Steve Smith/Vital Information’s
Calendar of Events '99
Vital Information featuring:
Steve Smith - Drums
Frank Gambale - Guitar
Tom Coster - Hammond B3
Baron Browne - Bass
| North American Tour | ||
| March 22 | Plainview, NY | Long Island Drum Center 1460 Old County R. Plainview, NY 11803, p(516) 694 5432, f(516) 694 6698, 1hr. drum clinic, 1hr.+ band performance, venue: East Meadow High School, 101 Carman Ave, East Meadow, NY, 7:30 pm |
| March 23 | Travel to CT | |
| March 24 | Manchester, CT | Dynamic Percussion, 575 Main St., Manchester, CT 06040, p/f(860) 647 8887, venue: Stage East, East Hartford, CT |
| March 25 | Reading,PA | Berks Jazz Fest, 345 Penn. St., Reading,PA 19603-0582, p(610) 371 5056, Jam Session with "Festival All Stars", venue: Sheraton Berkshire Ballroom, Reading, PA |
| March 26 | TBA - Baltimore? 8X10? | |
| March 27 | Reading,PA | Berks Jazz Fest 345 Penn. St., Reading,PA 19603-0582, p(610) 371 5056, Vital Information Concert, venue: Lincoln Plaza Ballroom, Reading, PA |
| March 28 | Travel to Pittsburg (unless we get a gig) | |
| March 29 | Pittsburgh, PA | Graffiti (venue), 4615 Baum Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15213, p(412) 682 4210, f(412) 682 4213 |
| March 30 | Columbus, OH | Mekka (venue), 382 Dublin Ave, Columbus, OH 43215, p(614) 621 2599 |
| March 31 | Cleveland, OH | Wilbert's Bar and Grill (venue), 1360 W. 9th St., Cleveland, OH 44113, p(216) 771 2583 |
| April 1 | Toledo, OH | The Drum Depot, 4100 Monroe St., Toledo, OH 43606, p(419) 472 3786, f(419) 472 3787, 1hr drum clinic, 1hr+ Band Performance, Venue: Gladieux Meadows(formerly Meadowbrook Place), 4480 Heatherdowns Blvd., Toledo, OH |
| April 2 | Chicago,IL | Beat Kitchen (venue), 2100 W. Belmont St., Chicago,IL 60618, p(773) 281 4444 |
| April 3 | Detroit, MI | Alvins (venue), 5756 Cass Ave., Detroit, MI 48202, p(313) 832 2355 |
| April 4 | travel to Toronto, Canada | |
| April 5 | Toronto, ON | The Bamboo Club(venue), 312 Queen St. W, Toronto, ON M5V 2A2, Canada, p(416) 593 5771, also: Steve has a 1 hr. instore at Just Drums at 1:00pm Just Drums (416) 226 1211 |
| April 6 | Buffalo, NY | The Tralf (venue), 100 Theatre Pl., Buffalo, NY 14202, p(716) 851 8725, f(716) 881 0452 |
| April 7 | Plains, PA | River St. Jazz Cafe (venue), 667 N. River St., Plains, PA 18705 (Near Scranton, Wilkes-Barre), p(717) 822 2992, f(717) 655 6194 Marko Marcinko (opening act) |
| April 8 | Cambridge, MA | Ryles Jazz Club (venue), 212 Hampshire St., Cambridge, MA 02139, p(617) 876 9330 |
| April 9 | Day off | |
| April 10 | New York, NY | The Bottom Line, 15 W. 4th St. NY, NY 10012, p(212) 228 6300, f(212) 777 2370 |
| April 11 | home!!!! | |
| April 23 & 24 | San Francisco | Pearls Jazz Club, Steve Smith w/Mike Zilber Quartet |
| April 25 | Portland, OR | Mt. Hood Jazz Fest All-Stars w/ Steve Smith, Randy Brecker, Eric Marienthal,Gerald Veasley, Tom Coster, Kenny Blake, John Blake and Joe McBride |
| May 11& 12 | New York, NY | rehearsals for Buddy's Buddies |
| May 13 & 14 | New York, NY | recording Buddy's Buddies Live to Two Track studio recording for Tone Center Records Steve Smith w/Steve Marcus(tenor), Andy Fusco(alto), Lee Musiker(piano) and Anthony Jackson(bass) |
| May 16 | Montclair, NJ | Modern Drummer Day Montclair University w/Vital Info |
| May 30 | Half Moon Bay, CA | Bach Dancing And Dynamite (Vital Info) Pete Douglas (650) 726 4143 |
| June 2 | San Francisco, CA | Great American Music Hall "Drummers Up Front" Vital Information Michael Carrabello and Primitive Medicine the Scott Amendola Quartet (415) 202 9816 |
| June 4 | Petaluma, CA | the Mystic Theatre "Drummers Up Front" Vital Information Michael Carrabello and Primitive Medicine the Scott Amendola Quartet (707) 573 1938 |
| New Zealand / Australia Tour | ||
| June 5 | Dept. for New Zealand / Australia tour | |
| Mon June 7 | BAND ARRIVES AUCKLAND (day off) | |
| Tues June 8 | AUCKLAND,NZ | |
| Wed June 9 | AUCKLAND, NZ | |
| Thurs Jun 10 | BRISBANE | |
| Fri June 11 | CAIRNS | |
| Sat June 12 | CANBERRA | |
| Sun June 13 | CANBERRA | |
| Mon June 14 | PERTH | |
| Tues June 15 | ADELAIDE | |
| Wed June 16 | SYDNEY | |
| Thur June 17 | SYDNEY | |
| Fri June 18 | SYDNEY | |
| Sat June 19 | MELBOURNE | Ultimate Drummers Day 40 minute performance |
| Sun June 20 | MELBOURNE | |
| Mon June 21 | MELBOURNE | |
| Tues June 22 | MELBOURNE | |
| Wed Jun 23 | return home | |
Last updated: March 30, 1999
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