On November 14th, my band will be playing a double bill with Ben Darwish’s Commotion (Russ Kleiner, Sam Howard, and Chris Mosley).
I’ll be lucky enough to be playing with Clay Giberson (organ), and Alan Jones (drums), playing some of the E4 book.
Cover charge for the evening is $10 (gets you in for both bands). My group kicks the evening off at 8 PM. Hope to see you there.
Here’s a recording of the first tune of the night from my trio gig at Wilf’s. The tune is “Beautiful Love,” featuring Ben Darwish and Dave Speranza.
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Last night was E4’s first show since the summer. We played at Jimmy Mak’s, subbing for Balmer while he’s on tour. We had a good sized crowd that actually stuck around through the second set.
We were lucky to have a number of friends stop by at sit in, including Ben Darwish, Shelly Rudolph, and Russ Kleiner. Also nice to see other new and old friends like journalist Tom D’Antoni, bassist Eric Gruber (who has played often in my acoustic band), and jazz super-fan and community activist Pam Jones.
Instead of the usual E4 setup, we tried it with Clay playing mostly acoustic piano, Damian on his new fretless, and me splitting my time between alto and tenor. I liked the new sound - I think there was a bit more flexibility than our usual style.
I’m hoping to get some pictures from the event soon, but for now, here’s a clip from my composition “Weasel Socks”:
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