DIG – One Man Band

If you have a kid (particularly a boy) you may have seen this on the main menu of the Cars DVD. It’s one of my favorite Pixar shorts. If you haven’t seen it, or aren’t familiar with the short films from Pixar, you should look around- They are really great. The music is by Michael [...]

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Wynton Marsalis and his Swing Symphony

I try to watch or read anything from people I look up to…or don’t look up to… just to see if things are different outside my little world.

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DIG (#8)

DIG (#8)

DIG #8 Ok guys, with my freelance work, teaching, my album, and a butt load of additional responsibilities at my day gig, I have been a bit lax on the blogging. But alas, I come to you with a brand spanking new DIG! The Edge of the Forest (Clean Feed, 2008) from trumpeter, Darren Johnston, [...]

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DIG (#7)

As you have probably noticed by now, it takes little to amuse me. Sometimes, the simplest tracks, fills, grooves, videos, or whatever can hit me and hold me down like a schoolyard bully. Such is the case with this week’s DIG. I found this video about a week ago (I have to give it up [...]

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DIG (#3)

DIG (#3)

This week’s DIG is not only a new release (the first for DIG) but it’s also from a bass player (another first). I was hipped to this cat while reading a great blog by Sarah Crisman called Come play with us, New York. The artist, Yuka Tadano (the YT in YT Little D), is an upright/electric [...]

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