Swing Time – The Musical
I’ve enjoyed playing several shows with Mike Thornton’s (of Capitol Steps) production called Swing Time, which takes place in a radio studio during the second World War. The cast of 3 couples […]
Tag: jazz standards
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Jazz Festival in Breda, NL
Happily stumbled across the Breda Jazz Festival today! It was set up in the old downtown area, all outdoors and free. There were 16 stages, each packed with listeners holding […]
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Making a Solo Piano Jazz Setlist
For my regular weekend gig I play about an hour of jazz standards (mostly) as background music at a restaurant while people eat dinner. After making setlists for weddings, Christmas […]
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Automated Jazz Band App
I’ve always had a hard time practicing rootless voicings in my left hand. I have no problem playing them with my right hand, but when playing with a bassist the […]
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Piano at the Cosmos Club
I had the pleasure of playing again for the Brattle Group’s DC office. This year, the party was held at DC’s Cosmos Club – a very elegant and respected Washington […]
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Wedding Pianist: 2013 Review
Wedding Pianist: 2013 Review This was definitely my busiest year playing piano for weddings. In 2013, I had the privilege of helping everything run smoothly as couple after couple committed […]
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American Voices with Renée Flemming
I was fortunate to purchase tickets far enough in advance (almost 10 weeks) for last weekend’s program at the Kennedy Center, hosted by Renée Fleming. It entailed 6 masters classes […]
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Jacky Terrasson at Bohemian Caverns
The gig Tessa and I had scheduled for last Saturday night got cancelled, so we took the opportunity to visit the local jazz scene in a new-to-us venue, where a […]
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Frost Advisory Jazz at Old Town Theater – Sept 5th
The Old Town Theater is hosting us again for another 2-hour show of jazz standards with a dose of latin, a dash of rock, and maybe a couple of originals […]