ASARO'S UPCOMING
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE


Paul with Leon Redbone
Photo by Richard Barnes

Steady solo gig!
Catch Paul when he's off the road at
The Blind Pig Co.
120 N. Walnut St.
Champaign, IL.
Stride piano and 100 different beers,
man I'm tellin' you, it's GREAT!
Dates are subject to change so check the schedule here
and email before stopping by: paul_asaro@yahoo.com

2008

 

L to R, Richard Barnes, Scott
Black, Leon Redbone & me
Photo by Richard Barnes

May, 2008
 Date  City & State  Venue
May 8 Maryland Heights, MO with Leon Redbone, Voodoo Lounge at Harrah's Casino, www.ticketmaster.com/venue/50166
May 9 Fort Madison, IA with Leon Redbone, 5th Annual Simply The Blues Festival, C.E.
Richards Rodeo Arena, www.simplemanenterprises.com
May 11 Savoy, IL with Jordan Kaye, Carle Arbors, 302 Burwash Ave. Savoy, IL, 2-4 PM

 

L to R, Paul, Scott Black & Leon Redbone
Photo by Richard Barnes
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June, 2008
 Date  City & State  Venue
June 1-3 Columbia, MO Blind Boone Ragtime Festival www.blindboone.missouri.org
June 9-10 Versailles, MO "Mimi and Friends" concert with Mimi Blais, info at www.mimiblais.com
June 20 Dowagiac, MI Solo Performance, The Wood Fire, www.woodfiredining.com
June 22 Chicago Ridge, IL Concert for the Illiana Jazz Club, Glendora Ballroom, 10225 S. Harlem Ave., Chicago Ridge, IL.
Info at: www.illianajazz.com
June 24 Minneapolis, MN Twin Cities Jazz Festival, Stride Piano Night at The Dakota with Jon Weber, 7-10:30 PM, www.dakotacooks.com

 

July, 2008
 Date  City & State  Venue
July 16 Portland, OR Solo performance with guest vocalist Debbie Hunter at Tony Starlight's, 3728 NE Sandy Blvd., www.tonystarlight.com
July 24-27 Davenport, IA with Spats Langham & His Rhythm Boys, Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival www.bixsociety.org


August, 2008
 Date  City & State  Venue
August 15-17 Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis Ragtime Festival, www.indianarag.org/about.htm
August 22 Gretna, PA with Leon Redbone, Mt. Gretna Playhouse, www.mtgretnaarts.com/Links.html


L to R, Richard Barnes, Paul Asaro,
LeonRedbone and Scott Black
Photo by Richard Barnes

September, 2008
 Date  City & State  Venue
September 18 Des Moines, IA with Leon Redbone & Leo Kottke, Hoyt Sherman Place, www.hoytsherman.org
September 19 Dubuque, IA with Leon Redbone & Leo Kottke, Five Flags Center, www.fiveflagscenter.com
September 20 TBA with Leon Redbone, TBA
September 21 Witchita, KS with Leon Redbone, TBA

Past Performances

April, 2008
 Date  City & State  Venue
April 2 Dowagiac, MI with Leon Redbone, The Wood Fire, www.woodfiredining.com
April 3

Ann Arbor, MI

with Leon Redbone, The Ark, www.theark.org
April 5 Traverse City, MI with Leon Redbone, Milliken Auditorium at NW Michigan College, http://www.nmc.edu/news/2007/dmc/091207-concert-season.html
April 8 Portland, OR solo concert at Tony Starlight's, 3728 NE Sandy Blvd , Portland, OR. Info
at: www.tonystarlight.com
April 11 Portland, OR solo concert for the Portland Ragtime Society at Classic Pianos Recital Hall, 3003 SE Milwaukie Ave. For more info contact Mark Nuismer at (503) 963-8238 or MNuismer@aol.com
April 13 La Center, WA House Party at Gary Ball residence, For more info contact Ruth Shih at usragtime@yahoo.com
April 16 Seattle, WA
with Leon Redbone,
The Triple Door, www.thetripledoor.net
April 17 Moses Lake, WA with Leon Redbone,
Wallenstein Theatre, Big Bend Community College
www.bigbend.edu/About+Big+Bend/
Facilities/Wallenstien+Theater/
April 18 Portland, OR

with Leon Redbone, Aladdin Theater, www.aladdin-theater.com

April 20 Petaluma, CA with Leon Redbone, The Mystic Theater, www.mystictheatre.com
April 21 San Francisco, CA with Leon Redbone, Great American Music Hall, www.musichallsf.com
April 23 Agoura Hills, CA with Leon Redbone, The Canyon Club, www.canyonclub.net/
April 24 San Juan Capistrano, CA with Leon Redbone, The Coach House, www.thecoachhouse.com
April 25 Temecula, CA with Leon Redbone,
Old Town Temecula Community Theater, www.temeculatheater.org
April 26-27 San Diego, CA with Leon Redbone, Anthology Restaurant & Live Music Club, www.anthologysd.com/home.html
April 29 Prescott, AZ

solo piano at The Raven Cafe, 142 N. Cortez, www.ravencafe.com

 

