Greetings Friends, Family, and Fans! Once again it is time for The Monthly Entertainer. If you no longer wish to get this epistle of awesomeness, just hit the unsubscribe button and you will forever be removed or send me an email and I'll take you off. In the meantime... NEW NEWS: Happy Independence Day to my fellow 'Muricans! Summer time and the living is easy... finally. The "slow" season is here. Although that has taken on it's own definition. I think I just need to call it the "Music Season." It's hot, hot, hot here in South Texas and the event season has ground down to a crawl. Although pre-production meetings for Dia de los Muertos have appeared on the calendar. Anyway, this means I'm back on the sax and getting to some postponed label projects as well as chores for, you know, regular life: oil changes, mowing, helping out around the house and sleeping in! Even had time to make it to my niece's wedding and spend a little time with family. And I squeezed in an interview on Military Broadcast Radio for the show Tracer Rounds which was pretty cool: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mbrtalk/episodes/Tracer-Rounds-Welomes-Noah-Peterson-e2lael2/a-abcu6uq On the music side of things: I'm greatly enjoying my jazz gigs. I've got some fabulous players and we're swinging hard and fast, more notes for your jazz dollar. And I've picked up a few weeks of Tuesday nights at a new spot. We'll see how that goes. Hopefully it takes off and I'll have a third weekly residency. I've been able to update my song books for gigs. Took some things out, put some new things in. I'm still going to add some more tunes and I'm looking forward to writing some new tunes to fill the gaps for what I want to be playing. Things are to the point where I'm splitting my jazz stuff in two. Got the straight-ahead and original stuff and some groovy soul-jazz and original stuff. Two different approaches with some overlap in the song list. This should make it possible to resurrect the Noah Peterson Soul-Tet at some point. That would be awesome. Made a few tweaks to the ol' home studio to get ready for summer production and even got rid of some stuff that's been hanging around for too long. Makes my tiny office cleaner and gives a few more inches of space. And guess what? Got some NEW tracks and videos out: Youtube Videos first: Widespread Noise - Quiet Mind, Quiet Soul - This is a beautiful, spacious, ambient track made on the Moog Matriarch synthesizer with a little help from a KORG KAOSSILATOR Pro and is off of the release "Dreams of Bliss." It's 9:34 of a mental reset. If you're having a hectic day, put this on, chill out, get lost in your thoughts. You'll be refreshed and ready for the rest of the day. The video footage was shot from the back of a kayak as we paddled through the beautiful Mangrove pools in Key West Florida. The Noah Peterson Quartet - But Not For Me - This is a live performance from a concert at The Pearl in San Antonio. I was hired to put together a weekend of music for the observance of Memorial Day. I had bands that all had veterans in them. My quartet features me (USMC), Larry Natwick (USMC) on Keys, and Juan Acosta (ARMY) on bass. Harvey Dickens is on the drums, not a vet, but a fine American. We played on Memorial Day for a steady crowd of around 300. It was a mild 102 degrees, but the band was just as hot. The Noah Peterson Quartet - Blue - This is a studio recording and a newly released single. This tune was composed for a concert series that I produced called "A Celebration of Poetry in Jazz." It was inspired by the poem "Blue" written by Leanne Grable. If you want more details, watch the video! Spotify Tracks: The Noah Peterson Quartet - Blue GrooveTronX - Mystic Lights - This Deep House based track is 15:37 seconds of groovy chill. Just a tiny bit of sax on it in the background. Johnny Carrera lays down a lot of tasty guitar. I've got some fine loops going behind the scenes with some great synth bloops, bleeps, sweeps, and accents. I also break out the