2/3/2011 - Mesa Contemporary Arts Center; The
Wells Fargo Garden on the Shadow Walk outdoor area; in the middle of the complex; Out to Lunch Concert Series from 12:30 to
1:30pm; just one hour; a Thursday mid-day jazz concert. 1 East Main Street in Mesa, AZ. This is a big winner, with large crowds
in a outdoor, lawn chair on the grass kind of setting. We will play our energetic material for this crowd. Be there as we
will be in rare form. - We applaud you serious jazz fans coming out in this 50 degree weather.
2/12/11 - Estrella
Mountain Community College; 3000 N. Dysart Road in Avondale; 623-935-8827- We are closing out the all day celebration
of African American History, entitled "Celebrating African American Culture." We play from 4:00 to 5:00pm,
outside in the middle of the campus. The celebration starts at 10:00am with choirs, hip-hoppers, poetry, R & B, kids entertainment,
clothing booths and food.
2/27/11 - Lexington Hotel; 1100 N. Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004. We are
playing a regular Sunday Brunch from 11:00am to 2:00pm. Call 602-252-2100 for more information. We are playing in a duo format;
nice soft ballads and light swing facing the new rail system close to downtown Phoenix. Great food and wonderful acoustic
room centrally located.
4/3/11 - NEWS FLASH!!- We will NOT be at the Lexington because the management is not finished
with their construction project there. They are doing major renovations and it will take a while. We are getting updates every
week, so as soon as I know, I will post it here. ALL SUNDAY BRUNCHES ARE POSTPONED for now until further notice. In the meantime
enjoy and buy my CD and look at the video clips and the pictures posted here on this site. As you are listening to our music,
close your eyes and let your imagination take you to a major jazz festival with us playing in front of thousands and you notice
the backdrop of the ocean and palm trees swaying to the music. Isn't that wonderful?
7/8/11
- The Wigwam Resort; 300 E. Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park, AZ 85340; We are playing there in a duo format from 7:30-11:00pm.
Their phone number is 623-935-3811.
8/18/11 - The Zendejas Grill
- The gig has ended. Another venue has thrown in the towel for jazz and chose to not treat artists
well. Oh well- another loss for jazz on the west side of Phoenix.
9/9/11 - The Wigwam
Resort - Same details as above except the performance times. We are playing from 7:00 to 11:00pm. One
time affair. You have to catch these public gigs as soon as they occur. When you snooze you lose and the gig is gone.
11/19/11 - New Vision Spiritual Center; 18010 N. Tatum Blvd., Phoenix, AZ 85032- 3-5:00pm - We will play the
first hour ONLY- There will be a book signing and talk the other hour. My book Reconnected-How To Be A Mentor To Your Child-Self
is released and available at the book signing and here: My personal growth website www.cloudsofabundance.com
It is a personal growth manual providing empowering tools
for change. On the 19th you'll have elevated feelings from the jazz and the book discussions.
Optimism is a
word to internalize during these so-called challenging times. The word optimism really means to firmly believe that the best
is possible and probable in your life. We have to claim optimism and make it our best friend. The feeling of optimism carries
a certain healing, uplifting energy that starts the process of change within and without. When we are optimistic we bring
toward us the change that we seek. This takes a high level of faith to do this and that is what true jazz fans have as this
art form is not considered "popular music," and is not heard readily on the radio.
So we use our faith
to bring on not only a healed financial picture for us, but also more choices in live jazz in exclusive jazz venues:
clubs, coffee shops and restaurants, so on any given day or night of the week you can go out and be guaranteed of hearing
good, honest traditional, acoustic jazz reflecting the powerhouse masters like Art Blakey and John Coltrane. We can have New
Renaissance and others exposed regularly out here, not relegated to duos or trios, but playing in the quartet, quintet, sextet
and larger just like the masters did with fiery horn sections and hard hitting rhythm sections. We can have all of this and
more as long as we have optimism as our creed. Yes we can, yes we can and yes we will.
For those of you who love
to focus on personal development, go to my internet-based radio show and experience my other hat that I wear. www.blogtalkradio.com/reconnected
- I host my Reconnected show, which is a talk show based on my book "Reconnected-How To Be A Mentor To Your Child-Self."
I interview guests every week with valuable personal growth tools many are using to improve their lives.
"When
you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."- Dr. Wayne Dyer