AUTHOR APPEARANCES



MAY 2013

Thurs., May 2:
Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project starring Mary Wilson and the Larry Dunlap Trio; James Gavin
(host/narrator)
Straz Center, Tampa, FL

Sat., May 4:
Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project
Georgia Southern University, Macon, GA

Sun., May 5: Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project
Historic Douglas Theater, Macon, GA


APRIL 2013

Thurs., Apr. 12, 7:30PM:
Chet Baker: Deep in a Dream with Spider Saloff, James Gavin, and Dale White (trumpet)
College of St. Benedict Fine Arts Center, St. Joseph, MN

Sat., Apr. 14, 3PM: Chet Baker: Deep in a Dream with Spider Saloff, James Gavin, and Art Davis (trumpet)
Elgin Community College Performance Center, Elgin, IL


MARCH 2013

Sat., March 9:
Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana


FEBRUARY 2013

Fri., Feb. 8:
Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project
Heinz C. Prechter Educational & Performing Arts Center, Wayne County Community College, Taylor, MI


JANUARY 2013


Sun., Jan. 6, 11am-12 EST:
Janet Coleman's The Next Hour, WBAI-FM


DECEMBER 2012:

Sun., Dec. 2, 12pm:
Talk About Peggy Lee
Sundays at JASA, John Jay College, NYC


NOVEMBER 2012

Fri., Nov. 9:
Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project
Miller Outdoor Theater, Houston, TX

Sat., Nov. 10: Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project
James Lumber Performing Arts Center, College of Lake County, IL

Tues., Nov. 13: Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project
Dirty Dawg Jazz Café, Grosse Pointe, MI

Thurs., Nov. 15:
Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project
Madame Walker Theater, Indianapolis, IN

Fri., Nov. 16: Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project
Doudna Fine Arts Center at Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL

Sat., Nov. 17: Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project
Wentz Hall, Northern Central College of Naperville, IL

Tues., Nov. 27, 2:40PM:
Phone interview with Selina MacKenzie, Talk Radio Europe (Spain)


JUNE 2012:
Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project
Adelaide Cabaret Festival, South Australia
Fri, June 8: Variety Gala
Sat, June 9, 3PM: 1st performance
Sun, June 10, 2PM and 6 PM: 2nd and 3rd performances


MAY 2012:

Fri. May 11, 8:30PM
Sat., May 12, 7PM
Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project starring Mary Wilson; James Gavin (host/narrator)
Smith Center for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, NV


APRIL 2012:

Thurs., Apr. 19, 7:30PM:
Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project
Mitchell Hall Theater
University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK



OCTOBER 2011:

Sat. Oct. 1, 7:30PM:
Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project
Leach Theatre
103 Castleman Hall, 400 W. 10th St.
Missouri University, Rolla, MO

Sun. Oct. 2:
Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project
Florissant Civic Center Theater
One James J. Eagen Dr.
Florissant, MO


Mon-Tues, Oct. 3-4, 8PM:
Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project
The Washington
306 Washington St., Burlington, IA

Thurs, Oct. 6, 7PM:
Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project
Arts Council of Central Louisiana
Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center
1202 Third St., Alexandria, LA

Fri. Oct. 7, 8PM
Sat. Oct. 8, 4PM:
Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project
The Library Theater
Hoover Public Library
200 Municipal Dr., Hoover, AL

Sun., Oct. 9, 2PM:
Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project
Fowler Center, Arkansas State University
201 Olympic Dr.
State University, AR


SEPTEMBER 2011:

Thurs. Sept. 29, 8:30PM:
Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project
Musicians Institute Concert Hall
1655 N. McCadden Pl., Hollywood, CA


AUGUST 2011
Mon. Aug, 1, 2-3PM (EST):
Cat Radio Café with Janet Coleman, WBAI-FM (RE new edition of Deep in a Dream)

Mon. Aug. 1, 7PM:
Guest Juror, the Metropolitan Room's 4th Annual Metrostar Talent Challenge
34 W. 22nd St., New York

Sun. Aug. 21, 7PM:
Deep in a Dream: The Long Night of Chet Baker - Live
Starring Spider Saloff, trumpeter Erik Jekabson, pianist Ken Muir, and James Gavin (narrator/host)
The San Francisco Jazz Heritage Center
1320/1330 Fillmore St., San Francisco


APRIL 2011

Fri. Apr. 8, 2PM:
Lecture on Intimate Nights
Warburg Lounge, 92nd St. Y
1395 Lexington Ave.
New York, NY 10128
212-415-5450

Sun. Apr. 10, 3PM:
Host: The 26th Annual Concert Celebrating the Life and Music of Alec Wilder
Christ & St. Stephen's Church, 120 W. 69th St., New York


