Lew Tabackin Saxophonist with Toshiko Akiyoshi
I love listening to CDs from the local library. This week I picked up a bunch of them and enjoyed listened to an album by Tom Waits...
Happy New Year! Live Music Westlake Village CA
This New Years Eve I performed at The Westlake Village Inn with Louie Cruz Beltran. We had a great time! This event was Brazilian...
Reeds Water-Logged
Happy New Year! Sometimes your reeds get waterlogged like this. It's best to break them in gradually by playing new reeds a little bit...
Mouthpiece Recommendations
I have a lot of students asking me what mouthpieces they recommend when they are ready to take their playing to the next step! The...
Bad Weather and Reeds
Have you ever noticed that your reeds don't play the same when the weather changes? Here in southern California it is about to rain and...
New Yamaha Neck Strap
I recently got a new neck strap that I am thrilled about! The Yamaha Air Cell neck strap is a simple device that works great! I have...
Jerry Garcia
I have recently been listening to a lot of music by guitarist Jerry Garcia from the Grateful Dead, and was unaware that he is missing the...
Holiday Events in Redondo Beach
Here is a website with holiday events in Redondo Beach. There will be some great live music I'm sure! https://www.southbayevents.com/hol...
Charlie Ventura
Happy Holidays! While listening to one of my favorite Jackie Gleason holiday music records, I was mesmerized by the tenor saxophone tone...
LA Gala Dinner Performance
I performed at a gala dinner for the Latino Theatre Company at the Los Angeles Theatre in Downtown LA. What a beautiful event! #latino...
