All About Jazz published an extensive review/recap of the Portland Jazz Festival today in their online edition. There’s also a shorter version that appears in this month’s print version of All About Jazz:New York. I’m mentioned a couple of times in the local section - once for sitting in with Dan Balmer’s band and the other for the casual gig Russ Kleiner put together at the Tugboat with Damian Erskine, Dan Duval, and myself. Here’s the article.
Last night I hit Jimmy Mak’s to catch Dan Balmer’s last show before he heads out on tour with vocalist Diane Schuur. While he’s gone, a bunch of different groups will be taking over his Monday residence, including E4 on March 3rd.
I’m still playing lots of tenor, trying out the new sound. Played last night at Produce Row at Ron Steen’s session and had an exciting tenor battle with Marc Hutchinson. That guy sounds great.
There’s a new addition to the website - on the right there’s a JazzPDX widget showing all of the recent articles I’ve posted on that site.