ODDS and ENDS
There has been a lack of inspiration in posting lately for some reason. Nothing in particular I have just haven't had much to say. Things have been rolling along nicely here at The Cellar with good continuous crowds and as always great music.
In anticipation of my upcoming gig with the my quartet and trumpeter Chris Davis as a special guest, I have been listening to all of the records that Chet Baker did with George Coleman. WOW! I have four of them, I think there is one more. SMOKIN, GROOVIN, COMIN ON and urgh, I can't remember. I think these 4 albums go down as 4 of my favorite of all time. This stuff is really smoking. Its gonna be kind of hard to play that music after listening to Big George tear it up tune after tune after tune. March 23rd and 24th are the dates and its a tribute to that band if you will, more specifically the SMOKIN record hence the name of the gig: SMOKIN with THE CORY WEEDS QUINTET.
My good buddy Ian Hendrickson-Smith is coming back once again to celebrate the release of his CD "Blues In The Basement" which I helped him release. Its gonna be a fun band. Ross Taggart on piano, Myles Bigalow on percussion, Morgan Childs on drums, Sean Cronin on bass and Chris Davis on trumpet. The cd is fantastic and has gotten some really happening reviews. I know its Easter weekend and all but cmon down if you want to be seriously entertained. April 6th and 7th! Im also looking into making this the launch of our Internet broadcasts from the club but lots of stuff has to be in place for that to happen. Stay tuned to www.cellarjazz.com for developments.
I have finally started to listen to the 3rd night of the PJ Perry and Cam Ryga stuff that we recorded in November. Man is it smoking. I would really like to make this a release if we can. I'm going to make some selections and get it mixed so the guys in the band can really hear it and have it be sonically pleasing to. Listening to rough board mixes is tough and now matter how many times you tell musicians not to pay attention to rough mixes, they ultimately do and it discourages them which is somewhat understanding.
Bruno is on stage right now recording with Brad T and Andre L. The trio sounds good and Bruno has been his usual crazy self. Im in the booth as I type this and I have a $30,000 rack of Neve preamps beside me. I have no idea how they work but man do they sound killing! The piano sounds absolutely gorgeous!
Im hoping to take the interviewing up a notch or two in the next year. I have missed so many opportunities to sit down with all the cats that come through the club. I will be interviewing David 'Fathead' Newman, Joey Defrancesco, Charles Tolliver, Harold Mabern, Mike DiRubbo and others. They will all be for my shows on COOP but will try to make them available for Podcasts and download if possible.
In anticipation of my upcoming gig with the my quartet and trumpeter Chris Davis as a special guest, I have been listening to all of the records that Chet Baker did with George Coleman. WOW! I have four of them, I think there is one more. SMOKIN, GROOVIN, COMIN ON and urgh, I can't remember. I think these 4 albums go down as 4 of my favorite of all time. This stuff is really smoking. Its gonna be kind of hard to play that music after listening to Big George tear it up tune after tune after tune. March 23rd and 24th are the dates and its a tribute to that band if you will, more specifically the SMOKIN record hence the name of the gig: SMOKIN with THE CORY WEEDS QUINTET.
My good buddy Ian Hendrickson-Smith is coming back once again to celebrate the release of his CD "Blues In The Basement" which I helped him release. Its gonna be a fun band. Ross Taggart on piano, Myles Bigalow on percussion, Morgan Childs on drums, Sean Cronin on bass and Chris Davis on trumpet. The cd is fantastic and has gotten some really happening reviews. I know its Easter weekend and all but cmon down if you want to be seriously entertained. April 6th and 7th! Im also looking into making this the launch of our Internet broadcasts from the club but lots of stuff has to be in place for that to happen. Stay tuned to www.cellarjazz.com for developments.
I have finally started to listen to the 3rd night of the PJ Perry and Cam Ryga stuff that we recorded in November. Man is it smoking. I would really like to make this a release if we can. I'm going to make some selections and get it mixed so the guys in the band can really hear it and have it be sonically pleasing to. Listening to rough board mixes is tough and now matter how many times you tell musicians not to pay attention to rough mixes, they ultimately do and it discourages them which is somewhat understanding.
Bruno is on stage right now recording with Brad T and Andre L. The trio sounds good and Bruno has been his usual crazy self. Im in the booth as I type this and I have a $30,000 rack of Neve preamps beside me. I have no idea how they work but man do they sound killing! The piano sounds absolutely gorgeous!
Im hoping to take the interviewing up a notch or two in the next year. I have missed so many opportunities to sit down with all the cats that come through the club. I will be interviewing David 'Fathead' Newman, Joey Defrancesco, Charles Tolliver, Harold Mabern, Mike DiRubbo and others. They will all be for my shows on COOP but will try to make them available for Podcasts and download if possible.
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