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Updates...

Apologies are due for being behind on some things: we had to postpone the May 2nd show at the General Store due to illness and scheduling complications involved with James's passing. We hope to reschedule this show soon...

Speaking of…Read more

James Velvet

My great friend and collaborator passed away on Friday 17 April of complications from heart surgery. He was a talented, sophisticated, intelligent man and I relied on his wisdom to make sense of my messy life. Our community of musicians…Read more
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Anne Marie Menta concert tonight...

I'll be accompanying Anne Marie, Mark Mirando, and Bob Csugie at Best Video in Hamden this evening, 8 April. We hit at 8 PM. Anne Marie will debut a couple new tunes and will be joined by special guest artist…Read more
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Recording...

Lots of studio activity recently now that the snow has ceased falling--oh, that's right, it really hasn't stopped snowing yet, has it!?

In any event, I've nearly completed work on a full-length collection of jazz standards for Connecticut's sophisticated swing…Read more
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Show Cancelled!!

Anne Marie's show at Best Video tomorrow, 5 March has been postponed due to--you guessed it: yet another snow storm.

Will it ever end?

Watch for this one to be rescheduled...

A Shadow of Himself

My dark side performing onstage at the Joe Val bluegrass festival--thanks to Sue Truax for this shot!
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Solo Show Tomorrow

Big fun in Sandy Hook tomorrow, Saturday 28 February! I perform solo at the Sandy Hook Suzuki school's concert series. Curtain lifts at 7 PM and I will be joined onstage by several of my best friends, including the incredible…Read more
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The New Year...

...starts with a bang: a week of playing guitar in the Waterbury Arts Magnet School's theatrical production of "Smoke on the Mountain" under the musical direction of my man, the brilliant John Mobilio. Then Annette Homann's CD release in Manhattan…Read more