Worcester Jazz
My musical partner, Rich Falco, got a gig for us playing jazz every other week in Oxford, at a place called Oxford’s Casual Dining. Rich indulges me, perhaps because bassists are in short supply, so I’m happy to do the gig with him, since I learn more by playing with him, and we make some pretty good music. Click http://www.gigmasters.com/hear_audio.asp?rowid=20202&sequenceID=1 and listen.
Playing regularly anwhere is difficult, because any slow night might mean that the owner could cut you loose. So I do like to promote these gigs, andI post on Craigslist and Socialweb and hope to gain the attention of the local press.
It’s the latter that’s proved difficult. We can’t really advertise; we’re too poor. Tyra Penn has included us on WICN’s club updates, bless her. But the Worcester press, which in most other instances stresses the local angle, tends to pay the most attention to jazz acts from out […]
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Pleased With Music Again
Several things have conspired to get me excited about music again. First, I’ve been playing bass with some of Worcester’s finest musicians. Paulo of Pueblo Nuevo, and wonderful singer, called to have me fill in for his bassist/guitarist at Bocado Tapas Bar on Winter Street. We had a quick rehearsal with Jonathan, his conga player and I had a ball accompanying Paulo on a bunch of Latin songs I didn’t know before (I like a challenge). Then he asked me to put a group together to sub for Pueblo Nuevo the next Thursday, again at Bocado. Chet Williamson put me in contact with Miguel Almestica, a wonderful percussionist, who brought two other percussion players along just for fun, and guitarist and Berklee “cat” Mitch Seidman tore it up on guitar as we turned every jazz tune we could into a merengue, samba, salsa or bossa nova.
Another musical addition has been […]
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