Rocky Tatarelli,
Tenor Saxophonist Extraordinaire
judithames@gmail.com; rockytatarelli@yahoo.com
775-225-1071; 775-530-4989
JULY
Weds., July 3. 2:30-3:30 pm. Valley View Retirement, Reno.
Thurs., July 4. 1:00-2:00 pm. Bonaventure Retirement Community, Spanish Springs.
Thurs., July 11. 4:30-6:00 pm. ARTOWN! Judith Ames Quintet--Jazz at Reno Little Theater. Only $5.00.
Judith & Rocky with Peter Supersano, Joe McKenna, and Chuck Hughes.
Sat.-Sun., July 13-14. 1:00-5:00 pm. Rocky Tatarelli & Mick Valentino at Alpine Resort, Bear Valley, CA
Thurs., July 18. 5:00-8:00 pm. Thirsty Third Thursday Wine Walk. JT Basque Bar & Restaurant, Hwy 395.
Gardnerville, NV. Judith, Rocky, and Jimmy ("Jimmy V") Vermilion.
Weds., July 24. 7:30-10:30 pm. Jam session! Judith & Rocky host the open jazz jam at Plan: b Microlounge.
Inside the Sassafras Restaurant, 318 N. Carson St., Carson City, NV .
Weds., July 31. 6:00-7:30 pm. ARTOWN! Judith Ames Trio at Sierra Arts Gallery, Riverside Hotel, 17 S. Virginia
St., Reno, NV. Just across the street from the Pioneer Auditorium.
Most Saturday nights: Rocky plays with Craig and Terri at Gleneagle in Carson, 6:30-9:30 pm. A program of jazz, blues, pops, and danceable tunes. 3700 N. Carson St. (far north end of Carson City--take first Carson exit).
AUGUST
Thurs., Aug. 1. 7:00-8:30 pm. Jazz on the lawn at the Sundance Books and Music. 121 California Av., Reno.
sundancebookstore.com
Fri., Aug. 2. 6:00-8:30 pm. Judith & Rocky & Bob Greenwood play at L'Uva Bella. In the Summit mall just to the
right of Dillard's.
Weds., Aug. 7. 5:30-7:00 pm. Judith & Rocky & Paul play for a 1950s pizza party at Cascades of the Sierra Senior
Living, 275 Neighborhood Way, Spanish Springs, NV (just off the Pyramid Highway).
Fri., Aug. 9. 6:00-9:00 pm. Rocky & Peter & Charles Di Laura on bass at Glenbrook Country Club, Lake Tahoe.
Sat., Aug. 10. 3:30-5:30 pm. Judith & Rocky & Peter play "A Little Jazz, A Little Latin" at Hanifin's Arts and
Antiques. 210 N. Carson St., Carson City, NV. Part of the JAZZ & BEYOND! Festival. hanifins.com
Weds., Aug. 14. 7:30-10:30 pm. Jam session. Judith & Rocky host the open jazz jam at Plan: b Microlounge.
Inside the Sassafras Restaurant, 318 N. Carson St., Carson City, NV. Last day of the JAZZ & BEYOND!
Festival.
Sat., Aug. 17. 2:30-4:30 pm. Judith & Rocky & Paul January play "A Little Jazz, A Little Latin" at Hanifin's Arts
and Antiques. 210 N. Carson St., Carson City, NV. Part of the JAZZ & BEYOND! Festival. hanifins.com
Sun., Aug. 18. 6:00-8:00 pm. Private party at Anna's Mexican Grill.
Weds. Aug. 28. 3:30-4:30 pm. Judith & Rocky & Peter at Lifecare Denton, 445 W. Holcomb Lane, Reno.
Most Saturday nights: Rocky plays with Craig and Terri at Gleneagle in Carson, 6:30-9:30 pm. A program of jazz, blues, pops, and danceable tunes. (far north end of Carson City--take first Carson exit).
SEPTEMBER
Mon., Sept. 16. 2:00-3:00 pm. Emeritus of Reno. 3105 Plumas St., Reno.
Summer, 2012:
JUNE 2012
Sun., June 17, 2012 (Father's Day) Jazz Brunch at the Nevada Museum of Art. 11 am-1 pm. 160 W. Liberty Street,
Reno.
