Dear Friends,
The New Year was off to a great start until the utter devastation of the Haitian Earthquake hit Hispaniola on January 12, 2010.  Many people are so saddened and enraged by what happened and what has taken place since…I’m thinking a lot about what more I can do as obviously so many of you are  by the abundance of benefit concerts and exhibitions for this great cause. I’d love to hear more about what everyone is thinking and what can be done.
At moments like these, I tend to find …

Dear Friends…
Please join me this week for two very special performances I’m lucky to be involved in! First up, the rambunctiously focused alto saxophonist Darius Jones has three glorious days at the Roulette, starting today, MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2010 with three different configurations each night.  I’m fortunate to be involved on the last night, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2010 as part of his Elizabeth-Caroline Unit.  More info on that here…
Then this coming SATURDAY, JANUARY 30 I join forces with vocalist Kyoko Kitamura for 2 sets of surreal mood-defying and defining music…first …

Happy New Year and Decade to You all!
First off, thanks to your support, THE FREESONG SUITE did very well after its release back in September 2009!! (See KUDO’s post for the details).
The great reaction is just astounding and I am grateful that the all-original program on THE FREESONG SUITE has resonated so strongly for some listeners.  I’m humbled and feel empowered at the same time because this record was made with so little compromise.  This IS the music we wanted to make, which in turn, makes it all the more …

The Evolving Music/Voice Series is a weekly series run by RUCMA/Arts for Art. Inc. on Monday Nights at THE LOCAL 269, a venue in Manhattan’s Lower East Side.  The Evolving Music Series started back in April of last year with the Vocal Series starting up in August 2009.  I curate the Vocal Series and I’ll talk mostly about that…so you have some information on what the series is about and why it is turning into such a wonderful thing!
When the owners of THE LOCAL 269 approached Patricia Nicholson Parker, Executive …

Dear Friends,
It’s with deep gratitude and a little shock that I share with you the great news of the Fay Victor Ensemble’s The FreeSong Suite making NINE year end lists as of this writing! This all-original program of songs, improvisation and the spaces between seems to have hit a chord in the big, big world out there and I just want to say A Big Thank YOU!
Here’s where we are:
>>The Village Voice Jazz Critics Poll 2009 – 4th in the Best Vocalist Category
>>Jason Crane’s Top 10 of 2009 – …