MARCH 2011

Thurs. Mar. 10, 1:30-2:30PM:
Talk about Intimate Nights: The Golden Age of New York Cabaret; Council House, Gerson Cultural Arts Series, 241 W. 72nd St., New York

Sat. Mar. 12, 5:40PM (CST):
Interview, The Paul Lisnek Show, WVON-AM

Sun. Mar. 13, 12:00-1:00PM:
Talk about Intimate Nights: The Golden Age of New York Cabaret; John Jay College, 899 Tenth Ave. (58-59), New York

Wed. Mar. 16, 8PM:
Talk about Stormy Weather; The Special Collections Department, Detroit Public Library, 5201 Woodward Ave., Detroit

Fri. Mar. 18, 12:15PM:
Interview with Christopher Popa; The Music Information Center at Chicago Public Library (Harold Washington Library Center, Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, 400 S. State St.)

Sat. Mar. 19, 6:30PM:
Deep in a Dream: The Long Night of Chet Baker in concert with Spider Saloff (vocals), Dennis Luxion (piano), Art Davis (trumpet), James Gavin (host), Katerina's Supper Club, 1920 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago

Sat. Mar. 26:
Stormy Weather: The Life and Music of Lena Horne with Mary Wilson and the Mike Renzi Trio: Private event, Scottsdale, AZ


NOVEMBER 2010

Tues. Nov. 16, 11AM (PST):
Interview with Brian DeShazor for Pacifica Radio Archive pledge drive, KPFK, Los Angeles


OCTOBER 2010

Sat. Oct. 2, 8PM:
Stormy Weather: The Life and Music of Lena Horne (with Paula West and Rebecca Parris), Kirkland Performing Arts Center, Kirkland, WA


SEPTEMBER 2010

Wed. Sept. 22, 5PM:
Talk on Lena Horne: Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey (with Daryl Sherman singing songs of Lena)

Sun. Sept. 26, 3-4PM:
West Hollywood Book Fair: Biographers' panel with Bill Marx (Son of Harpo Speaks) and Ray Charles Robinson, Jr. (You Don't Know Me: Reflections of My Father, Ray Charles); Luke Yankee, moderator; West Hollywood Park, 647 N. San Vicente Blvd.

Tues. Sept. 28, 6PM:
Talk on Lena Horne and Stormy Weather, Palm Springs Public Library, 300 S. Sunrise Way

Wed. Sept. 29, 7PM:
Talk on Lena Horne for Women in Jazz exhibit, San Francisco Jazz Heritage Center, 1320 Fillmore St


JULY 2010

Wed. July 28, 2010, 11AM (EST):
Jazz Café with Bob Collins, WRHU-FM (Hofstra University)


MAY 2010

Wed. May 5, 2010, 8 & 10PM:
Stormy Weather: The Life and Music of Lena Horne (with Paula West and Rebecca Parris), Blues Alley, Washington,
D.C .

Fri. May 7, 2010, 8:15PM (PST):
Bill Feingold Unleashed radio interview, K-News FM, 94.3, Palm Springs, CA

Sat. May 8, 2010, 3-5PM:
Signing/reading and launch party, Stormy Weather paperback
Just Fabulous bookstore
515 N. Palm Canyon Dr.
Palm Springs, CA 92262
760-864-1300

Mon. May 10, 2010, 4:25PM (Australian Standard Time):
ABC News Radio, Australia; interview with John Barron

Mon. May 10, 2010, 5:45AM (PST):
[Doug] McIntyre's Red-Eye Radio, KABC, Los Angeles

Mon. May 10, 2010, 10AM (British Standard Time):
BBC World Service interview

Mon. May 10, 2010, 11:40AM (PST):
AirTalk with Larry Mantle, KPCC-FM

Mon. May 10, 2010, 9:30PM (EST):
Al Jazeera TV Network interview on Lena Horne

Mon. May 10, 2010, 7PM (EST):
PBS NewsHour with Jeffrey Brown

Tues. May 11, 2010, 9:40AM (EST):
Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman (TV/radio)

Tues. May 11, 2010, 11AM-12PM (EST):
On Point with Tom Ashbrook (NPR)

Tues. May 11, 2010:
Michael Eric Dyson Show, WEAA-FM, Baltimore

Tues, May 11, 2010:
TV Estadão, São Paulo (video interview with Lucia Guimarães)

Wed. May 12, 2010, 7PM:
Signing/reading, Lena Horne paperback
Eso Won Bookstore
4331 Degnan Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90008
323-290-1048

Sun. May 16, 2010, 5:30PM (PST):
The Joey English Show, K-News Radio, Palm Springs

Sun. May 16, 2010, 7:30-8PM (PST):
The Joanne Griffith Show, BBC Radio 5, U.K.

