Francesca Records: News

Veteran 7-string jazz guitarists Howard Alden and Gerry Beaudoin have joined forces for bookings at clubs,concerts and festivals. The duo also can be augmented with bass and drums. For booking information contact the Francesca Agency at 781-894-7984 or by email at gbeaudoin@rcn.com

Gerry Beaudoin Music is the US distributor for the reproduction Charlie Christian pickups made in the UK. The archtop pickup retails for $ 457.00 and the solid body pickup retails for $ 350.00. These pickups are the best I have ever heard. I also have many vintage DeArmond pickups for sale as well as brand new Robert Benedetto archtop pickups. Contact Gerry at 781-894-7984 or gbeaudoin@rcn.com for more information.

Award winning jazz guitarist Gerry Beaudoin is accepting a limited number of private students in the blues,swing and jazz genre. All levels accepted. Contact Gerry at 781-894-7984 or by email at gbeaudoin@rcn.com Gerry lives inthe greater Boston area.

Two time Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Nominee Jay Geils, founder and guitarist for the legendary rock band that bears his name is available for your private party or event. Please contact the Francesca Agency at 781-894-7984 or by emailat gbeaudoin@rcn.com

Jazz guitarist Gerry Beaudoin has forned a new trio for concerts and club dates. It features Gerry on 7-string guitar, his 19 year old son Gerard Beaudoin on vibes and 22 year old Tim Whelan on bass. The trio has already done dozens of dates together and has been recieved very well by the jazz audience.The Gerry Beaudoin Trio is available for private parties and events. Contact the Francesca Agency for booking information at 781-894-7984 or by email at gbeaudoin@rcn.com To quote Gerry" This trio is very good and Gerard and Tims youthful energy keep me playing and feeling young. They are both very competent musicians and it is a pleasure to play with them. "

Canadian rock legend Randy Bachman founder of the Guess Who and Bachman Turner Overdrive and the New Guitar Summit join forces on the new Randy Bachman CD Jazz Thing Two. This CD has been released in Canada to rave reviews and brisk sales. It will be released in the USA in 2008. It is available from this website. Send a check or money order to Francesca Records LLC for $ 13.00 S&H included.

The Kings of Strings new Cd featuring Aaron Weinstein on violin and mandolin is available at all major music retailers or on the internet. Buy it direct from Arbors Records at
http://www.arborsrecords.com/recordtemplate.html?ProductID=19332 or direct from this website. The recording is all acoustic and features Jazz Artist in Residence at Brandeis University on acoustic bass and Les Harris Jr on drums.

Jay Geils-Gerry Beaudoin and the Kings of Strings have been chosen by the national jazz organization as Statesmen of Jazz. The Statesmen of Jazz is a non profit group, headed by Mat and Rachel Domber of Arbors Recorsds, whose mission is to promote our unique American art form called jazz. Other Statesmen of jazz have included Ruby Braff, Bucky Pizzarelli, Dick Hyman, Howard Alden, Ken Plowposki and Harry Allen. Check our calander dates for more information.

Jay Geils will be giving a clinic at the Premier Guitar Festival on Sunday September 16th at 2:15. A consumate jazz and blues guitarist Jay has performed or opened for B.B. King many times since their first meeting in the late 1960's. On a recent B.B. King tour a few years ago Jay was invited by B.B. on nine concert dates to be his guest and close the show with the B.B. himself. The clinic starts at 2:15 PM.

Award winning jazz guitarist Gerry Beaudoin will give a lecture on the music business at the Premier Guitar Festival on September 16,2007 at 12:15 PM at the Bayside Expo Center. Gerry is an adjunct professor of music at Quincy College in Quincy MA where he teachs a course he designed on the music business. Gerry has lectured at many festivals and colleges on the music business including Bostons prestigious Berklee College of Music.

The new Gerry Beaudoin CD , Swing Cafe , is out on Northstar Records. It is a re-issue of selected tracks from Gerry's two recordings with David Grisman. The six tracks from their Minor Swing CD have not been available since 1992 and the six tracks from Just Among Friends since 1998. The recordings have been remixed from the original tapes and remastered for this project. It features the Gerry Beaudoin Trio with special guests
jazz guitar legend Bucky Pizzarelli, mandolin genius David Grisman, Billy Novick on clarinet and blues icon Duke Robillard on guitar. It is avaiable from this website or www.cdbaby.com. Visit our buy page to purchase.

Gerry Beaudoin and his new trio, Bob Nieske Bass and Grammy award winner Fred Lipsius from the seminal jazz-rock group Blood Sweat and Tears , on piano and alto sax have just completed a new CD titled Alone and Together. It features group songs as well as a solo guitar ,bass piano and saxophone pieces. Look for a fall or winter release.

Gerry Beaudoin and The Kings Of Strings will making a new CD for Arbors Jazz in August 2005. Keeping with a tradition Gerry started on two award winning records with mandolin titan David Grisman the recording will be all acoustic. The Kings Of Strings features Gerry and Jay Geils on acoustic guitar , Bob Nieske on acoustic bass, Aaron Weinstein on mandolin and violin and Les Harris Jr on drums.

June 2005 will see the release of a compilation recording combining tracks from the award winning Gerry Beaudoin Trio CD Minor Swing as well as Just Among Friends. In 1998 Just Among Friends was submitted for consideration for a Grammy nomination. Both CD's feature mandolin titan David Grisman as well as jazz guitar legend Bucky Pizzarelli and blues icon Duke Robillard. This compilation recording is being issued by North Star Music. Watch our site for more details.

Jay Geils will be featured on CNN headline news discussing his new CD Jay Geils Plays Jazz.

On Thursday March 24, 2005 Jay Geils will host the first of the record release parties for his first solo CD, Jay Geils Plays Jazz. This will coincide with the grand opening of Tempo: An American Bistro . Tempo is an upscale restaurant located on historic Moody Street in Waltham MA. Call 781-893-9000 for tickets and information.

March 8, 2005 is the official release date for two long awaited Francesca projects. Francesca Records and Stony Plain records announce the worldwide release of Jay Geils Plays Jazz. Francesca announces the release of Nail It by Boston blues-rockers the Installers. This will be available at www.cdbaby.com, www.amazon.com and through this website. Go to our Buy page for more details on purchasing these two fine recordings.

Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame nominees The J. Geils Band will re-unite for one evening 02/26/05 at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge MA to perform a benifit concert for the Cam Neely Foundation. Present on stage will be Peter Wolf , J.Geils , Danny Klein , Seth Justman and Martyt Richards on drums. For more information go to www.camneelyfoundation.com

Francesca and Stony Plain recording artist Jay Geils appears in an interview with Duke Robillard and Ronnie Earl. The article focuses on these three great guitarists who all are signed to Stony Plaion Records .

Multi platinum recording artist Jay Geils , founder and namesake of the award winning rock and roll band , THE J.GEILS BAND has released the first solo recording of his career. Titled JAY GEILS PLAYS JAZZ, it has been leased by STONY PLAIN RECORDS who plan a worldwide relaese for it March 8, 2005. Watch for it. The first 100 customers to buy it through our site will recieve a copy signed by the man himself.