June 1st, 2010
Well it's 1:30 am Memorial Day Evening. The two week residency with Nellie McKay at Feinstein's starts tomorrow (technically today) and I couldn't be more excited. We're blessed to have an exceptional lineup, almost identical to the personnel from the Lincoln Center gig in Febrary. Belinda Whitney on violin, Jay Berliner on guitar (week one), Howard Fishman on guitar (week two), Glenn Drewes on trumpet, and Lonnie Plaxico on bass. There will be lots of fun and lots of great music. Hope to see some of you out there.
And for the few of you who are disappointed to see my tribute to Rod Blagojevich finally disappear, my sincere apologies. It just wasn't really funny anymore... and possibly never was.
November 5th, 2009
Things have been hectic recently, but extremely positive. I just got back from a west coast tour with the one and only Nellie McKay. For those of you who aren't familiar with her, she is a phenomenal singer and pianist who boasts an astounding repertoire of eclectic originals and old school jazz standards. Her most recent album "Normal As Blueberry Pie: A Tribute to Doris Day" was just released on Verve, and we've been performing many of these wonderful arrangements.
I've been a fan of Nellie's music since 2005, so to be touring with her now is a dream come true. If you haven't heard her music yet, please check out her website at www.NellieMcKay.com
I will try to be a little more regular with blog posts, as opposed to the once-every-ten-months-approach.
And a big thanks to JS for everything. You know who you are!
January 10th, 2009