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Here are the latest tour updates, announcements and articles.An open letter to School District 2, Billings, Montana
I’m puzzled. I hear you are planning on cutting 5th grade music in Billings. I don’t understand why music must always be on the chopping block. Music is a business as much as any other field. In 2018, the recording industry alone reported revenues of $19.1 billion....
Germany this week!
I'm doing a quick tour this week through northern Germany and I hope to see you there. I'll be playing with the great Martin Sasse (p) and the wonderful Peter Baumgärtner (d). We first played together for the Hildener Jazztage some years ago. I'm back with them...
Blonde Bass in 2019
2019 has really flown by this year in a most wonderful way. Reflecting back on this overcast and increasingly dark Danish afternoon, I'm grateful for all the new projects I've been involved with that have pushed me to grow, learn more about myself, and make my...
September Tour w. Rodney Green
September is going to be an exciting month in Denmark. Drummer extraordinaire Rodney Green is flying over from New York to join us for our Art Blakey Tribute tour. He has been to Denmark many times in the past, but not with a Blakey Tribute. The rest of the band...
Start December with a Holiday Playlist
December can be a tricky time of year for music. At home, it is pure joy to pull out our holiday playlist and blast it throughout the house. The mix has evolved over the years to include all kinds of music styles, but it is always joyful and we...
New Cruise Booked for June 2019!
Mark your calendars for June 27-July 4, 2019. I'm happy to announce that I'm playing on another cruise for the good people over at Jazzdagen. We'll be cruising the Rhone River from Lyon to Arles, France. I played another river cruise in France a couple of years ago...
Blakey Tribute CD Available Now
Sometime last year, I got an email from Ole Kjær from the Gladsaxe Jazz Club. He wanted me to play a special concert for International Jazz Day (April 30). He didn't want my regular configurations, but something different and out of my ordinary wheel house. The...
California Tour August 2018
Summer is the season for grill parties, hanging out with friends in the late evening sun, and groovin' to outdoor concerts and festivals. I'm coming back to California this August for a quick set of concerts with Andy Langham (piano) and Dean Koba (drums). I look...
Copenhagen Jazz Festival Dates
The 2018 edition of the Copenhagen Jazz Festival begins Friday, July 6 and runs through Sunday, July 15. It is one of the most amazing festivals I've ever attended. With over 100 concerts per day, you have every opportunity to see and hear local...
Interview with Alex Schicke
In March, I had an interview with Alex Schicke before my concert at Bix in Stuttgart. In this interview, we talk about my growing up with music, finding the bass, what jazz means to me, and my observations on the differences between the jazz scene in...
