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Hi everyone,
It’s been a while since my last update,
so thought I’d share some highlights from the last few months.
I’m looking forward to another great
year of music. How about you?
The Brubeck Brothers Quartet (BBQ) had
their 3rd appearance at the Detroit International Jazz Fest.
This is an incredible event – three full days of music and it’s
absolutely free. In these tough economic times (especially for Detroit),
it was great to see so many people out enjoying themselves. You might
even call the Detroit Jazz Fest a musical stimulus package! We played
our set at the waterfront stage and then joined The Dave Brubeck Quartet
for a performance on the main stage. All of it was a lot of fun and a
great opportunity to catch up with some old friends – here’s some photos
from the Festival.
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Mike |
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Peter “Madcat” Ruth & Mike |
Dave Brubeck & Mike |
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Dave Brubeck, Mike, Michael Moore |
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Dave Brubeck & Mike |
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Mike & Bobby Militello |
Hanging after the gig – Mike, Randy Jones, Russell GLoyd, Dan
Brubeck, Michael Moore, Chuck Lamb |
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Mike & Julian Coryell |
When we left Detroit, we headed to
Calgary, Canada, where we played two nights with the Calgary Symphony.
There’s nothing like playing with an orchestra behind you! We continued
our touring in Yakima, WA, where we performed Chris Brubeck’s “Vignettes
for Nonette” with the wonderful Imani Winds. The Imani Winds recorded
this piece with us for our last Koch release, Classified, so it
was great to play with them again.
Back on the road . . . this time to
California where we played gigs in Napa Valley, Point Reyes, and at Pete
Douglas’ beautiful club in Half Moon Bay – the Bach Dining and Dancing
Society – before finishing up our west coast tour at Yoshi’s in San
Francisco.
It was great to be home this year for
the holidays, and now I’m looking forward to working with my guitar
students again at Bard and Vassar. As I’m writing this, there’s snow on
the ground and it’s single digits at night in the Hudson Valley.
Speaking of freezing, the BBQ is heading to Moscow in February! Stay
tuned for news of that amazing trip next time.
Hope to see you out there on the road
somewhere in the next few months, or send me an email. I’d love to hear
from you.
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