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DESCRIPTIVE NOTES has new additions: See Entry No. 3 : MEMENTO SUITE, issued in 2022; Entry No. 4: Johnny Case and his Texas Swingtet featuring Billy Briggs, issued in 2016; Entry No. 5: LAST NITES by Johnny Case (solo piano recorded live at Sardines Ristorante Italiano). This was recorded September 19, 2001 - one week and one day after the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center. My notes, dated November 2001, address the circumstances which led me to make this record and how an unsavory business alliance brought about the demise of the original Sardines.

2nd and Final Update: Special Fundraising Concert at Arts Fifth Avenue

The event describled below is SOLD OUT !!   Many thanks to everyone who will attend and to those in the media who helped publicize this event.

ARTS FIFTH AVENUE, Fort Worth's premiere performance space, will present "REMEMBERING SARDINES" on Friday, December 1, 2017. The event will offer a night of live jazz and Italian cuisine in remembrance of the now defunct venue Sardines Ristorante Italiano, which was a Fort Worth landmark from 1979 through 2011. All proceeds from this event will go to help Kenny Hardee (one of Sardines' former managers) who is in desperate need of a liver transplant. Although Mr. Hardee is employed and has medical insurance, out-of-pocket costs for this operation add up to a daunting 100,000 (!). Please join Gracey Tune and Deb Wood along with pianist Johnny Case, multi-instrumentalists Joey Carter, Chris White, Keith Wingate and others for this worthy cause.

A silent auction will offer an impressive selection of collectible items: Tommy Tune Lithograph, Arts Fifth Avenue Django Reinhardt gift pack, framed 1989 Cliburn poster with artwork signed by Robert Rauschenberg, Sardines crew poster photograph by Michael Bodycomb, abstract oil painting by Johnny Case, sax player painting by Johnny Case, original line art drawing of bassist Charles Scott by Michael Pellecchia, Suzan England's flute, antique trunk owned by Suzan England, golf package donated by Colonial Country Club, a Sardines T-shirt, a gift pack of Sardines memorablia, and more.

Master of Ceremonies for this event will be Ray Conrow, assisted by Kitty Case. Guest musicians will include saxophonist Jeff Todd; trombonist Pat Brown; bassman Ray Conrow plus a few surprise guests. Gracey Tune, Deb Wood and Kitty Case will prepare Italian food for all attendees to enjoy in fond remembrance of a unique venue known for its fine acoustic jazz and romantic atmosphere as well as its Southern Italian food. Admission price is $25.00 each. Dinner is included in the cover charge. Please note: If you've not made reservations but plan to attend,  make your reservations ASAP.  The number of people expected to attend is important for food planning purposes. Call: 817-923-9500. Event hours are 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM at Arts Fifth Avenue, 1628 5th Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104.

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