Clifton, Stefan, and I were out on the road with Stefan’s band. Tuba Joe was there too so I feel like Tin Pan fans like you ought to know what goes on in our spare time. In a few words: rocking out at major festivals Read More …
Tag: Tuba Joe
Music on the Couch Show
Last night I had a good time talking to Vinny Marini from the Music on the Couch Show. Turns out we are both Yankee fans and happened to be at the very same Yankee game when Reggie Jackson hit those historic three homeruns! We also Read More …
Coconino Video
Our intrepid reedman also runs a cracked up mambo band called Gato Loco and he wrote a wonderful piece of music called Coconino. Coconino is a suite in 8 movements loosely based on the characters and places from the comic Krazy Kat. A few weeks Read More …
New Video
Hi all, Sorry for not writing in so long. Some quote by Rilke is appropriate here. Poetry is better lived than admired. In sum, doing a lot of living and not much desire to write about it. Sorry. Winter is coming soon so I’m sure Read More …
Stefan Proof
Another Shanghai Mermaid has come and gone. A doosey. This time at the Brooklyn Lyceum which was decked out and reminded me of an old USO show, maybe. A big space with finally enough room for everyone so it wasn’t so body – to – Read More …
MUNY Auditions – New York Times Photo
This photo appeared on the front page of the Metro Section in the New York Times – 5/2/08 Yes, I guess we made an impression on somebody!! The audition for the Music Under New York program was actually a lot of fun. We were as Read More …
The band
4/16 – Central Park – Alice in Wonderland – Stef, Clifton, Joe, Jesse – April is a great month! Today I had the good fortune of playing with the all-star foursome of Tin Pan. I wish I had all of them all the time but Read More …
Banjo Jim’s / Alice
Monday 4/14 – Banjo Jim’s – Gordon Webster, piano – Rick Russo, guitar/banjo – Cassidy Holden, Bass – Dennis Lichtman, clarinet – Jesse Selengut, trumpet/vocals. It was wierd. I was having an off night. So many clams were coming out of my horn. I hate Read More …
Rainy Days
The last few days have been somewhat hard. I have been trying to get Tin Pan out to Central Park for the initial hit of the season but the clouds have been against us. Today is the day, however. It’s going to be 50 and Read More …