March, 2008
 Date  City & State  Venue
March 21 Fargo, ND with Leon Redbone & Leo Kottke, Fargo Theater
March 22 Bismark, ND with Leon Redbone & Leo Kottke, Belle Mehus Civic Auditorium
March 25 Minneapolis, MN with Leon Redbone, Rossi's Blue Star, www.bluestarjazz.com
March 27 Stevens Point, WI
with Leon Redbone,
Sentry Theater
March 28 Oshkosh, WI with Leon Redbone,
Grand Opera House
March 29 Elgin, IL

with Leon Redbone,
Hemmens
Auditorium

 

February, 2008
 Date  City & State  Venue
February 1-3 Decatur, IL with Connie Jones, Central Illinois Jazz
Festival
February 5 Champaign IL with Jordan Kaye, Huber's, 1312 West Church Street, 7-10 PM
February 9 35w337 Riverside Dr, St Charles, IL 60174 with Ralph Norton & Andy Schumm, Capone's Hideaway & Steakhouse, 7-11 PM For directions go to: local.yahoo.com/details?id=17241103
January, 2008
 Date  City & State  Venue
January 17 Northampton, MA
with Leon Redbone,
The Iron Horse
January 18 Binghamton, NY with Leon Redbone,
Night Eagle Cafe
January 19 Pawling, NY with Leon Redbone, Towne Crier Cafe
January 20 Sellersville, PA with Leon Redbone,
Sellersville Theater 1894
January 27 Annapolis, MD

with Leon Redbone,
Westfield Shopping Towne

 

December, 2007
 Date  City & State  Venue
December 1 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co.,
120 N. Walnut St.
9pm - 12am
December 6 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co.,
120 N. Walnut St.
9pm - 12am
December 7 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co.,
120 N. Walnut St.
9pm - 12am
December 8 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co.,
120 N. Walnut St.
9pm - 12am
December 13 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co.,
120 N. Walnut St.
9pm - 12am
December 14 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co.,
120 N. Walnut St.
9pm - 12am
December 15 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co.,
120 N. Walnut St.
9pm - 12am
December 20 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co.,
120 N. Walnut St.
9pm - 12am
December 21 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co.,
120 N. Walnut St.
9pm - 12am
December 22 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co.,
120 N. Walnut St.
9pm - 12am
December 27 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co.,
120 N. Walnut St.
9pm - 12am
December 28 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co.,
120 N. Walnut St.
9pm - 12am
December 29 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co.,
120 N. Walnut St.
9pm - 12am

 

 

November, 2007
 Date  City & State  Venue
November 3 Davenport, IA with Josh Duffee and the 'Bix and His Gang' band (including Randy Sandke, John Allred, John Otto, Vince Giordano and Leah Bezin), Col Ballroom,
1012 West 4th Street, Davenport, IA, 6-10 pm.
For more information on this concert, contact the Bix office at:
(563) 324-7170 or
Toll free 888-249-5487.
November 9 St. Petersburg, FL with Leon Redbone,
State Theater
November 5 Baton Rouge, LA with Leon Redbone, The Manship Theater at the Shaw Center for the Arts
November 6 Baton Rouge, LA with Leon Redbone, The Manship Theater at the Shaw Center for the Arts
November 14 Greenville, SC with Leon Redbone, The Handlebar, www.handlebar-online.com
November 10 West Palm Beach, FL with Leon Redbone,
Carefree Theater
November 16-18 Sacramento, CA


West Coast Ragtime Festival
November 23 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co.,
120 N. Walnut St.
9pm - 12am
November 24 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co.,
120 N. Walnut St.
9pm - 12am
November 29 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co.,
120 N. Walnut St.
9pm - 12am
November 30 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co.,
120 N. Walnut St.
9pm - 12am

 

 

