It Rains Like Just About Every Day in Seattle During the Winter
But I think it’s finally starting to stop
But I think it’s finally starting to stop
…I find the mood of this tune so melancholy that it’s a helpful release for the heartbreak humanity constantly washes over itself.
Hey folks, I wanted to share this part of an ongoing avenue of my practice to develop “stand alone” solo playing of both standards and free tunes. This one is actually All the Things You Are with an extended variation on the traditional intro. The goal of course is for it to make compositional sense …
Hello Folks, Our new album “Freebird and Other Jazzy Things” is now available on iTunes and Amazon. If, despite my ruthless spamming, you did not attend our CD release event at Boxley’s, you Seattle friends have the opportunity to hear The Young Lizards at Tula’s this Tuesday, March 4th at 7:30 p.m. Cuts from the …
Hey Folks, Here are some shots from The Lizard session at Studio X . What an awesome facility, and thank you to Reed (owner/engineer) for your ongoing support of jazz. Since our new tunes are a ton harder than those on our first album (which we recorded live), we thought the whole process might be …
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced the recipients of the 2012 Jazz Masters Award, “the nation’s highest honor in jazz.” This lofty honor bestows the grand sum of $25,000 on each of the five recipients, embarrassingly low for the likes of Charlie Haden and Jack DeJohnette, two of this year’s five recipients. Incidently, …
Hey jazz friends, We got Ty Bailie back for a reunion concert at Jazz Clubs NW which was a real blast. See the stream below where we play a ton of the album tunes from Our Modern Lifestyle and Freebird and Other Jazzy Things. Unfortunately Dave Peterson could not join us but stay … Continue reading
AND PLEASE DO VISIT MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOR REGULARLY ADDED VIDEOS!! https://www.youtube.com/user/jazzpocalypse Continue reading
Two amazing cats, unbelievable contribution to the music. Continue reading
The new tools of the trade are both bewildering and useful. Bewildering in terms of the amount of time and bandwidth a person could spend creating profiles, initializing widgets, uploading media, analyzing stats and so on. Useful in terms of creating impressions (although who knows how deep or lasting) among the multitude of thrifty jazz … Continue reading
{Insert Obvious Here} The internet has changed the way music is produced, marketed, “sold”, and consumed forever. When I say “sold”, I should really say “obtained” because purchasing music has become optional. But if you feel guilty and don’t buy into your anti-establishment neighbor’s argument that downloading MP3s for free is cool because you’re just … Continue reading
It was like being at the beach after cold, wet Seattle winter. Here’s to herd immunity so we can travel again… Continue reading
I started a covid project of learning “some drums” and thanks to all the fantastic learning tools available that talented folks have offered up on the internet, the project has turned into a full time obsession. Check out this fantastic tutorial on the Elvin groove on Night Has 1000 I’s Continue reading
Peter Erskine has shared this amazing google docs spreadsheet with links to tracks from the planet’s best drummers along with brief commentary. A true gift for anyone continuing their study of the tradition and what it has meant to art and American culture. Enjoy Continue reading
Hello Friends, Here’s us playing “Invitation” during our live stream on Saturday June 6 with Danny Kolke on piano, Chris Symer on bass and Greg Williamson on drums. (Click through to youtube to watch.) Continue reading
Hello Seattle jazz friends, Be with us Friday when the novel jazz ensemble “DON’T CALL STELLA” plays at Egan’s Ballard Jam House at 7:00 pm. Preferred pricing for students and seniors!! This dynamic, non-introspective, upbeat cohort consisting of Michael Glynn (b), Tony Foster (p) and Will Crandell (d) will play jazz music for you. Continue reading
Hello jazz friends, I hope you will join me this week as Glorious Power Trio teams up with visiting New York jazz giants Dave Berkman and Tim Armacost. Please come welcome these two monsters to the jazz scene here in the Northwest. Gig number 1 will be at Egan’s Ballard Jam House on Thursday, March … Continue reading
I will be playing with Glorious Power Trio with special guest Tony Foster at Piccola Cellars this Saturday, January 14th at 7:00 pm. This concert is sponsored by the Boxley Music Fund which is a really great friend to jazz education and performance here in the Northwest. Glorious Power Trio has been getting deep into some really interesting material … Continue reading