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We have been invited to perform for this fine event. There will be a total of four groups in a number of configurations. Rosters and locales as posted below. For more info about the festival click here. Robby Marshall GroupRobby, saxophones; Christian Wunderlich, guitar; Dennis Hamm, keys; Zach Harmon, drums; JP Maramba, bassDavis Bros. Tires [...]
Today is the day. If you want to celebrate, we’ll be at Cafe 322 tonight hanging out and playing music from Kind Of Blue and Birth Of The Cool. At our last Miles gig at Spazio a few of us in the band got into a discussion on why Kind of Blue was such a [...]
No Kidding! Check it out here at BigO. I’m new to this website, but it looks like a pretty cool place to get ROID’s (Recordings Of Indeterminate Origin).
I remember driving home from high school one day, listening to the jazz station on the radio, when a track came on that sounded different from anything I had ever heard, much different from the big band jazz I had been playing since junior high, and a stark contrast to the immaculate yet blusey Oscar [...]
Here’s a bio of this great musician. He posseses an uncanny combination of creativity and inspiration that is the envy of many jazz musicians. He’s also a prolific composer and arranger and you won’t be disappointed if you happen to check out some of his rare sextet or nonet performances in town. Anthony is also [...]
The NYT seems to have a number of good articles about jazz musicians these days (see my earlier post on Larry Fuller). This latest piece highlights an apartment building that is full of really great younger jazz musicians. I recognize or have met a number of the cats mentioned, perhaps you will too. On one [...]