2016/2017

I have been supply teaching with the Toronto Board since September, 2013, and that has kept me busy on the Monday to Friday front. Additionally, I married my long-time girlfriend, Claire, in August of 2016, and we now have a beautiful baby girl, Vivian, who is 8 months old. Needless to say, we have both been busy of late!

I get out to play every once in a while, but I’d love to be playing more often. Highlights over the past year have been, in addition to working with Soulchild:

1. Being introduced to the music of Ken Whiteley and having the good fortune to perform with him on a few occasions in his Freedom Blues band. Ken is a veteran performer and master guitarist who is deeply rooted in Blues, Gospel, and Folk traditions. The songs he has created for the Freedom Blues project do not shy away from subjects that might be considered controversial, offering up critiques and calls for social justice while producing blues music that grooves hard. Don’t miss Ken in concert, should you get the opportunity!
2. Occasional subbing in with Robbie Lane and the Disciples. Robbie and his band were up-and-comers in the early rock scene in Toronto, way back in the mid 1960’s, and had a few songs that charted at the time. In addition to performing their own music, the band showcases plenty of other period material and also regularly features guest performers with similar resumes. It’s always fun music to perform, and I get to play with a good horn section…..which incidentally includes some of the same horn section that works with Ken Whiteley…..  🙂

Site getting a facelift!

My old site was driving me nuts, so I switched to a different look.  However, I am dealing with generic images at the moment, so please bear with me as I generate some new ones; the rest of the content is still valid.  (They are really nice photos, though….)  🙂

Radio Interview

Hi, Folks!

I had a telephone interview with Jona Rapoport for broadcast March  30 and April 2, 2008 on Radio-Shalom in Montreal.  This is internet radio, so go to this link: http://www.radio-shalom.ca/

Thanks for listening!

More airplay!

Howdy folks!

My old friend Jona Rapoport of Montreal is the host of a radio show called “Art & Fine Living with Jona”.  She will be playing my music on her show this Sunday, January 20th.  Check out:

http://www.radio-shalom.ca/

http://www.radio-shalom.ca/showemission.php?ID=1015

at 7pm Eastern Standard Time!

On another note, if any of you have any comments on the cd, please feel free to give me feedback.

Happy New Year!’, ”

“Low-Down” Gets Airplay!

Hi, Folks! Just wanted to say that I’m very excited to have been given some airplay on a few stations across the country: http://www.ckua.org/ CKUA in Edmonton,

http://www.jazzboulevard.ca  CINQ 102.3 FM in Montreal, and

http://www.jazz.fm/ Jazz FM 91.1 in Toronto!

So, thank you to those music programmers who have had a listen and been kind enough to spin my disc on-air: Roger Levesque, Don Berner (http://www.donberner.com/), Moz Taylor, and Brad Barker.  I’ve sent out copies to a few more places, but I’ve not heard whether “Low-down, No-good…” is getting played elsewhere.  But hey, ask your local station to play your favourite track.  (Those of you with any experience in the music world know how difficult it is to generate “buzz”….)