Every year for the last ten years I have been lucky enough to be a part of a big band Christmas concert to benefit Toys for Tots. The band is called the Ken Ebo Big Bop Band and is lead by an incredible musician who both plays trombone and sings. It features some of the… Continue reading Always Leaves Me With a Huge Smile
Category: Gigs
Fun Weekend
I just got through a really fun weekend playing for the first time with a new (to me) band. The Hudson Project is a wedding and event band out of NYC and they played a couple gigs in my area. I played with them Friday and Saturday nights – Friday I was the only horn and… Continue reading Fun Weekend
October ’12 News and Notes
Lots of cool things going on right now. First off, there’s a cool new behind the scenes video from the Emma White show I did a few weeks ago at Artscape in Baltimore. It starts off with Emma doing What is Hip from Tower of Power…no small feat for only two horn players. I can… Continue reading October ’12 News and Notes
An Opinion
A couple weeks ago Amanda Palmer, formerly of the Dresden Dolls and current musical diva of Kickstarter, announced that she was going to have volunteers supplement her touring band and that they would be playing for free (well technically for beer and hugs). This announcement literally lit up the intarwebs where the righteous indignation meter… Continue reading An Opinion
A Fun Night
I had a really great night on Friday. I was playing with Technicolor Motor Home at the Recher Theatre in Towson, MD. This band is one of my greatest pleasures right now. First off, it’s a great bunch of musicians and a tremendous bunch of people to hang out with. It’s incredibly gratifying for me… Continue reading A Fun Night
Gig Notes
Played an interesting gig last night for several reasons. It was a 45th anniversary party for a nice couple and the gig was on Gibson Island. I was playing with my usual wedding band, New Monopoly. I mentioned before how huge the book is and even after nearly two years on the band I’m still amazed… Continue reading Gig Notes
Artscape 2012
I played a very fun gig today at something called Artscape in Baltimore, MD. I was part of a band backing up a young, talented singer named Emma White. We didn’t have a lot of time to get the songs togethe?ß?r and there were only a handful of horn tunes but the overall vibe of… Continue reading Artscape 2012