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Happy Fall!

It has been a little while since the last newsletter, hasn't it? The lack of updates isn't due to a lack of activity - in fact, quite the opposite. I've been writing up a storm and getting ready for the premiere of my new group, Zubatto Syndicate in just a few short weeks.

"Zubatto Syndicate - what the heck is that?" you may be asking. Well, newsletter-reader, Zubatto Syndicate is my brand-spanking-new 12-piece band that will be presenting equally brand new music on November 5th at Town Hall on 8th Ave and Seneca. It is going to be a big band, but not quite like any Big Band you've heard before. This group combines jazz harmonies with electric instruments, rock, funk and hip-hop grooves, a gaggle of woodwinds and brass and whatever else turns up before November. We are going to make some glorious noise. The show starts at 8pm and is $5-15 sliding scale. The concert is being presented with the support of the City of Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs.

More about Zubatto on my website:
http://www.boscology.com/d/node/435

More after the jump!

Now, the pitch. If you are in Seattle, I am asking - no, begging - that you come to see this show. And that you bring 3 friends and tell 5 more. Seriously, I need your help. It's going to be amazing and unlike anything I've ever done before. And if I don't get a good turnout, it's unlikely that I will be able to do anything like it again any time soon. This project has been a labor of love for me - I've been writing and arranging new music for months - and I've put together a killer group of players to perform it. The work involved in putting together a group like this is pretty daunting, and the finances are completely absurd. The only way there is going to be more than one performance for Zubatto Syndicate (and I am hoping that there will be many), is if enough people show up and enjoy the show. If you take care of the first part, we'll handle the second.

As I mentioned, I'm very fortunate to have financial help from the City to make it happen. It is very important that you and I show them that they backed a good horse. Not just me, personally, but the Arts themselves. This is an election year in Seattle, and we're going to have a new Mayor very soon. The City needs to see that their support of individual artists is going to good projects that have a big public benefit. Roughly translated, that means plenty of people in the audience. These kinds of programs can't survive unless there is a return on the investment of public dollars. Not a financial return but a people-being-enriched kind of return. And Zubatto Syndicate will enrich the heck out of you.

If you aren't in Seattle - stay tuned. There is a good chance that you will be able to see the concert (or most of it, at least) and I will share the details as soon as I can.

Other recent updates:
* Video from the Nickel & Brass Septet's performance at the Chapel in May is available on my website and on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/user/andrewboscardin

* Four-Color Heroes! reviewed by Steve Barta
http://www.reviewyou.com/cdreviewblog/four-color-heros-nickel-brass-septet/

* Four-Color Heroes! on Bandcamp
http://andrewboscardin.bandcamp.com

Thanks for reading, and thank you for your continued support. And please come see Zubatto Syndicate (with 3 friends, and tell 5 more)!

best,
-andrew boscardin

What: Zubatto Syndicate
When: November 5, 2009 8pm
Where: Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave, Seattle
Seattle, WA
How Much: $5-15 sliding scale
Why: Exciting, funky, loud new music for a 12-piece band