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previous news and stuff '15 - '11....
dec 27th '15
live JZ action for january '16 and beyond...
*lots of stuff going on during the first month of the year with Namm Show '16 week in town!
-a special evening debut of sourthern rock and blues with Big Chef Dave & Co. on Tuesday, Jan 5th '16 @ The Baked Potato
- the Doug Webb Group on Thursday, Jan 21st with Tom Brechtlein on drums & David Bowie's own Mike Garson on keys @ The Baked Potato
- VOLTO!(with special guest drummer Matt Garstka from "Animals As Leaders") on Friday, Jan 22nd '16 @ The Mint LA in west los angeles ca, don't miss this one!
- Monday Night Jamz @ The Baked Potato *Every Monday Night in Studio City!
nov 22nd '15
live JZ action for december '15 and beyond...
- VOLTO! on Saturday, Dec 19th @ The Viper Room in w. hollywood ca.
- the Doug Webb Group on Friday, Dec 4th @ The Baked Potato
oct 7th '15
live JZ action for october '15 and beyond...
- VOLTO! on Saturday, Oct 24th @ The Mint in west l.a. ca, with reserve tickets available here.
- the Doug Webb Group on Friday, Oct 23rd @ The Baked Potato
- Monday Night Jamz @ The Baked Potato *Every Monday Night in Studio City!
sep 7th '15
live JZ action for september '15 and beyond...
- VOLTO! on Saturday, Sep 26th @ Complex in glendale ca, with reserve tickets available here.
- the Doug Webb Group on Tuesday, Sep 22nd @ The Baked Potato
- Monday Night Jamz @ The Baked Potato *Every Monday Night in Studio City!
aug 5th '15
live JZ action for august '15 and beyond...
- VOLTO! on Saturday, Sep 5th @ The Mint in west la, with reserve tickets available here.
- the Doug Webb Group on Saturday, Aug 29th @ The Baked Potato
- Monday Night Jamz @ The Baked Potato *Every Monday Night in Studio City!
jun 9th '15
live JZ action and stuff heading into summer '15...
- VOLTO! on Friday, Jun 19th @ The Mint in west la, with reserve tickets available here.
- the Doug Webb Group on Saturday, Jun 27th @ The Baked Potato
- Monday Night Jamz @ The Baked Potato *Every Monday Night!
mar 15th '15
- the return of "The John Ziegler Quartet" on Thurs, Mar 26th @ The Baked Potato in studio city, with reserve tickets available here!
- the Doug Webb Group on Saturday, Mar 28th @ The Baked Potato
- VOLTO! on Saturday, Apr 4th @ The Mint in west la, with reserve tickets available here.
- Monday Night Jamz @ The Baked Potato *Every Monday Night! - ***SPECIAL NOTE**** the 10th Anniversary of the Monday Night Jamz is happening on APR 15th, 500 jam nights have gone down! so that monday there shall be a fantastic party hang w/ many special surprises and jammers galore! hope y'all can make it! thanx so much for the 10 years, and on to many more!
dec 5th '14
live gigs heading into the end of the 2014 year....
-VOLTO! on Saturday, Dec 20th @ The Mint
-Doug Webb Group on Tues, Dec 8th @ The Baked Potato
-Monday Night Jamz @ The Baked Potato *Every Monday Night!
-AND on Thurs, January 8th '15 it's the debut of "The John Ziegler Quartet" @ The Baked Potato
happy holidays and cheers!
nov 7th '14
live gigs coming up this month....
-VOLTO! on Saturday, Nov 22nd @ The Mint
-Doug Webb Group on Thurday, Nov 13th @ The Baked Potato
-Monday Night Jamz @ The Baked Potato *Every Monday Night!
sept 12th '14
*i've got a few choice lesson spots currently open in my teaching schedule, so if you're in the LA area and would like to hook it up and get your stringed learning on, definitely get in touch! there's a little more info on the "gtr lessons" page, so bring it on. cheers!
