January 2012: Bring your music projects to the newly up & running home studio; The Bassment! I am pleased to announce the opening of my home studio which allows me to contribute acoustic & electric bass tracks to your recording project. Drop me a line and let's talk about how I can help you realize your musical goals.
Upcoming gigs of note: 1/27 - The Backroom at Henri's (Canoga Park) w/ Doug Perkins & Perkulator (classic rock/R&B), 1/28 - Terranea Resort (Rancho Palos Verdes) w/ The Richard Sherman/Billy Redd Group, 1/30 - Typhoon (Santa Monica Airport) w/ The Bruce Eskovitz Jazz Orchestra). Hope to see you at one of these great shows! Until next time...
October 2011: Just added! Two more shows at the jazz festival being held at the Marriott/LAX: A small group tribute to Gerry Mulligan and a big band tribute to Stan Kenton & Gerry Mulligan, both in the evening on October 21st. These should prove to be a lot of fun and extremely challenging & satisfying. Also of note, a terrific "Rat Pack" tribute show that I'll be playing with October 25th - 30th at the Thousand Oaks Performing Arts Center. That's all for now!
September 2011: I'm going to update this page more frequently so check back for updates to my "Gigs" page along with other items of musical and/or personal interest. New gigs of note: The Mark Harrison Quintet at The Baked Potato, Oct. 19th; The Bill Holman Big Band at Marriot LAX, Oct. 23rd; The Bruce Lofgren Big Band at Typhoon, Oct. 30th. On the studio front, wrapping up the latest offering from The Richard Sherman Trio (feat. Billy Redd) called "Sing". More on that in future postings. That's all for now! See you at the gig.
April 2011: Well, returned from a week in Laughlin, NV w/ Connie Stevens at the Riverside Casino only 2lbs. heavier. Connie was as charming and delightful to work with as ever. One of my favorite drummers - Tony Pia (The Doobie Brothers) - was again manning the drum chair which helped make for a musically satisfying run. On guitar was Rick Vitalo who returned with his usual versatility, musicality, and quick wit. I look forward to our hit with Connie next month in Mississippi!
Two upcoming shows of note: May 16th at The Oyster House w/ The Adam Cohen Group (Pete Christlieb - sax, Gerry Brown - drums, Andy Langham - piano) and May 17th at Typhoon w/ The Bruce Eskovitz Jazz Orchestra. "BEJO" (as it is otherwsie known) hasn't performed in quite some time so I'm really looking forward to that one. Of course, I'm really excited about the new quartet I've assembled for the Oyster House date on the 16 of May! Hope to see you there!
That's all for now folks...until next time!
March 2011: Some interesting developments as well as some truly inspiring gigs. Played at Charlie O's last week with Scott Whitfield's Quintet (Scott, Roger Neumann, Corey Allen, Roy McCurdy, and of course myself) and celebrated Scott's birthday with great music and some terrific playing by several special guests who sat in (notably, Andrew Lippman who knocked me out with his scat singing - who knew?). Also, a wonderful date at The Lighthouse with Kim Richmond's Quartet and special guest saxophonist Keith Fiddmont. It was a terrific band: Kim, Andy Langham, and Jamey Tate. Stuck around afterward to hear a wonderful reggae band called Urban Dread. Must catch them again sometime. On another note, the tour with Roy Gaines did not materialize (well, at least not for me anyhow) but reunited with Engelbert Humperdinck for two nights at The McCallum Theater for what turned out to be some truly great shows! Enge stills sounds great and his band - led by MD Alex Navarro - was a blast to play with. My friend Tom Luer is currently holding down the sax chair in that band and we followed that up with a wonderful trio gig at The Oyster House with drummer Jens Kuross who, by the way, knocked me out with his great groove and creativity.
Coming up...Laughlin dates with Connie Stevens in April and a concert with the Steve Speigl Big Band. Check the gig page for more details.
Thanks for checking in. Until next time!
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