Hello folks, My inspiration for a post this week is at an all-time-low so please enjoy this cut instead. This tune is called “Revised Music For Low Budget Jazz Quartet” by guitarist/composer David White. Dave will correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe this tune was inspired by a Paul Hindemith composition and weaves … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Hello folks, It was great to see those of you who attended the 9th Annual Ponyboy Records Jazz Picnic. Hop on over to the Ponyboy Facebook Page and start bugging Greg to upload more pictures of the many Pacific Northwest jazz celebrities that performed at the event. The event was an all-around success, although my wife … Continue reading
Hey folks, The Lizards will be performing live at Boxley’s Friday, August 17th at 7:00 pm. As usual, there is great food, drink, and company at Boxley’s. Cover charge is zero. Hope to see you there. Continue reading
Hello Seattle Friends, please join us at the Royal Room this Sunday, February 26th at 7:30 pm at 5000 Rainier Ave., S. A creation of Seattle’s own super-talented-superstar Wayne Horowitz, The Royal Room is Seattle’s newest, edgiest, hottest place to be seen….and of course, hear great music. The Lizards will be playing selections from our … Continue reading
Hello Seattle Friends, the Chris Fagan/Dave Peterson Quartet will be appearing tomorrow (Friday, February 3rd) at Hiroshi’s from 7:30 to 10:00 pm. As always, the cover charge is zero, the food is excellent, and the company superb. We will be playing some exciting modern jazz including original tunes by the talented Dave Peterson. Did I … Continue reading
Hey Pacific Northwest friends, the Young Lizards will perform at Boxley’s in North Bend, Washington on Wednesday, December 14th at 7:00 pm. Not only is Boxley’s listed in Downbeat’s top 150 jazz rooms, Boxley’s will not be charging a cover for this event! That means more of your hard-earned monetary resources may be re-directed to … Continue reading
Hello Seattle friends, For many of us, this coming Thursday, November 10th will actually be much like a Friday owing to work being canceled for the Veterans Day holiday on 11/11/11. To celebrate this happy occassion, I will be teaming up with the wonderful guitarist, Dave Peterson as well as highly individualized bassist, Jon Hamar, … Continue reading
Hello Folks, The Lizards album “charted” at 70 this week which pleased us very much. If you follow the link, you will see that the numbers in the jazz world are not huge. #1 received only 220 spins for the week. Nonetheless, we feel validated by showing up. I’m out there trying to book gigs … Continue reading
Hello Folks, To our Friends in Orlando, I’ll be on WUCF this Friday, August 5th, at 12:30 pm EST talking about jazz with our good friend Kayonne Riley and playing some cuts from the YOUNG LIZARDS CD. I’ll also be having an on-air visit with Vince Outlaw on Jazz88 San Diego at 6:40 pm PST … Continue reading
