Music - Performance & Teaching
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* These days you can usually catch me in a duo on the Rockaway Beach Boardwalk with the legendary Simon Chardiet on bass; often on Sundays around late afternoon, but if the weather's warm, plenty of other days too..find us somewhere between 91st and 94th street. Here we are featured in an article on where to eat in the neighborhood..
https://culinarybackstreets.com/cities-category/queens/2022/wheels-down-surfs-up/
*I recently reorganized my Bandcamp page - some recent work, some older work, live and in the studio; it's all here...
* My last CD/EP was released just before the pandemic – just 4 tracks - short and sweet; you can listen on Spotify and Apple Music, etc.
Free Ride is sort of my catchall band these days, even though I don't play live that often anymore. I’ve been working with this trio version over the last couple of years with Simon Chardiet on bass, and John Bollinger on drums. Simon is one of the hardest working musicians I know, an awesome guitarist and bassist who crosses genres with ease. And John is a one of my favorite drummers; creative and nuanced; he lays down a sweet groove. Plus the CD features incredible artwork from artist Susan Graham. If you still have a CD player and want a copy, email me.
Here's a couple of tracks from the studio - an ambient creation, featuring flute, some simple piano loops, bass, strings and some fx...Hanging Gardens; plus a track I recently covered of Bossa 31 by Rosalia De Souza: Saxes, flutes, Rhodes, etc..
* The Rockaway Beach Jazz Festival that I curated from 2014 to 2020 is on indefinite hold. The festival might be back at some point through the NYC Parks Dept now that there's a new bandshell right off of the boardwalk - we'll see what happens. Thanks to all the amazing musicians who played the festival over those 6 years. For info and pics of past festivals - it's on FB.
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I just 're-released' on Spotify an album that was recorded quite a few years ago. It was a showcase for a set of tunes I wrote for my students - CITY STATE includes some of the finest players in NY, Check it out below, or go to Spotify...
