Had a great time performing up in Victoria, BC, with saxophonist Phil Dwyer and bassist Sean Drabbit. Sean and I played together (maybe?) 18 years ago in Brooklyn, NY, and it was great to reconnect. This was the first time I got to play with Phil Dwyer.
Hermann’s is Canada’s longest continually-run jazz club … a real treat to play there. I remember listening to Jim Wilke’s Jazz Northwest program when I first started playing jazz and he would run through all the gigs in the Pacific Northwest including Victoria and who was playing at Hermann’s. Glad I got a chance to play there, especially in these uncertain times where rising real estate prices are pushing jazz clubs out of the city centers.
Plus the ride up and back from Victoria was exciting! (see below)
I’m excited to announce that I’ve been asked to do some original music and sound design for a production of Proof by Strawberry Theater Workshop.
For the past few years I’ve participated in the Charlie Brown Christmas Show at the Seattle Center as a member of Jose “Juicy” Gonzales Trio. That show is a benefit for Strawberry Theater Workshop and in talking to director Greg Carter the opportunity to work on a different musical environment presented itself.
The show opens January 19th at 12th Avenue Arts in Seattle and runs through February 18.
Looking forward to working on setting the show … once I get back from NYC of course … you can buy tickets and learn more here.
My group Chamber 3, with my friends from Germany (Christian Eckert – guitar, Steffen Weber – sax) and Phil Sparks, will be performing a series of dates in late-July/early-August.
I had a blast performing for two nights with guitar Mike Stern … first we did the headlining concert at the 2016 Ballard Jazz Festival then we headed up for a Sunday matinee performance in Bellingham. I was definitely a “bucket-list” gig for me having seen Mike Stern perform at the 55 Bar in NYC when I visited in the Summer of 1991.
I’ve had the pleasure of doing a couple of commercial spots recently … one of which is currently on the air for the Olive Garden. I think the drums really make this spot work …
Over the past few years a number of my tunes have been featured as bumper-music (short music interludes between stories) on NPR’s Morning Edition.
My wife came home last week and told me she heard a couple of my tunes while driving in the car that day. Upon further investigation, turns about I’ve had a number of plays this year … mainly after sobering stories about Iran and Afghanistan.
While I’m working on a new site … here are some videos!
This is a performance of Ridgecrest on The Seattle Channel. This song is based on the chord changes to Thelonious Monk’s Green Chimneys. I read somewhere that Green Chimneys was the name of the school his daughter attended so I named to after the school my daughter attends.
I’m awaiting the call to do this before a Seattle Sounders match … anyway, an old video featuring the closing number from one of my Brotherhood of the Drum performances. My good friend (and usually a drummer) Bill Rieflin is playing bass.
Had a great time performing up in Victoria, BC, with saxophonist Phil Dwyer and bassist Sean Drabbit. Sean and I played together (maybe?) 18 years ago in Brooklyn, NY, and it was great to reconnect. This was the first time I got to play with Phil Dwyer.
I’m excited to announce that I’ve been asked to do some original music and sound design for a production of 
Tune into KNKX 88.5 on Christmas Day, 3:00 – 6:00PM (West Coast Time) for the 1st annual Origin Records Holiday Special!
After the new year I’ll be headed to Germany for a 10 day tour with my bandmates in Chamber 3.
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