Spring is here. I've had some great jazz shows recently: played at Buckingham Fountain with Come Sunday and another nice night at Angelo's with Mike Allemana. Cover to Cover is coming along splendidly. I am learning about being a curator, host, performer, editor, and podcast manager. I am also hearing a lot of beautiful, fascinating music and witnessing many remarkable human moments of connection. I just posted the podcast for Episode 3 here, and you can find the individual cover tracks on Soundcloud here.I'm looking forward to being a full-on participant once again in the June 12 show with Aerin Tedesco and Nick Davio, two of my best buds and most natural musical collaborators.
June 12 will be a busy day for me; that morning is the Youth Music Showcase at the Old Town School, where my Young Voices classes will be performing. I also wrote the song that all classes and performers are learning and will play together for our grand finale that day. It's called We Will Sing, and it's a three part piece about springtime and Chicago and music making from your heart. It's one of my favorite things I've ever written, and I can't believe that I'll get to hear a whole concert hall full of voices singing it together. I have goosebumps already. Here is a demo I recorded with Nick Davio and Megan Vanja O'Connor, a 9-year-old long-time student of mine.
The next night, June 13, I'll be part of the Acoustic Explosion at Silvies with a group of performers who usually play for kids but are encouraged to bring out their adult material. Right up my alley. ;) On June 17 I'll be playing my songs with Nick and Jarod at a cool DIY space called the DCtorium.
Lots of travel and fun planned this summer: going to California, teaching at a songwriting camp in Pennsylvania, visiting friends in St. Paul, family vacation in Door County. Plus teaching and biking and good Chicago times. Living the life! See you out there.
June 12 will be a busy day for me; that morning is the Youth Music Showcase at the Old Town School, where my Young Voices classes will be performing. I also wrote the song that all classes and performers are learning and will play together for our grand finale that day. It's called We Will Sing, and it's a three part piece about springtime and Chicago and music making from your heart. It's one of my favorite things I've ever written, and I can't believe that I'll get to hear a whole concert hall full of voices singing it together. I have goosebumps already. Here is a demo I recorded with Nick Davio and Megan Vanja O'Connor, a 9-year-old long-time student of mine.
The next night, June 13, I'll be part of the Acoustic Explosion at Silvies with a group of performers who usually play for kids but are encouraged to bring out their adult material. Right up my alley. ;) On June 17 I'll be playing my songs with Nick and Jarod at a cool DIY space called the DCtorium.
Lots of travel and fun planned this summer: going to California, teaching at a songwriting camp in Pennsylvania, visiting friends in St. Paul, family vacation in Door County. Plus teaching and biking and good Chicago times. Living the life! See you out there.