- Next 2120 Gig: Wednesday, August 21, 6:30PM Georgetown Public Library (outdoors, weather permitting). As part of How Blue Can You Get? A Lecture/Concert Series
- Announcing: "How Blue Can You Get?", a lecture/concert series sponsored by Boxford Cable Access TV. 5 lectures history of blues, 2 concerts, hosted by town libraries:
- Wed. July 10, 6:30PM. Lecture #1, Flint Library, Middleton, MA
- Wed. July 17, 6:30PM. Concert w/ 2120, Gould Barn, Topsfield, MA
- Wed. July 24, 6:30PM. Lecture #2, Flint Library, Middleton, MA
- Wed. July 31, 6:30PM. Lecture #3, Boxford Town Library
- Thur. August 8, 6:30PM Lecture #4, Topsfield Town Library
- Tues. August 13, 6:00PM. Lecture #5 + 6:00PM Reception for photo exhibition, Georgetown Peabody Library
- Wed. August 21, 6:30PM, Concert w/ 2120 Georgetown Peabody Library
Calendar 2019 | Thurs Jan 3, 2019, 8:00-11:00 | Riverwalk Cafe and Music Bar
Railroad Square, Nashua, NH
$5 advance/$7 @ door | | Fri Feb 15, 2019, 9:00PM-12:45 | Strange Brew Tavern 88 Market Street, Manchester, NH | | Thurs May 16, 2019, 8:00-11:00 | Riverwalk Cafe and Music Bar
Railroad Square, Nashua, NH
$7 advance/$10@door
| | Sat June 22, 2019, 9:00PM-12:45 | Strange Brew Tavern 88 Market Street, Manchester, NH | Wed July 17, 2019, 6:30PM
Joint Apperance: Blues For 2 Juniors Willie Laws Jr and Charlie Sawyer Jr | 2120 in concert with Texas Bluesman Willie J. Laws Jr
Appearing at Gould Barn, Topsfield, MA | | Wed Aug 21, 2019, 6:30PM | Georgetown Peabody Library | | Sat Aug 24, 2019, 9:00PM-12:45 | Strange Brew Tavern 88 Market Street, Manchester, NH | | Wed Sep 25, 2019, 7:30PM | Walker Lecture Series
City Auditorium, 2 Prince St.,Concord,NH
Lecture (Blues History) + Concert w/ 2120 | | Thurs Oct 3, 2019, 8:00-11:00 | Riverwalk Cafe and Music Bar
Railroad Square, Nashua, NH | | Fri Dec 27, 2019, 9:00PM-12:45 | Strange Brew Tavern
88 Market Street, Manchester, NH |
- TV One, the cable channel (Verizon 271, 771, Comcast 214), will show a 1-hour documentary on B.B. King on Sunday, June 24, at 9:00PM, as part of the Unsung series. The program is the most comprehensive, in-depth study of the King of the Blues to date. [No claim of objectivity, I was a consultant and an interviewee.] See the trailer: TV-1 Unsung: B.B. King (press un-mute to hear Charlie Sawyer sing the Pepticon jingle.)
Calendar 2018 Fri Jan 12, 2018,
9:00PM-12:45AM | Strange Brew
88 Market Street, Manchester, NH | Sun Jan 14, 2018
6:00-9:00 | Glenn's Food and Libations
50 Water Street, Newburyport,MA | Fri Mar 2, 2018
8:00-11:00 | Riverwalk Cafe and Music Bar
Railroad Square, Nashua, NH
$5 advance/$7 @ door | Sat Apr 14, 2018,
9:00PM-12:45AM | Strange Brew
88 Market Street, Manchester, NH | Sun May 6, 2018
7:00-10:00PM | Railroad Square, Nashua, NH
$5 advance/$7 @ door | Sun July 8th
6:00-9:00PM | Glenn's Food and Libations 50 Water Street, Newburyport,MA | Tue July 24
7:00-8:30PM | Henniker Concert Series
Community Park, Henniker, NH (free) | Fri Sep 21, 2018,
9:00PM-12:45AM | Strange Brew
88 Market Street, Manchester, NH | Thur Oct 25, 2018
8:00-11:00PM | Railroad Square, Nashua, NH
$5 advance/$7 @ door | Sat Dec 1, 2018,
9:00PM-12:45AM | Strange Brew
88 Market Street, Manchester, NH |
Calendar 2017
| Fri Feb 3, 2017 |
Strange Brew |
Sat March 18, 2017, 6:30PM
(Doors @ 6:00) | Concert with Tokyo Tramps
Gould Barn, Topfsfield, MA
Admission: $15 | | Sat March 25, 2017 | Riverwalk Cafe and Music Bar | | Friday April 7th 7:30-9:30 | Glenn's Food and Libations
50 Water Street, Newburyport, MA
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Fri Apr 21, 2017
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Strange Brew |
| Sat July 8, 2017 |
Strange Brew |
| Fri July 21, 2017 | Riverwalk Cafe and Music Bar
