June 19 -22, 2008
Red Cedar Songwriter Camp
Pender Island, BC
For more info... go to: www.redcedarsongwritercamp.ca

March 4 - 15, 2008
Lester Quitzau Trio Alberta tour. Featuring Mike Lent - Bass and Sandro Dominelli - Drums/Percussion www.sandrodominelli.com
For more info... click here

October-November, 2007
Tri-Continental Tour

June 21 - 24, 2007
Red Cedar Songwriter Camp
Pender Island, BC
with Mae Moore, David Essig, Shari Ulrich, Lester Quitzau, Jane Eamon and others
For more info... go to: www.redcedarsongwritercamp.ca

February 8th, 2006 : Songwriter Camp

Lester Quitzau and Mae Moore along with Shari Ulrich and David Essig will be hosting a songwriter camp for adults, June 22-25 and Sept. 7-10 , 2006.

For more info please go to:
redcedarsongwritercamp.ca

June 3rd, 2005 : Review & Tour

New tour dates for Tri-Continental have been confirmed for Austria, Switzerland and Germany!

And here is a nice review from the folks at Acoustic Guitar magazine...

Mae Moore and Lester Quitzau, Oh My!
By Celine Keating

On nine original compositions (including two instrumental guitar duets) and two covers, Mae Moore and Lester Quitzau bring energy and intimacy as well as pro-digious talents to their first joint CD. Quitzau’s appealing baritone, well-suited to bluesy numbers like "Troubled Ways," and understated guitar and Dobro are a perfect match for the control, range, and versatil-ity of Moore's lustrous vocals, which, especially on "Stepping Through Fire," bring Joni Mitchell to mind. Moore and Quitzau have made solo CDs of their own, but together they have something special. The vocal harmonies and sensitive guitar fills are downright exquisite on "Here and Gone," Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan's "Hold On," and the bluesy version of Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing," where Quitzau's slide really soars.
(Poetical License, www.maemoore.com)

{From Acoustic Guitar magazine}

March 25th, 2005 : Bravo! Brava!

Just a reminder that the first of two concerts being filmed by Bravo! Television is tonight at the Pender Island Community Hall. If you can't make it tonight, filming will continue tomorrow night!
Tickets for each show is $15 in advance ($20 at the door) with the shows starting at 8:00pm. Because these shows are being filmed for broadcast and a DVD release, members of the audience will be required to sign a release form at the door. We hope you can make it out to one (or both!) of the shows!

New tour dates are starting to roll in for 2005. Lester will be all over the globe, performing with his Very Electric Trio, Tri-Continental, and Mae Moore. Check out the currently scheduled dates here.

Lester & Mae will perform two concerts in March at the Pender Island Community Hall, which will filmed by Bravo! Television for a special concert/documentary DVD. We will let you know more details as they are confirmed.

Be sure to check out the video file we have added to the multimedia page, a profile on Mae & Lester, put together by the folks at DTMI before the release of the album "Oh My!", and features a 'live from the living room' version of the title track!

Also be sure to ckeck out DTMI online at artofthe.com to see more of their great projects.

Tri-Continental have just released their 4th CD, Drifting, a special live album, released by Tradition & Moderne. We will have some samples from the album soon, but in the meantime, you can find out more about this new effort in the music section.

In support of Drifting, the band will head off to Germany for nine concerts, the first week of November. Check out the dates here.

Due to a technical problem, only a short portion of last saturday's Atlantic Airwaves was aired. But the good news is that show producer Glenn Meisner has informed us that Mae & Lester's concert segment will be re-broadcast on Saturday, October 23rd.

Atlantic Airwaves Website.

Atlantic Airwaves, featuring Mae & Lester in concert, has been moved from it's original airdate of October 23rd, to this coming Saturday, October 2nd.

This show, recorded live at the beautiful Victoria Playhouse in Prince Edward Island on July 5th of this year, showcased many songs from their new recording, Oh My!, previous favourites from their individual albums, as well as the unreleased song The Only Cure.

Original Setlist:

Love Will Bring You Back
Stepping Through Fire
Charlie Picked His Apple
Red Clay Hills
The Only Cure
Oh My
Time Takes Time
Heart and Soul
Compass
Troubled Ways
Tell Me
Little Wing
In Your Arms Again
Here and Gone
Superstitious
Precious Love

The program airs on CBC radio in the Maritimes, but can also be heard around the world by clicking the "Listen In" icon on the Atlantic Airwaves Website.

As part of the 2nd Annual Western Coast Music Awards week, Lester and Mae will be performing at the Ironwood Stage & Grill on Saturday, October 2nd at 10:00 PM. Lester & Mae are nominated in the Best Roots Recordings catagory for their album Oh My!

MAE MOORE and LESTER QUITZAU have scored a nomination for "Oh My!" in the category of 'Best Roots Recording' at the 2nd Annual Western Canadian Music Awards to be held in Calgary, Alberta, Oct. 3, 2004. Music Industry professionals from across Canada and around the world will be converging in Calgary for this event. The WCMAs consist of a hip and interactive three-day music Industry CONFERENCE, a three-day, multi-genre MUSIC FESTIVAL and two AWARDS SHOWS ­ the INDUSTRY AWARDS, to honour people behind the scenes and the WESTERN CANADIAN MUSIC AWARDS honouring the outstanding achievement of the regions' recording artists.

WCMA website

Click here to download an MP3 of Lester & Mae's interview from North By Northwest!

Tune into CBC Radio's North By Northwest tomorrow morning at 8:30 AM (PST) to hear Lester & Mae's interview with Sheryl MacKay.

Lester has returned from his overseas tour with Tri-Continental, and is focusing on his upcoming shows and festivals with Mae Moore, which now include a stop in Halifax on July 7th at The Velvet Olive. Fall shows are also currently being planned for Western Canada. Stay tuned as more dates are confirmed.

Tri-Continental will be hitting the road later in the month with a number of shows in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. Check the tour schedule for all the details.

Tune into CBC Radio this coming Thursday, March 25th, when Sounds Like Canada will air their interview with Lester & Mae chatting about their new album, Oh My!. International fans can listen online.

Lester's latest recording, Oh My!, an album with wife and musical partner Mae Moore is in stores right now! You can also order it from our website. Canadian shoppers can click here, while our International visitors can click here.

Lester and Mae just returned home from a tour in support of Oh My! but The Lester Quitzau Trio has somewhat of a reunion show planned for Calgary. Check the tour dates for more details, or download the Press Release.

We hope you are enjoying the new LesterQ.com, and all it's new content. We will continue to update on a regular basis, bringing you all the latest news, tour dates, ect... If you have any questions or comments about the new website, please email the webmaster.