I saw and heard Aqualung at Joe’s Pub last night. Aqualung is basically code-name for one guy and his music–Matt Hales. I saw him in the summer, and both shows were duo with his brother Ben. The songs are amazing, and the combination of Matt on piano, Ben on guitar, and well-timed vocal harmonies makes […]
Time is flying. I saw U2 on the 22nd, a couple days before thanksgiving. I’ve been to a thousand small venue shows over the years (literally), but only a handful of stadium shows. It’s a completely different asthetic, and pretty amazing.
U2 on Novemeber 22nd at Madison Square Garden
The mass of cheering people pretty much serve […]
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I’ve made it a point to look towards the positive aspects of being a musician and the industry that revolves around music. After years of being deep into jazz and snubbing my nose at a lot of stuff, I’ve realized that I was actually the one missing out on some amazing things. […]
Went to Philadelphia last Friday to see some the old gang. I mostly wanted to get down there to check out Jas’ recent paintings in the Seraphin Gallery. He’s an amazing artist and it’s always the best to see his work—it always blows my mind.
I drove back on Saturday to play at St. Nicks Pub […]
Played at St. Nicks again this past Saturday. The gig seems to be getting better and better. George and I click pretty well and there was a new bassist with us. The place was packed with a good mix of regulars and newcomers.
There was also an unusually high number of established touring jazz musicians hanging […]
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