And here's the latest--
Mike Neely at All About Jazz has posted a review of Carousel, a CD I released in 2007. Please click on this link to read the review.
2009 Travel: February-Houston TX, with JazzImpact. Also a masterclass/concert for The Larry Ham/Dave Glasser Quartet at Houston Community College.
April-New Orleans with JazzImpact, and a return to Alaska for teaching and gigs in Fairbanks and Anchorage.
May-Gigs in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, NM and Las Vegas. Also London, Ontario with JazzImpact
July-Gigs in Michigan and Chicago with JazzImpact. August 21-trio concert in Castine, ME.
CD Release! My solo piano recording on Arbors Records Just Me, Just You... is now available on the "CDs" page. It features jazz standards, and a few of my own compositons. The liner notes were written by the renowned jazz critic Nat Hentoff. All About Jazz recently posted a review of Just Me, Just You...please click on the link and take a look- http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=30153
And they've released a group review of solo piano recordings, including mine. Please take a look at http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=30290 2008 Travel: November-In Fairbanks, AK doing some teaching at the University of Alaska. Here's a link to a radio interview I did in preparation for our gig at a great local club, "The Blue Loon." http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kuac/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1415192
April-The LH Trio with Lee Hudson-Bass and Tom Melito-Drums did a 10-day tour of New York State.
With JazzImpact www.jazz-impact.com -gigs in Mainz, Germany and New Orleans, in Banff, in the Canadian Rockies in July and August, and in Mannheim, Germany in September.
In May, to Marian's Jazz Room in Bern, Switzerland with an 8-piece group led by Warren Vache. Also in May, I spent a few days with Catherine Russell and her band, performing in North Carolina and Virginia. In June we presented an all-star tribute to Earl May at the New Jersey JazzFest. The band was myself, Dave Glasser, Eddie Locke, Catherine Russell, Houston Person, Benny Powell, and Lee Hudson. There are photos of the event on the new "photos" page. Last July I returned to the Cape Cod Jazz Festival with Dave Schnitter's Quintet. Check out Dave and the band on YouTube, playing "Misty" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOXGOEt_mK4
More recent recordings: Businessman's Bounce, Bill Easley's recent CD on 18th & Vine Records, with myself, Hassan Shakur on bass and Michael Carvin on drums. There are also guest appearances by Frank Wess and Warren Vache. The CD was on the Top 10 jazz radio playlists for many weeks in fall-winter of 2007-08.
Almost Modern-The Swing to Bop Project, by Dan Block and quintet. Music and arrangements from the '40s, when jazz was evolving from the swing era into "modern" jazz, or bebop. This was a very enjoyable project-Highly recommended!
Carousel, my 2007 trio release, features Lee Hudson on bass and Tom Melito on drums. Of the twelve tracks, seven are my compositions, including the title track, Carousel. It is available on the "CDs" page. Sentimental Streak, Catherine Russell's new CD, is a gem. I'm on just three tracks, but it's a really fine recording throughout; with a great selection of tunes and arrangements, and of course the always wonderful Cat!
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