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”

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: Mr. Henry’s, Sat., Feb. 24 

Once again, I’ll be back at Mr. Henry’s (601 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Washington, D.C.,) from 8 to 11 p.m., on Saturday, February 24.  I’m excited to be joined by Jon Ozment on piano, Mark Saltman on bass and Halley Schoenberg on reeds. We’ll play a broad mix of Great American Songbook, blues, pop and folk pieces.  You can make aContinue reading “Next Gig: Mr. Henry’s, Sat., Feb. 24 “

Next Gig: Mr. Henry’s on October 21. Spotlight on Paul Simon.

Once again, I’ll be back at Mr. Henry’s (601 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Washington, D.C.,) from 8 to 11 p.m., on Saturday, October 21, and this time I’ll be spotlighting some of the music of Paul Simon.  Helping me play these tunes and many others will be a terrific collection of musicians: Jon Ozment on piano, Mark Saltman on bass and (allContinue reading “Next Gig: Mr. Henry’s on October 21. Spotlight on Paul Simon.”

Next Gig: Tom Waits for Everyone

Saturday, July 15 at Mr. Henry’s Once again, I’ll be back at Mr. Henry’s (601 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Washington, D.C., ) from 8 to 11 p.m., on Saturday, July 15. And, once again, I’m going to put a spotlight (about a half-a-dozen songs or so) on another artist whose work I admire. I’m talking thisContinue reading “Next Gig: Tom Waits for Everyone”

Next gig: April 22 at Mr. Henry’s. Spotlight on Nat ‘King’ Cole

I’m certainly not too proud to introduce a gimmick or two into my performances, if that’s what it takes to get more people there. That’s just what I’m planning to do on Saturday, April 22, 2023, from 8 to 11 p.m., when I’m next at Mr. Henry’s, 601 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Washington, D.C. As gimmicks go — maybe “theme”Continue reading “Next gig: April 22 at Mr. Henry’s. Spotlight on Nat ‘King’ Cole”

Next gig: April 22 at Mr. Henry’s

Remember those days a couple years ago (such as in the photo above) when I was doing “shows” from my laptop at home? I don’t miss that, but the memory of it makes me all the more grateful to be performing in person — as I will again on Saturday, April 22, 2023, from 8 toContinue reading “Next gig: April 22 at Mr. Henry’s”

Back to Mr. Henry’s: January 21, 2023

As we near the end of 2022, I hope 2023 will be a good year for you and everyone. I’m also hoping my next gig on Saturday, January 21, 2023, from 8 to 11 p.m., at Mr. Henry’s, 601 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Washington, D.C., will contribute in someway to that outcome. It will be even nicer to see manyContinue reading “Back to Mr. Henry’s: January 21, 2023”