Shannon Gunn and the Bullettes

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  • Bullettes to Perform at The Kennedy Center for NYE!

    Bullettes to Perform at The Kennedy Center for NYE!

    Please come out and join us for a night of dancing and entertainment at the Kennedy Center on New Year’s Eve! You won’t want to miss this amazing event!

    Here’s a link to the NYE Party website: http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/XRHFZ/.

    What a way to bring 2017 in! Shannon Gunn and the Bullettes 13-piece big band will start out at the 6:00 pm live broadcasted Millenium Stage performance. We’ll play our originals and arrangements on our four albums. Then we’ll break for a bit while hopefully you all go off and watch a show or eat at the Roof Terrace Restaurant. At 10:00 pm the party begins! There will be dancing and a photo booth combined with champagne and ball drop at midnight. During the party we’ll perform our swing dance and hot jazz tunes from 10:30 – 11:30 pm. Additionally, Queen Esther and her Hot Five will be performing as well.

    Admission to this event is free with your ticket to a December 31 evening paid Kennedy Center event (yasiin bey with Special Guests, Wicked, Into The Woods, or The Second City’s Twist Your Dickens) or with your receipt from a December 31 dinner at the Roof Terrace Restaurant. There’s something for everyone – hip hop, a musical, funny, theatre – come on out and have a great night with us!

    Free ya’ll!!

    How cool is that!

    I am really excited to add the really early Ellington and Tommy Dorsey music to our repertoire this year for the swing dance, among other things. We’ll be covering some of the same arrangements as the International Sweethearts of Rhythm from when they were touring the country during WWII! I am also looking forward to the audio recording and video that will become available for the 6 pm set. A true Bullettes book the whole evening! Hope to see you all there!

    Also, there is a parking fee as well, by the way.

    Personnel:

    Jessica Boykin Settles – vocals

    Sarah Hughes – alto

    Halley Shoenberg – alto

    Leigh Pilzer – tenor

    Megan Nortrup – tenor

    Michelle Acton – bari

    Rachel Therrien – trumpet

    Amy McCabe – trumpet

    Shannon Gunn – trombone

    Kirsten Warfield – trombone

    Miki Yamanaka – piano

    Karine Chapdelaine – bass

    Savannah G. Harris – drums

    Also, this is my Dad’s birthday so come out and wish him a happy one!

     

  • Bullettes Little Big Band to Perform March 13 at Westminster

    Bullettes Little Big Band to Perform March 13 at Westminster

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    I’d like to thank Amy Bormet for having us back again for the Washington Women in Jazz Festival! I love this particular time of year, we see so many fantastic and talented women come out to perform. Amy has really built the WWJF into an amazing and high quality festival that everyone is still talking about throughout the year. I’m very thankful to get to play for the amazing audience at Westminster Church, one of the best venues in town. This year it will be the Bullettes Little Big Band with guests! I’m taking this opportunity to bring to light some of the amazing composition and arranging talent we have in this town. I’m also interested in promoting large ensemble music; too often, budget constraints keep people from putting large instrumental groups together. We’ll be premiering my arrangement of “Knives Out” (woo hoo Radiohead fans!) as well as the United States Premiere of “Wine Glass Perspective” by the great Australian composer Mace Francis. We’ll also be playing new original tunes by Todd Simon as well as Doug Pierce. I have three more charts on the back burner I’d like to get ready, if possible… We’ll see! We’ll be featuring Jessica Boykin-Settles on vocals as well.

    Shannon Gunn and the Bullettes
    Little Big Band (LBB)
    As part of Amy K. Bormet’s Washington Women in Jazz Festival
    Westminster Church
    400 I St SW, WDC
    Friday, March 13, 2015
    6 – 9 PM
    $5 at the door
    Personnel…
    Michelle Acton, Bari
    Savannah Harris, Drums
    Angel Bethea, Congas and Percussion
    Special Guest: Nicole Connelly, trombone
    Possible additional special guests, possible additional originals from local composers
    We will play some Ellington mixed in with our own original and new arrangements, including music from Australia and beyond! We will also feature local up-and-coming female jazz talent.
    Really looking forward to it! Thank you!

  • Westminster Jazz Night

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    Westminster Jazz Night, a set on Flickr.

  • Time for some WWJF FUN! And great job on Tuesday, Bullettes!

    Bullettes at Westminster

    Great job Bullettes on Tuesday night! There were so many dancers we could barely get to the bandstand. Great vibe and lots of fun, many thanks to Gotta Swing for getting us in the Carlyle Club! Now we’re gearing up for the Washington Women in Jazz Festival! Those of you who have been clamoring to see us, but haven’t been able to make it to a Tuesday night at the Carlyle, here’s your chance! Get there early, though, as the venue fills up and last year we had to turn away people.

    Who: Shannon Gunn and the Bullettes

    What: Performing for the Washington Women in Jazz Festival

    When: March 22, 2013, 6 – 9 PM

    Where: Westminster Presbyterian, 400 I Street SW, Washington, DC, 202-484-7700

    Why: Cause Jazz Rocks! Well, at least it swings. Plus when can you be in the best place to hear jazz with 400 other like minded people? Don’t forget that they serve a great down-home-cookin’ dinner with video feed in the basement.

    C0st: $5 per person, a steal!

    A note to small business owners: You should sponsor this event! You know that word of mouth is the best way to get your product out there. We’ll talk it up and make sure everyone leaves knowing how wonderful you are. Try it, and see the results long down the road! Sponsorships starting at only $25!