Category Archives: Live Shows

March 04

Most Magical Night — Original Composition

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Here is a video of me playing an original composition called ‘Most Magical Night.’ I made this video a couple of years ago at Galleri 69 in Oslo, Norway. It’s a piece for solo soprano saxophone and sort of an homage to Terry Riley and his minimalist style. The idea for the title came to […]

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February 13

Woodwind doubling — Practical Advice

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Here are 6 extremely practical habits that can help to improve your doubles dramatically. These are habits that I’ve acquired from years of experience doubling on multiple woodwinds. While these tips won’t help you improve your technical abilities on your instruments, I believe they are invaluable when it comes to the mechanics of actually switching […]

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October 02

Bad Guys @ Gallery 121

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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 […]

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September 26

The mind is such a fragile mystery…

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Today I saw a bird. Most days that wouldn’t really be a very significant event but I’m currently 10 days into a Pacific crossing from San Francisco to Sydney and currently we’re pretty much in the middle of nowhere. We crossed the equator some time last night. I guess the water in the toilets goes […]

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September 11

Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame Photos

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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.

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August 31

New gig flyers

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

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August 30

Gallery 121

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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 […]

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August 22

Rhythm & Blues HOF

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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 […]

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July 22

The Story of Motown*

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*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 […]

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Recent gig photos

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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!

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