Lots of Seattle Time!
Posted on | November 7, 2009 | No Comments
So I’ve been spending lots of time this month in Seattle, working with the Kora Band as well as with my ongoing occasional duo project with Kane Mathis, as well as some gigs with Chad McCullough. It’s been fun so far, especially the train rides, which I find to be a pretty productive time for composing (except when the engine breaks down 6 times in a 3-hour trip, which then becomes a good time for being annoyed and looking at NON-moving scenery).
I’ve been writing a lot recently, including some new music for my sextet and kora band as well as for a new trio I’ve been playing with occasionally with Dan Duval and drummer Stephen Pancerev, as well as arranging some music for the Portland Jazz Orchestra‘s Christmas concert (specifically “The Christmas Song” a la Vince Guaraldi for their Peanuts-themed show, which should be a kick). It’s nice as the weather deteriorates to focus more on composition, especially as no one seems to really want to leave their houses much (as evidenced by our annoyingly low turnout at the Kane/Andrew duo gig at Egan’s last week…)
Anyway, I’ll be posting PJCE and Sextet audio very soon for your enjoyment, meanwhile you can mark your calendars for the Kora Band’s big show Dec. 3 at the Columbia City Theater with the Seattle African All-Stars, and for the Sextet’s CD release at Jimmy Mak’s January 22!
More soon….
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