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Seven Days
03.27.08 | PermalinkLast Thursday my wife and I had the incomparable pleasure of watching and listening to Herbie Hancock perform live in front of a tiny crowd of 200 people. And if one musical legend wasn’t enough, Joni Mitchell made an unannounced three song cameo and brought the house down and, honestly, me to tears. I wrote […]
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recordings, live
In Twos
01.18.08 | PermalinkA peculiar run of duos began last week as Tom Steck and I ventured out to Culver City’s Jazz Bakery to watch a fellow guitar/drum duo in Bill Frisell and Joey Baron. You can read my review of the event as published by L.A. Record here.
A few days later trumpeter Kris Tiner and I performed […] -
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Interviews, Reviews & You
01.05.08 | PermalinkAs of today Twilight & Ghost Stories has been out for exactly a month’s time. In the days that have passed since its release I have been surprised by the reactions that people have had to the album. Honestly, it has surpassed the expectations that I placed on it and I can only thank those […]
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recordings, live
The Rain Came
12.12.07 | PermalinkPhoto by frinkianz
A few weeks back I was asked a question: would I like to go to Athens, Georgia in December and play some music. Typically, I responded with two questions of my own. One about transportation and one about a performance guarantee. Both of those questions were quickly answered in the affirmative and arrangements […] -
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Blackout
09.05.07 | PermalinkAfter 100 degree heat all weekend the power in Long Beach finally gave out. On Monday afternoon, September 3rd, the entire neighborhood went dark. In the early evening dozens of neighbors came out and met each other for the first time. People talked, laughed and shouted early into the following morning when the power came […]
