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April Email Update
GENEVA JAZZ FESTIVAL Happy Monday everyone! Thank you for being a subscriber and supporting my music, work, and programs. We just wrapped up the 3rd annual Geneva Jazz Festival, April 4-6. I am the co-founder of this annual event and serve as artistic director. Each year we host dozens of jazz performances inside some of…
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Son House Blues Night
Celebrate Son House’s Birthday at Record Archive’s Son House Blues Night! Featuring Performances By:🎸 Gordon Munding – A master of traditional blues, Gordon brings heartfelt storytelling and soulful guitar work to the stage. 🎸 Fred Vine – Renowned for his intricate fingerstyle guitar and deep blues roots, Fred delivers a powerful and soulful performance. 🎸…
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Winter Squabee 2025
Next up on the performance docket is March 29 for the Winter Squabee Music Festival. This three day event is packed with tons of regional talent each playing an hour-long set. I’m listed on the schedule at 1:00PM as “Gonzo” but in fact my acoustic trio WhorlWood will be performing. Featuring Perry Cleaveland (mandolin) and…
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Lucky Hare Brewing Bar & Grill
Just added a couple more dates in Watkins Glen, NY at the new Lucky Hare Brewing Bar & Grill. On Sunday, May 25 the Gonztet Trio will be playing for the jazz brunch from 11-2PM. May 25 – Jazz Brunch Then in June I’ll be back at the same spot with my other band Stargoove.…
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Summer Meltdown 2011 🎶
It’s Flashback Friday! Here’s a throwback to 14 years ago. I was living in Bellingham, WA and working as a full-time musician teaching and playing all sorts of gigs (not much different today). This is my set from Summer Meltdown festival in 2011 at Whitehorse Amphitheater, Darrington, WA Photo by Kristine Ashcraft Recorded live by…
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Watershed Brewing Shows
May–November 2025Geneva, NY I’m happy to announce a musical partnership with Watershed Brewing in Geneva, NY. They are hosting me for six shows this season. This monthly music residency kicks off on Saturday, May 31 from 5-8PM with my trio Stargroove. Then I’ll continue with solo shows about one Friday per month. You can catch…
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Sheet Music Coming Soon
As a composer and songwriter I usually take the time to layout the final versions of music I write. The first reason is for copyright protection filings in order to document my intellectual property rights. Secondly, it’s to be able to teach the music to my collaborators for upcoming performances and recording sessions. But now…
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New Online Shop
Visit my new online store at shop.lonegonzo.com. I’m in the process of migrating all of the designs and merchandise that was available on my Ostaga Music Co-op website. There’s not much there yet, but I’ll be adding new products daily. Sign-up for secure emails for notice on show, merch, and events. Free EPK from ReverbNation.com
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WhorlWood Returns for Memorial Day
We’re thrilled to return for the 2025 edition of the “Celebrate and Commemorate” festivities in May. This annual event is to honor Memorial Day where it all began in Waterloo, NY. There will be music, food, vendors, reenactments, activities, and family fun all weekend long. WhorlWood will perform at Oak Island park on Saturday, May…
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March 2025 Giveaway
Each month I will be giving away merchandise, music, private concerts, lessons, and more to subscribers of my mailing list. This month I will be gifting a “LoneGonzo Hoodie” featuring my logo embroidered on the front. One person will be selected at random from my list of email subscribers. Take a moment to sign up…
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Stargroove Live 🎶
LoneGonzo · Stargroove Live From Linden Here’s a clip of my band Stargroove in sextet form ending the night with face-melting jam session on Herbie Hancock’s “Chameleon”. Featuring Nick Moses (trumpet), Rob Huff (percussion), Anson Stiles (bass), and James Ralls (drums). I have been booking performances for this upcoming gig season. One of my favorite…
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New Demo 🎶
Solo acoustic demo versions I recorded at small studio in Ithaca, NY. These stripped down performances are voice and acoustic guitar recorded in a single take. They are raw and real and written by Michael George Gonzalez. These songs will be on an upcoming full band recording. Your purchase of this demo directly supports recording…
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Ukulele Blues ⏯
I have openings for private students in the mornings or afternoons. All ages and abilities are welcome. I teach a variety of music instruments and related topics. Weekly private lessons in person or online video chat. Or even lessons delivered to your door. Experimenting with some camera setups in the home studio, and noodling on…
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Now On Bluesky
Like millions of other people I have grown exhausted with the most popular social media platforms like facebook, instagram, twitter, and youtube. I will only post on those periodically. From now on my social media focus will be on the Bluesky platform [lonegonzo.com/bluesky]. All posts will be uploaded to my blog first [lonegonzo.com], follow my…
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Noble Rebels @ Relative Risk
MG and The Noble Rebels are performing at Relative Risk Brewing on February 15. Read here to learn more about the event. #lonegonzo #noblerebelsband [image or embed] — Michael George Gonzalez (@lonegonzo.bsky.social) February 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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3rd Sundays at Empire Coffee
Next week I head back to @empirecoffee.bsky.social in Geneva, NY for my monthly "3rd Sundays" music series on February 16. I play two sets of mellow acoustic music with flavors of folk, jazz, blues, latin, soul, and more. #lonegonzo "Glass Palace" by Michael Gonzalez youtu.be/BO32vJYwkso?… [image or embed] — Michael George Gonzalez (@lonegonzo.com) February 8,…
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World of Music
Guitarist Michael George Gonzalez and percussionist Steve Imburgia present a world music program. This event is part performance and part discussion, exploring the music that has spawned from African rhythms. Music from west Africa, to South America, to the Caribbean, Latin America and the southern United States. Made possible with support from the Genesee Valley…
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World Music Program
Guitarist Michael George Gonzalez and percussionist Steve Imburgia present a world music program. This event is part performance and part discussion, exploring the music that has spawned from African rhythms. Music from west Africa, to South America, to the Caribbean, Latin America and the southern United States. Made possible with support from the Genesee Valley…
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