NEWSLETTER #78
by Wendel Werner

             HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE WENDEL WERNER NEWSLETTER #78

Hello all.

I'm sitting here looking at all the things I sent out in the last
newsletter. Allow me to update some things for you:

*The new album that Alan Eleazer and I are recording is half finished.
We think we'll have everything ready pretty soon...definitely by the time we
hit the road in May. We have recorded and produced the entire thing
ourselves this time. Hopefully you'll be pleased.

*I pushed back the recording of the next solo jazz piano album to early
April or early May. The dates haven't been finalized yet. Bottom line? I
just don't think the songs are ready yet. I just need to play them in public
a little more. I'm still looking toward an early August release for the
cd...which STILL doesn't have a title yet. any suggestions?

*we now have a photo gallery on the website. (www.wendelwerner.com)
thanks to Emily Gower for taking these photographs. we hope to have more in
the gallery within the next few months.

and now, the month of March:

FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2007
AFTER HOURS w/WENDEL WERNER
LAWSON-MCGHEE LIBRARY (DOWNTOWN LIBRARY)
6PM-8:30PM

I am officially at the downtown library on the first Friday of every
month. just so you know, I'll be playing A LOT of the new music I'm working
on for the next album. I'll include a lot of everyone's favorites as well.
but you need to know that this Friday, I'm coming in with a mission.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15-SATURDAY, MARCH 25
UT SINGERS TOUR (WENDEL WERNER-DIRECTOR)

this year's tour of the UT Singers, the University of Tennessee's jazz
choir, stays in the state of Tennessee. it's a pretty full tour...here's the
schedule:
MARCH 15---KNOXVILLE, TN.
MARCH 16---OAK RIDGE, TN.
MARCH 17---McMINVILLE, TN.
MARCH 18---SPRINGFIELD, TN.
MARCH 20---CAMDEN, TN.
MARCH 21---PARSONS, TN.
MARCH 22---MEMPHIS, TN.
MARCH 23---SPARTA, TN.
MARCH 24---MURPHREESBORO, TN.
MARCH 25---MORRISTOWN, TN.


MARCH 26, 2007
MARYVILLE, TN.
SHARON MOSBY W/WENDEL WERNER AND TERRY SCHMIDT
THE EAST TENNESSEE JAZZ SOCIETY MONTHLY MEETING (w/food)
LUCE (THE RESTAURANT WE'RE PLAYING IN)
4PM-6:30PM
($7)

the east Tennessee jazz society has monthly meetings and they are
ALL open to the public because each meeting is a concert and discussion. the
group has done a lot to bring awareness of jazz to the east Tennessee area.
please come and support them.


MARCH 30, 2007
NASHVILLE, TN.
PRESENTATION AT THE TMEA CONFERENCE (TN. MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION)
THE RENAISSANCE HOTEL
1PM-1:50PM

the topic of my session? the five things you THINK you need to start
a jazz choir...BUT DON'T!!
see? now, doesn't that make you want to come and see me?

I'm going to stick some APRIL things in because they all have the potential
to be pretty big:

THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2007
---Sharon Mosby w/Wendel Werner and terry Schmidt at the beck center
6pm-8:30pm

FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2007
----me at the Lawson McGhee library with my friend, Leslie Graves. (you
don't want to miss this.)
6pm-8:30pm

SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 2007
----the Rossini festival (downtown Knoxville)
2 performances
4pm-4:45pm
6pm-6:45pm


please visit the website: www.wendelwerner.com
thanks for being wendel fans.
Wendel Werner