Category Archives: Concerts

October 02

Bad Guys @ Gallery 121

Here are some photos from the last Bad Guys gig at Gallery 121 before I left town. This one was a lot of fun. We had a pretty hilarious mix up with the pianist at the beginning. I had never met the guy that I hired to play this date so i didn’t really think […]

September 11

Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame Photos

Here are some photos from the Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony gig a couple of weeks ago at the Canton Palace Theater with Robert T and Papa’s New Bag.   All photos by Vince Robinson.

August 31

New gig flyers

I forgot how much I like making these things! Here are some flyers I made for the next Bad Guys gig.

August 30

Gallery 121

I had a great gig tonight at Massillon’s Gallery 121 with my new group, Bad Guys. Thank you to everyone who came out! It was a totally packed house and I had a great time! I met our pianist, Dan Maier, for the first time tonight and it was a total joy to play with […]

August 22

Rhythm & Blues HOF

This Sunday I’ll be playing at the official Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame induction ceremony with the Real Soul Pleaser, Robert T and his James Brown tribute ‘Papa’s New Bag.’ The show is at the beautiful Canton Palace theater, Aug 24th at 6.00pm. Tickets are $60.   This year’s inductees include Michael Jackson, Whitney […]

July 22

The Story of Motown*

*note…not the real Motown… Motown is a mini show, what Celebrity calls an ‘interactive theme party,’ that we play weekly with 4 singers and the entire cast of dancers. Our portion of the show is one big medley of Motown tunes such as Sir Duke, Tears of a Clown, Reach Out, I Wish, and Ain’t […]

Recent gig photos

Here are some photos from recent sets… These days we’re basically doing 3 types of gigs. Jazz sets. 7 piece big band arrangements. Motown. This is a show that we do with singers and dancers…though the best choreography comes from the horn section. Thanks to Lia Morgan, who I stole these photos from without asking!

February 07

Gong Orchestra

Tonight I had the pleasure of seeing the incredible percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani and his gong orchestra at MOMA in Cleveland. Tatsuya is a Japanese-born percussionist and improvising innovator. The first set was a tremendous solo percussion set. This type of playing is what Tatsuya is best known for. The gong plays a large role in […]