MicroVlog 015: UNICEF Benefit with Peter Daniel

Blast from the Past: Marriott Jazz Quintet with Kenny Kirkland (1998)

Here's a blast from the past: back on September 20th, 1998, Benaroya Hall was just opening in Seattle and celebrated with a Day of Music -- tons of free concerts all day throughout the Benaroya Hall facility.  My brother Thomas and I were asked to bring our band, the Marriott Jazz Quintet, for a short set.  At the time, we didn't have a regular piano player or drummer, and it just so happened that Kenny Kirkland was in town with Branford Marsalis.  As the old saying goes, "It never hurts to ask," and getting the chance to play with the legendary Kenny Kirkland was, and still is, a high point in my musical life. Sadly, he passed away less than two months later -- I spent many hours thinking of "what might have been," as I'm sure so many did in the wake of his passing.  I came across these pictures at my folks' house a few weeks ago, and just had to scan them.  Hope you enjoy -- I know it brings back many fond memories for me.  

Five-By-Five: New Year's Eve 2014 with H.B. Radke at Boxley's

Happy New Year! I'm making a serious effort to do something online every day, so here's the first of what will hopefully be 365 posts this year.  I'm starting with some short highlights from my New Year's Eve gig at the fabulous Boxley's in North Bend, Washington with H.B. Radke and the Jet City Swingers. Enjoy this short collection of five-second clips!

Triskaidekaband: Tonight at Tula’s (End of Phase I)

Tonight marks the fifth Triskaidekaband gig in a string of five months of Mondays at Tula’s, and the “breaking in” phase is over after tonight — Phase II begins with our Royal Room gig at the end of the month, June 24th, and things will go to a whole new level… hope you can come out tonight — don’t forget you can sit outside!

First Video in the Red Raspus Round-Up Series: Record Store Day 2012

I finally finished a new video for my new official YouTube channel and have started a new series called Red Raspus Round-Up. The videos under the umbrella of Red Raspus Round-Up will cover events and experiences with photos, videos, audio -- whatever I can round-up! For starters, I did a round-up of Record Store Day 2012, which took place last Saturday. In addition to photos from the day, there's a complete video unboxing/unpacking of all the stuff I got, including the official freebie bag. I hope you enjoy, and if you haven't checked out our new channel, head on over and subscribe...

Huge Savings on Periodic Table of Jazz, Visualizing Kind of Blue, and Keep Calm and Dig Some Jazz Products -- Today Until 10am PT

Big savings for Black Friday in the Red Raspus Music and Design store -- check out some of the deals available today if you use the code ZBLACKFRIDAY in our store:

• 50% off ALL posters, prints, postcards, and notecards
• $5 off ALL shirts
• 20% off ALL iPad and iPhone cases

Be it our Periodic Table of Jazz, or the design called Visualizing Kind of Blue, or one of the three tribute to jazz greats in our Keep Calm and Dig Some Jazz series, there's sure to be a gift for the jazz fan in your life. Take advantage of these great savings until 10am Pacific Time -- use the code ZBLACKFRIDAY in our store to save now! These deals only last 10 hours total, so get out there and save some of that hard-earned money while you still can!

Red Raspus Design Site Debuts

I've finally launched a separate site for my little music-design projects, and with a few new things going live in the next few weeks, I needed a better way to showcase them. If you haven't seen the Periodic Table of Jazz or Visualizing Kind of Blue: Flamenco Sketches before, now is your chance! It’s a little bare right now, but those buttons at the bottom will be filling up in no time, just wait. Thanks for your support, and Happy New Year!

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