October, 2007
 Date  City & State  Venue
October 4 Champaign, IL
The Blind Pig Co.,
120 N. Walnut St.
9pm - 12am
October 5 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co.,
120 N. Walnut St.
9pm - 12am
October 6 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co.,
120 N. Walnut St.
9pm - 12am
October 9 New York, NY with Leon Redbone,
Symphony Space,
www.symphonyspace.org
October 10 Woonsocket, RI with Leon Redbone,
Chan's
October 12 Somerville, MA with Leon Redbone,
Somerville Theater,
www.somervilletheatreonline.com
October 13 Albany, NY with Leon Redbone,
The Egg Center For The Performing Arts,
www.theegg.org
October 15 Alexandria, VA with Leon Redbone,
The Birchmere, www.birchmere.org
October 19 West Reading, PA with Leon Redbone, Scottish Rite Cathedral
October 21 Charleston, WV

with Leon Redbone, Mountain Stage, www.mountainstage.org
October 25 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co.,
120 N. Walnut St.
9pm - 12am
October 26 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co.,
120 N. Walnut St.
9pm - 12am
October 27 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co.,
120 N. Walnut St.
9pm - 12am

 

September, 2007
 Date  City & State  Venue
September 7 Chicago, IL with Leon Redbone, Beverly Arts Center of Chicago
September 8 Carrolton, KY with Leon Redbone,
Blues To The Point Festival,
www.bluestothepoint.net
September 9 Bowling Green, OH with Leon Redbone,
Black Swamp Arts Festival
September 11 Dowagiac, MI with Leon Redbone, The Wood Fire, www.woodfiredining.com
September 12 Allegan, MI with Leon Redbone,
Ground Sphere Rhythm Cafe
September 14 Cleveland, OH with Leon Redbone, The Winchester Tavern & Music Hall, www.thewinchester.net
September 15 Kent, OH with Leon Redbone,
The Kent Stage
September 28-30 Duluth, MN
Lake Superior Ragtime Festival

 

August, 2007
 Date  City & State  Venue
August 3-5 La Crosse, WI
Great River Jazz Fest
August 9 Northampton, PA with Leon Redbone,
The Roxy Theater
August 10 Elizabethtown, PA with Leon Redbone,
Mt. Gretna Playhouse
August 24-26 Indianapolis, IN

Indianapolis Classic Ragtime Festival

 

July, 2007
 Date  City & State  Venue
July 14 Galesburg, IL Solo piano at Best Western Prairie Inn Lounge
7-10 PM
July 19 Londonderry, NH with Leon Redbone,
Tupelo Music Hall
July 20 Brownfield, ME with Leon Redbone, Stone Mountain Arts Center
July 21 Ogunquit, ME with Leon Redbone, Jonathan's
July 22 Chester, NY

with Leon Redbone, Bodles Opera House

 

June, 2007
 Date  City & State  Venue
June 3-5 Columbia, MO
Blind Boone Ragtime Festival
June 13 Toronto, Ontario with Leon Redbone,
Massey Hall with Madeline Peyroux
June 15 & 16 Galesburg, IL Solo piano at Best Western
Prairie Inn Lounge
7-10 PM
June 17 Galesburg, IL
Solo piano at Best Western
Prairie Inn Lounge
11 AM to 2 PM Brunch
June 24 Lexington, VA with Leon Redbone Theater at
Lime Kiln
June 28 Anapolis, MD with Leon Redbone The Ram's Head
June 30 Carrboro, NC with Leon Redbone The Arts Center
May, 2007
 Date  City & State  Venue
May 1 Seattle, WA with Leon Redbone,
The Triple Door
May 2 Spokane, WA with Leon Redbone,
The Bing Crosby Theater (formerly The Met)
May 3 Livingston, MT with Leon Redbone,
The Livingston Depot "Blues at the Depot"
May 4 Billings, MT with Leon Redbone,
The Avenue Cabaret
May 8 Loveland, CO with Leon Redbone,
The Rialto
May 9 Denver, CO with Leon Redbone,
Lannie's Cabaret
May 11 Lincoln, NE with Leon Redbone,
Knickerbocker's
May 13 Kansas City, MO with Leon Redbone,
Knuckleheads
May 26 Galesburg, IL Solo piano at Best Western
Prairie Inn Lounge
7-10 PM
May 28-29 Versailles, MO Concert with Mimi Blais & Friends (Brian Holland and Adam Yarian),(Paul performs on May 29.)
Royal Theater. Info at royalart@advertisnet.com
May 30- June 2 Sedalia, MO Scott Joplin International Ragtime Festival, Sedalia, MO,
(www.scottjoplin.org
/festival.htm)