Thurs. May 20, 2010, 11AM (PST):
KPFK/Pacifica Radio interview, SF

Fri. May 21, 2010, 2PM:
Lecture on Stormy Weather
Warburg Lounge, 92nd St. Y
1395 Lexington Ave.
New York, NY 10128
212-415-5450


APRIL 2010

Mon. Apr. 12, 2010, 2-3PM (EST):
Cat Radio Café with Janet Coleman, WBAI-FM

Mon. Apr. 19, 2010, 8-10PM (EST):
Fritz Homans Show, WERU-FM (Maine)

Sat. Apr. 24, 2010, 8 & 10PM:
Premiere of Horne tribute concert Stormy Weather: The Life and Music of Lena Horne with singers Rebecca Parris and Paula West, pianist/arranger George Mesterhazy, and host/narrator James Gavin at Sculler's, Boston, MA

Sun. Apr. 25, 2010, 4PM:
Stormy Weather: The Life and Music of Lena Horne, Camden Opera House, Camden, ME

Fri. Apr. 30, 2010:
BBC interview for forthcoming cabaret documentary


MARCH 2010

Thurs. Mar. 18, 2010, 1:30PM:
Talk, Council Senior Center, 241 W. 72nd St., New York

Tues. Mar. 30, 2009, 7:30 (PST):
Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood (Time Warner Cable, Ch. 36, L.A.)


DECEMBER 2009

Sun. Dec. 13, 2009:
Interview with Tom Schnabel, KCRW (So. CA NPR)


NOVEMBER 2009

Sun. Nov. 1, 2009, 8-11PM:
David Kenney's "Everything Old Is New Again," WBAI-FM: Pledge Drive interview special, Part 1

Tues. Nov. 3, 2009, 1PM:
Dutch Treat Club, National Arts Club, New York: Lena talk with songs by Paula West/Jon Weber, piano

Thurs. Nov. 12, 2009:
Address at St. Mary's School, Yonkers, NY (James's old grade school)


OCTOBER 2009

Sat. Oct. 10, 2009:
New York Sheet Music Society: Lena Horne tribute with Genie "Pepper" Swinson, Eric Comstock, and Barbara Fasano

Sun. Oct. 25, 2009, 8-11PM:
David Kenney's "Everything Old Is New Again," WBAI-FM: Pledge Drive interview special, Part 1


SEPTEMBER 2009

Fri. Sept. 4, 2009:
The Joey Reynolds Show, WOR-AM (2-4AM, EST) with Sondra Lee, Charles Busch

Mon. Sept. 14, 2009:
The Joey Reynolds Show, WOR-AM (2-4AM, EST) with David Freeland (author of Automats, Taxi Dances, and Vaudeville)

Tues. Sept. 15, 2009:
Taping: The Joe Franklin Show, Bloomberg Radio

Thurs. Sept. 17, 2009, 7PM:
Literary Death Match, Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York

Fri. Sept. 18, 2009, 7PM:
Stormy Weather screening followed by talk, GMHC, 119 W. 24th St., New York


AUGUST 2009

Sun. Aug. 2, 2009, 7:50AM-8AM (EST):
Interview, Weekend Today in New York (NBC-TV)

Sun. Aug. 2, 2009, 6:30-7PM (PST):
Book Talk with Alan Farley, KALW-FM, San Francisco

Thurs, Aug 6, 2009:
Coast-to-Coast Satellite Radio Tour:
7:15-7:25AM (EST): CBS Radio News, WCBS-FM (New York)
7:40-8:00AM (EST): Bob Harden Show, WGUF-FM (Ft. Meyers, FL)
8:00-8:15AM (EST): WAMC-AM & FM (NPR, Regional Northeast)
8:20-8:35AM (EST): KHHT-FM Weekend Show (Los Angeles)
8:45-9:00AM (EST): WLIU-FM's In the Morning (New York)
9:00-9:15AM (EST): WTTS-FM's Over Easy (Indianapolis)
9:20-9:30AM (EST): Metro Networks News Feature, taped (Regional FL)
9:30-9:40AM (EST): WHAM-AM Morning Show (Rochester, NY)
9:40-9:50AM (EST): WPFW-FM Public Affairs Show (Washington, D.C.)
10:00-10:10AM (EST): Feisty Side of Fifty, taped (Nationally syndicated)
10:10-10:20AM (EST): KBBO-AM Morning Show (Yakima, WA)
10:45-10:55AM (EST): KZEN-FM's Point of View (Omaha, NE)
11:08-11:20AM (EST): KNUU-AM Good Morning Show (Las Vegas)
11:20-11:30AM (EST): Kevyn Berger Show, WFMP-FM (Minneapolis)
11:30-11:45AM (EST): WOND-AM Midday Show with Barbara Altman (Philadelphia)
11:45AM-12:00PM (EST): WGTD-FM (NPR) News feature, taped (Milwaukee)
12-12:15PM (EST): Tron in the Morning (with Tron Simpson), KCMN (CO Springs)
2:40-3:00PM (EST): Don Shelby Show, WCCO-AM (Minneapolis)

