Hello Friends, My new recording Fortune Telling (Adivinhação) is finally here. Read on for installment two of the long version in installments (the short version is in the liner notes below). Tim Armacost and I cooked up the idea of recording the tunes from our Seattle gigs in New York but after sleeping on the idea … Continue reading
You non-musicians may not know this, but Spotify pays next to nothing (if not nothing) to musicians. I submit this sales report as proof of their lack of fairness and generosity. So why do we put up with it? They have 32% of global subscribers and 36% of U.S. paid subscribers according to MIDIA Research. … Continue reading
Hello Friends, My new recording Fortune Telling (Adivinhação) is finally here. And some of you may be interested in the story so I’ll tell the long version in installments (the short version is in the liner notes below). Our old teacher and eminent trumpet player Bobby Bradford used to caution us in subtle ways not to … Continue reading
Hello Friends, My new recording Fortune Telling (Adivinhação) is finally here. There’s an interesting story about the journey but for now I’ll just post the short version…..actually the liner notes from the CD. I’ll be back soon with the full story including the trip out to Detroit to make the first attempt at recording the tunes … Continue reading
Something is definitely coming soon….which I’m very excited about because it’s fun, new and different. (details to follow here and on Instagram)…..Just for you very faithful people that follow me here, PLEASE SEE THE PREVIEW HERE! Continue reading
Hello faithful jazz nerd friends. Maiden voyage for another big band tune I arranged, this time an original called “dewired”. Yes, there is backstory. But only for people who know me super well. For the rest of you there are two secret musical references, one obvious and the other not so obvious. Get either of … Continue reading
Thirty-two years after taking noted jazz composer/arranger Don Sebesky’s arranging class when I lived and played in New York, I finally arrange a big band tune. Here it is: Yes I know. Better late than never….maybe. This one is the 100+ year old popular tune “After You’ve Gone.” The gentleman sitting to my right is … Continue reading
Jay Thomas makes my wood mouthpiece beta sound fantastic. I told him I was working on a v2 with a more stable wood and he told me not to throw this one out 🙂 Continue reading
Hey folks! Long time no see. I’ve been taking a break to travel in some friendly European countries where society is not failing as it is here in the US (due to the long-term effects of right-wing policies). More about where I’ve been and what I’ve been doing later, but for those of you tracking … Continue reading
Hey folks, Please join us online or in person for the second (monthly) Ponyboy Records Allstar Big Band Concert this Thursday, May 5 at 7:30 (U.S. Pacific Time UTC -7) http://www.jazzclubsnw.org/youtubewww.jazzclubsnw.org/livewww.facebook.com/jazzclubsnw Continue reading
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