• work ethic

    Played a cool show at the Grammy Museum in LA last night. Was officially asked to join Michelle Young and the Collective so I guess I’m in my first band officially since college. We got to play our set in front of the John Coltrane exhibit in the museum. It made me sentimental for Coltrane’s

  • Writing #1,2

    I checked back on my first post and apparently past Jeremy was under the impression that I’d write lyrics or poetry or whatever I feel like up in this section so I’m gonna post something I wrote this year in New Orleans. Maybe I’ll do the art thing too once I’m moved in, maybe blog

  • Commercial

    From my gig at sofar sounds, another one of those next week on saxophone day(?), I got to work with and meet the guitarist from the this is america video by Childish Gambino. He hit me up last week to play in his band for a huge multi-million dollar commercial shoot. Got to get an

  • Staying Power

    This month I gigged with a newly formed Groovesmith, a funk/jazz band down in Longbeach. They’re nice guys and play good music. We play at Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles in LB on Sundays. Last night I played my first SoFarSounds. It was outside a nice clothing store in SilverLake and was with this dope singer

  • Stress

    Had an awful moving process but am finally settled in an apt in Koreatown. Have my fifth interview at Warner tomorrow. Want to be playing more saxophone…always.

  • Funked Up

    Been recording with North Carolina royalty the Brown Brothers at the Hollywood studio. Some real funky stuff, old school p-funk style. Lots of fun and very catchy. Real nice group of guys with a lot of hang. Going to be busking with Hollywood original and homie producer “river” on Friday on the boulevard. He says

  • Endings and Beginnings

    Played my last show for the summer with the reggae band South Bound in San Diego this past Thursday. Good crowd, good gig, good bar right in the heart of downtown’s Gas Lamp district. Then last Saturday I recorded with some new funk group right here in Hollywood. The sound was really cool and the

  • Funked Out

    Played another funk gig with Riot Story in Santa Monica at TRIP. Hip spot. Good show.

  • More more more

    Played another show with Bee Appleseed the other day in Hollywood. First show in the neighborhood! Was an outdoor venue in view of Capitol Records. Was very pretty and chill. Also last night the 31st saw an actual jazz-ish jam at a hip club in Hollywood Black Rabbi Rose. It was SICK. Going to sit

  • Come Ups

    Last Saturday (7/28) I played in Tijuana at the Black Box with Continuous Signal (Pink Floyd Cover-band). This was my first international gig. I was transported to the venue from Los Angeles, had my food and lodge (the grand hotel in TJ and its fantastic buffet) covered, and received a paycheck for the gig. No