Hey folks, Strange thing happened the other day. I got a royalty check. Yeah I know. Incredible. As it turns out, all the $.000000002’s that the streaming services give you eventually add up to a two figure dollar amount that they finally send you. In this case, I got a boost on Spotify because I … Continue reading
What is there to say other than this is one of the heaviest tunes in the jazz repertoire. The closest thing (I think) we have to an original recording is one of Billy Strayhorn singing and playing it trio in a live setting. That performance leaves some questions as to what the melody really is … Continue reading
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 … 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
Hello Pacific Northwest Jazz Friends, I will be playing at this year’s 2015 North Bend Jazz Walk on Saturday, March 14th, 2015 from 7 to 10 pm. The jazz walk you will remember features dozens of Northwest jazz stars (like me) at over 20 venues, all for one low, low price. Kind of like speed-dating … Continue reading
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 … 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
Hello Folks. The Economist gives us a wonderful article this week telling us of poverty-stricken record labels that can’t sign anything but a sure thing (with healthy, growing followings and robust merchandise sales) and laid-off A&R folks that have not been rehired back into the profession since the meteor hit the music business in 1999*. … Continue reading
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