6/7/05

New Band's First Show

The benefit we played for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society last Thursday at the Blue Lamp in Sacramento went well. The proprietor liked us and will have us back. Jackie Greene dropped in and played 4 or 5 songs with us.




4/11/05

Redirection

Nick has brought in two pros to be the new rhythm section. Johnny Avila on drums and and Donna Smith on bass have been playing together for a long time and add a wonderful flavor and solidity to my music.It was a hard decision to make but I think it's the right one.




2/28/05

Okay, now what?

The benefit concert Saturday night went well. We had a mixed crowd of people from different parts of my life; church, school, family, friends, Greeneheads. It was fun. Now I just need to figure out how to proceed from here. I think we'll be taking the band to Marilyn's and/or the Blue Lamp in Sacramento first.






1/31/05

Harmony

Yesterday afternoon me and the boys tried out our new line-up at Marilyn's. The afternoon started out kinda slow and easy with Rick doing a nice job of following me on some cover tunes. Later Nick showed up and we played "the set" of my songs that we've practiced. It went really well and I was particularly pleased when Rick jumped in with the 3rd harmony part during "Anna Lee." He has a fine voice and knows how to use it. I look forward to working up some of Rick's songs with the band. Nick also did a great job on guitar and vocals. Looks like we may keep him there and find someone else to play drums.




1/19/05

Onward and upward

It's official. Jackie has informed me that my replacement on bass has been found.
Not sure exactly what I'm gonna do next but I am sure that God has blessed me tremendously
and that He will continue to do so as I look for the best way to pursue my music.

I want to take a minute to thank all of the Jackie Greene fans who have expressed their appreciation
and support to me over the past 2 years and 8 months. Your enthusiasm and love mean a lot to me.

Hopefully, there will be other opportunities in the future for me to enjoy your company again.




1/18/05

Jakob's calling

The gig at the Little Fox in Redwood City seemed unusually excellent to me.
Mostly for musical reasons but the vibe was also great.
A lady named Sujata told me to have Jackie's management send Jakob Dylan a
DVD through proper channels 'cause he wants to check it out.

Who knows what Bob's son wants, if anything, but I'm thinking this can't be bad for business.




1/13/05

Words of Wisdom

One of the greatest pleasures of my travels with Jackie Greene has been the opportunity to converse with some muiscians I admire very much.

Here are two little gems that I gleaned in conversation.

Both are things that I believe and already knew but hearing them play back in my mind in the emphatic voices quoted below has had impact on me.

"Everything we do is recorded."

- Solomon Burke


"If you want people to hear what you preach about you have to be that guy."

- Carlos Santana

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