January 27,28, 29

January 18 to 22

I had a wonderful week....Busy as all get out though. I'll try to be brief. Wednesday I played at Average Joe's. Despite the horrible weather alot of people showed up. It went well. Thursday I went to the Buffalo Thrills party...For those of you who don't know, Buffalo Thrills is the agency that represents me. Learn more about them at www.buffalothrills.com. A ton of people were there. My buddy, Michael Bly was performing an acoustic show so I joined in. Nice to kick back and play. Friday I played at the Byrncliff Resort 11 miles outside of East Aurora, NY. What a beautiful place! It really has a wonderful crowd because people are there year round enjoying the lodges and the outdoors. They loved my show! Saturday took the cake...It was the first time I played at Griffin's Irish Pub on Abbott Rd. in South Buffalo...My friend, Danny Griffin (the owner of Griffin's) never heard me before and the crowd was nuts! Danny got up and sang, people partied their tails off and then came up and told me it was the best music they ever heard at Griffin's! Danny and I really connected... Go figure. Many of my friends were there including Ed and Diane Strawbrich and Bob and Gerry Luterek. Bob jammed with me and a great time was had by all. I didn't get to bed until 6:30 a.m.! That's it gang...I'll be in touch soon. I am going to record some new original tunes in the next two weeks...I'll post the music on MySpace.com so you can hear it and download the music. We'll be in touch.

January 13 and 14

What can I tell you? Friday went o.k. at the Holiday Inn on Grand Island except for the fact that management wanted me to turn the volume down (the bar was filled with people who wanted to party)....I was looking forward to playing at Tony Rome's on Saturday. I wasn't disappointed...Good God, The place was mobbed! It was so wonderful to see so many of my family members and friends. It was Lisa Santora's birthday and so many people came out. The sound was great and my buddy Bob Luterek came up and jammed on some tunes! What was really amazing is that friends of mine came out that I haven't seen in so long. It was a great experience. I am so happy when performances turn out like that.

Bennigan's

Wednesday, January 11 went great at Bennigan's! So many of my friends came to the show...There were people there that never heard me before and they were really entertained. I love that...New people enjoying my music...It adds to the vibe so to speak. It was the first time I played Bennigan's and everyone had a great time. I'm looking forward to playing there again at the beginning of February!

January 6, 7 and 8

New Year's Eve....

You won't believe this...I played a rather "high class" New Year's Eve party with my good buddy, Bob Luterek at the Niagara Falls Country Club. As you may imagine, there was quite a bit of "old money" there and the average age was about 72. There were some young people but I had to chalk it off as a chance to play some kick ass Jazz and get paid really well for it. There were tables all in front of the stage area. While Bob and I were playing and entire table of elderly people got up to leave. One woman (about 82 years old) was wearing one of those velvet outfits, you know, the loose fitting burgandy velvet top with matching slacks. As she passed in front of the stage area her pants fell down completely around her ankles! I kid you not! We could see everything! They just dropped! The woman's son helped her with her pants and ushered her out while the bartenders looked at me in shock...I couldn't believe it. Later on Bob said that it was funny that an old woman dropped her pants for me...I told him I've played there a number of times without any disrobing...It must have been him! Ah....the life of a rock star!

Happy New Year!

Well it was a nice rest but it was great to get back to things. New Year's Eve I played a show at the Niagara Falls Country Club with my good buddy, Bob Luterek. It went really well. What I enjoyed most was playing quite a bit of Jazz with Bob joining in on guitar. We really did some great pieces and it showed me that I will do more shows like that. I get into the pure musicianship of those type of shows....Don't get me wrong, I love doing my solo shows and playing in all sorts of venues...I just love playing Jazz and standards as well. This week I start back at some of my favorite clubs...Tony Rome's and The Light House. Not much else going on...I hope you all had a magnificant holiday season!

