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JAZZ JAM EVERY THURSDAY
NO COVER!

Deer Head Inn, the oldest continuously running jazz club in the country and Home of Jazz in the Pocono Mountains is situated in historic Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania. For a “taste” of the Deer Head Inn, check out our video.

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9th Annual Holiday Bash – Jingle Jingle
Posted: November 5, 2019

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December 2019 Music Schedule
Posted: November 1, 2019

Sunday, December 1, 5 to 8 pm, music charge $12 Luiz Simas & Wesley Amorim Luiz Simas, piano; Wesley Amorim, guitar Thursday, ...

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The 3rd Annual Phil Woods Scholarship Fundraiser
Posted: October 4, 2019

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The oldest continuously running jazz club in the country.

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We're so excited for this one!!
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 5 to 8 PM
MUSIC CHARGE $10.
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STEPHANIE NILLES -"NILLES PLAYS (MOSTLY) MINGUS"
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Stephanie Nilles, piano, vocals
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Having studied piano and cello since the age of six, Nilles was a finalist at the Young Concert Artists' International Competition, a gold medalist at the Fischoff Competition, and had performed on NPR on three occasions by the age of seventeen. At twenty-two, she had graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Music with a degree in classical piano performance and temporarily relocated to New York City, where she began writing songs and performed regularly on the east village anti-folk scene while making a living working odd jobs as a dog walker, valet parking attendant, Italian coffee bar barista, ghostwriter, and a research assistant to a blind bioethicist at an all boys' Jewish university.
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 7 TO 11 PM.
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MUSIC CHARGE $12
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VINNY BIANCHI'S LA CUCHINA
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Vinny Bianchi, tenor saxophone; Marko Marcinko, piano, trombone; Bill Washer, guitar;
Paul Rostock, electric bass;
Danny Gonzalez, drums;
Ruben Ariola, congas.
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8.
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ADISON EVANS QUINTET
7 TO 11 PM.
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MUSIC CHARGE $12.
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Adison Evans, saxophone;
Sabeth Perez, vocals;
Silvano Monasterios, piano;
Hwansu Kang, bass;
Roberto Giaquinto, drums.
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Evans combines pure excitement with a soulful saxophone sound and a contagious smile to create one compelling performance after another. She made her debut in the pop world playing in the 2013 Superbowl with Beyonce. Upon graduating from the Juilliard School, Adison embarked on a two and a half year adventure playing and touring with Beyoncé in the "Mrs Carter Show World Tour" followed by Beyonce and JayZ in the history making "On The Run" Tour. Adison can be heard on the album that crashed iTunes, "Beyoncé" and seen in many of her music videos including "Countdown", the HBO Beyonce specials, and Beyonce dvds.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 7 TO 11 PM
MUSIC CHARGE $15/$8 AFTER 9:30PM
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STEVE SANDBERG QUARTET FEATURING ZACH BROCK .
Steve Sandberg, piano;
Zach Brock, violin;
Michael O'Brien, bass;
Mauricio Zottarelli, drums.
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Shapeshifting and time traveling remixing classical music, world music and jazz with the excitement of virtuosic improvisation. "An exultant music...incredibly personal and precise in its direction, yet universal in its language and ability to connect." - Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz.
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 5 to 8 PM
MUSIC CHARGE $12
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MIKE FAHN QUARTET - MUSIC OF GUIFREE/BROOKMEYER
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Mike Fahn, valve trombone; Chris Bacas, clarinet, saxophone; Harvie S, bass; Billy Mintz, drums
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NYC trombonist Mike Fahn tone and technique when playing the valve trombone makes one wonder why this wonderful instrument is not heard more often.
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Friday, October 18, 7 to 11 pm, music charge $17.
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Alan Broadbent Trio.
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Alan has had many successes, including winning two Grammys, one of which was with Charlie Haden’s Quartet West. As a soloist and with his jazz trio, Broadbent has been nominated for Grammys twice for best instrumental performance, in the company of artists such as Herbie Hancock, Sonny Rollins and Keith Jarrett. In 2007 he was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit, an honor he holds in high regard. It has been Alan’s lifelong goal to discover deeper feelings of communication and love through his orchestral arrangements and jazz improvisations.
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Saturday, October 19, 7 to 11 pm, music charge $15/$8 after 9:30
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Michele Bautier Trio
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Michele Bautier, vocals;
David Leonuardt, piano;
Matthew Parrish, bass.
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Michèle Bautier received critical acclaim and was nominated for awards by both the Outer Critics’ Circle and the New York Drama Desk for her first leading role in the Broadway musical revue “Stardust.” In addition to these honors, her portrait was done by the legendary show business caricaturist Al Hirschfeld, and featured in The New York Times.
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Join us tonight!!
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 5 to 8 PM
MUSIC CHARGE $12
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JIM McGEE QUARTET
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Dave Libecap, keyboards;
Mike Trach, saxophone, flute;
Jim McGee, bass;
Bill Washer, guitar.
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Friday, October 11, 7 to 11 pm. .
Joshua Breakstone Trio -- Celebrates Art Blakey's 100th Birthday.
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Joshua Breakstone; guitar.
Mike Richmond; bass.
Steve John; drums.
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music charge $15/$8 after 9:30.
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“His flowing lines on up-tempo cookers are impeccably clean and fiery, bearing the mark of a first-rate improviser, while his chordal work on heartbreaker ballads is the final word in finesse.” - Guitar Player Magazine .
“When I heard Bird, I knew I wanted to play like him in the sense of playing things which are meaningful, emotional, and more than anything else, irresistibly beautiful.” - Joshua Breakstone.
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IT'S BILL WASHER'S BIRTHDAY! 🎂🥳🎉COME HELP HIM CELEBRATE TONIGHT!
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JAZZ JAM WITH BILL WASHER & FRIENDS. 🎸🥁🎷🎹
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 8 to 11 PM, NO COVER!!! 🍺🍷🍸
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 7 TO 11 PM.
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MUSIC CHARGE $15: .
HARRY ALLEN QUARTET.
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Harry Allen, tenor saxophone; Steve Ash, piano;
Mike Karn, bass;
Aaron Kimmel, drums.
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Swing Bros. recording artist, Harry Allen, has over thirty recordings to his name. Three of Harry's CDs have won Gold Disc Awards from Japan's Swing Journal Magazine, and his CD "Tenors Anyone?" won both the Gold Disc Award and the New Star Award. His recordings have made the top ten list for favorite new releases in Swing Journal Magazine's reader's poll, Jazz Journal International's critic's poll for 1997, and Eu Nao Quero Dancar (I Won't Dance). The third Gold Disc Award winner was voted second for album of the year for 1998 by Swing Journal Magazine's reader's poll.
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