Next gig: Saturday, November 23, at Mr. Henry’s

A reminder that I’ll be performing on Saturday, November 23, 8 to 11 p.m., at Mr. Henry’s, 601 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Washington, D.C., (on Capitol Hill). Along with Harry Appelman on piano, Mark Saltman on bass and Theo Rosenfeld on alto sax, I’ll be singing mostly jazz and American Songbook classics. Tickets are $20 per person, and you can reserve a space by clicking here.  As always,Continue reading “Next gig: Saturday, November 23, at Mr. Henry’s”

Next gigs: Nov. 14 at The Urban Winery; Nov. 23 at Mr. Henry’s

I hope you can join me for two upcoming November gigs. First, on Thursday, November 14, 7 to 9 p.m., at The Urban Winery, 2315 Stewart Avenue, in Silver Spring, Md. And then on Saturday, November 23, 8 to 11 p.m., at Mr. Henry’s, 601 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Washington, D.C., (on Capitol Hill). On November 14, I’ll be playing a blend ofContinue reading “Next gigs: Nov. 14 at The Urban Winery; Nov. 23 at Mr. Henry’s”

Next Gig: Thurs., Oct. 17, at The Urban Winery in Silver Spring

Please join me again at The Urban Winery, 315 Stewart Avenue, in Silver Spring, Md., on Thursday, October 17, 7 to 9 p.m., where I’ll be playing with Harry Appelman on pianoand Steve Arnold on bass. We’ll be offering a curated mixture of jazz, folk and blues music drawn from the Great American Songbook and other sources. For a sense of whatContinue reading “Next Gig: Thurs., Oct. 17, at The Urban Winery in Silver Spring”

Back to The Urban Winery, Wed., Sept. 11

I’m pleased to be going back to  The Urban Winery, 2315 Stewart Avenue, in Silver Spring, Md., on Wednesday, September 11, 6 to 8 p.m.  I hope you can make it. Joining me will be Jack Gruber on piano Steve Arnold on bass. We’ll be offering a carefully curated mixture of jazz, folk and blues music drawnContinue reading “Back to The Urban Winery, Wed., Sept. 11”

Back at Mr. Henry’s on Saturday, August 24

A reminder to all that I’ll be playing at Saturday, August 24, 8 to 11 p.m., at Mr. Henry’s, 601 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Washington, D.C., (on Capitol Hill). Jon Ozment (piano) and Mark Saltman (bass) will be with me, and we will play a broad mix of Great American Songbook, blues, pop and folk pieces. For a sampling of what you mightContinue reading “Back at Mr. Henry’s on Saturday, August 24”

Next Gig Update: Rescheduled to Aug 14 at Urban Winery

My date to play at The Urban Winery, 2315 Stewart Avenue, in Silver Spring, Md., has moved to Wednesday, August 14, 7 to 9 p.m. For all of you who radically rearanged your plans to be there on the earlier date, sorry. But I hope August 14 works for you now.  I will be joined by Ira Gitlin, a stalwart inContinue reading “Next Gig Update: Rescheduled to Aug 14 at Urban Winery”

August gigs: Urban Winery (Aug 8) and Mr. Henry’s (Aug 24)

I hope you can join me for two upcoming August gigs. First, on Thursday, August 8, 7 to 9 p.m., at The Urban Winery, 2315 Stewart Avenue, in Silver Spring, Md. Later, on Saturday, August 24, 8 to 11 p.m., at Mr. Henry’s, 601 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Washington, D.C., (on Capitol Hill). On August 8, I’ll be playing, as the Urban Winery calendar notes,Continue reading “August gigs: Urban Winery (Aug 8) and Mr. Henry’s (Aug 24)”

Next Gig: Thursday, August 8, Urban Winery in Silver Spring

On Thursday, August 8, 7 to 9 p.m., I’ll be playing at The Urban Winery, located at 2315 Stewart Avenue, in Silver Spring, Md. I hope you can join me. I’ll be doing this one solo. Just me and my guitar, playing, as the Urban Winery calendar notes, “a vibrant blend of new and well-worn jazz, folk,Continue reading “Next Gig: Thursday, August 8, Urban Winery in Silver Spring”

Song Spotlight: “Better Than Anything”

This is the second in a series of posts that tell the story of one of the songs on my album, “In Case You Missed It.  Today, I’m spotlighting “Better Than Anything.”   My first (and, for several decades, only) encounter with this song came from Al Jarreau’s 1977 album, “Look to the Rainbow,” aContinue reading “Song Spotlight: “Better Than Anything””

Song Spotlight: “I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know”

Thanks again to the many people who listened to and sent me flattering feedback about my new album, “In Case You Missed It.” And, in case you missed that announcement a couple weeks ago, please click this link for information about where you can listen to it. This is the first of a series ofContinue reading “Song Spotlight: “I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know””