Joe Farnsworth, our band leader, was back with us at Ibiza this past Thursday after playing a gig in Poland among other places. Joe brought in his long time friend and mentor
Nat Reeves on bass. Nat has an impressive biography and has played in every major jazz venue all over the world. I particularly enjoyed his solo during "I Hear a Rhapsody." Alex Diaz, a fantastic jazz conga player, was also with us. When he let loose on those drums it was pure love for the music and completely infectious. They played a hot version of "Caravan."
Mike DiRubbo on sax, as always gave us his rich, powerful sound. I love when he gets into a bluesy groove. The accomplished jazz pianist
Mike LeDonne, who also currently has the number one selling cd on the jazz charts, was doing his sublime thing. A friend of mine and a gorgeous singer,
Angel Rose, got up on stage and treated us to "How High the Moon" and "At Last." And Joe gave us all of himself on those drums, a complicated mix of seeming chaos and perfect rhythmic precision, of stillness and breathless motion. He put together a unique mix of music reflective of his personal passion and he'll be doing it again next Thursday, July 15th.
Joe Farnsworth, our band leader, was back with us at Ibiza this past Thursday after playing a gig in Poland among other places. Joe brought in his long time friend and mentor Nat Reeves on bass. Nat has an impressive biography and has played in every major jazz venue all over the world. I particularly enjoyed his solo during "I Hear a Rhapsody." Alex Diaz, a fantastic jazz conga player, was also with us. When he let loose on those drums it was pure love for the music and completely infectious. They played a hot version of "Caravan." Mike DiRubbo on sax, as always gave us his rich, powerful sound. I love when he gets into a bluesy groove. The accomplished jazz pianist Mike LeDonne, who also currently has the number one selling cd on the jazz charts, was doing his sublime thing. A friend of mine and a gorgeous singer, Angel Rose, got up on stage and treated us to "How High the Moon" and "At Last." And Joe gave us all of himself on those drums, a complicated mix of seeming chaos and perfect rhythmic precision, of stillness and breathless motion. He put together a unique mix of music reflective of his personal passion and he'll be doing it again next Thursday, July 15th. 
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