One of the cool side-effects of the NAMM show are the great gigs that often take place surrounding the event. The massive music merchants trade event is held in Anaheim California every January, and features every music-related product manufacturer under the sun showing off their latest wares (unfortunately, the show is not open to the general public). I've been lucky enough to attend to the NAMM show several times (once in Anaheim, a few times in Chicago back when they held a second show there every summer) and can tell you the show floor is always teeming with top players promoting the various products they endorse. Oftentimes, musicians who attend the NAMM show, but who don't play live in the states much, will play some gigs in the surrounding area while they are in town for the event. Case in point: guitarist Brett Garsed will play three NAMM show gigs this January in California with his band Dirty Martini. Ric Fierabracci will be on bass, Joel Taylor on drums. Per Ric Fierabracci's MySpace page, reservations are recommended for all 3 shows. The 1/15, and 1/19 gigs are listed as "NAMM show exclusives". Not sure if that means you have to be a member of NAMM to attend or not, so you should call ahead to find out. Here are the dates:
Brett Garsed & Dirty Martini
1/12/08 Tone Merchants - Orange, CA (714) 288-9583
1/15/08 The Baked Potato - Studio City, CA (818) 980-1615
1/19/08 Alva's - San Pedro, CA (800) 403-3447
Hello,
The Scott Henderson trio will be playing the Friday of Namm at Alva's in San Pedro, Brett Garsed will be playing the Saturday of Namm at Alva's.
Posted by: Wanda | September 19, 2009 at 05:43 PM