Just returned from a 2.5 week trip to Europe. I had a gig with Jamie Baum’s Septet, and decided to stay and see what’s happening in Europe. It was very interesting and inspiring. I visited three cities I had never seen before: Barelona, Berlin and Paris.
I played with some wonderful Europe-based musicians, including gigs with Masa Kamguchi and Joe Smith in Girona, Spain, and with Rick Margitza (with Gilles Naturel and Karl Jannuska) in Paris. Also played some really fun informal sessions; in Berlin, with JeanFrancois Prins, Kai Schoenburg, and Marc Muellbauer and a fantastic free session with my old friends bassist Chris Dahlgren and drummer Maurice DuMartin; in Paris with violinist Cecile Broche and a beautiful quartet session with harmonica player Olivier Kerouro, drummer Matthieu Chazarenc, and bassist Nicoles Moreaux.
I took a ton of pictures. You can view them by following these links:
Barcelona sightseeing
La Padrera (Gaudi Museum)
Berlin sightseeing
Now that I’m back we’ll finally be doing the mixing for the new trio record.