82% Chance of Rain
I’m happy to announce my sextet’s second album, “82% Chance of Rain,” out in April on Seattle’s OA2 Records. We recorded this one back in August of last year, and we’re really pleased with the result! I wanted this one to sound a little less “jazzy” than Otis Stomp, both musically and in recording technique, [...]
Country Music and Authenticity
Since before he even moved to town a couple years ago, I had gigs with electric/acoustic bassist Sam Howard on my calendar, thanks to our mututal friend Russ Kleiner, who moved to Portland from NYC a few years ago and convinced Sam to make the jump a while later. Since then I’ve had the great [...]
The Woods Thursday!
This Thursday at The Woods, one of Portland’s newest and most intriguing venues (an ex-funeral parlor, in fact!), my sextet will be performing alongside A Cautionary Tale, a great member of the vibrant indie-rock scene here. Advance tickets are available here from Brown Paper Tickets (Only $7 for 2 bands!). We’re looking forward to this [...]
Bantus
Back in June I received an intriguing phone call from one Matt Gordon, who had gotten my number from Kevin Van Geem (the drummer in my sextet) and needed a substitute keyboardist to play (get this) marimba parts on a gig with a Zimbabwean singer, Loveness Wesa. Needless to say, I was more than slightly [...]
Sextet @ Jimmy Mak’s Tonight!
After a relatively long hiatus, my sextet will be back at Jimmy Mak‘s tonight, alongside the excellent Trio Subtonic. This will be our first show with them and, for that matter, our first time playing the “headlining” slot at Jimmy Mak’s, so tell all your friends! For a preview, here’s “Public and Republic” by Dan [...]
Tonight @ Doug Fir!
Well, Reptet‘s reputation seems to be preceding them these days. We’ll be opening for them tonight over at Portland’s hipster central, the Doug Fir Lounge. It’ll be great to bring some of what Tom D’Antoni calls “indie jazz” into the room and I’m always happy to hear a set of crazy music from Reptet while [...]
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