COMING IN JANUARY 2008...

The Words and Music Songwriter Showcase is a celebration of original music from Central New York and beyond, featuring established and emerging artists of all genres in an up-close-and-personal acoustic setting.

Host Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers is a singer-songwriter and guitarist, a contributor to NPR’s All Things Considered, author of the books Rock Troubadours and The Complete Singer-Songwriter, and founding editor of Acoustic Guitar magazine.

Each monthly show includes:

> A featured artist performing a full set.
> Four songwriters in the round.
> Original music by Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers.
> The Song Schmooze, where musicians and music lovers mingle over a drink and a bite to eat.
> Plus special guests…surprise collaborations…and the Soundbite of the Night, where Rodgers shares a memorable moment from his extraordinary archive of interviews with artists such as Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, Jerry Garcia, Ani DiFranco, and Dave Matthews.

Where:
Jazz Central, an intimate theater at 441 E. Washington Street in downtown Syracuse, New York.

When:
Monthly starting Friday, January 25, 2008.

For further details, see the series' online home:
www.myspace.com/wordsandmusicshowcase

Contact:
Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers

CALLING ALL SONGWRITERS!

Briefly describe your original songs and where/how you've performed them. (And remember that great songs are more important than great credits.)

Send links to two or three songs I can hear online. Choose tracks that are closest to how you sound playing solo.