Trio
I’m looking forward to a few gigs this week with my old friend and long-time musical associate Tyson Stubelek on drums, who will be back for a while from New York for the holidays. We’ve been playing together since high school in various configurations starting with the Portland Youth Jazz Orchestra and most recently with [...]
New Kora Band Album – Release Friday @ Jimmy Maks!
Tuesday the 21st was the official release date for my latest album, “Cascades” by the Kora Band. This is a project I’ve been working on ever since I went to West African with Devin Phillips in 2007 and returned with a desire to integrate the kora with jazz. Thanks to Seattle-based kora virtuoso Kane Mathis [...]
Bridgetown Sextet!
Well I’ve been a bit absent from the internet of late, partially due to nice weather and partially due to various trips and a typically nutso schedule in general. However, I’m back and ready to type, as it were, armed with some great upcoming shows for the rest of the summer and into the fall, [...]
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 [...]
Education Time
After a long drive and not much sleep, we woke up to some amazing Bay Area sun! This morning, we had a great time working with my good friend Colin Williams’ students at the Bay School of San Francisco. They played great and we also spent quite a bit of time talking about some of [...]
Talent, who knew!
So it turns out the tiny town of Talent, between Ashland and Medford, has this fantastic club, the Avalon, where we just finished up. What a great gig, attentive audience, great food, and everything! Totally unexpected but highly appreciated. We started the day by admiring Mary Sue’s father’s amazing 6,000+ LP collection: Then enjoyed the [...]
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