VOLTO!'s saturday night series of live shows is back at the mint in west los angeles on saturday oct 4th, with tickets available online from the updated VOLTO! profile page on the mint's website... http://themintla.com/artist.cfm?id=9519
and playing with the Doug Webb group on friday, sept 19th @ the baked potato in studio city. this time out with living legend drummer Alphonse Mouzon...awesomeness! you can score tickets and more info right here... http://www.thebakedpotato.com/GiftShopPages/GiftShopAdvSalesWebbAllstars2.htm
jun 15th '14
VOLTO!'s saturday night series of live shows continues at the mint in west los angeles on saturday june 18th, with tickets available online from the updated VOLTO! profile page on the mint's website... http://themintla.com/artist.cfm?id=9519
and playing with the Doug Webb group on thursday, july 3rd @ the baked potato in studio city. it's a jazzamatazz happening. tickets and info right here... http://www.thebakedpotato.com/GiftShopPages/GiftShopAdvSalesWebbAllstars.html
apr 29th '14
continuing VOLTO!'s saturday night series of live shows at the mint in west los angeles on May 17th, with tickets available online from the updated VOLTO! profile page on the mint's website... http://themintla.com/artist.cfm?id=9519
also performing with the Doug Webb group on thursday, may 8th @ the baked potato in studio city. cmon out for a jazzy good hang. tickets and info right here... http://www.thebakedpotato.com/GiftShopPages/GiftShopAdvSalesWebbAllstars.html
mar 29th '14
VOLTO! LIVE @ The Mint here in west LA on Saturday, Apr 19th '14 w/ Gryphon Labs and Zookeeper's Palace. score your tickets asap right here....
http://themintla.com/event.cfm?id=140298&cart
sept 25th '13
*VOLTO!'s own John Z on the airwaves(interwebz)!*
tune in to Oscar’s Guitar Shop http://www.oscarsguitarshop.com this Friday, September 27th @ 2pm PDT and it'll be live on LA Talk Radio http://www.LAtalkradio.com.find out everything(?) you’ve ever wanted to know about guitarist John Ziegler http://www.johnZguitar.com. they’ll discuss the new debut album "Incitare", his residency at the famed Baked Potato Jazz Club here in studio city, and a whole bunch of other stuff!
the show can be downloaded the next day for free on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/oscars-guitar-shop/id592290314 under the podcast section look for “Oscar's Guitar Shop”. the show can also be downloaded from http://www.stitcher.com, and is available for Apple, iPhone, iPad, Android and Kindle devices.
july 25th '13
VOLTO! VOLTO! VOLTO!
http://www.VOLTOband.com
it's all VOLTO! all the time! right now check out the new album "Incitare" and all the other brand new stuff going on...available album formats, exclusive items, TOUR DATES, events, merch, etc....
dec 12th '12
HAPPY HOLIDAYS to y'all, with much love and cheers!
on saturday, dec 29th VOLTO! will be playing at the baked potato in studio city, ca. with special guest Scott Kinsey handling the keyboard action! there are advance tix available online directly from VOLTO!'s ticket page on the baked potato's website.
for more info please check the facebook page right here. there will be some new original material that we can't wait to share with y'all, so join us!on another VOLTO! note, Danny has as of late been playing with my project called Bubbatron. it's a sonic commune set to jam-factor-11...so be on the lookout in the new year for more gig dates.
@ the baked potato
3787 cahuenga blvd. w,
universal city, ca 91604
(818) 980-1615
oct 29th '12
there's some upcoming gigs rolling into the '12 holiday season with VOLTO! and also....
Bubbatron, this time out with danny carey, scott kinsey, hadrien feraud, and doug webb, shall be hitting on friday, nov 2nd '12 here in studio city @ the baked potato. for more info and ticket action, check out the official facebook invitation here, http://www.facebook.com/events/118248228332535/@ the baked potato
3787 cahuenga blvd. w,
universal city, ca 91604
(818) 980-1615also, the next VOLTO! gig will be going down right in the middle of the holidays, and HOPEFULLY by then our debut album shall be out and available to everyone around the world, excelsior! be on the lookout for more info on these upcoming events, thanx and cheers!
mar 28th '12
the debut VOLTO! album has been mixed, sequenced, and is soon off to Bob Ludwig @ Gateway Mastering for the final sonic touches. also, the artwork and business stuff is being taken care of, so it will hopefully be completed and released within the next month. in the mean time, on saturday, mar 31st VOLTO! will be playing at the mint in west los angeles, ca with opening act Nothin' Personal! there are advance tix available online directly from VOLTO!'s ticket page on the mint's website. for more info please check the facebook page right here. there will some new original material that we can't wait to share with y'all, so join us.