 

April, 2007
 Date  City & State  Venue
April 1 Kansas City, MO
With The Paul Asaro Trio (Scott Black & Craig Ventresco)
Concert for the Kansas City Ragtime Revelry,
7:00 pm at
Community Christian Church, 4601 Main St.
(near the Plaza). Info at www.kcragtime.org
April 29 Portland, OR with Leon Redbone, Aladdin Theater
March, 2007
 Date  City & State  Venue
March 9 Atlanta, GA with Leon Redbone Robert Ferst
Center For The Arts
March 10 York, SC with Leon Redbone
March 14 Largo, FL with Leon Redbone,
Largo Cultural Center, 105
Central Park Dr.
March 16 Sanibel Island, FL Schein
Performance Hall
with Leon Redbone
March 21 Asheville, NC with Leon Redbone, The Orange
Peel
March 22 Knoxville, TN with Leon Redbone,
The Bijou Theater
March 24 Alexandria, VA with Leon Redbone Birchmere
Music Hall

February, 2007
 Date  City & State  Venue
February 2-4 Decatur, IL
Central Illinois Jazz
Festival, Juvae Jazz Society
February 7 Pittsburgh, PA
with Leon Redbone,
The Cabaret
February 8 Buffalo, NY with Leon Redbone, The Tralf
February 10 Pauling, NY with Leon Redbone,
The Towne
Crier
February 24 Mount Dora, FL
with Leon Redbone Mt. Dora Community Bldg
February 27 Stuart, FL with Leon Redbone Lyric Theater

 

January, 2007
 Date  City & State  Venue
January 11 Maryland Heights, MO with Leon Redbone, Voodoo Cafe & Lounge at Harrah's Casino
January 13 Council Bluffs, IA with Leon Redbone,
Whiskey Roadhouse, 2701 23rd Ave.
January 17 Berwyn, IL with Leon Redbone,
Fitzgerald's, 6615 Roosevelt Road
January 18 Madison, WI Barrymore
Theate with Leon Redbone
January 19 Green Bay, WI Meyer Theater with Leon Redbone and Leo Kottke
January 20 Milwaukee, WI Alverno College
with Leon Redbone and Leo Kottke
January 22 Ann Arbor, MI with Leon Redbone, The Ark
January 23 Dowagiac, MI with Leon Redbone,
Wood Fire
January 24 Dowagiac, MI with Leon Redbone,
Wood Fire , 2nd night TBA
January 26 Redkey, IN

with Leon Redbone
Key Palace
Theater

 

Date  City & State Venue
December, 2006
December 1 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co., 120 N. Walnut St.,
9pm - 12am
December 2 Galesburg, IL Solo piano at Best Western Prairie Inn Lounge, 300 S.Soangetaha Rd., 7 pm to 10pm.
For info call: (309) 343-7151
December 7 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co., 120 N. Walnut St.,
9pm - 12am
December 8 & 9 Galesburg, IL Solo piano at Best Western Prairie Inn Lounge
7-10 PM
December 14 South Orange, NJ with Leon Redbone, Performing Arts Center
December 15 Mamaroneck, NY with Leon Redbone, Emelin Theatre
December 16 Northampton, MA with Leon Redbone, The
Iron Horse
December 29(change) State
College, PA
with Leon Redbone, The State Theater
December 30 (change) Phoenixville,
PA
with Leon Redbone, Colonial Theater
December 31 Galesburg, IL
Solo piano at Best Western Prairie Inn Lounge
300 S.Soangetaha Rd., Galesburg, IL,
For info call: (309) 343-7151
4:30-9 PM

