Walter Hartley’s piece for three bass saxophones and piano: “Abase: So Low (it can’t be published)” with Jay Easton, Scott Granlund and Ward Baxter. This was performed at a party celebrating the 200th birthday of Adophe Sax. The saxophone is such a bad-ass instrument!
I love summer…or Triathlon Season as I now call it. The sun comes up at 5:11am and sets at 9:11pm. It’s light when I get up early and it’s still light when I take the puppy out at 10pm. The light energizes me and I feel at my most inspired, motivated and creative best this […]
Well this is the year that the last of the baby boomers turn 50…including myself! To celebrate, I’ve been thinking of what to do to mark the half-century point in my life. Lately the direction of my musical life has been headed towards Brazil. I’ve always loved Brazilian music and
I played an arsenal of saxophones, clarinet and flute on two really cool performances this month. These Earshot Jazz Festival concerts were with the Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra and the Cornish Contemporary Big Band…two groups that are doing good work in keeping the modern jazz big band flourishing into the 21st century. Ingrid Jensen and […]
I recently played saxophone on a session for Sonarchy Radio as the leader of Analog Honking Device. It was aired on KEXP 90.3 FM and is now available as a Sonarchy Radio Podcast. Here is the direct media link: Sonarchy Radio Session: Analog Honking Device Listen online in your browser -or- Download to your desktop: […]
Right now in my life, I have several diverse interests that each take a lot of focus: web design, triathlon training, school, projects, family…and music. Sometimes it seems like the honking becomes way too infrequent in the mix. Then sometimes it takes over and I gladly indulge in the musical momentum. July has been a […]
Over the weekend I attended the Ballard Jazz Walk and the Ballard Jazz Festival Mainstage concert. Kudos to Matt Jorgensen, John Bishop and all of the people who worked hard to produce yet another great year of the festival. I was pleased to see some Sisters included in the Brotherhood aspect of the festival and […]
In March I did another Sonarchy Radio session but this time as the leader of Analog Honking Device. I invited Chad McCullough to join in on trumpet and we had some freakish mind-meld moments. Again, we achieved my goal of creating music that was free yet structured, with a lot of interplay between the musicians. […]
I attended a great concert last night by Quasar Quatuor de Saxophones, a Montreal based, avant-garde saxophone quartet. Call me a saxophone geek but I found
Here are three videos from the Wayward Series Chapel Performance Space concert in January. The music was free yet structured, with a lot of interplay between the musicians. I was especially pleased with the sound of two basses (electric and acoustic) and two saxophones, and Chris was the perfect drummer to tie it all together. […]