AKAI EWI 5000 on this. That's a synthesizer that mimics aspects of being a wind instrument. It's a entertaining little jam that's great for background music. If you watch my videos or stream my music please like, share and leave a comment. These interactions push that content to more viewers. Even if you DON'T like it, leave a comment! Purchase downloads at www.petersonentertainment.com. If you'd like to support my musical efforts please donate directly to www.paypal.me/texsax BANDS: GrooveTronX: Mystic Lights (Youtube), Spanish Eyes, Spotify, Youtube, Apple Music Noah Peterson: Blue on Spotify, Blue on Youtube, Baby It's Alright on Youtube, Baby It's Alright on Spotify Youtube, Spotify, Apple Music O.M.N.I.: Activation of the Device Propels Our Heroes into Another Dimension New Youtube Video Spotify Youtube, Apple Music Widespread Noise: Prayer, Quiet Mind, Quiet Soul Spotify Youtube, Apple Music Top Ten tracks on Spotify: Streams dropped to 44K for the month. Thank you for listening! Nice bit of shuffle in the top ten this month along with some new entries. Top 7 tunes all have over a thousand streams each for the month with Kitchen Sink coming in with 2.8K streams. Static Static from Widespread Noise is a bit of a surprise as that is a noise track of static. It ain't exactly pleasant, although it is artistic. Kitchen Sink - Noah Peterson Better Get Lit - Noah Peterson Why Mock Me - Noah Peterson Swing and a Miss - Noah Peterson Shut Up and Kiss Me - GrooveTronX Laniru, Andar and Captain Funktion Exit the Ship and Encounter the Oracle Jenet Sais for the First Time O.M.N.I. What's Your Name Noah Peterson Ethan's Blues (Album: Music for Film, Vol. 1: Sax and Bass) Noah Peterson Everybody Knows - Noah Peterson Static Static - Widespread Noise Top Ten Videos on Youtube: Views were way up to 7K for June. I think that's a record for us! Youtube clearly loves the new stuff. Baby It's Alright dominates at number one by a lead of over 350 watches. And another 4 videos released in the past 3 months are all in the Top Ten. Noah Peterson - Baby It's Alright The Noah Peterson Quartet - But Not For Me Noah Peterson featuring Art Martinez: La Raza The Noah Peterson Trio - Now's the Time Noah Peterson - Kitchen Sink Widespread Noise - Quiet Mind, Quiet Soul Noah Peterson - Burner Noah Peterson - I Just Can't Believe It - live at the San Antonio Coffee Festival Noah Peterson - Champagne Kisses O.M.N.I. - Activation of the Device Propels Our Heroes into Another DimensionThe Battle is Won Triumphantly, but Jonesy Dies a Hero While Saving Laniru's LifeThe Battle is Won Triumphantly, but Jonesy Dies a Hero While Saving Laniru's Life My Shows: Tue, July 2, 7:30-10:30pm - Jazz Noah Peterson Duo @ Social Society 19160 Stone Oak Parkway #104, San Antonio, TX Thur July 4, noon-4pm - Jazz Noah Peterson Duo @ The San Antonio Airport San Antonio, TX Thur July 4, 6-8pm - Jazz Noah Peterson Duo @ The Fairmont Hotel Roof Top Oyster Bar 401 S. Alamo St, San Antonio, TX Sun July 7, noon-3pm - Jazz Noah Peterson Trio @ The Dodging Duck 402 River Road, Boerne TX Tue, July 9, 7:30-10:30pm - Jazz Noah Peterson Duo @ Social Society 19160 Stone Oak Parkway #104, San Antonio, TX Thur July 11, 6-8pm - Jazz Noah Peterson Duo @ The Fairmont Hotel Roof Top Oyster Bar 401 S. Alamo St, San Antonio, TX Sun July 14, noon-3pm - Jazz Noah Peterson Trio @ The Dodging Duck 402 River Road, Boerne TX Tue, July 16, 7:30-10:30pm - Jazz Noah Peterson Duo @ Social Society 19160 Stone Oak Parkway #104, San Antonio, TX Thur July 18, noon-4pm - Jazz Noah Peterson Trio @ The San Antonio Airport San Antonio, TX Thur July 18, 6-8pm - Jazz Noah Peterson Duo @ The Fairmont Hotel Roof Top Oyster Bar 401 S. Alamo St, San Antonio, TX Sun July 21, noon-3pm - Jazz Noah Peterson Trio @ The Dodging Duck 402 River Road, Boerne TX Thur July 25, 6-8pm - Jazz Noah Peterson Duo @ The Fairmont Hotel Roof Top Oyster Bar 401 S. Alamo St, San Antonio, TX Sun July 28, noon-3pm - Jazz Noah Peterson Trio @ The Dodging Duck 402 River Road, Boerne TX