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 […]
Category: Todd Bishop
On newstands now
Oh, my new Drum! Magazine piece– on polyrhythmic uses for Stick Control- should be on newstands now. It’s the April issue, which comes out in February. I don’t pretend to get how that works. You […]
DBMITW and news
We’ll be on light posting for the next couple of days while I do a bunch of work on publicity for my new record of the music of Ornette Coleman, Little Played Little Bird (which […]
Drum! mag update
See this issue for my last piece. I’ve just been informed that my new Drum! magazine piece will be printed in the April, 2012 issue, which will hit the streets in February. Visit Drum! magazine […]
Sabian Raw Ride in action
I finally got to record with the 22″ Sabian Raw Ride I was so excited tell you about awhile back. I’d say it has an unmistakable “A” sound- neutral-seeming, but very pretty, with a lot […]
Until I figure out how to get Heineken to pay me.
I’m debuting my new header image today, a photo of the stage from my time on the Empress of the North, a river boat on the Columbia. I guess maybe the old picture of me […]
Oh, hey
Oh surprise, it looks like my 2009 record, 69 Année Érotique, is still getting some occasional radio play. The first tune here is us playing Serge Gainsbourg’s Bonnie and Clyde on good old WFMU (91.1 […]
Updating my book
In preparation for a benefit gig this evening, I’m adding some new tunes my group’s book, and more importantly clearing some of the ample dead wood. In case you’re curious about the “thought” process that […]
Todd Bishop’s Pop Art 4 on KMHD (PDX) in 2009
Oh, I guess I should post my own stuff occasionally. Pop Art 4, my group from 2008-2010, is playing a Bastille Day event in Portland tomorrow, and the band sounded so good in rehearsal today […]
I get interviewed
Oregon Music News’ Tom D’Antoni talks to me about my current project outside the Blue Monk:
TONIGHT: my new quartet @ the Blue Monk – Portland
I want to invite any of my Portland readers to come on down to the Blue Monk, where I’ll be playing this evening from 8-10pm. The band includes pianist Weber Iago, saxophonist Tim Willcox, and […]
Gigs this weekend
There are a couple of opportunities to hear me play this weekend, for those of you in Portland: Friday, April 15th – 8-11pm – Benson Hotel With Brazilian pianist Weber Iago, and saxophonist David Valdez. […]