Hi everyone!
Lots of exciting stuff happening. Polyrhythmics just returned from 4-day west coast tour that culminated in a show at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, CA. The Hall has been the site of many amazing concerts over the years, and is a beautiful room to play in. I felt very lucky to play there! The Polys will be going down to New Orleans for JazzFest once more at the end of this month, another place that seems like a blessing for me to visit. I look forward to taking in as much music as I can and getting input and advice from other musicians.
Theoretics are gearing up for several festivals this Summer, which is very exciting since the band is, to me, still pretty young, at least with its current sound, and I think there are a lot of new listeners out there that will really appreciate what we do. Our Seattle show at the Tractor Tavern went very well, and we will be opening up for Robert Glasper on April 14 at Neumos. I have enjoyed Glasper’s music for a while now (here’s an older post about him here ), so this is a great opportunity to maybe get a little closer experience!
Teaching is going well, although working out the education/performance balance is constantly ripe for improvement. For the future, I am thinking of experimenting with Skype lessons while on the road, as well as keeping students more informed about what touring and performing is like. Perhaps a mailer or more consistent blogging is in order…
Art
P.S. Check out The Main Squeeze. This is the band we shared the stage with in San Francisco. Great stuff!