Chicago Jazz Festival 1998

November, 2006
 Date  City & State  Venue
November 2 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co., 120 N. Walnut St., 9pm - 12am
November 4 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co., 120 N. Walnut St., 9pm - 12am
November 9, 10, 11 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co., 120 N. Walnut St., 9pm - 12am
November 16 & 17 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co., 120 N. Walnut St., 9pm - 12am
November 18 Galesburg, IL The Paul Asaro Trio with Craig Ventresco
and Scott Black: Best Western Prairie Inn Lounge, 300 S. Soangetaha Rd., 7pm to 10pm. For info
call: (309) 343-7151
November 19 Urbana, IL The Paul Asaro Trio with Craig Ventrescoand Scott Black: The Iron Post, 120 S. Race St., 7-9pm. For info call: (217) 337-POST or go to www.theironpost.com
November 20, & 21 Champaign, IL The Paul Asaro Trio with Craig Ventresco and Scott Black: Live recording session at
the Blind Pig, 120 N. Walnut St., 9pm - 12am
November 22 & 24 Galesburg, IL The Paul Asaro Trio with Craig Ventresco and Scott Black: Best Western Prairie Inn
Lounge, 300 S. Soangetaha Rd., 7 pm to 10 pm. For info call: (309) 343-7151
November 29 Galesburg, IL Solo piano at the Best Western Prairie Inn Lounge, 300 S. Soangetaha Rd., 7 pm
to 10 pm. For info call: (309) 343-7151
November 30 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co., 120 N. Walnut St., 9pm - 12am
October, 2006
 Date  City & State  Venue
October 10 John H. Williams
Theater at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, Tulsa, OK
Solo concert with Brian Holland
for the Tulsa Ragtime Foundation
7:30 pm
October 12 Lawrence, KS House Party at Nancy Brune's, 4500 Overland Dr #106C, 7:30pm to 10pm. E-mail for details at: bogrumpusfan@yahoo.com
October 14 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co., 120 N. Walnut St., 9pm - 12am
October 19, 20, 21 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co., 120 N. Walnut St., 9pm - 12am
October 26, 27, 28 Champaign, IL The Blind Pig Co., 120 N. Walnut St., 9pm - 12am


San Diego Ragtime Jazz Festival 2001




September, 2006
 Date  City & State  Venue
September 2 Galesburg, IL Solo piano at Best Western Prairie Inn Lounge
7-10 PM
September 13 120 S. Race St., Urbana, IL with Andy Schumm's Flatland Gang at the Iron Post, 120 S. Race St., Urbana, IL 7-9 pm
September 23 Galesburg, IL Solo piano at Best Western Prairie Inn Lounge
7-10 PM
September 24 Galesburg, IL Solo piano brunch at Best Western Prairie Inn Lounge
11 AM-2:30 PM

 

August, 2006
 Date  City & State  Venue
August 18 & 19 Galesburg, IL Solo piano at Best Western Prairie Inn Lounge
7-10 PM

July, 2006
 Date  City & State  Venue
July 8 Freeport, ME LL Bean Summer
Concert
with Leon Redbone
 July 9 Londonderry, NH Tupelo Music Hall with Leon Redbone
July 10 Woonsocket, RI Chan's
with Leon Redbone
July 14 Galesburg, IL Solo piano at Best Western Prairie Inn Lounge
5-7 PM
July 28 Kent, Ohio with Leon Redbone
July 29 Nelsonville, Ohio Nelsonville Arts & Music on the Square with Leon Redbone

June, 2006
 Date  City & State  Venue
June 4 - 6 Columbia, MO Blind Boone Ragtime Festival
June 8 Sellersville, PA Sellersville Theater with Leon Redbone
June 9 Mount Gretna, PA Mount Gretna Playhouse with Leon Redbone
June 10 Annapolis, MD Ram's Head with Leon Redbone

May, 2006
 Date  City & State  Venue
May 20 Minden, NE Trio concert with Craig Ventresco and Scott Black,
Minden Opera House, Minden, NE, 7 pm.
May 25-28 Alexandria Bay, NY Alexandria Bay Ragtime Festival
May 30 -
June 4
Sedalia, MO Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival

April, 2006
 Date  City & State  Venue
 April 8 Highland Park, IL with bandleader Hank Tausend
April 13 Fergus Falls, MN Fergus Theatre
with Leon Redbone
April 14 Saint Cloud, MN, Paramount Theatre with Leon Redbone
April 15 Cambridge, MN Performing Arts Center
April 22 Tinley Park, IL Solo Concert with Sue Keller & friends

March, 2006
 Date  City & State  Venue
March 1 Key West, FL
Cancelled due to hurricane
damage to the Tennessee Williams Theater
with Leon Redbone, Tennesse Williams
Fine Arts Center
March 3 West Palm Beach, FL Carefree Theater with Leon Redbone
March 4 Tampa, FL Tampa Theater with Leon Redbone
March 8 Gainesville, GA
Cancelled
Brenau University with Leon Redbone
March 9 Memphis, TN New Daisy
Theater on Beale Street.
with Leon Redbone
March 18 Mitchell, IN with bandleader Tommy Mullinix and his Naptown Strutters;
Mitchell Opera
House; 8-10 pm