JANUARY 10-13, 2008 - Thursday thru Sunday - Eau Claire, WI-Eau Claire's 9th Annual Ragtime Festival, First Congregational United Church of Christ, 310 Broadway St., Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54703. Various performances over the weekend. Festival benefits Chippewa Valley Habitat for Humanity. For information, phone 715-834-2668, or see
http://www.ecragtime.org/index.htm
JANUARY 27, 2008 - Sunday - Shoreview, MN
6:00 p.m., Hope Christian Church, 4911 Hodgson Road, Shoreview, MN 55123. Solo concert. Info from 651-486-6243
FEBRUARY 7, 2008 - Thursday - Delano, MN
7:30 pm, Three Crows on River Street, 225 River Street, Delano, MN 55328. Solo piano. Info/tix from 763-972-3399.
FEBRUARY 8 & 9, 2008 - Friday and Saturday - St. Paul, MN
Friday: 7:30 pm Friday (not broadcast) and 5:00 pm Saturday (live broadcast), Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota. A Prairie Home Companion radio show with Garrison Keillor. Website»
FEBRUARY 10, 2008 - Sunday - La Crosse, WI
2:00 pm, City Brewery Hospitality Center, 1111 3rd St., La Crosse, WI 54601. La Crosse Area Jazz Society "Cabin Fever" concert, solo piano. Info and tickets from (507) 895-3240, or email: weze@acegroup.cc
FEBRUARY 15, 2008 - Friday - Pinehurst, North Carolina
Time TBD, Cardinal Ballroom, Carolina Hotel, Pinehurst Resort, 1 Carolina Vista, Pinehurst, NC 28374. Part of the Arts Council of Moore County's (ACMC) Heart 'n Soul of Jazz festival. With Duke Heitger (trumpet), Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Hal Smith (drums). Info from ACMC at (910) 692-4356.
MARCH 1-10, 2008 - Norway
On tour with Norway’s New Orleans style Magnolia Jazz Band, pianist Morten Gunnar Larsen, and others. For info contact Gunnar Gotaas at ggo-mjb@frisurf.no
MARCH 15 - 30, 2008 - England
On tour with Clive Wilson's New Orleans Serenaders. For details see http://www.terrydash.co.uk/
APRIL 5 & 6, 2008 - Saturday and Sunday - Pensacola, Florida
Various times with Butch Thompson's Big Three (BT, piano; Duke Heitger, trumpet; Jimmy Mazzy, banjo/vocals). For more, contact the Jazz Society of Pensacola, 850-433-8362.
APRIL 18, 2008 - Friday - Dawson, MN
7:30 pm, Memorial Hall, 601 9th St., Dawson, MN 56232. Butch with Hal Smith (drums) and Bill Evans (bass). Info from 320-769-2955 ext. 246, or check Schedule of Events at www.dawsonboydarts.org.
APRIL 30, 2008 - Wednesday - New Orleans, LA
2:00 pm, New Orleans Jazz National Park Service, 419 Decatur St., New Orleans, Louisiana 70130, with Clive Wilson's New Orleans Serenaders. Info from 504-589-4841, Monday thru Saturday.
MAY 2, 2008 - Friday - New Orleans, LA
1:45 pm, Economy Hall tent at the fairgrounds, New Orleans, LA. Butch performs with Clive Wilson and the New Orleans Serenaders as part of the 2008 New Orleans Jazzfest. See http://www.nojazzfest.com/
MAY 7, 2008 - Wednesday - New Orleans, LA
8:00 pm, Palm Court Jazz Cafe, 1204 Decatur St., New Orleans, LA. With Clive Wilson's New Orleans Serenaders. Palm Court phone: 504-525-0200.
MAY 17, 2008 - Saturday - Red Wing, MN
7:00 pm, T. B. Sheldon Performing Arts Theatre, 443 W. 3rd St., Red Wing, Minnesota 55066. "Classic Jazz with Butch Thompson," with the Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra. Tickets and info: 651-388-8700 (local) or 800-899-5759, or from buytickets@sheldontheatre.org.
MAY 22, 2008 - Thursday - Minneapolis, MN
1:30 pm, Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1200 Marquette Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55403. Solo piano concert as part of The Festival of Homiletics. Further info at http://www.goodpreacher.com/festival/
MAY 24, 2008 - Saturday - Juneau, Alaska
Two events, Juneau Jazz and Classics festival:
5:00 pm: Egan Lecture Hall, University of Alaska Southeast Campus, concert by the Butch Thompson Trio (with Marty Eggers, bass and Jeff Hamilton, drums).