Weds., June 20, 2012. 6-10 pm. Rocky with Vinny Messina & "Nostalgia." CVI (Carson Valley Inn), Minden, NV.
Fri., June 22. Jazz Night at Daughters Cafe. 6:30-9:00 pm. Prix fixe New Orleans dinner, $30. Reservations: 324-
3447.
Weds., June 27, 2012. 6-10 pm. Rocky with Vinny Messina & "Nostalgia." CVI (Carson Valley Inn), Minden, NV.
Fri., June 29. Rocky at the Fresh Ketch. South Lake Tahoe, CA. Taking Niall McGuiness's place, with his
fabulous New World Jazz Project musicians, 7:00-10:00 pm.
Sat., June 30. Rocky with Paul Covarelli Band. Sons of Italy event. 710 pm. Tuscan Ballroom, Peppermill Casino, Reno, NV.
AUGUST 2012
Weds., Aug. 1, 2012. 2:30-3:30 p.m. Lifecare Landa. 445 W. Holcomb Ranch Road, Reno.
Sat.-Sun., Aug. 4-5. 11:00-3:00 pm. Rocky & Mick at the Lake Alpine Lodge. Bear Valley, CA.
Sun., Aug. 12, 2012. 4:30-5:30 p.m. Judith & Rocky: "A Little Jazz, A Little Latin." Jazz and Beyond! Festival. Carson
City. Legislative Plaza, on the State Capitol grounds at 401 S. Carson Street, Carson City.
Sun., Aug. 12, 2012. 6:00-8:00 pm. Rocky with Teri & Craig Fletcher (from Gleneagle). Private party, Washoe Valley.
Thurs., Aug. 16, 2012. 6:00-7:30 pm. Judith & Rocky at Sundance Books and Music. 121 California Avenue, Reno.
Sat., Aug. 18, 2012. Private party at Anna's Mexican Grill, 9570 S McCarran Avenue, Reno.
Weds., Aug. 22, 2012. 7:30-10:30 pm. Open jazz jam session! Judith & Rocky host the jazz jam at Plan: b Microlounge. Inside
Sassafras Restaurant, 318 N. Carson St., Carson City, NV
Sat., Aug. 25, 2012. Jazz at Plan: b. 8:00-11:00 pm. Plan: b Microlounge. Inside Sassafras Restaurant, 318 N. Carson St., Carson
City, NV.
Sun., Aug. 26, 2012. 6:00-8:15 pm. Judith & Rocky at the Blythe Awards. Reno Little Theater. 147 E. Pueblo St., Midtown
Reno. Between Holcomb and Wells.
Thurs., Aug. 30, 2012. 6:30-9:30 pm. Judith & Rocky at the Wild River Grille. SUMMER CONCERT SERIES.
17 South Virginia Street (on the Riverwalk). Reno, NV. Inside the Riverside Hotel. 775-284-7455.
JULY 2012
Sun., July 8. Judith & Rocky: at Cascades of the Sierra. "Jazz in the Park." 2:00-4:00 pm. 275 Neighborhood Way, Spanish
Springs, NV
Weds., July 11. 6:00-7:00 pm. Judith at the Sierra Arts Gallery. Riverside Hotel, 17 S. Virginia St., Reno, NV.
6:00-10:00 pm. Rocky with Vinny Messina & "Nostalgia." CVI (Carson Valley Inn), Minden, NV.
Thurs., July 12. Artown! Judith Ames Band--Jazz at Reno Little Theater. 4:30-6:00 pm. Only $5.00.
147 E. Pueblo St., Midtown Reno. Between Holcomb and Wells.
Call or email Judith for advance tickets! 775-225-1071 or judithames@gmail.com.
Weds., July 18. 6:00-10:00 pm. Rocky with Vinny Messina & "Nostalgia." CVI (Carson Valley Inn), Minden, NV.
Weds., July 25, 2012. 7:30-10:30 pm. Jam session! Judith & Rocky host the jazz jam at Plan: b Microlounge. Inside Sassafras
Restaurant, 318 N. Carson St., Carson City, NV (from Gleneagle)
Sat., July 28, 2012. Rocky with Craig & Teri. All-day fundraiser, Carson City.
