Category Archives: Jazz Band

Steve Cannon’s Bangkok Bands

Posted on February 8, 2015 by randyjmueller

We just returned from an amazing trip to Thailand, Cambodia and a crazy stop-through day in Dubai, inspired by my old and ever youthful trumpet buddy, Steve Cannon. Steve was a fixture in Portland, playing in jazz, funk, blues and … Continue reading →

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Baseball and Wedding Bands

Posted on July 3, 2014 by randyjmueller

These two things have nothing to do with each other except that they occurred within a week of whirl-wind activities. Yolanda had a trade show in Chicago, so we made a long weekend of it with our good friends, Marianne, … Continue reading →

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DC Jazz Festival

Posted on June 29, 2014 by randyjmueller

It’s been a busy summer already and I’m just getting around to documenting my latest musical adventures. Today was a perfect, sunny day for a Jazz Fest, held on the Capitol Riverfront on the Anacostia River. The concert was the … Continue reading →

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Triumphant Trumpets: Faddis, Soloff & Stafford

Posted on April 19, 2014 by randyjmueller

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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NAPBIRT PDX

Posted on April 12, 2014 by randyjmueller

Are you ready for it? National Association for Professional Band Instrument Repair Technicians. Just goes to show you there is an association for just about anything. This year’s NAPBIRT conference was in my old haunt, Portland Oregon (airport code PDX) … Continue reading →

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Bonkers

Posted on February 9, 2014 by randyjmueller

I thought I would take a moment to introduce you to my partner in repair crime. Not long after I arrived in DC, we were at a gig of the Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra, a 17-piece big band that plays every … Continue reading →

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Christian Scott Quintet at BoCav

Posted on January 27, 2014 by randyjmueller

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

Posted on December 28, 2013 by randyjmueller

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

Posted on November 10, 2013 by randyjmueller

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!

Posted on October 26, 2013 by randyjmueller

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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