The line up for the Sestet is

Jon Rauhouse – Steel Guitar
Tommy Connell – Guitar
Rachel Flotard – Vocalist
Kevin O’Donnell – Drums
Will Lovell – Bass
Jeff Livingston – Piano / Guitar

More dates may be added later, so if you are on the West coast of the US catch some great music.

They will also be appearing in Chicago later in the year at the Hideout Block Party.

So check out the “On Tour” section for details about up coming dates in the North East US, next January and February.

Neko and the band are scheduled to make their debut on November 16th at the world famous Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Frank Gehry-designed home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The evening before, on November 15th, they’ll perform a concert in Tucson, AZ to benefit the organization No More Deaths.

Each year since its inception, the Walt Disney Concert Hall “Songbook Series” has brought audiences some of the most cherished evenings of song.

No More Deaths is a grassroots organization of concerned individuals, faith-based communities and human rights activists working in Southern Arizona and across the border to address the suffering and deaths of border crossers, attempting to illuminate and rectify problems in the US border policy. Through direct humanitarian assistance to migrants, research, networking, education and awareness-building, No More Deaths seeks to put an end to the deaths – of which there have been more than 2000 since 1998 – of men, women and children attempting to enter the United States through the Sonoran Desert

Here’s a video of the Jon Rauhouse Orchestra with Jacob Valenzuela and Tommy Connell rehearsing at Plush Tucson, AZ 5-17-07.

Orchestra lineup

• Vocalist: Rachel Flotard (Visqueen, from Seattle)
• Steel Guitar / Vocal: Jon Rauhouse (Phoenix)
• Guitar / Vocal: Tommy Connell (Ventura, CA)
• Drums: Kevin O’Donnell (Andrew Bird’s band, from Chicago)
• Bass: Will Lovell (Salt lake City)
• Piano / Guitar: Jeff Livingston (Las Vegas)
• Tenor Sax: Jeff Jones (Phoenix)
• Trumpet: Jacob Valenzuela (Calexico, Tucson)
• Trombone: Heather Gore(Phoenix)

Theres a couple of reviews and interviews about from this tour, one at the Washington Post along with an article on the Jaded Insider Billboard Blog who say “He was smart and had a fantastic laugh.”

Dates are up in the “On Tour” part of the site.

The JR Sestet consists of himself on Steel Guitar & Hawaiian Guitar
Tommy Connell: Guitar
Rachel Flotard: Vocals
Will Lovell: Bass
Jeff Livingston: Piano
Kevin O’Donnell: Drums

Also up in the “On Tour” section is the only known group picture of the Jon Rauhouse Quintet that supported Neko Case in the midwest.

So check it out in the Riffs section.

Check out the “On Tour” section for more details.

• Vocalist: Rachel Flotard (Visqueen, from Seattle)
• Steel Guitar / Vocal: Jon Rauhouse (Phoenix)
• Guitar / Vocal: Tommy Connell (Ventura, CA)
• Drums: Kevin O’Donnell (Andrew Bird’s band, from Chicago)
• Bass: Will Lovell (Salt lake City)
• Piano / Guitar: Jeff Livingston (Las Vegas)
• Tenor Sax: Jeff Jones (Phoenix)
• Trumpet: Jacob Valenzuela (Calexico, Tucson)
• Trombone: Heather Gore(Phoenix)

There are a couple more live dates up in the “On Tour” section, in June with Neko Case and The Jon Rauhouse Combo.

The first two of these dates, in Tucson & Phoenix, will see the full 11 piece Jon Rauhouse Orchestra. The last, in Prescott, will “only” be the Jon Rauhouse Quintet.

Details and links for tickets are up in the “On Tour” section of the site, get along and be able to say you saw this must see event

You are invited to celebrate the release of Jon Rauhouse’s Steel Guitar Heart Attack featuring Tommy Connell and some of the best musicians on the planet on Tuesday, March 13th at 6PM @ Stinkweeds. Jon, Tommy and others will play, there will be lots of presents, food and drink and we’ll preview the new album!! And best of all, its Free!!!

Stinkweeds – 12 W. Camelback (NW corner of Central and Camelback), Phoenix, AZ 85013

Again it’s part of Neko Case’s band but Jon will also be the opening act on a number of the gigs.

Jon sat at his trusty MSA

More details to come…

The latter part of January and just into February is on a five date Neko Case headlining tour of Australia.

Then in February the band is supporting Merle Haggard on a 4 date tour of the west coast of the U

Then the band have their own five date headline tour of the west coast states before ending up over on the easy coast with two shows in New York on the 23rd.

All details are up on the “On Tour” page, with links for venues to get directions and buy your tickets.

So if you want to see about booking Jon for gigs please contact Kris Kerry at Lost Barrio Artists for more details.

Also up on the On Tour section of the site are some of the tour videos posted up in the news section.