same shuffle with a song very similar to his “Kind Hearted Woman.” From there we will continue with exercises and songs from Broonzy, Mississippi John Hurt and others.
Space is limited to 10 participants. Contact Pete at the addresses below to register:
www.buzzyfrets.com
e-mail: buzzyfrets@yahoo.com
phone (510)708-8874
Sunday June 19
5-8pm
Jupiter
2181 Shattuk Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
510-THE-TAPS
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