Karl Weismantel http://klouis.com Jazz guitar and vocals Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:34:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en A great New Years! http://klouis.com/2012/01/01_118/a-great-new-years/ http://klouis.com/2012/01/01_118/a-great-new-years/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:34:32 +0000 admin http://klouis.com/?p=118 Happy New Year to everyone, may you have a joyous and prosperous 2012!!!

I had a blast playing at Embers Wood Grill on New Year’s Eve with Ali Che’ree.  Thanks to Charles, Ryan, Chef Briton and crew for having us, it was a pleasure playing for such great people.  In January, I’ll continue playing solo guitar on Fridays at Embers, 7-10p.

New Year’s day will be starting out the year with our regular Sunday guitar duo at Francesca’s Trattoria, 6-9p. Thursday, January 5th is a customer appreciation night at Francesca’s.  Ali Che’ree and myself will be backing up guest saxophonist Noah Peterson, 6-9p.

Wednesday’s at Emiliano’s Cafe are going great!  It has been over 6 years now and we recently started playing as a trio.  Having Clyde Connor on drums and Ali Che’ree on bass backing me up makes Wednesdays extra fun!

]]> http://klouis.com/2012/01/01_118/a-great-new-years/feed/ Trio on Wednesdays http://klouis.com/2011/11/09_114/trio-on-wednesdays/ http://klouis.com/2011/11/09_114/trio-on-wednesdays/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:32:51 +0000 admin http://klouis.com/?p=114 Clyde Connor, drums, will be joining Ali Che’ree on acoustic bass and myself on guitar/vocals at Emiliano’s Wednesdays Nov. 9, 16 and 25.  Please come on out to support this great restaurant, providing the best in music, food and wine.

I’ll be playing solo at Raintree Restaurant in St. Augustine Nov. 11th  and will be at Embers Wood Grill Fridays through the end of the year starting Nov. 18th.

]]> http://klouis.com/2011/11/09_114/trio-on-wednesdays/feed/ A busy season http://klouis.com/2011/09/07_110/a-busy-season/ http://klouis.com/2011/09/07_110/a-busy-season/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:31:00 +0000 admin http://klouis.com/?p=110 Fall is here, or nearly so, at least on the calendar, and things are pleasantly busy.  Friday nights at Embers Wood Grill are the most recent addition to my regular gigs and I’ll be there this week and next form 8-11pm.  On the horizon are appearances at the Raintree Restaurant and Casa Monica in Saint Augustine (9/23 and 9/24), a performance at the Harn Museum 9/16, as well as my other regular gigs.  After all the commotion and emotion of this past Spring’s matrimony, I’m beginning to feel the itch to pen some new tunes so stay posted!

]]> http://klouis.com/2011/09/07_110/a-busy-season/feed/ Wow, I’m married! http://klouis.com/2011/03/31_100/wow-im-married/ http://klouis.com/2011/03/31_100/wow-im-married/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:55:11 +0000 admin http://klouis.com/?p=100 And it feels GREAT!

The wedding March 12th was fantastic and my wife Angela looked stunningly beautiful.  The ceremony and reception were special and now that the in-laws are headed back to Taiwan I’m looking forward to resuming my music making, inspired by my better half!

Upcoming gigs of note, aside from the regular Wednesdays at Emiliano’s and Sundays at Francesca’s, are a few Saturday solo gigs at Garvino’s in the Villages, 4/2 and 4/16, a trio performance for Rocket for the Arts 4/8 at Zuzu in Downtown Gainesville and another trio at Casa Monica in St. Augustine 4/9.

Hope to see you soon!

