Hello folks, My inspiration for a post this week is at an all-time-low so please enjoy this cut instead. This tune is called “Revised Music For Low Budget Jazz Quartet” by guitarist/composer David White. Dave will correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe this tune was inspired by a Paul Hindemith composition and weaves …
Hey Folks, Here are some shots from The Lizard session at Studio X . What an awesome facility, and thank you to Reed (owner/engineer) for your ongoing support of jazz. Since our new tunes are a ton harder than those on our first album (which we recorded live), we thought the whole process might be …
Hey folks, The Lizards will be performing live at Boxley’s Friday, August 17th at 7:00 pm. As usual, there is great food, drink, and company at Boxley’s. Cover charge is zero. Hope to see you there. Continue reading »
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced the recipients of the 2012 Jazz Masters Award, “the nation’s highest honor in jazz.” This lofty honor bestows the grand sum of $25,000 on each of the five recipients, embarrassingly low for the likes of Charlie Haden and Jack DeJohnette, two of this year’s five recipients. Incidently, … Continue reading »
Hello Folks, My interview with noteworthy jazz journalist, Marco Schweingruber was printed in this month’s issue of Jazz Podium. Continue reading »
Hello Seattle Friends, please join us at the Royal Room this Sunday, February 26th at 7:30 pm at 5000 Rainier Ave., S. A creation of Seattle’s own super-talented-superstar Wayne Horowitz, The Royal Room is Seattle’s newest, edgiest, hottest place to be seen….and of course, hear great music. The Lizards will be playing selections from our … Continue reading »
Hello Seattle Friends, the Chris Fagan/Dave Peterson Quartet will be appearing tomorrow (Friday, February 3rd) at Hiroshi’s from 7:30 to 10:00 pm. As always, the cover charge is zero, the food is excellent, and the company superb. We will be playing some exciting modern jazz including original tunes by the talented Dave Peterson. Did I … Continue reading »
Maybe I’ll stop asking this type of pointless question someday but probably not because I’m nuts. Click here for Steve’s obituary Continue reading »
Hey Pacific Northwest friends, the Young Lizards will perform at Boxley’s in North Bend, Washington on Wednesday, December 14th at 7:00 pm. Not only is Boxley’s listed in Downbeat’s top 150 jazz rooms, Boxley’s will not be charging a cover for this event! That means more of your hard-earned monetary resources may be re-directed to … Continue reading »
