my typical gig: In my last post I was saying that I do soirees for my gigs. Most bands don't have the luxury of picking and choosing the type of gigs let alone where and when they play. I truly am lucky in that regards as it is fruitful and fun. My neck of the woods so to speak is the Chicago area and when a great opportunity such as this one came along, I just couldn't pass it up. Earlier this year in January, I was here in Wisconsin Dells visiting relatives. I was staying in a local motel and was recognized by the owner (Matt) who just happened to be there checking out the books. He recognized me from ot...

New Tune: I uploaded a new tune entitled "When I Get My Hands On You 2" I uploaded an instrumental version of this song way back when but this version is more what I had in mind.

lotus: George Benson has always been a huge influence in my playing so I decided to do a jazz tune ala George Benson called Lotus. It has many of his harmonies, octaves and runs. I didn't do any singing as I wanted it to be in line with what he did before he began to sing. I played this with only an acoustic bass and percussion in the background. The tune can be heard on my station.