While I was traveling recently, I got a note from a reader who had very kindly purchased my CD Little Played Little Bird, the music of Ornette Coleman, asking for some analysis and explanation of […]
Category: Little Played Little Bird
Tour wrap-up
After our first gig, at Hot Club de Gand, in Ghent. The tour went quite well, by the way— the shows were all well attended, audiences were very appreciative, we got some good press, and […]
2013 tour repertoire
Here’s a list of the tunes we’ll be working with on my group’s Belgium trip next week. We won’t end up playing all of this stuff, but it’s in the books. A little over half […]
Another best of 2012 list
Another Best of 2012 list for my CD Little Played Little Bird, this time on the Bird Is The Worm blog, written by eMusic contributor Dave Sumner. We’re in the number 12 slot: So, take […]
Show TONIGHT
This Wednesday [Update: That’s tonight], at the Secret Society Ballroom in Portland I’ll be playing music from my new record, Little Played Little Bird (which you can listen to, and more importantly purchase in the […]
See you in Seattle!
Heading up to Seattle to play the Ballard Jazz Festival in a moment. Tonight is the Brotherhood of the Drum, hosted by Michael Shrieve, which I’ll be playing with saxophonist Rich Cole and bassist Paul […]
DBMITW: Lonely Woman
Maybe I shouldn’t be posting this so close to the release of my own CD with this tune, but it’s too good let go. Would you have the nerve to do what Paul Motian does […]