@ the mint
6010 pico blvd.
los angeles, ca 90035
(323) 954-9400also in a couple of weeks(apr 16th), we're celebrating our 7th year of monday night jamz with a bbq grill shindig at the baked potato, some cmon out and hang with us. we fire it up around 9pm, huzzah! plus, be on the look out for the next Bubbatron gig(saturday apr 7th @ the baked potato)....we've been having a blast jamming some super fun tunes. the last show right after namm week had the legendary austin guitarist eric johnson and his band in attendance, and hopefully they had as much of a good time as we did playing! so look for more things to come, and please don't forget that y'all can now check out some video clips via the youtube channel here...
feb 17th '12
VOLTO! is in studio currently mixing the new album with joe barresi and pete martinez at the controls....it will hopefully be completed in the next couple of months. in the mean time, on friday feb 24th VOLTO! will be playing at the baked potato here in studio city, ca! there are advance tix available online directly from the new VOLTO! ticket page on the baked potato site. for more info please check the facebook page right here. with some new original material that we can't wait to share with y'all, so join us. thanx and cheers!
nov 24th '11
happy holidays to y'all...tis that time of year once again, excelsior! lots of gigs and fun jamz going down! on thursday, dec 1st '11 @ the baked potato in studio city with Bubbatron. also VOLTO! is on saturday dec 3rd at the potato too! there are advance tix available online directly from the new VOLTO! ticket page on the baked potato site. for more info please check the facebook page right here. with some new original material that we can't wait to share with y'all, so join us. thanx and cheers!
sep 8th '11
next show: friday, sep 16th '11 @ the mint in west los angeles. there are advance tix available on the mint's site. for more info please check the facebook page right here. it's our first time at this great venue, and we're going to be doing our extended "power-set" with some new original material that we can't wait to share with y'all, so join us. thanx and cheers!
@ the mint
6010 pico blvd.
los angeles, ca 90035
(323) 954-9400
aug 7 '11
the next VOLTO! show is saturday, aug 20th '11 @ the baked potato in studio city, ca. there are advance reserved seat tix available on the baked potato's site. for more info please check VOLTO!'s facebook page right here. we've got some new original material to share with y'all, so we really look forward to seeing you soon. thanx and cheers!
jul 10th '11
the next VOLTO! show is saturday, july 23rd '11 @ the baked potato in studio city, ca. there are advance reserved seat tix available on the baked potato's site. for more info please check VOLTO!'s facebook page right here. plus new tshirts too!
jun 11th '11
the next VOLTO! show is saturday, june 18th '11 @ the baked potato in studio city, ca. reserved seat tix available on the baked potato's site. for more info please check VOLTO!'s facebook page right here. hot fun in the summertime....plus new tshirts too!
may 16th '11
the next VOLTO! show is saturday, may 28th '11 @ the central in santa monica, ca. with opening act gryphon labs.
tix available at the door and on the central's site. for more info please check the facebook invitation right here.oh, and make sure to say happy bday to me! ;-))
@ the central s.a.p.c.
1348 14th st.
santa monica, ca
(310)-451-5040
apr 1st '11
had a very musical month of march, with a whole bunch of great noise made by the folks i'm extremely fortunate enough to play with...VOLTO!, Monday Night Jamz, and Bubba Lugatz. cheers to all you friends that make this whole thing worthwhile! all of which shall be rockin along once again in the very near future....
VOLTO! on saturday, apr 9th, with more info and tix still available online through the facebook invitation here.
*and watch out for "Bubba Lugatz" w/ chris coleman, hadrien feraud, and arlan schierbaum, hitting once again at the potato on friday, may 6th. YEAH!*
also, we're into our 6th year of monday night jamz at the baked potato, it's time to fire up the BBQ on apr 11th for the big 6th anniversay jamzparty! huzzah!also, we're into our 6th year of monday night jamz at the baked potato, it's time to fire up the BBQ on apr 11th for the big 6th anniversay jamzparty! huzzah!
feb 24th '11
it's the debut of a new sonic unit, hitting at the baked potato in march! i'll be joined by some amazing characters, ready to throw down some fun-filled jam action for the masses. so please don't miss BUBBA LUGATZ!
plus...next VOLTO! show: Saturday, Mar 19th 2011 @ the central in santa monica, ca. our first time there, plus our friends gryphon labs shall be with us, so cmon out to the westside!
jan 26 '11
next VOLTO! show: Saturday, Feb 12th 2011 @ the baked potato in studio city, ca. *please make sure to reserve your seats online from the baked potato website links, asap!
*be on the lookout for some studio rumbling from VOLTO! very VERY soon....it's happening!