Average Joe's Christmas Party

What a great time we all had at Average Joe's on Wednesday. I can't believe how packed the place was...You couldn't move! People really enjoyed themselves and I had a number of friends come out and see me. I also met the manager of Bennigan's and he hired me for some Wednesdays starting in January! In any case, I'm taking a small break until New Year's Eve. I really need it. I will play with Button-Eyed Eric (my acoustic duo with Bob Luterek) at Night-Life Magazine's anniversary party on Wednesday, December 28 but that is just about five songs. I hope you all have a great holiday season and I will see everyone soon!

Saturday at Hidden Hollow

What a great time I had Saturday night! There are few times when I play at a place where the owners are really great people that appreciate the music and treat musicians well. This was one of thse times. Hidden Hollow's owners, Marsha and Shawn greet everyone and make you feel like a friend. They loved the show so much that they immediately booked me for two more gigs in February! Check out this little place on Indian Church Rd. in West Seneca. Better yet, come to one of my shows there!

Winter Wonderland

Icy Thursday! 12/15

Good Lord...It was pretty damn icy Thursday night! I played a private Christmas party at Salvatore's. Everyone showed which turned out to be great. I was really suprised...I thought people would've stayed home. In any case, things went well. I hope the weather holds out for all my shows this weekend. See you all soon!

Saturday 12/10

Played at Fanny's Saturday for the Kensington High School Alumni Association. It went quite well and there were people that knew my father's restaurant from years ago. It was wonderful talking about the old days! I had Friday off (the first time in months) and I actually went out and saw "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat." It was awesome! I still have to do my Christmas shopping! Yikes! I'll be back in a few days.

Wednesday and Thursday

I played Average Joe's on Wednesday and it was a really good time. Baby Joe Mesi came in and stayed for about half a set. I'm looking forward to doing the Christmas Party there on December 21. Thursday I did a private Christmas party at the Tri-Main Building. Whta made this especially great was that they rented a baby grand piano and set it up for me! It was awesome! I love the dynamics and purity of a baby grand. I'm off Friday and then I do a private show on Saturday so that's really it until next week. See you soon.

What a weekend!

What can I say about Tony Rome's? Friday was an absolute blast in West Seneca! About 30 friends from the Falk School came to Tony Rome's to see me and help them celebrate our friend, Debbie's defeat of cancer! She kicked it! A ton more people were there and I danced on the tables! It was really great! Saturday I was at Shanghai Red's for a private Christmas party. Man, that place is beautiful! Right on the water at the Erie Basin Marina...I'll be playing there this summer. That's about it for now. If you're in town catch one of my shows...view my calender at www.greggsansone.com.

Back and Ready to Go!

Hi Everyone!

Just wanted to say I'm back and rested! I will be playing Tony Rome's and Shanghai Red's this weekend. Both are sure to be a great time. I hope the weather is o.k....It's windy and cold....Man, that sucks! In any case, I'll post news about the shows after the weekend. Rock on!

Thanksgiving Day...Taking a little break!

Thanksgiving Eve

Well....Every year I play the Buffalo Brew Pub the night before Thanksgiving. It went very well...I felt good about the gig. Lots of friends were out to see me. The place was packed. Some people that never heard of me before really liked the show so I guess I won them over! I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving...I'm taking a couple days off and will resume playing on Saturday.

Saturday Night, November 19

The Coyote Cafe

Saturday night was one of the best shows I've put on in over a year! The Coyote Cafe in Hamburg was packed with people...Most of them came to see me. They were friends that I grew up with, much of my family and people I worked with over the years. It was incredible. Every song rocked and so many were appreciative of the music. It really was magical! My mother grbbed my cousin and was dancing like a crazy woman. She really celebrates life! I have to say that nights like that are hard to come by....It will linger in my heart and mind for years to come.

The Buffalo Music Awards

I can't believe it! Last night was an awesome evening for me. Everyone went to Club Paradise for the music event of the year in Western New York, the Buffalo Music Awards. We were all dolled up and I saw some of my dearest friends in the industry. Then they read the list of nominees for Solo Artist of the Year. I WON! It's pretty amazing. I have been nominated for many years and I finally won! What makes this so special is that I was voted in by my peers...Only people in the music industry from performers to producers, club personnel and so on...I thanked God, my parents my agents and, especially, the people of WNY who come to my shows! It was a proud moment for me!