Category Archives: October 2006 West Coast Tour

Oct 26

The party’s over. Time to head home. We played at Tula’s in Seattle the last two nights for the Earshot Festival. The first night we had a little trouble hearing each other so it felt weird. The room was quiet, … Continue reading

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October 22

People sometimes ask, “what’s it like on the road?” Here is what it’s like: Friday morning Billy and I did a clinic at Crater HS in Medford, OR, near Ashland. Meanwhile Ratzo, who had returned to NY a few days … Continue reading

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October 19

This morning Billy and I did a clinic with the Ashland (OR) HS jazz band. (Ratzo flew back to NY to take care of some academic business.) They were very good. We talked a lot about rhythm and dynamics, as … Continue reading

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October 17

What day is it?? What week is it? It feels like we’ve been out for three weeks, not one. We have a couple of days off, after doing six gigs in five days.(Not that I’m complaining. Actually after two days … Continue reading

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Saturday Oct 14

For me there is always one gig on the road, hopefully early on, where the conditions enable you to completely loosen up and take the music to a level of complete intuition and impulse, where your conscious mind gets out … Continue reading

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Friday Oct. 13

We’ve been on the road for two days and it feels like a week. We’ve already done three gigs. For obvious reasons I haven’t had time to do any blogging. Wednesday night we played at Dizzy’s in San Diego which … Continue reading

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LA gig update

Here’s the update on the LA gig (see previous post for explanation): Please note that this concert will take place at 8PM at Joseph’s Cafe in Hollywood (click for directions). Joseph’s Cafe 1775 N. Ivar Hollywood, CA (323)462-8697 Valet Parking … Continue reading

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LA gig October 12 – change of venue

Apparently the new owner of the building that houses Club Tropical is not an ardent art lover. The restaurant’s been abruptly kicked out and with it the Cryptonight concert series that Jeff Gauthier ran for three and a half years. … Continue reading

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This fall : upcoming residency with Sam Rivers and Trio Tour

I was very pleased to learn yesterday that I was accepted into the September Atlantic Center for the Arts Residency with master artist Sam Rivers. Here are some details. The ACA is a great place. I was there a couple … Continue reading

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