Brief bio of Judith Ames
Originally
from Milwaukee, Judith has always had a passion for music, from playing
classical piano, French horn, and folk guitar in days gone by, to her
many years as a church organist,and most recently, as an up-and-coming
jazz singer. A longtime UNR Spanish professor (under her original name,
Judith Ames Whitenack), she was inspired some years ago by the great Detroit
saxophonist Rocky Tatarelli to develop her vocal skills.
During the last ten she has been performing in Reno and Carson City, the San Francisco Bay Area, Milwaukee, and Madrid, with Rocky Tatarelli (now her husband), and a rotating group of the best jazz musicians in the area. Judith favors jazz standards from the 1930s and 1940s, vocal versions of jazz tunes from the 1950s and 1960s, and a variety of Latin tunes, which she sings in the original Spanish and Portuguese. She also sings in French and Italian.
Some of her recent gigs include Reno and Sparks: Nevada Museum of Art--Sunday Jazz Brunch; “First
Thursday;” ARTOWN--Reno Little Theater, Sierra Arts, Park Place, Wild River Grille, Anna's Mexican Grill, Daughters Café; Concerts in the Gallery (Sierra
Arts), Cascades of the Sierra, Bonaventure, Park Place, Premier Residence, Anchors on the Marina, Louisiana Jazz Kitchen, Alterra Wynwood, Monaco Ridge, The Villas of Sparks, The Arbors, Sky Peaks, Atria at Summit Ridge; UNR: L-Cubed series, Hispanic Culture Week, Latin American Poetry and Music series, Annual Awards Day; Carson City area: Plan: b Microlounge, Carson Jazz Festival, Carson Valley Inn, Carson Plaza, and Sierra Place, among others.
CONTACT INFO: judithames@gmail.com 775-225-1071.
Brief bio of Rocky Tatarelli.
Legendary tenor sax soloist and composer Rocky Tatarelli originally hails from Detroit, where as a young man he made a major name for himself in the very competitive jazz and popular music world there, performing live and also appearing on more than 30 CDs, and playing with such greats as Louis Hayes, George Bohannon, Joe Messina, Roosevelt Brown, Markus Belgrave, Bobby Anderson, Orthea Barnes, George Chambly, The Chisel Brothers (1990 "Rhythm and Blues Group of the Year"), Bobby Cook, Kenny Cox, Frank Tatarelli, Martin Fierro (of Santana and the Grateful Dead), and many, many others.
For many years he lived and performed in the San Francisco Bay area and in Los Angeles. In 2006 he settled in Reno, NV, where he plays with the best musicians in the area, and in 2007 was elected Tahoe “Musician of the Year.” Besides many private events, he has played at a wide variety of local venues, including recent gigs in Reno: Harrah’s, the Wild River Grille, Reno Auto Museum, Silver Legacy, El Dorado, Nevada Museum of Art, ARTOWN (various venues); in Carson City: Plan: b Microlounge (inside Sassafras), Gleneagle, the Nugget, the Carson Jazz Festival, Carson Station, Carson Mall; Carson Valley Inn (Minden); Lake Tahoe: The Horizon, Fresh Ketch, Harrah’s, Cal-Neva, Montbleu; Sparks: the Farmers Market and the Nugget, as well as Moody’s in Truckee and many private performances, including many fundraisers and benefits.
Among
the great local musicians he has played with regularly are Craig
Fletcher & Teri Campillo, John & Cherie Shipley, Tony Cataldo,
Peter Supersano, Chuck Hughes, Neil Strocchio, Tony Savage, Jeff Bond,
Andy Heglund, Dennis Steele, Paul January, Joe McKenna, Corky Bennett,
Scot Marshall, Phil Jerome, Chuck DiLaura, Gerry Genuario, Dave Kubin,
Bob Greenwood, Bill Heise, Hans Halt, Mick Valentino, Terry Scott, Mike
Mayhall, Kyle Rothchild, Paul Covarelli, Eric Finkelstein, Jimmy
Vermilion, Mauro DiGioia, various members of the “Reno Jazz Syndicate,”
and of course Judith Ames and numerous other area vocalists, as well as
the terrific musicians who show up regularly at the Plan: b open jam
sessions, which he and Judith host once a month.
CONTACT INFO: rockytatarelli@yahoo.com 775-530-4989.
