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 [...]
Onward to Ashland!
Well we had a great time last night at Sam Bonds, good attendance, good vibe, and the other band was not only great, they were also really nice guys, as Mary Sue excitedly pointed out. A few photos from yesterday: rearranging the cars in a Wilsonville parking lot, Eric Gruber proves his claim that the [...]
Sextet Tour Begins! Tonight: Eugene w/Douglas Detrick
Well, the weather is nice (huzzah!) and we’re all set to go southward. I just recently acquired (finally, about 10 years late) a CD player for my truck, so I don’t have to deal with the infernal iPod radio transmitter thing anymore. In celebration, I am burning a bunch of CDs to listen to, including [...]
Thanks // Tour Next Week
Big thanks to everyone who came out to our Sextet CD Release show last night at TaborSpace, we had a great time and it was a fantastic audience as well! Also thanks to the TaborSpace folks for providing such a great venue and piano (and coffee!) It’s always interesting how tunes develop over time, and [...]
CD Release Tonight!
Well it’s arrived, our CD Release concert for the sextet is this evening, over at TaborSpace in SE Portland. This is really an amazing new venue in town, with a fantastic Steinway and a great “living room” vibe. Brett Campbell wrote a really nice review of the new album over at Willamette Week: [ELECTRIC JAZZ] [...]
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, [...]
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