I woke up Saturday, May 1st, with that old Canned Heat song, “I’m Going up the Country ” on my mind. I was excited about playing later that evening at Southern Eighths which is about as “up the country” as you can get in Chesterfield County. In fact, it is so far up the country [...]
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Bishop (Meg and Josh). I know y’all are having a fantastic time in Maui. Thank you for asking me to play Saturday. It was a beautiful wedding of a beautiful couple in a beautiful setting. The Chattooga Belle Farm is a fantastic venue for a wedding. The event barn is [...]
The 4th annual Howard University Jazz Week began yesterday in our nation’s capital. The event is held each April in conjunction with the Smithsonian’s Jazz Appreciation Month, which was launched in 2001 to celebrate jazz heritage in America. Tonight Howard University presents Afro Blue and the Howard University Jazztet at Blues Alley, a premier jazz supper club [...]