Hey all, I finally made the big time! I am on iTunes! A few years back I did some recording for a fellow named Ron Rougeau. Apparently he has that album up on iTunes. So, if you have iTunes, you can do a search for Ron Rougeau and bingo, there it is. It’s called The […]

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Donna and I went for a little drive today out to the town of Marshall on Tomales Bay. We went to the only restaurant in town called Nick’s Cove. As it happens, I teach the owner/chef’s son the saxophone. He was not there today however, so no free meals for us. Here are a few […]

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Well, here we go once again. I got a call a few months ago from an agency out here. They are real big time and so I figure that anyone who is calling them for wedding music is loaded. So, I highballed my price, you can always negotiate down. So the agent sent them to […]

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To say that Jim Pepper was a unique voice in jazz would be an understatement. I got turned on to Jim’s music when I heard him play his signature tune that he left the jazz community, “Witchi Tai To.” This song has been covered by no fewer than fifty artists. It is from a ritual […]

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Bob Berg is one of my all time favorite tenor players. The first time I heard him was in 1973 when I listened to Horace Silver’s album “Silver and Brass.” His solos on Barbara, Mysticism and The Sophisticated Hippie were like something I had never heard before. He had such an unusual way of phrasing […]

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Wow! I don’t get real excited about too many musicians these days but I must say when I heard Emanuele playing his lovely ballad” Children Heart” I was knocked out! This guy has it all. Great tone, expression, emotion, and just plain old chops. Like a lot of Italian players he is saying something new. […]

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