8:00 pm: Egan Lecture Hall, UAS Campus; the trio splits a concert with the festival's classical performers. For festival tickets and information, 907-463-3378, or see
http://www.jazzandclassics.org/
JUNE 15, 2008 - Sunday - St. Paul, MN
3:00 pm, Fitzgerald Theater, 10 East Exchange St., Saint Paul, Minnesota. "A Prairie Home Reunion," concert with musicians associated with the earliest days of A Prairie Home Companion, circa 1974. Other performers include Bill Hinkley and Judy Larson, Dakota Dave Hull, Peter Ostroushko, Tom Keith and more. Tickets from 651-989-5151 (Ticketmaster) or (Minnesota Public Radio members only) 651-290-1221. Website
JUNE 24, 2008 - Tuesday - Minneapolis, MN
7:00 pm, Dakota Jazz Cafe, 1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55407. Stride Piano Night, part of the Hot Summer Jazz Festival (http://www.hotsummerjazz.com/) with pianists Jon Weber and Paul Asaro.
JUNE 27 thru 30 – Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday – Rapperswil, Switzerland
Various times and venues, with Clive Wilson’s New Orleans Serenaders at the Rapperswil Blues and Jazz Festival. More specific information and schedule to be announced April 18th at http://www.bluesnjazz.ch/index.php?id=1
JULY 8, 2008 - Tuesday - Minneapolis, MN
7:00 p.m., Jones Commons at Plymouth Congregational Church, 1900 Nicollet Avenue (Franklin & LaSalle), Minneapolis. Solo concert, no admission charge. Church phone: (612) 871-7400.
JULY 26, 2008 - Saturday - Harrison, Maine
8:00 pm, Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center, 162 Deertrees Rd., Harrison, ME. Solo concert, "Scott Joplin and Beyond." For tix and info, 207-583-6747, or see http://www.deertreestheatre.org/index.htm
AUGUST 2, 2008 - Saturday - Boothbay Harbor, Maine
8:00 pm, The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor, ME . Solo concert. Info and tix from 207-633-5159, or see boothbayoperahouse.org
AUGUST 8, 9, & 10 - Friday, Saturday, and Sunday - LaCrosse, Wisconsin Great River Jazzfest, various venues in LaCrosse, WI. Sets on both clarinet and piano, including special tribute to the Hall Brothers Jazz Band of Minneapolis, with whom Butch began his career in 1962. For tickets and info, 608-788-0440, or see http://www.lacrossejazz.com/tickets.html
AUGUST 11, 2008 - Monday - Excelsior, MN
8:00 pm, Old Log Theater, 5185 Meadville Street, Greenwood, MN . Solo concert, part of "Sounds for Summer" series. Info and tix from 952-474-5951 or (toll-free) 866-653-5641. Also see http://www.oldlog.com/concerts.html
AUGUST 21, 2008 - Thursday - Detroit Lakes, MN
7:30 pm, Historic Holmes Theatre, 826 Summit Ave, Detroit Lakes, MN. Butch Thompson Trio with Bill Evans (bass) and Tom Andrews (drums). Info from (218) 844-7469.
NOVEMBER 21-23, 2008 - Friday, Saturday, Sunday - Sacramento, CA. Various times TBD, Red Lion Hotel Sacramento, 1401 Arden Way, Sacramento, CA. West Coast Ragtime Festival with many others including Trebor Tichenor, Morten Gunnar Larsen, Carl Sonny Leyland, and many others. For updates, see Website»
JANUARY 9TH - Friday - Avon Park, FL
Time TBD, University Center Auditorium, South Florida Community College, 600 W. College Drive, Avon Park, IL . The Butch Thompson Trio with Marty Eggers (bass) and Hal Smith (drums). Tix info and more coming soon.
FEBRUARY 15TH, 2009 - Sunday - Minneapolis, MN
4:00 pm, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 4100 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls., MN. Solo concert, preceded by brief audience chat at 3:30 pm. Info from 612-312-3411.
FEBRUARY 10, 2009 - Tuesday - Warrensburg, MO
7:30 pm, University of Central Missouri Auditorium, Warrensburg, MO 64093. Butch Thompson Trio with Marty Eggers (bass) and Hal Smith (drums).Ticket information and more to be posted when available.
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