I first wrote this song in 2004 for a record I actually wrote for my dad. However, since my father passed in 1983, my mother was a guiding force on the paternal side as well as the maternal side. So, I wrote this song for her. It featured a great horn solo by famous Seattle … Read More
Here’s one I wrote over a year ago, but have finally gotten around to recording it for the new record I’m putting together. Let me know what you think! Thanks all —
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNH6PX-2euM] I could gush about how much I love this guy’s record. I think instead I’ll let it speak for itself. This is his new video and I’ve played it about 10 times now. Hold on to your ass when you get to 2:27. Jimi Hendrix, anyone? Gives me that chill you get when you … Read More
Seattle is not a jazz town. Hell, Seattle isn’t really even a music town. Well, wrong. It is. You just need to know where to look. Or listen. Were you expecting the old days of The Crocodile Cafe with a little known band like Nirvana or Screaming Trees for $4? Okay, grunge partner, those days … Read More
Recorded last night. Cole Porter favorite.
With the Seattle summer quickly approaching, I’m getting a lot more of the itch to smoke a bit of pipe outdoors. The question I get the most, besides “can you take that thing elsewhere?” is “how does one properly smoke a pipe?” It seems easy, but there are some basic accoutrement and process to make … Read More
I don’t fashion myself a food critic, but when I come across something “better-than-the-average” I gotta write a little something about it. My first time to Guu in Vancouver, BC was over a year ago. I was floored. You can probably tell from my Top 10 Meals Of All Time list that Asian cuisine, particularly … Read More
Brad Mehldau, piano Larry Grenadier, bass Jeff Ballard, drums I first saw Mehldau at Jazz Alley in 2004. I think at that time he had only two records out, and hadn’t become a jazz household name by thenSince that time, Mehldau has become a reasonable celebrity, mostly because of his transcription of pop material into … Read More