Looking forward to another solo tour, with combination of concerts and teaching visits, starting on the 13th in Cleveland and finishing in Richmond, VA on the 23rd. Memphis, Asheville, Gainesville, and Orlando, too…check the shows page for more info and come say hello!
Borderlands Trio, with Kris Davis and Eric McPherson, plays The Stone at New School this Thursday the 28th at 8:30pm. Join us!
This September and October I’ll be moving around the States quite a bit with a number of solo concerts and teaching residencies at several universities. More details at the Shows page, but here’s a growing list of locations: Rochester, Poughkeepsie, Toronto, Boston, Cleveland, Nashville, Louisville, Memphis, Asheville, Atlanta, Orlando, Raleigh, Richmond.
The NYC album release concert for Rocket Love is June 25th @ Ibeam Brooklyn. One set at 8pm…join us! Tickets are available here at the store.
Looking forward to a solo set at 7pm on April 3rd at Rhizome D.C. Celebrating the arrival of the new album, Rocket Love.
I’m thrilled to announce the long-awaited arrival of my first solo album, Rocket Love, on the Papillon Sounds label this March 18th. Please pick one up, here. Thank you!
I’m thrilled to be in the Midwest this week at four universities and a venue for solo concerts and teaching. Oberlin, Kalamazoo, Madison, Urbana-Champaign, South Bend. See Shows page for details, and do join me if you can.
Borderlands Trio celebrates the release of our double CD, Wandersphere, with two nights at the Jazz Gallery NYC on February 4 and 5. Do join us!
Happy New Year! Wishing you all the best in 2022…!
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I’m so thrilled for this music to finally find its way into the world. The documentary film for which is was created is yet to be released, but we’ve moved ahead with bringing you the music…thank you, and enjoy.
Wandersphere, our second album, a double CD in fact, has arrived on the Intakt label and is available here at the store. Please stay tuned for tour dates, starting 2022.
Of course it would have been nice to all gather together for this year’s convention, but it’s happening now, online, and I’m honored to have been able to contribute a pre-recorded class on my approach to distilling bass lines and grooves, whatever the meter, in order to make them feel great, as well as finding the path towards opening them up for development. You can find it all, here.
Saturday, May 1st, I’ll join fellow bassist Linda May Han Oh for a wide-ranging conversation about any and all aspects of what we do. This happens at 8pm EST and is part of the International Society of Bassists Center Stage series. Join us by registering for the event here.
Gonna send you all some love through my bass on Valentine’s Day with a 2pm solo concert. Do join me for the livestream, available at both my Facebook Live and YouTube Live channels. Suggested donation tickets are, here, at the store. Thank you!
I’m excited to bring back the Group Bass Lessons series, via Zoom, each Tuesday at 1pm EST from February 9th through early May. Check the schedule here and join us.
Looking forward to performing online this Wednesday, February 3rd, with three poets reading their own work as part of the monthly series of the Writers Guild at Bloomington, IN. Join us here.
I just recorded and published a new solo piece for my series at Bandcamp, this one dedicated to an American hero, Stacey Abrams. Please enjoy, and subscribe to the series if you’d like to support the project…thank you!
Happy New Year to all! I’m thrilled to begin the year with two nights of streaming shows from the Village Vanguard with one of my favorite bands, ever, Borderlands Trio. Please join me, Kris Davis, and Eric McPherson this Friday and Saturday, here.
Get 10% everything at the Store using discount code MERRY10 from now through Christmas Eve. LP’s, CD’s, Sheet Music, Lessons, T-Shirts, Coffee Mugs, the last remaining Thwirl Pint Glass, and more. Happy Holidays!