35 Railorad Square
Nashua, NH
Riverwalk Cafe
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| Sat Sep 30, 2017 |
Strange Brew |
| Sat Nov 18, 2017 | Boxford Democrats Annual Barn Dance, Lincoln Hall, 561 Main Street Boxford, MA
[Intersection Rt 133 and Main Street]
Admission: $25 singles, $40 couples
Lincoln Hall, Boxford, MA
| | Fri Nov 24, 2017, 8:00-11:00PM $5/7 cover | Riverwalk Cafe and Music Bar
35 Railroad Square
Nashua, NH
Riverwalk Cafe and Music Bar |
| Fri Dec 8, 2017 |
Strange Brew |
Read the story: Learning From the King, How a Legend Inspired a Life in the Blues, by Corey Francer, Hippo Press, March 7, 2013. From Avantis to 2120 South Michigan Avenue. - "Born In Chicago" in Tel Aviv Charlie Sawyer with Avner Strauss @ Club Ozen, Tel Aviv, June 2014. CD release party.
- Harvard's House of Blues. B.B. King plays and sings at Harvard's Lippmann House, 1980. Hear B.B. play through a tiny practice amp and sing without a microphone. A magic concert in a living room.
- Bistra: A Love Story The story of Bistra Lankova in America.
- Ashes To Ashes A YouTube video starring Sophia Loren, Jayne Mansfield, Jewish philosopher Martin Buber, Israeli singer/song-writer Avner Strauss and American harmonica player Charlie Sawyer.
- 2120 In Concert, Bedford NH Library, Oct 5 YouTube video by Mojo Productions. Starring Sweet Willie "D", Mike Turk, and Ron Levy w/ the 2120 regulars.
- Blues, alive and well in the Holy Land. Eli Marcus' wonderful radio show, Traveling Blues, weekly on Radio IDC, Herzliya, Israel. Episode 5 featured Charlie Sawyer and his Desert Island Half Dozen tunes. Podcast: http://tinyurl.com/travelingblues-5 First 8 mins are in Hebrew.
Baker's Dozen, an Internet Juke Box. 13 tracks recorded by 2120 South Michigan Avenue going back to 1999. Drop a virtual nickel in the blues nickelodeon.
Calendar 2016
| Fri. Nov 4, 2016, 9:15-12:45 |
Strange Brew Tavern
88 Market Street
Manchester, NH
Strange Brew Tavern |
| Sat Nov 12, 2016, 7:30-10:30 |
Boxford Democrats Annual Barn Dance
Gould Barn, Topsfield, MA
Map: Gould Barn, Topsfield
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| Fri Dec 9, 2016, 7:30-10:30 |
Riverwalk Cafe and Music Bar
35 Railroad Square
Nashua, NH 603-578-0200
Riverwalk
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Calendar 2015
Tues. July 7, 2015, 12:30-2:00
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Google/Cambridge
"Boston Common Theater in the Gold Dome"
350 Main Street, Cambridge, MA
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| Sat. August 1, 2015, 8:00-12:00 |
Riverwalk Cafe and Music Bar
35 Railroad Square, Nashua, NH
Riverwalk Cafe and Music Bar
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| Fri. October 2, 2015, 9:00-12:45 |
Strange Brew Tavern,
88 Market Street,
Manchester, NH
Strange Brew Tavern |
| Sun November 1, 7:00-10:00 |
Riverwalk Cafe and Music Bar
35 Railroad Square, Nashua, NH
Riverwalk Cafe and Music Bar |
Sat. November 14, 7:30-10:30
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Boxford Democrats Annual Barn Dance
Gould Barn, Topsfield, MA
Map: Gould Barn
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Calendar 2014
| Fri. March 7, 2014, 9:00-12:45 |
Strange Brew Tavern,
88 Market Street,
Manchester, NH |
Sat, March 15, 2014, 7:00-11:00
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Concert, Gould Barn, Topsfield, MA (MAP)
Sponsored by Boxford Cable Access Television,
Opener: Samantha Young
No admission, BYO Food and Drink
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Wed. May 14, 2014, 7:30-9:30
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Finale Concert, Blues History Class
Music Building
Harvard University w/ guests Sweet Willie "D", Mike Dibari and Ron Levy.
