JACK & JILL
SCHEDULE______________
CAFE COLONADE, July 2, 9-10:30am, Jack Grassel & JIll Jensen, Coffee &
espresso drinks. Sharon Lynn Wilson Center, 3270 Mitchell Park Dr. Brookfield, WI.
Free. Outside covered patio. Bring a chair. https://www.wilson-center.com/
THE MUSIC AND MORE CONCERT, August 3, noon - 1pm,
Jack & Jill in concert with opening classical musicians at First Presbyterian Church,
716 College Ave, Racine, WI. 53405 https://firstpresracine.org/music-more
THE SHARON LYNN WILSON CENTER FOR THE ARTS, August 13, 11am -12:15pm.
Jack & Jill present a seminar / demo concert "The Art of Accompanying a Vocalist"
in the Dawes Studio Theater. 3270 Mitchell Park Dr. Brookfield, WI. https://www.wilson-center.com/
VILLA TERRACE ART MUSEUM, August 21, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Mr. Grassel continues his sonic assault on the sensibilities of western civilization with an arsenal of musical and unmusical sound sources. This is his once a year solo concert in the beautiful courtyard (inside if it rains) at 2220 N. Terrace Avenue, Milwaukee WI. Free street parking. Say hi to Jill at the merch / memorablilia table. https://www.villaterrace.org/
SAM'S PLACE JAZZ CAFE, August 26, 7 - 9pm. Jill & Jack on stage. Good food & drink. Coffee from Africa. Free street parking.
Phone 414 837 5127 3338 N. Martin Luther King Dr,Milwaukee, WI http://www.samsplacejazz.com/author/samsplacejazz_7p7r0p/
THE BAREE, October 9, 4 - 7pm The great drummer Sam Belton is our guest artist. Food and drink 105 S. Main Street, Thiensville, WI. 53092 262 292 8230 https://www.thebaaree.com/
THE 7th ANNUAL JACK AND JILL WINTER CONCERT SERIES December 2nd. 7 - 9pm December. 3rd. 2 - 4pm December 4th 2 - 4pm
Limit 26 per concert in Racine WI. (snacks & drinks included) Arrive 30 minutes early. $25 advance tickets only.
Call Jill for info & reservations with charge card. 262 552 4012
HELP FOR YOU___________________
POWER PRACTICING BOOK - The guide to motivation, self discipline and efficiency for every musician. https://www.jackgrasseljilljensen.com/store/p340/Power-Practicing.html
BRAIN TRAINING - A relaxation - positive affirmation CD designed to increase the confidence and power of all musicians.
https://www.jackgrasseljilljensen.com/store/p112/Brain-Training.html
ONLINE LESSONS - Are you thrilled with your progress? If not, get help, Improve faster.
https://www.jackgrasseljilljensen.com/store/p356/Lesson-with-Jack-Grassel.html
WHAT WE DO___________________
JACK AND JILL "...audiences enjoy the accessible jazz, blues, latin and pop...astonishing virtuosity...deep emotional engagement..."
- LIVE CONCERT VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za6HuaJtrAQ
- THE SHEPHERD INTERVIEW: https://shepherdexpress.com/music/local- music/jack-grassel-and-jill-jensen-break-the-silence/
JILL JENSEN has become an Olympic gymnast among #jazzsingers, leaping around and across phrases with breathtaking ease.
She infuses her delivery with soulfulness, power and seduction. Jill's wide-ranging career includes modeling, narration and acting
- ON THE JOE PERA SHOW:
The grocery store https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyVtPDUfRfs
Joe waits with you www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie1BK4JiDO4
- IN THE GEORGE FORMAN GRILL VIDEO: https://www.facebook.com/GeorgeForemanHealthyCooking/videos/10153340057546
JACK GRASSEL forged a unique path as a genre-bending multi-instrumentalist, composer, author & vocalist known for
adventurous music, 21 CDs, 70 compositions, 23 books, The Top 20 Jazz Guitar Lessons DVD and a legion of successful students.
- JACK DEMOS A GUITAR built for him by luthier Dan Smocke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNT87SbRkYg&t=22s
- ARCH TOP JAZZ GUITAR SOLO VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rtadaVqbnQ
- WATCH JACK WRESTLE WITH HIS INSANE TRIPLE NECK IN THIS AMAZING VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4HixLWg1Ks
- REHARMONIZED REAL BOOK VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDGyMhq2SiY
- READ THE JAZZ TIMES INTERVIEW: htps://jazztimes.com/reviews/books/jack-grassel-reharmonizes-the-real-book/
FROM PATRICK FINNERAN in the JOURNAL TIMES NEWSPAPER
The other night I had a dream about music. Not the usual one where local folks and festival organizers show up and wildly appreciate the great talent. No, in this dream a swan came to me in a club. The swan was tall and graceful and had gold inlaid frets running the length of its neck. Rather than wings, the swan had four arms with sparks shooting from its fingertips. The swan floated up to a mild-mannered patron and opened its mouth. Out came a beautiful triple neck guitar. The swan laid the instrument at the feet of the startled man and said melodiously, "Jack, take this and show others that it can do what no others can."
At that, the man got up on stage, plugged in and let loose with a sound that caused some to cheer and others to weep. With the shimmering, vibrating guitar seemingly an extension of the man, he became a full orchestra. The man played bass, rhythm and lead all at the same time on the single instrument.
The swan hovered above all in the crowd and said, "Appreciate what you have before it's gone," and burst into a flaming shower of arpeggios and disappeared...........Hmmm, maybe I should stop having mushroom pizza right before bed.
