• Ides of

    Bewildered that it’s March. Played my first showcase a week or so ago. Weird to play for 3 people (business people) but we killed it. Was with one of the only bands I’m still in the Calvin Winbush and “I’m From Detroit” Project. They’re great, love playing with them. I have quit 5 bands since

  • Writings #7, 8

    In this room my thoughts deceive me. On the ground they never leave. Sometimes I thought I was above it. I admit that I was foolish and there’s no going back. Now this room is my sarcophagus. No pyramid but mummy’s dead inside. No fatherhood but time just can’t keep still. Nothing wrong but shit

  • New Year is new

    Played a jazz gig on the sunset strip at Bar20 with ValleysFinest. Played sax on a recording session for Interscope at 17Hertz studio. Great experience, got asked by a producer to play sax on a Christmas Album! Played two gigs at the JuiceBox launch event at the Community Center in the Arts District DT. One

  • Writing #5, 6

    Gonna hit an open mic with Mike Hazel with this shit. #1 With a thousand stars and moons I couldn’t make you. And yet you make me so easily. Pity the fool who lost the tool cuz a wise man once said to use it heavily. He’s been holding back steadily at the ready cuz

  • Image #1, 2

    The first is a painting that was given to me at a gig Sunday the 6th at El Cid. Shoutout to @M_Teeps The second one is something I drew in December 2018. I wrote part of a song from when I was 14 on it: “Peace will prevail on Earth but not before we die”

  • It’s been 5 months and 21 days

    Happy New Year! Played a great gig with Michelle Young and the Collective at El Cid yesterday the 6th. Was a fun set and sounded good with a cool crowd. Been back at work since the 2nd and the building’s heater’s don’t work so we’ve all been shivering in our seats. Starting two bands this

  • valley kid from san diego

    Played a fun show in the valley last Saturday, the 8th, for a fundraiser at this school CHAMPS.  The music was really fun and mostly Jazz/R&B and the band was all people under 26.  Two good friends of mine were in the band (how I got the gig) Oren and Gitai who I met while

  • Writing #3, 4

    Furlong Walker Tasting Ivys Growing Near to Wear Bending Down Low Working Up a Sweat Scrubbing My Blood off of a Broken Floor Where Did the Time Go I Road a Valley to an Old Growth Forrest Meditated on the Dawn ******************************************************************************************* Peace at last finally I said shit words so bright I know you

  • 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