Alfred James Band: News

Alfred will be heading up to NYC with the Philly Boys Choir this Friday, December 23rd, for a performance on Good Morning America!!! He'll be accompanying the choir on cello!!! So much fun -- tune in and check it out!

Sunday, 9/18, we'll be doing a 2-set performance at this year's Chester County Restaurant Festival! Start time is 3:30 pm and we'll be stationed on the Gay and Darlington Street Stage in the center of West Chester! Enjoy some delicious food and music!! http://www.west-chester.com/recreation.php

AJB will be performing poolside in Swedesboro, NJ for the Jammin' Jules House Concert Series this Sunday, 8/21! 4:30 pm for a potluck dinner (don't forget to bring your favorite dish and a lawn chair!) and 6:00 pm for the concert! Please visit the link below for details on how you can get tickets, etc.

http://www.concertsinyourhome.com/event-bmaurer20110417.html
We'll be playing poolside if the weather holds out - if not, we'll move the show indoors!

Alfred will be performing with his "gypsy" world music band, Gypsophilia, this Saturday evening, 8/20, at The Ellen Powell Tiberino Memorial Museum in Philly (3819 Hamilton St, Philadelphia, PA). Doors open at 7:30 pm, tickets are $10, and the event is open to all ages! http://tiberinomuseum.org/Tiberino_Museum/MUSEUM.html for details!

Our Circle of Friends concert at The Bank on Main in Riverton, NJ this Saturday night, 8/13, is SOLD OUT!!! Thanks to all who purchased tickets!!! For those of you who weren't able to get a seat, we'll be performing in Swedesboro, NJ next Sunday, 8/21, at the Jammin' Jules House Concert Series. Check the calendar page for more info!!

Better Days has been added to a heavy rotation schedule on Internet radio at iRadioPhilly.com. Go to www.iRadioPhilly.com and choose the BYO radio station. Tune in and enjoy.

Check out this great article on patch.com about Alfred & our recent Burlap & Bean show!! Enjoy!!

http://marplenewtown.patch.com/articles/musicians-and-cellist-bring-a-connection-of-camaraderie-to-coffeehouse-crowd

We wanted to send out a big Thank You to our hosts & all who came out to our sold out show last night at Atlantic Cape Community College! What a super fun evening!!
Tonight we'll be playing at Homegrown Cafe in Newark, DE -- 10 pm / full band! Delicious food (try the flowerpot of fries!)& drinks! www.homegrowncafe.com.

Alfred & Chris will be performing on Mics & Lights, a Univ. of Delaware student TV program on Monday night - 5/2 - from 9 - 10 pm. Tune in online!! www.stn49.com

Check out this excellent article on Chris & his 2 sold-out CD release shows at Burlap & Bean last month!
http://marplenewtown.patch.com/articles/chris-despo-teaches-life-love-and-family

As most of you know, our favorite red-headed guitarist, Chris Despo, released his solo album, I Am The Moon, this past weekend (3/26) to not one, but two sold out shows at Burlap & Bean Coffee in Newtown Square, PA. We highly urge you all to purchase this CD (produced by Alfred at Silvertone Studios). To put it as simply as possible, it's a work of art! www.chrisdespo.com

Last November Alfred and the band had the great honor of performing with piano great, Richard Cherubini at Cherubini Yacht's though Circle of Friends concerts. It's with sadness we share that Richard Cherubini, age 86 died yesterday. He became a professional musician at 17 when he played with Cole Porter and in his venerable career he has played with the Duke Ellington Band, Rosemary Clooney and many many others. The music world has truly lost a legend. In November, Alfred James coaxed Rich out of the audience to jam with him on stage.
You can see a photo from the final performance right here, on the front page of our website.
You can also check out some video of the show on our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/alfredjamesband

Here's a link to Alfred & Pat performing Oh Little Town of Bethlehem on Good Morning America on Christmas Eve with the Philly Boys Choir! Enjoy!!
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/philadelphia-boys-choir-performs-christmas-classic-chorale-performance-bethlehem-holiday-music-entertainment-12475291

We have some very exciting news! Alfred James & AJB's bass player, Pat Brennan, will be accompanying the Philadelphia Boys Choir on Good Morning America this Friday, Christmas Eve! Tune in between 7 and 11 am!
Happy Holidays from AJB!!

We'll be playing at our favorite local Philly haunt, www.burlapandbean.com, on Saturday, December 11th at 8 pm! We often sell out our B&B shows, so we highly recommend getting your tickets in advance and reserving yourselves a seat! Not only is Burlap & Bean a BYOB / All Ages venue, but they make the best Chai Tea on the planet! Brian Dolzani will be opening. Cheers & see you at the show!

After hearing us play our cover of Chris Isaaks Wicked Game for years at our live shows, you can finally listen to it wherever you want! With a weekend "off" Alfred recorded the song and we've posted it up on our Music page. Check it out and enjoy!!

We're honored to be performing at The Academy of Music in Philadelphia on Monday, August 30th for a Private Event with The Philadelphia Boys Choir. We have a limited number of tickets available to the public, so please e-mail Hil if you'd like to come out and see the show - hilary@alfredjamesband.com

Visit our Official Facebook page - www.facebook.com/alfredjamesband - to check out all of our latest photos and news!

AJB is thrilled to be performing on Wednesday, 7/14 (tonight!!) at the beautiful and historic Elkin's Estate in Elkins Park, PA - www.elkinsestate.org.

The event is hosted by Animus Music and we'll be joined by the amazing and talented John Grecia Band and Heidi Winzinger.

Wow - it's going to be quite a night!!

Tickets info and details at www.animusmusic.com/animus/Concerts_@_Elkins_Estate.html

Don't miss this one! We'll be doing a video shoot and celebrating Hil's Birthday all at once! Our last few Burlap & Bean shows have Sold Out, so we recommend getting your tickets in advance! http://www.burlapandbean.com/events.htm#20100522 See you on Saturday!!

We're thrilled to be heading back to Appel Farm for their First Fridays at the Gallery Series! Check out the details and get your tickets here...
http://www.appelstore.org/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AS&Product_Code=MAY_07_FF&Attributes=Yes&Quantity=1 and check us out at...
http://www.youtube.com/user/AppelFarmArts 8:00 pm, Appel Farm, Elmer, NJ

We're super excited to have been asked by the fantastic Earbuzz.com to perform for the pregame show for the opening game of the Philadelphia Independence - Philly's new professional women's soccer team!! Come on out and enjoy the music, the game, and a beautiful day!! And check out our music and discover new artists at www.earbuzz.com!
http://www.wpsphillyindependence.com/

Follow the link below and vote for Alfred James Band for Best Live Band for this year's Best of the Main Line!! Let's get it going!!! :) Thanks for your vote!!

http://forms.journalregister.com/allaroundphilly/MainlineRC/

Our 2/6/10 show at Barrington Coffeehouse has been POSTPONED due to the snow storm! We'll be rescheduling for a later (warmer) date, so stay tuned!! In the meantime, hunker down and enjoy a couple of snow days!! I see snow forts in our future...