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 and the Wash Women in Jazz Fest!

    Bullettes and the Wash Women in Jazz Fest!

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    Before you read any further, I’d like to point you to the Bullettes on Television this past January!

    https://youtu.be/og0eK6rao9o 

    Many thanks to DCTV for hosting us, we had a blast! <3

    Spring is almost here! I hope this email finds you well! I’m writing to let you know of some of the upcoming goodies you will find in the jazz world this week! It’s Washington Women in Jazz Festival time again folks!

    If you’d like some fodder as to why we do what we do, there is a nice article from Shannon Barnett in Australia. Time to get fired up! Bang! Pow! Pow! Just kidding, no pun intended!! (get it, Shannon Gunn?? oh no….) Oh the stories I’m sure we could all collectively tell… It’s all good, folks, though, we love you, our supporters!

    Today! (Sorry for the late notice) The Young Artist Competition is now a Young Artist Showcase! Come out and see the upcoming talent, including (but not limited to) Ingrid Winkler (bari) and Angel Bethea (drums) who have both played with the Bullettes! Starts at 2 pm, at THEARC at 1901 Mississippi Avenue SE, $10/$5 students.

    Sunday 3/13 – WWJF themed DC Jazz Jam at the Brixton featuring Amy Bormet (p), Lydia Lewis (d), Nicole Saphos (b), and Janine Gilbert-Carter (v). 6:30 – 9:30, 901 U St. NW, WDC, free, many thanks to Will Stevens for keeping this going for all these years!

    Sunday 3/13 – WWJF Kick Off Jazz Loft at Union Arts featuring the 10 pm set with Charmaine Michelle (tru), Nicole Saphos (b), Amy Bormet (p), and Isabel DeLeon (d). 7 – 11 pm, 411 New York Ave NE, $15 suggested donation. The Jazz Loft will also feature Ethan Philion’s Double Stop at 8 pm and Herb Scott Ensemble at 9 pm, so come on out!

    Monday 3/14 – WWJF themed Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra featuring Alexa Tarantino (as) and Caroline Davis (as) as well as Miho Hazama conducting the show! In addition, the amazing DIVA rhythm section will play between sets, including Sherrie Maricle (d), Jackie Warren (p), and Amy Shook (b)! 8pm and 10pm, 2001 11th St NW, $20 adv/$25 door

    Tuesday 3/15 – Leigh Pilzer and Friends at Allyworld in Takoma Park featuring Sherrie Maricle (d), Jackie Warren (p), Amy Shook (b), and Jen Krupa (t)! 7014 Westmoreland Ave, Takoma Park, tix are $20 – get em’ while they’re hot!

    Wednesday 3/16 – Amy K Bormet’s Quintet wsg Fay Victor at the Hill Center! Featuring Savannah Harris (d), Karine Chapdelaine (b), Sarah Hughes (as). 921 Pennsylvania Ave SE, $15 adv/$20 door. I have also created a Meetup around this event to start with dinner at Zaytinya’s followed by the show – feel free to join us!

    Friday 3/18 – Shannon Gunn and the Bullettes at Westminster! Woo hoo! We will be playing arrangements and originals by local musicians, including Doug Pierce, Todd Simon, Amy Bormet, Shannon Gunn (yours truly), and hopefully Tim Whalen and Ethan Philion as well. Some hard charts in that mix! The Bullettes are up to the challenge, though, and are really looking forward to showcasing new large ensemble music! We will also feature Ingrid Winkler on the first set! 6 – 9 pm, Westminster Presbyterian, 400 I St SW, $5

    Personnel:

    Jessica Boykin-Settles – v

    Sarah Hughes – as

    Halley Shoenberg – as

    Megan Nortrup – ts

    Michelle Acton – bari

    Leo Maxey – tru

    Amy McCabe – tru

    Shannon Gunn – tro

    Nicole Connelly – tro

    Amy Bormet – p

    Karine Chapdelaine – b

    Lydia Lewis – d

    Saturday 3/19 – Jessica Boykin-Settles Quartet featuring a tribute to Sarah Vaughan! Featuring Amy Bormet (p), Karine Chapdelaine (b), Lydia Lewis (d). Get there early because there is always standing room only at the start time. Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum, 1901 Fort Place SE, Free

    Whew! Kudos and Congrats to Amy K Bormet and Ariel Shelton and their interns who put this together! Wowsers! Please note this is a list of WWJF events, but there are a lot of other great shows going on this week as well! Check out Bertrand Uberall‘s email list, or the papers to see what else is going on. I have a heart for this festival and am very thankful to be able to be involved!

    And if you have nothing to do tonight, I’m playing at Okra’s in Manassas at 9 pm – 12 am with my Firebird Organ Quartet! Ha ha!

    Let the gigs continue! Come out and support these ladies! Come say hi, or at least hit reply and let me know what you’re doing! I look forward to seeing your beautiful faces!

    Much love!

    Shannon Gunn and the Bullettes

    Photo credit Suzette Niess (thank you!) at Castleton Theatre House thanks to Burnett Thompson Music!

  • Bullettes Septet at the Carlyle Club wsg Danielle Wertz May 20th!

    Bullettes Septet at the Carlyle Club wsg Danielle Wertz May 20th!

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    Come swing the night away with experienced dancers and the Bullettes Septet featuring the Washington Women in Jazz Festival Young Artist Contest Winner ’13 Danielle Wertz! We will be playing on Tuesday, May 20th, at 9:00 – 10:30 pm at the Carlyle Club in Alexandria, Virginia. There will be experienced dancers already there so you don’t need to bring a partner! We hope to see you there! The Carlyle Club is located at 411 John Carlyle St, Alexandria, VA. There will be a $10 cover. CDs of our recent release, “Bullettes Play Basie” will be available.

    This time we are catching Danielle Wertz, the winner of the 2013 Washington Women In Jazz Festival Young Artist Contest, as she heads back home after two years at school for vocal jazz performance. We have an all star lineup, with a couple of guys to help us out.

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    It will be fun!

     

  • Two shows this week!

    Two shows this week!

    jjI just wanted to let everyone know that we’ll be playing two times this week- Tuesday night, April 22nd, is at the Carlyle Club for a swing dance with the whole big band, and Thursday night, April 24th, we’ll be playing as a quintet at Twins for a tribute to JJ Johnson. 

    So come on out, celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM), and join us for good jazz and swing!
    Here are the details:
    Tuesday – April 22nd – 2014
    Carlyle Club Swing Dance with Gotta Swing
    411 John Carlyle Street, Alexandria, VA
    9:00 – 10:30
    $10 cover
     
    Thursday – April 24th – 2014
    Twins Jazz
    1344 U St NW, Washington, DC, accessible on the U Street metro stop
    8pm and 10 pm sets
    $10 cover
     
    Take your pick – do you want big band or bebop? 
     
    Hope to see you there!

    Keep swingin’!
    Shannon Gunn and the Bullettes

     

  • Bullettes Octet to play Swing Dance Feb. 25th!

    Bullettes Octet to play Swing Dance Feb. 25th!

    octet5_post.jpgShannon Gunn and the Bullettes Octet will feature the fantastic vocal talents of Lena Seikaly for a swing dance on Tuesday, February 25th at the Carlyle Club in Alexandria! Cover is $10 and includes many people to meet and dance with. So come on out and keep that new years resolution!