Last week my good friend and colleague Sean Neukom presented a wonderful recital at Gallery One. From top to bottom, the event was really terrific. Gallery One is a beautiful room with fascinating works that made for a great setting. The artist Lori-Gene, who sketched each of the three performed pieces, produced amazing results. Sean not only played spectacularly, but… (more…)
This past Saturday afternoon I had the pleasure of playing duets with guitarist Jonathan Epley in Nashville’s Green Hills Whole Foods Market. Our music was broadcast through the aisles of the entire store, so we had some fun straddling jazz standards and Muzak. Below is a short example (low fidelity) of how we hoped Antonio Carlos Jobim can make a… (more…)
Last night I had the pleasure of playing in another ensemble at the Nashville Jazz Workshop. The group was a septet dedicated to the music of Thelonious Sphere Monk. We performed six of his tunes, including two which were previously unknown to me: Four In One and Little Rootie Tootie. The septet featured some original arrangements and the alto saxophone… (more…)