SCHEDULE______________
CAFE COLONADE, July 2, 9-10:30am, Jack Grassel & JIll Jensen, Coffee &
espresso drinks. Sharon Lynn Wilson Center, 3270 Mitchell Park Dr. Brookfield, WI.
Free. Outside covered patio. Bring a chair. https://www.wilson-center.com/
THE MUSIC AND MORE CONCERT, August 3, noon - 1pm,
Jack & Jill in concert with opening classical musicians at First Presbyterian Church,
716 College Ave, Racine, WI. 53405 https://firstpresracine.org/music-more
THE SHARON LYNN WILSON CENTER FOR THE ARTS, August 13, 11am -12:15pm.
Jack & Jill present a seminar / demo concert "The Art of Accompanying a Vocalist"
in the Dawes Studio Theater. 3270 Mitchell Park Dr. Brookfield, WI. https://www.wilson-center.com/
VILLA TERRACE ART MUSEUM, August 21, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Mr. Grassel continues his sonic assault on the sensibilities of western civilization with an arsenal of musical and unmusical sound sources. This is his once a year solo concert in the beautiful courtyard (inside if it rains) at 2220 N. Terrace Avenue, Milwaukee WI. Free street parking. Say hi to Jill at the merch / memorablilia table. https://www.villaterrace.org/
SAM'S PLACE JAZZ CAFE, August 26, 7 - 9pm. Jill & Jack on stage. Good food & drink. Coffee from Africa. Free street parking.
Phone 414 837 5127 3338 N. Martin Luther King Dr,Milwaukee, WI http://www.samsplacejazz.com/author/samsplacejazz_7p7r0p/
THE BAREE, October 9, 4 - 7pm The great drummer Sam Belton is our guest artist. Food and drink 105 S. Main Street, Thiensville, WI. 53092 262 292 8230 https://www.thebaaree.com/
THE 7th ANNUAL JACK AND JILL WINTER CONCERT SERIES December 2nd. 7 - 9pm December. 3rd. 2 - 4pm December 4th 2 - 4pm
Limit 26 per concert in Racine WI. (snacks & drinks included) Arrive 30 minutes early. $25 advance tickets only.
Call Jill for info & reservations with charge card. 262 552 4012
HELP FOR YOU___________________
POWER PRACTICING BOOK - The guide to motivation, self discipline and efficiency for every musician. https://www.jackgrasseljilljensen.com/store/p340/Power-Practicing.html
BRAIN TRAINING - A relaxation - positive affirmation CD designed to increase the confidence and power of all musicians.
https://www.jackgrasseljilljensen.com/store/p112/Brain-Training.html
ONLINE LESSONS - Are you thrilled with your progress? If not, get help, Improve faster.
https://www.jackgrasseljilljensen.com/store/p356/Lesson-with-Jack-Grassel.html
WHAT WE DO___________________
JACK AND JILL "...audiences enjoy the accessible jazz, blues, latin and pop...astonishing virtuosity...deep emotional engagement..."
- LIVE CONCERT VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za6HuaJtrAQ
- THE SHEPHERD INTERVIEW: https://shepherdexpress.com/music/local- music/jack-grassel-and-jill-jensen-break-the-silence/
JILL JENSEN has become an Olympic gymnast among #jazzsingers, leaping around and across phrases with breathtaking ease.
She infuses her delivery with soulfulness, power and seduction. Jill's wide-ranging career includes modeling, narration and acting
- ON THE JOE PERA SHOW:
The grocery store https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyVtPDUfRfs
Joe waits with you www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie1BK4JiDO4
- IN THE GEORGE FORMAN GRILL VIDEO: https://www.facebook.com/GeorgeForemanHealthyCooking/videos/10153340057546
JACK GRASSEL forged a unique path as a genre-bending multi-instrumentalist, composer, author & vocalist known for
adventurous music, 21 CDs, 70 compositions, 23 books, The Top 20 Jazz Guitar Lessons DVD and a legion of successful students.
- JACK DEMOS A GUITAR built for him by luthier Dan Smocke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNT87SbRkYg&t=22s
- ARCH TOP JAZZ GUITAR SOLO VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rtadaVqbnQ
- WATCH JACK WRESTLE WITH HIS INSANE TRIPLE NECK IN THIS AMAZING VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4HixLWg1Ks
- REHARMONIZED REAL BOOK VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDGyMhq2SiY
- READ THE JAZZ TIMES INTERVIEW: htps://jazztimes.com/reviews/books/jack-grassel-reharmonizes-the-real-book/
FROM PATRICK FINNERAN in the JOURNAL TIMES NEWSPAPER
The other night I had a dream about music. Not the usual one where local folks and festival organizers show up and wildly appreciate the great talent. No, in this dream a swan came to me in a club. The swan was tall and graceful and had gold inlaid frets running the length of its neck. Rather than wings, the swan had four arms with sparks shooting from its fingertips. The swan floated up to a mild-mannered patron and opened its mouth. Out came a beautiful triple neck guitar. The swan laid the instrument at the feet of the startled man and said melodiously, "Jack, take this and show others that it can do what no others can."
At that, the man got up on stage, plugged in and let loose with a sound that caused some to cheer and others to weep. With the shimmering, vibrating guitar seemingly an extension of the man, he became a full orchestra. The man played bass, rhythm and lead all at the same time on the single instrument.
The swan hovered above all in the crowd and said, "Appreciate what you have before it's gone," and burst into a flaming shower of arpeggios and disappeared...........Hmmm, maybe I should stop having mushroom pizza right before bed.
