Category Archives: Concerts

Triumphant Trumpets: Faddis, Soloff & Stafford

Last night at Blues Alley we had the good fortune to hear a trio of bad-ass trumpets, accompanied by piano, bass and drums. The Triumphant Trumpeters were Jon Faddis, Lew Soloff and Terrell Stafford – each a legend in his … Continue reading

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Christian Scott Quintet at BoCav

We have the great fortune to live down the street from one of the oldest jazz clubs in the country. At the ripe old age of 88, Bohemian Caverns has hosted many of the GREAT greats of jazz, and suffered … Continue reading

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A Rockin’ Middle Eastern Thai Christmas…in Portland

I hope you all had a Merry, Merry Christmas. I had the good fortune to spend it with friends and family in my old home town, weird-as-it-gets, Portland. I do hope they manage to keep it that way. Our first weirdly … Continue reading

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Bethesda Blues and Jazz – Latin Style

We had been trying to get up to the new club in Bethesda ever since my buddy, Jeff Bonk, was playing bass bone in the house big band – and managed to miss the entire run – bummer. Anyway, we … Continue reading

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New York, New York!

New York is a wonderful town. I had the good fortune to meet up with Patrick Spurling, of SpurlingPL from Zurich this past week in the Big Apple. Patrick is the brains behind the carbon fiber trombone slide that I assemble … Continue reading

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