June 30, 2009
Blues for Bubba
Nasty blues for my good friend, Steve Morelli.
Maryhill
July 2, 2009
As the little bar on the left shows, I’ll be playing at Maryhill Winery this 4th of July. I can’t think of a better place to celebrate our Independence Day. Wine, great view, wine, good music, and some wine. I’ll be joined by Sam Foulger and Sam Howard. It promises to be a good time. Did I mention that they have great wine?
Big Steve Says Goodbye
June 30, 2009
My good friend, and one of the people who first helped plug me into the jazz scene in Portland is retiring tomorrow. After 200 some odd years working for Freightliner, the company decided they couldn’t afford to pay his 8 figure income any more. And so, tomorrow at Tony Starlight’s, he will celebrate his freedom from “The Man” and groove down to sweet sounds from some of his old blues bands and other assorted musicians he has inspired over the years. Since I cannot be there personally, I hope that my tribute to him brings at least a small smile to his face.
This fairly simple blues piece was a challenge for me to play, mainly because I’m not a blues man. I did, however, have the chance to play with Steve in the Sterno Kings for a while, and really learned a lot from him and their wonderful guitarist. So as with most music from my TOTW, this is an exploration into an area that I’m not well versed in. But I keep learning.
Here’s to happy endings. Here’s to new beginnings. Here’s to Steve.