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Fri. June 13, 2014, 9:00-12:45
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Strange Brew Tavern,
88 Market Street,
Manchester, NH |
Sun. June 22, 2014, 10-12PM
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Ozen Bar, Tel Aviv
CD Release Party for Avner Strauss
AshesToAshes by Avner Strauss w/ Charlie Sawyer on Harmonica
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Sun. July 27, and Wed July 30, 2014, 8:00PM
Ungelt Jazz is a unique venue situation in a wine cellar from the XI Century, deep underground but very close to the Old Town Square.
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Ungelt Jazz and Blues Club
TÝN 2/640, PRAGUE
Charlie Sawyer and the SavojBlues Band
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Tues. July 29, 2014, 8:00PM
The Jazz Dock, Prague's premier night club, is located on a pier jutting out into the Vlatva River which divides the capitol of the Czech Republic (formerly Czechoslovakia).
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Jazz Dock, Jazz&Blues Bar&Cafe
Janackovo nabrezi 2, Prague, CZ
Tel: +420 774 058 838
Charlie Sawyer and the SavojBlues Band |
Fri. Aug 1, 2014, 8:00PM
Karlovy Vary (aka Karlsbad) is one of Europe's most famous spa cities, founded in 1370 by Charles IV, the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia. The Imperial Hotel opened in 1912. It is a massive grand hotel atop a ridge. The Club Imperial is one of four restaurants in the hotel. It is a favorite spot for Russians vacationing in the spa.
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Club Imperial/Imperial Hotel, Karlovy Vary, CZ
Charlie Sawyer and the SavojBlues Band
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| Fri. Sep. 26, 2014, 9:00-12:45 |
Strange Brew Tavern,
88 Market Street,
Manchester, NH |
Sun., Oct 5, 2014, 2:30PM
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Bedford Public Library
Concert Series
Bedford, NH
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Sat., Oct 25, 2014 7:00-10:00PM
POSTPONED
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Boxford Democrats' Annual Barn Dance
Gould Barn, Topsfield, MA
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| Fri. Dec. 26, 2014, 9:00-12:45 |
Strange Brew Tavern,
88 Market Street,
Manchester, NH |
Photos by Cherie Hoyt, November 19, 2011, Strange Brew Tavern, Manchester, NH
Just released, two interviews with B.B. King, recorded by Harvard, posted on http://www.bluesisking.com. Direct links here :
PRESS RELEASE: *NEW B.B. KING INTERVIEWS ADDED TO HARVARD'S TRIBUTE WEBSITE*
The Harvard at Home website, Blues is King: A Tribute to B.B. King *(bluesisking.com)* has added two extended video interviews,conversations, really, with the King of the Blues, in which he reflects on his long life and career, and provides insight into the music he plays and sings with such passion. The first interview, from 2004, took place in class -- Charlie Sawyer's History of Blues in America class at Harvard Extension School. The second interview was recorded by the Harvard at Home video crew on B.B.'s bus after his concert in Lowell, MA in November of 2007.
Charlie Sawyer conducted both interviews, which together total more than 73 minutes. The conversations cover technical questions such as,
"Why does your guitar sound so different on stage than it does on recordings?" (2004), and queries regarding his life and legacy, such as "How would you like to be remembered?" (2007).
First launched in 2009, the Blues is King website describes King as "an icon of American music...whose distinctive guitar playing and evocative voice have inspired generations of rock and jazz performers." Two of the prominent performers inspired by B.B. King, guitarist/vocalist "Monster" Mike Welch and rock guitar icon Jay Geils are featured in a video of a B.B. King tribute concert given at Harvard by Sawyer's blues band, *2120 South Michigan Avenue* in 2007, which is presented in full on the website. In interview segments, Mike and Jay, as well as Rounder Records producer Scott Billington and Charlie Sawyer reflect on B.B.'s influence and great contribution to
American popular music.
This website is a resource for blues scholars and B.B. King fans alike, according to Sawyer. It includes a gallery of photographs of B.B. King and other blues artists and a timeline of B.B. King's life, along with the tribute concert video and the interview videos. Sawyer says the materials collected here are a good online supplement to the voluminous collections of the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center in B.B.'s hometown of Indianola, Mississippi. www.bbkingmuseum.org
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