Played at St. Nicks again this past Saturday. The gig seems to be getting better and better. George and I click pretty well and there was a new bassist with us. The place was packed with a good mix of regulars and newcomers.
There was also an unusually high number of established touring jazz musicians hanging […]
I performed at St. Nick Pub in Harlem again this past Saturday, with George and Dave Croce. The place was insanely packed. Apparently, since the place is a historic jazz club, tour buses sometimes stop by and fill the club. It gave me a sense of what the place was probably like in its heyday, […]
After the previous weekend off, I was back at St. Nicks Pub on Saturday night. It was really rainy and overcast all weekend—after spending most of Saturday cleaning and reorganizing my place, it was good to get out and play. I also did a lot of writing and came to some important realizations about my […]
I went to John Coltrane’s birthday party on friday night. Coltrane’s been dead since 1967, so he couldn’t make it, but many living jazz and avante-garde elite were in attendance. The hosts were Mop-kid, Charlie, and the Hopple. The evening started off with a rotating “jam session”, followed by consumption of food and […]
Just got back from my second gig at St. Nicks Pub. I got there a little early, said hello to some people I met last week and headed out to the nice outdoor area in the back of the club. A few guys were sittin’ around smokin dope and yellin back and forth to […]
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