Reflections on
"Devotions", One Year Later
I
have been gratified with the response to my CD
"Devotions" over these past several months, and I have
had the chance to take part in increasing performance
opportunities. My Jazz trio has been playing a monthly
jazz guitar night at
Baker's
Keyboard Lounge - usually the first Tuesday of the
month. My Psalm 150 Ensemble has served a number of
times at downtown Detroit's historic Fort
Street Presbyterian Church, and I continue to play
services on most other Sundays with the music ministry
at my home church,
Rosedale Park Baptist Church.
There's been a resurgence of interest in this
country and in Japan in material we played and recorded
back in the 1970's on the Strata label. Lyman's
"Saturday Night Special" is being re-released on CD by
the Wax Poetics out of New York, and they also have
picked up my never-before-released album, "Fishfeet". "Fishfeet"
should come out late this year or early 2009- watch this
space for updates.
Among the highlights in my current calendar:
The
Psalm 150 Ensemble will be performing at Detroit's
Labor Day Jazz Fest, Monday, September 1, 2008, at 12:45
on the Chase Main Stage in Cadillac Square
Ron English Trio hit at Baker's Keyboard Lounge, Tuesday September 2 at 8:00 PM. Look for the
Trio at Baker's on Tuesday October 7 and November 4. (On
November 4, stop by Baker's for a soulful dinner with
jazz guitar accompaniment- after you vote and before the
returns start coming in!)
I'm
really looking forward to my quartet gig at the Dirty
Dog in Grosse Pointe, Wednesday through Saturday,
November 5 through 8. I expect to preview some of the
material I'll be recording on my next CD project.
On
November 22, I'll be at Cliff Bell's for a reunion gig
with Lyman Woodard and Leonard King and an all star horn
section.
Stay tuned to Detroit Radio Company for updates on my
next project...