News & Observer Interview with Laura Windley and Lucian Cobb
A few weeks ago the News & Observer’s Martha Quillin interviewed Laura Windley and Lucian Cobb of the Mint Julep Jazz Band about big band music and swing dancing in the Triangle. The article was published in this weekend’s Sunday paper!
Read the article at http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/20/2077923/swing-dancing-with-big-band-sound.html.
Art of Cool Project After Hours Concert at LabourLove Gallery, May 18, 2012
The Mint Julep Jazz Band is honored and excited to be a part of the lineup for the Art of Cool Project‘s After Hours Concert Series at LabourLove Gallery, May 18, 2012. Tickets are $10.00 in advance or $15.00 at the door – purchase advance tickets at http://theartofcoolproject.com/buy-tickets.
Doors open at 9:00, show starts at 9:30. Please arrive early or on time to get a seat, these shows usually sell out!
LabourLove Gallery
807 E Main St, Suite 2-130
Durham, NC
For more information about The Art of Cool Project and its myriad activities across the Triangle, visit http://theartofcoolproject.com/
For more information about LabourLove Gallery, visit http://labourlove.com/.
ItalianFest at Lafayette Village in Raleigh, May 12, 2012
The Mint Julep Jazz Band is looking forward to performing at ItalianFest at Lafayette Village in Raleigh this Saturday, May 12, 2012. We will be performing from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on the green in front of The Village Grill.
ItalianFest is an all day event, starting at noon, with lots of live music, Italian-themed activities and, of course, food! Come and bring your appetite for some delicious Italian food, relax with a glass of wine, and enjoy the sounds of the Mint Julep Jazz Band.
For more information about the schedule of events, visit the event Facebook invite at http://www.facebook.com/events/382478951767401/.
For more information about Lafayette Village, visit their website at http://www.lafayettevillageraleigh.com.
See you there! Ciao!
Art of Cool Project Tickets Now Available!
Get your tickets today for the Art of Cool Project’s After Hours Concert at LabourLove Gallery on May 18, featuring the Mint Julep Jazz Band! We are excited to be a part of this concert series, which presents a rare opportunity for local professional jazz musicians and groups to perform in an intimate concert setting. We hope you will join us for this special concert!
Tickets are available for purchase through the Art of Cool Project’s website at http://theartofcoolproject.com/buy-tickets. In the past, all of these concerts have sold out, so be sure to purchase your tickets in advance of the show.
Ashley Warren’s Photos of the Mint Julep Jazz Band
We’d like to thank Ashley Warren for these wonderful photographs from the Mint Julep Jazz Band performance on February 23, 2012 at the Trotter Building in Durham, NC – check them out below!
Peter Lamb and Aaron Hill
Al Strong and Lucian Cobb
The band!
The Mint Julep horn line
Laura sings the blues
Down the line...
