Well, I guess it's either feast or famine! After a quiet few months, let the feast begin! The week of June 20th is a busy one: June 21 & 23 I'll be performing with The Joliet Junior College Alumni and Friends Jazz Band, and June 22 with the Southland Jazz Collective. On July 13th the Southland Jazz Ensemble returns to Park Forest for a main Street Nights concert, and July 29th I'll join the Prairie State College Faculty Jazz Ensemble for a … [Read more...]

Wow, did I have a great few months of musical adventures! From the JJC Faculty Quintet concert in October, through the November gig with the SJE and Ava Logan, then capped off by my concert and masterclass at the SIU Guitar Festival later that same week, I was a happy musician! Meanwhile, I managed to keep up with my students at Joliet Junior College and Lewis University. Looking forward to much more in 2016! Check out the gallery for a few … [Read more...]

Greetings! I will be headed south this week to take part in the 2nd annual Southern Illinois University Guitar Festival, November 12-14. This three-day festival spearheaded by Dr. Isaac Lausell features several concerts and masterclasses. I will present the opening gala concert Thursday, November 12 accompanied by Phil Brown on bass and Jimmy Beers on drums. Then on Friday I will teach a jazz guitar masterclass. Isaac will perform a CD release … [Read more...]

The Southland Jazz Ensemble will hit with vocalist Ava Logan at Freedom Hall in Park Forest on November 8 @ 4:00 p.m. Come check us out in this wonderful theater! Details. … [Read more...]

Greetings, this is shaping up to be a busier that usual last half of 2015 for me! Here are some upcoming performances: The Southland Jazz Ensemble performs tomorrow, October 5th at Hackney's, and we will be backing vocalist Ava Logan at Freedom Hall in Park Forest on November 8th @ 4;00 p.m. The second annual concert by the Joliet Junior College Faculty Jazz Quintet will be Sunday, October 18th @ 3:00 p.m. in the JJC Fine Arts Theatre. I … [Read more...]

Our return to "Main Street Nights" in Park Forest on July 15th was a great success. It was a beautiful evening and the first time this season that the concert was held outdoors. Check out this recording of Saalik Ziyad's Esoteric Intrusiveness from the concert (video here). Vocalist Ava Logan also sat in on an arrangement of You Go To My Head. Coming up: The SJE will back Ava in concert at the Freedom Hall-Nathan Manilow Theatre on November … [Read more...]

Greetings! The performances with the Southland Jazz Ensemble  at Hackney's in Palos Park on October 6 and with the Joliet Junior College Faculty Jazz Quintet on October 12 were lots of fun. The crowds were large and appreciative at both gigs. Many thanks to the Outcast Jazz Band for the invitation to open at Hackney's. I hope to have some audio from the JJC gig to post soon! … [Read more...]

The Southland Jazz Ensemble had a great time at Park Forest's Main Street Nights on July 9, 2014. We played some great new charts at this performance, so expect to hear some new audio and see some new video soon! … [Read more...]

Well, Ted Vieira did it again! We met up at Bob Winett's place in Las Vegas for an impromptu jam session and, as usual, Ted had a camera with him. Here are the great shots Ted took. Next time we need to get Ted in some of the photos, as the three of us had a great time playing! (Hey, Ted is a great web designer as well. Check him out!)   … [Read more...]