post Hollywood Bowl summer ramblings...
well we did it…
3 nights at the Hollywood Bowl, July 2, 3, and 4th as part of their annual LA Phil w/ fireworks celebration… Steve Martin & Martin Short featuing the Steep Canyon Rangers and… me! a career and life milestone to be sure. was a challenge to whip some the orchestrations/arrangements of our music for the LA Phil but with Matt Franko & his team at Black Ribbon helping out w/ the copying/printing, we were able to eek it all out in time! what a joy to perform with the fellas for a star-studded (and starlit!) audience. I’ve been going to the Bowl since I was a kidlet (met Leonard Bernstein backstage as a youngster!) and performed there briefly w/ Patti Austin at the Playboy Jazz Festival but this was another level! pics on the appropriate page here on the site….
coming up…
7.23.22 - ETA with Tina Raymond, drums; Marcel Camargo, guitar; Karl McComas-Reichl, bass. Highland Park, Los Angeles, CA
8.20.22 - Jeff Babko special trio w/ Tina Raymond, drums; David Piltch, bass @ LIbretto, Paso Robles
9/23/2022 North Little Rock, AR Simmons Bank Arena Steve Martin and Martin Short "You Won’t Believe What They Look Like Today!"
9/24/2022 Memphis, TN Orpheum Theatre Steve Martin and Martin Short "You Won’t Believe What They Look Like Today!"
9/25/2022New Orleans, LASaenger Theatre Steve Martin and Martin Short "You Won’t Believe What They Look Like Today!"
10/14/2022 Knoxville, TN Knoxville Civic Auditiorium Steve Martin and Martin Short "You Won’t Believe What They Look Like Today!"
10/15/2022 Chattanooga, TN Soldiers & Sailors Auditorium Steve Martin and Martin Short "You Won’t Believe What They Look Like Today!"
10/16/2022 Durham, NC Durham Performing Arts Center Steve Martin and Martin Short "You Won’t Believe What They Look Like Today!"
10/21/2022 Sugarland, TX Smart Financial Centre Steve Martin and Martin Short "You Won’t Believe What They Look Like Today!"
10/22/2022 Grand Prairie, TX Texas Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie Steve Martin and Martin Short "You Won’t Believe What They Look Like Today!"
10/23/2022 San Antonio, TX Majestic Theatre Steve Martin and Martin Short "You Won’t Believe What They Look Like Today!"
ALSO: please check out drummer/composer Dan Schnelle’s incredible new record “Shine Thru”, which I played some keys on and co-produced. It’s truly a beauty.