]]> http://klouis.com/2011/03/31_100/wow-im-married/feed/ New tunes are out!!! http://klouis.com/2011/02/13_95/new-tunes-are-out/ http://klouis.com/2011/02/13_95/new-tunes-are-out/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 03:58:04 +0000 admin http://klouis.com/?p=95 I released ‘Smile for the Count!’ in December of 2010.  It is a project of original music and also was recorded, mixed, mastered and produced by me, in my home studio (except the piano tracking, which was recorded in Atlanta).  Here are a couple of tracks:

Barefooted Necessities

Blue Ballad

]]> http://klouis.com/2011/02/13_95/new-tunes-are-out/feed/ New Years Eve at the Casa Monica! http://klouis.com/2010/12/26_90/new-years-eve-at-the-casa-monica/ http://klouis.com/2010/12/26_90/new-years-eve-at-the-casa-monica/#comments Sun, 26 Dec 2010 17:54:12 +0000 admin http://klouis.com/?p=90 I’ll be leading my trio with Peter Miles on Drums and Billy Thornton on bass at the Casa Monica Hotel in the 95 Cordova Lounge for New Years Eve, 9pm-1am.  It is super swanky and we will be swinging so make your reservations now!!!

]]> http://klouis.com/2010/12/26_90/new-years-eve-at-the-casa-monica/feed/ ‘Smile for the Count!’ http://klouis.com/2010/12/15_87/smile-for-the-count/ http://klouis.com/2010/12/15_87/smile-for-the-count/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 05:02:22 +0000 admin http://klouis.com/?p=87 Finally,  the new CD of 8 originals is finished.  The release party will be 12/22/10 at Emiliano’s with Peter Miles and Paul Creel completing the trio.  Happy Holidays and hope to see you there!

]]> http://klouis.com/2010/12/15_87/smile-for-the-count/feed/ Jazz at the Library Foundation Author Gala http://klouis.com/2010/10/14_85/jazz-at-the-library-foundation-author-gala/ http://klouis.com/2010/10/14_85/jazz-at-the-library-foundation-author-gala/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 01:00:08 +0000 admin http://klouis.com/?p=85 I will be leading a trio at Alachua County Library Foundation Author Gala with author Michael Connelly on November 7th, 2010 from 4:30-7pm. The will feature Dr. Bill Prince on saxophone and trumpet and Billy Thornton on acoustic bass.  Visit http://www.acldfound.org/events.htm for more information on attending.

MICHAEL CONNELLY is the author of the bestselling Harry Bosch series of novels as well as the recent #1 bestsellers The Lincoln Lawyer, The Brass Verdict and The Scarecrow. His most recent novel, The Reversal, was released in early October, 2010, bringing together Bosch and Mickey Haller, another well-known Connelly character, in a cold-case trial. Connelly is a former newspaper reporter who has won numerous awards for his journalism and his novels. He is a graduate of the University of Florida and spends his time in California and Florida.

]]> http://klouis.com/2010/10/14_85/jazz-at-the-library-foundation-author-gala/feed/ Nice picture, mixing continues http://klouis.com/2010/10/05_83/nice-picture-mixing-continues/ http://klouis.com/2010/10/05_83/nice-picture-mixing-continues/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 01:14:01 +0000 admin http://klouis.com/?p=83 I’m making good progress with mixing and hope to have things ready for mastering soon.  I’ll post some mixes soon.

Wednesdays at Emiliano’s and Sundays at Francesca’s continue.  I’ll be at the Fat Tuscan on Fridays 10/8 and 10/15.

Here is a great photo from a wedding we played in March 2010.  We had a great time and the wedding couple, Arika and Aaron, looked fabulous!

Newly wedded couples first dance.

Newly wedded couples first dance.

]]> http://klouis.com/2010/10/05_83/nice-picture-mixing-continues/feed/ Remiss missive, remiss mixing… http://klouis.com/2010/07/13_76/remiss-missive-remiss-mixing/ http://klouis.com/2010/07/13_76/remiss-missive-remiss-mixing/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:27:24 +0000 admin http://klouis.com/?p=76 All tracking for the original project is complete and it looks like I am going to do the mix on this project.  Finding time for this has been a challenge but I want to start on the solo project so I gotta kick this bird out of the nest!

Paul Creel has departed for North Carolina and Ricky Ravelo has been covering the gig at Emiliano’s, which is a real treat.  I’m playing every other Friday at the Chart House in Daytona Beach and am in the process of booking some work in the Orlando metro - stay tuned!

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