Check out ICE on the music page. Its appropriate this time of year to cool you down. New for 2017: After more than 10 years of performing every Saturday night I've taken some time off to take care of other priorities in life. Rest assured music will always be a priority but gigging every week isn't all its about. Thank you particularly to Bishops, all the patrons, bartenders and managers - it was a fun run. When the time comes to get back on stage it'll be posted on the calendar. ***************** A million life stories written every day, each a song to play, there’s so little time. Marty Helly is on the road to experience everything life has to offer and express it in the music he plays. While he loves the complexity of progressive rock and jazz, you’re just as likely to find him on stage solo with a guitar and a folk ballad, or at the piano tickling the ivories with a pop standard, or pounding out a driving bass line behind a screaming blues band. I now have a blog