OK, it’s time to go public with this sucker: CYMBALISTIC, my new site retailing Cymbal & Gong cymbals is now on line. In case you hadn’t heard, Cymbal & Gong is a Portland company which […]
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LA session wrap-up
That’s me, Geoff Keezer, Kirk Ross, and Larry Steen. Last week’s LA recording session was interesting, fun, and unusual. The artist was my old friend, band mate, room mate, and compatriot, the songwriter Kirk Ross. […]
Continued light posting
Looking at a fairly busy week here, so you’ll likely see very little of me: heading to LA this morning, to make a record with songwriter Kirk Ross, my old friend, along with pianist Geoffrey […]
Lots of other business to tend to
New CD, out now! My apologies for the lack of blogging. I haven’t forgotten about you. We’re in the middle of the big publicity push for my new CD, Travelogue, and have been busy the […]
Now offering: Skype lessons!
OK, it’s formal announcement time: I, your blogger, Todd Bishop, am now offering live online lessons, via Skype. I’ll be happy to work with you on single lessons— say, if you’d like help with something […]
Site update!
Normally I try to make big site changes at the beginning of the year, but, the heck with it, I was getting tired of looking at the old design. The big template change is self-evident, […]
Skype lessons coming soon
OK, then: starting in March, I’ll be offering private lessons via Skype. And as I get my act together teaching this way, I think I’ll give away a few free lessons. Let’s do it like […]
2013 Europe tour
Hey, my 2013 Europe tour, my fourth, is coming up in November— exactly four weeks from now. We’ll be playing music from my record Little Played Little Bird, the music of Ornette Coleman, and some […]
Ballard Jazz Walk next Friday
If you’re in Seattle, hopefully you’re out going to all of the Ballard Jazz Festival events anyway, but my group will be playing at the Salmon Bay Eagles on Friday, at 8pm, as part of […]
Oh, hey…
Judging by this check I just received in the mail, I apparently have an article in the April, 2013 issue of Drum! Magazine— my third. Hopefully that’s still in the stores. The piece is my […]
2013 Europe tour taking shape
This way to Hot Club Dates for my November, 2013 Europe tour are starting to firm up: Tuesday, November 12 Hot Club de Gand — Ghent, Belgium Sunday, November 17 Hannut Jazz Festival — Hannut, […]
New lessons site up
Here’s part of what I’ve been doing this week instead of posting here— completing my new private lessons site. If you’re in the Portland metro area, don’t hesitate to get in touch re: private lessons. […]