Wednesday, May 19, 2004 

Summer Break

Thanks for making Women's Coffeehouse such a success this year. We've had a lot of fun and hope you have too. We'll be taking a break for Summer 2004. Check back here or join our mailing list for news on our return.

If you're part of a musical group and want us to contact you about performing at future Coffeehouses, send us an email and we'll be in touch.

 Monday, March 22, 2004 

April 3, 2004
8:00 to 10:00 pm

Vocal Ease

Katherine Byrnes, Kim Henry, and Carolyn Johnston.
front: Tamara Bill, Julia Higgins, and Eliza Tebo.

Blended harmonies filling the hall with symmetry of sound, that's Vocal Ease, University of Arizona's premier, female, a cappella vocal ensemble under the direction of Cathy Letkeman. From being featured artists at the Tucson Jazz Society's Primavera concert in Spring 2001 to providing music while customers enjoy a cup of java, this versatile performing group is in their third season of performing.

This close-knit ensemble of six women performs original arrangements of familiar tunes. Audience members can expect to hear the music of U2, Roberta Flack, The Beatles, Celine Deon, Holly Cole, and Out of Eden as well as some gospel selections from the Sister Act 2 soundtrack. Though the melodies will be recognizable to the average ear, its accompaniment will be unexpected as these vocalists explore the sound vocabulary of the human voice by providing vocal bass lines and percussive accents as a foundation for the harmonies and lead vocals. This performance style is known in the a cappella world as Rockapella. Artists such as Bobby McFerrin, the Nylons, and Rockapella were among the first to impact vocal music in this genre.

 Monday, March 08, 2004 

Saturday 03/20/04 8:00 to 10:00
RT Express Featuring Rita Taylor and 4 piece band
They are going to rock the house with a special acoustic set with rock and blues for the over 30 crowd

Rita Taylor
As a street musician solo-act in Seattle in the early 80s, she studied Jazz and Mixing & Recording while playing in rock bands, both guitar and drums, singing and writing original songs. Rita then returned to Tucson and continued her solo career as a coffeehouse singer. She is now a member of the local jazz band RT Express and Nicholson Taylor.




Saturday 03/28/04 8:00 to 10:00 PM
Tammy West and Namoli Brennet

Tammy West
Tammy's music is honest, moody, sarcastic, and sultry. Hailing from Kentucky, she has been in Tucson for 6 yrs and has been performing for 3 years. Tammy is a member of local band, 4 Chicas. Prepare yourself to hear Cowboy Junkies in her music, very sultry!


Namoli Brennet
Local gender-variant songwriter Namoli Brennet performs at Bentley's Coffee
House. Namoli's expressively powerful voice and poetic lyrics have wowed
audiences in San Francisco, Tucson, Portland and Philadelphia. Namoli's
2002 release, 'Boy in a Dress' was nominated for a 2003 Outmusic Award, and
was also chosen as one of 2003's top 7 releases by nationally syndicated
radio program This Way Out. She recently completed her second CD,'Welcome to
the Afterglow', and is currently at work on a third CD scheduled for release
in June 2004. Performing Songwriter Magazine says of Brennet: "She plays and
sings with an intensity and intelligence that can't be ignored."

 Tuesday, February 24, 2004 

Saturday 02/28/04 8:00pm

BabaDona (Robert Oser and Donna Baker)
Original,traditional, and contemporary folk music with rich harmonies, songs about love,
relationships, despair, hope, redemption and other human follies.

 Thursday, February 19, 2004 

02/21 8:00pm
Jenny Nelson

"Jenny Nelson has created a sound that's all her own.
With a little bit humor, a little bit of love, and a
lot of sincerity, Jenny's piano and vocal style
branches out into all types of music including jazz,
indy pop, and even classical. Come see Jenny trip the
light fantastic and hear some ditties you're sure to
love. "

 Wednesday, February 11, 2004 

Valentine's Day 8:00pm to 10:00pm

Water on the Rocks
Invites you to celebrate
Valentines Day
With an evening of music and fun


"Water On The Rocks" (WOTR) is a Tucson based eclectic band that plays a wide range of music that will have you snapping your fingers and humming along. Their diverse repertoire ranges from Jazz Standards and Latin music (Spanish/Mexican) to Folk and Rock (Beatles, CSNY, Van Morrison, Billy Joel, Santana, etc). The members of the band come from diverse musical backgrounds and were drawn together by their friendship and their desire to create music that would encourage people to sing, dance and just plain have fun!



The personnel are:

Sally Withers (Lead Vocal & Percussion), Lance Swain (Lead Vocal & Rhythm Guitar), Dale Mitchell (Trumpet), Paul Docken (Violin), Larry Anderson (Percussion & Backup Vocal), & Hoshin Gupta (Lead Guitar)



For more information, email Hoshin (ocean@hwr.arizona.edu) or Sally (nanasalli@aol.com)

 Tuesday, January 13, 2004 

Join us this Saturday 1/17/04 for the 4 Chicas!!

Help us continue to kick this year into gear with the blues and grooves of the 4 Chicas!

The 4 Chicas are Tari Tenace, Vanessa Zuber, Kathy Kolmer and Tammy West. This group of singer songwriters, all play guitar and embody an eclectic style of music that ranges from country to rock, to folksy rootsy and jazzy pop-grooves.

Drop in for a tune and a steaming cup of coffee, a perfect night in the old Pueblo.