The Sue Palmer Quintet will be celebrating the birthday of Sue's long time drummer, SHARON SHUFELT, with special guests at Humphreys Backstage (Shelter Island). Sharon has played with Sue in various configurations for over 40 years: MsBHaven, Tobacco Road, Candye Kane, Judy Taylor & Her Wild Oats, and The Motel Swing Orchestra.

The Sue Palmer Motel Swing Quintet plays Tio Leo's (5302 Napa, San Diego 92111)

Sue plays the Teeny Tiny Piano Festival, produced by Scott Paulson, at UCSD (Geisel Library)

Sue plays the Blues Festival with Chris James and Patrick Rynn, at the Embarcadero

The Sue Palmer Motel Swing Quintet plays Humphreys Backstage Happy Hour (Shelter Island)

Sue Palmer & Her Motel Swing Orchestra plays the Adams Avenue Street Fair

The Sue Palmer Quintet plays Queen Bee's (3925 Ohio St, San Diego)

The Sue Palmer Quintet plays Humphreys Backstage (Shelter Island)

Sue Palmer GEMS, Volume One Purchase it from Vintage, Space 441, at the Carlsbad Art and Antique Mall (2752 State St, Carlsbad - 760-730-9494), CDBaby and all of Sue's gigs GEMS consists of 20 songs I have recorded since 1980, with various bands of mine, with others, and with special guests. My latest recording, one of 20, was done this year, and was recorded by my band, Sue Palmer & Her Motel Swing Orchestra, with Sharifah Muhammad on vocals, and Laura Chavez on guitar. This beautiful Candye Kane/Laura Chavez penned tune, is called "Don't Cry for Me, New Jersey." Candye was a prolific songwriter, but rarely performed this tune in her live shows. The other 19 are particular favorites of mine, over the years, from bands Ms.B.Haven(an all women's rock band from the late '70s), Tobacco Road (featuring Mr. Preston Coleman), Candye Kane, a country/rockabilly band called the Hayriders, and my current band, to bands that have hired me(Earl Thomas, 2000 Lbs of Blues, Missy Andersen). Special guests on this album include San Diego all stars like Daniel Jackson, Gilbert Castellanos, Rob Thorsen, Molly Stone (Stones Throw), Adrian Demain, and others. Read the Tim Mattox review of GEMS

Song List... 1. Down the Road a Piece 2. Black Beauty 3. Gertrude & Stein 4. Don't Cry for Me New Jersey 5. Interlude 1 6. Interlude 2 7. Killer Tiki Boogie 8. Honeysuckle Rose 9. Heartbreak Hotel 10. Why Did You Go Last Night? 11. Motel Mambo 12. Aloha Oe 13. Granny Run Run 14. Roll 'em 15. I've Been Walkin' 16. Walkin' 17. Sweet Lotus Blossom 18. These Boots Are Made for Walkin' 19. Get It 20. Ready for the River (Live)

"San Diego’s Sue Palmer is a pianist known to the world as the Queen of Boogie Woogie, and throughout the 20 selections on her dealer’s choice anthology, Gems Volume One, we find the sobriquet is hers alone to wear. A constant and vital presence on the local music scene for 30 years plus, Palmer’s energized style of of blues, swing, and jazz has delighted fans with keyboard work that is a wonder of rhythm and delicacy, two-fisted swagger and moaning blues holler, straight ahead improvisation and sweet doses of country and torch songs to make the evening’s entertainment a diverse delight. These tracks are choices Palmer has selected from the 20 albums she has recorded since 1980, recorded with a broad array of superlative musicians including Rob Thorsen, Candye Kane, April West, Gilbert Castellanos, and a slate of other players who add their distinct personalities to Palmer’s dedication to swing, stop and boogie." ...Ted Burke, San Diego Troubadour,  sandiegotroubadour.com