Ebony & Ivory performed at the Municipal Auditorium in Charleston, WV for the Charleston Community Music Association on December 1st to a large crowd of about 1200 concertgoers. Formed in 1933, the Community Music Association has presented a veritable "Who's Who" of concert artists over the years. A review of the concert by Betty King in the Charleston Gazette lauded all aspects of the performance:

"The audience was treated royally to a full range of [music], covering everything from Gershwin and Goodman. It was impossible not to tap your toes to the stirring beat of the fresh arrangements of the classics. The young talent . . . was a joy to watch and hear."

"As a quartet [Ebony & Ivory were joined by musicians Chris Golden and Frank Briggs], the jazz-style arrangements were tight and provided lots of listening variety even within each chart."

A special thanks to President Joe Wollenberger for making this concert happen, to Harriet Leurant for her assistance, to the staff at the Auditorium and to the many volunteers whose hard work is much appreciated.

On Thursday, January 10th, you can hear Ebony & Ivory in concert in Orofino, ID for the Clearwater Community Concert Association. Then it's off to Redmond, OR, where the Duo will be joined by musicians Chris Golden on Bass and Gordon Peeke on Drums, for two Sunday, January 13th concerts presented by the Redmond Community Concerts Association. Andrew and Fred proceed to Escondido, CA for a Tuesday, January 15th concert for the Hidden Valley Community Concert Association, and then it's east to Texas. On Saturday, January 19th, again with Chris and Gordon, Ebony & Ivory will perform in Conroe, TX for the Montgomery County Performing Arts Series. The tour ends with Andrew and Fred in Hillsboro, TX with a concert on Thursday, January 24th at Hill College. As he did last year, Ivory (Andrew) will keep a Tour Diary of the trip which will be available online in February. A summary of the tour will also appear in the January/February issue of the newsletter.

Robert Baird of BAM! Baird Artists Management, agent for Ebony & Ivory, will be a Guest Speaker at several upcoming conferences. In January, at the APAP Conference in New York City, Robert will lead a Special Session on Canada on Sunday, January 13th. In February, he has been invited, as an expert in cross-border touring, to participate in a panel at the 20th anniversary East Coast Music Association Conference in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Also in February, he will lead a session on booking artists for the Festivals and Events Ontario Conference in London, Ontario. Ebony & Ivory is proud to have Robert as its agent.

January 10, 2008 - Orofino, ID

Clearwater Community Concert Association

January 13, 2008 - Redmond, OR

Redmond Community Concert Association

January 15, 2008 - Escondido, CA

Hidden Valley Community Concert Association

January 19, 2008 - Conroe, TX

Montgomery County Performing Arts Series

January 24, 2008 - Hillsboro, TX

Hill College

March 1, 2008 - Morden, MB

Southern Manitoba Concerts

May 2, 2008 - Stirling, ON

Stirling Festival Theatre

July 7, 2008 - Reno, NV

Artown Festival