We did our first live national radio broadcast this week. In New York it was on 770AM – WOR but apparently it gets syndicated all over the united states. It was the Joey Reynolds Show. Before meeting him we did not really know anything about Read More …
Author: Jesse Selengut
Hound’s Tooth on iTunes
A quick post to let you know that Hound’s Tooth is now up on iTunes. You can buy the whole album or just grab your favorite cut. Hound’s tooth on iTunes. I’m reading a book called “Appetite for Self-Destruction – The Spectacular Crash of the Read More …
The Year of the Ox – Shanghai Mermaid
Saturday night was another Shanghai Mermaid extravaganza at Galapagos. This time we shared the stage with the wonderful Gordon Webster on piano. As some of you know, Gordon has been taking Rob and I out on the road with his quintet from time to time. Read More …
Ariel rocks
I got a great excuse to meet with my good old friend Ariel Hyatt. I first started working with Ariel when I ran the Williamsburg Jazz Festival. She was such a good resource in that she didn’t really handle us like jazzers. She did her Read More …
La Dolce Moto
The four of us played at Moto this last Thursday and I learned a few things that I can share here. #1 – It’s Cold in the Wintertime In my world it’s heard that bands get paid for getting to the gig but they play Read More …
Tin Pan School Play
Clifton, Stefan and I arrived right about the same time and immediately knew that all the furniture on the stage was gonna have to stay. A tiny desk with a cute little lamp. Let’s roll the piano out here and open it up. A table Read More …
My Shanghai New Year’s
Oh my! That’s some serious business right there. Veronica Varlow! One time I was out at dinner. This is when my Grandpa was still with us. A tall, Jayne Mansfield looking waitress ambled by with a tray held up over her head. My good old Read More …
George Yi at the Rock!
Imagine a world where spectacle and beauty can be found behind even the most banal and well traveled quarters. Anytime I get to be part of enriching the day-to-day experience of my fellow New Yorkers I know I am in the right place. So we Read More …
Dali Speakers Feature
If you remember earlier in the fall we were approached by a Danish speaker company called Dali. Their slogan is “nothing added. nothing subtracted.” It’s a cool idea. They say that besides being excellent technical builders of speakers they are equally just passionate about great Read More …
Was it the Druids?
I used to live up in Ithaca where there were many more crunchy hippies than any New Yorker could cast a superior glance at. I remember once being out in the woods around Ithaca at a friend’s house for a party. I’m thinking this was Read More …