Friday Night at Jimmy Mak’s!
I’m excited to be repeating a great double-bill over at Jimmy Mak’s. Last February my Kora Band opened for Ben Darwish‘s last CD release party, with his Trio, during the Portland Jazz Festival, and it was really a great time. Tomorrow night we’re at it again, opening for his new quartet (the “Ben Darwish Group”)’s [...]
Kora Band Album #2 On The Way…
Well the Tunnel Six tour is nearly upon us, after almost a full year of planning! However, before that epic adventure begins to unfold itself, I’m really looking forward to going into the studio with my Kora Band to make our second album! Just 4 U was a good one, but the band has changed [...]
Cascades
One of my favorite places to write music is on trains. Most recently I was taking Amtrak’s “Cascades” line back and forth between Seattle and Portland quite a bit last fall and had some quality time to work on new kora band tunes. I’m now happy to share with everyone the result, a new tune [...]
Kora Band Retreat
After the recent holiday festivities, I was lucky enough to do something I’ve always wanted to do, and hope to repeat again: go off to a proverbial (or almost literal, in this case) cabin in the woods with a band for a weekend and work on new music! The Kora Band‘s trumpeter, Chad McCullough‘s parents [...]
Columbia City Theater Tomorrow!
KEXP Tomorrow Night!
In preparation for our big show at the Columbia City Theater on Thursday night, the Kora Band will be appearing tomorrow on KEXP’s “The Best Ambiance”, a great and very comprehensive radio show about the music of Africa hosted by Jon Kertzer. We’ll be talking and performing around the 7:00 hour, so if you’re in [...]
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