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Played in Club Mes, Costa Mesa, California and Al's Bar in downtown L.A. Well received Sweetwaters festival with 3 piece band on Aerail Artway stage. | ||
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Performed at Paihia Jazz/Blues Festival regular performances at venues through out N.Z - Bar Bodega Wellington - Luna AK - Powerstation Ak - Devonport Jazz Festival AK - Whangarei Jazz/Blues Festival - Revas Whangarei - Java Jive AK - Temple AK - Wellers Melbourne - Arthaus Melbourne recorded and released "Lemon Wedge Moon" on Gala Records recorded demo "Way out there Baby" |
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Recorded "Soljak" self financed 8 song cassette, L.A (Gala
Records) recorded "Old Wooden Radio" on T.O.N records Hollywood compilation
CD - performed live poetry in cafes and theatres in L.A. - " with " Homeless
Writers Coalition" in L.A Shelters - " at System M, Long Beach - at Betelguise,
Melrose Blvd - at L.A. Community College Festival - at Long Beach Blues
Festival - at Las Palmas Theater, Hollywood (opened for Dinosaur Jr) - at
Barnsdall Theater L.A - at Coconut teaser Hollywood - at Club Lingerie
Formed Gala Records N.Z |
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Performed original songs with Soljak band throughout L.A & Calif. |
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Recorded "Soljak & Barrett" album cassette (self financed, 10 originals (Gala Records), California billed with Beck & Jake Dylan (of the Wallflowers). Performed in theatre production " Our Planet at Risk" in California, speaking and singing part in this factual play on the enviroment,written and directed by John Hammond which ran for six weeks on Broardway, Longbeach, calif. |
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Performed original blues/folk/jazz material with the Katy Soljak Band around California with a number of excellent musicians, including Steve Hodges from the Tom Waits Band and Bill Barrett on Harmonica. |
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Formed "The Blue Buzzard Band" with Auckland drummer Kevin Strange on drums and Californian guitarist Howard Miller, a popular blues cover band that played regularly in and around Auckland, drawing crowds to the legendry corner bar of the gluepot. | ||
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Performed and promoted the popular blues revue "Ladies Sing the Blues" which performed to packed houses in Auckland from 1984 to 1986 |
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