Thurs, Aug. 7, 2009:
The Joey Reynolds Show, WOR-AM (3-5AM EST) with Terry Trilling-Josephson (author of Cafe Society: The Wrong Place for the Right People), Joe Gilford, Will Friedwald

Mon. Aug. 10, 2009, 11:30AM (EST):
The Lynn Johnson Motivational Radio Show

Tues. Aug. 11, 2009, 9PM:
Interview, Jazz with Eric (Jackson) in the Evening
WGBH-FM, Boston

Thurs. Aug. 13, 2009, 8:35 (EST):
Doug McIntyre Show, KABC, Los Angeles

Thurs. Aug. 13, 2009, 6:30-8PM:
Busboys & Poets, 2021 14th St. NW (at V), Washington, D.C.
(Reading, signing)

Fri. Aug. 14, 2009:
NewsHour interview with Jeffrey Brown, Arlington, VA
WATCH HERE

Sun. Aug. 23, 2009, 11PM-12AM (EST):
Interview, Jazz from the Archives with Dan Morgenstern, WBGO-FM, Newark

Wed. Aug 26, 2009:
Taped interview with Mark Lynch, "Inquiry," WICN (New England NPR)


JULY 2009

Wed. July 1, 2009, 7:30PM:
Barnes & Noble-Lincoln Triangle
Broadway & 65th St, New York
(A conversation with ace author and interviewer-of-the-stars Tom Santopietro)
(SEE YOUTUBE CLIP)

Tues. July 7, 2009:
Taping, Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood, Los Angeles
Broadcast times TBA

Thurs. July 9, 2009, 8:30PM (EST):
Live! With Lisa Radio Show, WSTC/WNLK/WYBC, Connecticut

Fri. July 10, 2009, 11:30AM (PST):
AirTalk with Larry Mantle, KPCC-FM, Los Angeles
(
PLAY INTERVIEW HERE; SCROLL DOWN FOR JULY 10)

Sat. July 11, 2009, 7PM:
Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood
(Reading, signing)

Mon. July 13, 9-10AM:
Interview (with Kaye Ballard), Steve Kelly Show, RR Broadcasting, Palm Springs

Mon. July 13, 2009, 4:30PM:
Taping, The Gloria Greer Show, Time Warner Cable, Palm Springs

Mon. July 13, 2009, 9PM:
Interview, Bulldog Bill Feingold Unleashed, K-News Radio, Palm Springs
(CLICK HERE FOR PODCAST)

Wed. July 15, 2009:
Taping,
New America Now with Sandip Roy, KALW-FM
(Broadcast time TBA)

Wed. July 15, 2009, 7PM:
Museum of Performance and Design, 401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco
(Reading, signing, performance by singer Paula West)

Sat. July 18, 2009, 8PM:
Jazzschool, 2087 Addison St., Berkeley, CA
(Reading/signing/live interview with Maye Cavallaro)

Tues. July 21, 2009, 7AM hour:
Good Day Atlanta (TV) (SEE CLIP)

Wed. July 22, 2009, 8PM:
Margaret Mitchell House, 990 Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA
(Reading, talk, signing)

Thurs. July 30, 2009, 2PM:
Interview,
Soundcheck (with John Schaefer), WNYC-FM
Listen HERE


JUNE 2009

Sun. June 21, 2009, 9-11PM:
Everything Old Is New Again with David Kenney
WBAI radio, 99.5 FM

Sat. June 27, 2009, 9:30AM:
The David Rothenberg Show, WBAI-FM, New York

Sun. June 28, 2009, 2PM:
Benefit reading for Jazz Foundation of America
Ann Ruckert's home, Upper West Side, Manhattan
(SEE YOUTUBE SEGMENT)

Mon. June 29, 2009, 6-8PM:

Hue-Man Bookstore
2319 Frederick Douglass Blvd. (124-125th Sts.), Harlem
(Reading, signing, and screening of exciting Lena Horne TV rarities)

Tues. June 30, 2009:
Podcast interview, Psychjourney with Deborah Harper
LISTEN
HERE!

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