Now, about some of the great musicians I work with...This is just a partial list. Please excuse my oversights!
Some of the players I work with in Los Angeles:
Guitar~ Tom Douvan, who also played banjo and mandolin on the new cut, "Secret Life"!
Bass~
Oliver Steinberger, Steve Venz, Pablo Mota, Richard Simon, Adrien Rosen...
Drums~ Tim Hafer, Jeff Sorenson, Jack LeCompte, Bob Hansen...
Keys~ Joseph John, Phil Gardenhire, Jane Getz, Charles Love...
Accordion~Kym Preiss, also featured on "Secret Life"!
Horns~ Craig Seganti (Trumpet), Bryan Lipps (Trumpet, of Herbie Hancock's band)
Louis Taylor (Tenor sax, of Ray Charles' former Band)
Derek Davis (Alto sax, Flute), Stream Gardner (Trumpet)...
Viola~ Tom Tally...
Besides my 3-month contract at the Intercontinental Hotel in Cairo, Egypt in 2001, dates in Amsterdam/Paris in 2007 and the show in Goa, India 2008, dates in the greater Los Angeles area include:
Lunaria (Century City)
The Ritz Carlton (Marina del Rey)
The Beverly Hills Country Club (Beverly Hills, of course!)
The Baked Potato (Pasadena)
Twin Palms (Pasadena)
Luna Park (West Hollywood)
Speakeasies and Benefits (Downtown Los Angeles), The Green Mill (Chicago), The Lenox Lounge (Harlem, New York City)... this past June/July '07 I played shows in Amsterdam and Paris with some amazing musicians there - in Amsterdam, Michael Rorby (trombone), Andy Valkenburg (bass), Andrea Taeggi (Keys), accordeonist, Michiel Ockeleon. in Paris, Tristan Mace (bandoneon/keys), Aussie Retaw Boyce (violin) and Pierrick LeFranc (guitar)!
Now I'm recording a new album to be called "Lit" with the eccentric, sheep-loving maestro of sound on Pro-tools, John X...check out the new song, "Follow Me" here in its FreedoMix version!
Influences
Sunblessed days, Thunderstormed nights, torrid love affairs (Note to Jesus: I said "torrid", NOT "horrid"), vodka martinis, silk scarves, the sublime grace of a feline in mid-pounce, the hush that falls over a room of perfect strangers when a single moment of briliance is recognized in unison, the pale blue reflection of moonlight off the plane of a beloved's face in the night...
You may question if these are really "influences", as they seem more like "desires". According to a true master of vision, the poet, Goethe, "We are shaped and fashioned by what we love". (So chose carefully what you love!)
Ciao, Juliet ,Thank you for the add and the friendship. you are very good, I like your stupendous music a lot, you are fantastic ..really. you are one of my prefeitis talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music. all the best.. from italy neal
Ciao Juliet , Thank you for the add and the friendship. you are very good, I like your music a lot, and the splendid voice. talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music. all the best.. from italy neal
Hi Juliet! Thanks for the friend request! It's nice to meet you! I appreciate your comment about my tunes! I too enjoyed listening to your tunes! Great stuff! Looking forward to seeing you in Lebanon!
