April Gigs = Awesome!
Thank you to everyone who came and supported my local shows this month. It was seriously fun to organize and get back to performing on a regular basis. More to come soon! Now that the month is nearly over, and the final show was last night, it’s time for...→ Read More
One more April show: Fundraise for OPC
Hello friends, I have one more performance this month. I’ll be performing with my trio (Daniel Parenti – bass, Tommie Bradford – drums), and have a few very special guests (Amy Levine – keys, Kymberly Jackson – flue, Kevin Wong – sax, Nelly Ake – vocals) joining me for this event. There will also be...→ Read More
My TEDxBerkeley Experience
I woke up yesterday morning at 5:50am…but didn’t get out bed until 6:20am, which meant I had about an hour to shower, get dressed, packed my performance outfit, makeup, shoes, etc., feed the dogs, have breakfast and get in the car to go to the UC Berkeley campus. I...→ Read More
TEDxBerkeley this weekend!
I’m performing on Saturday for the TEDx Berkeley event being held April 20, 2013 at Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley! For those who don’t about about TED and TEDx events, check out the websites: TED.com and TEDxBerkeley.com TED is an organization that works under the concept of “ideas worth spreading”. It’s a...→ Read More
Sistahs in Sound
Tonight, I performed as a duo with my long time friend, flautist, Kymberly Jackson, the Pied Piper of the Bay. We performed a 90+ minute set consisting of jazz standards, R&B cover tunes and original compositions, including a song from my Grateful EP, “All I Need”. It was a...→ Read More
Yoga in the garden!
I try to practice yoga every morning. Doing yoga is a calming way to begin the day, great exercise and a healthy practice, but on the mornings I don’t make it to class, I usually do my own routine at home in my office. I don’t get direct sunlight...→ Read More
And let the gigs begin!
So….it’s been a while since I’ve done my own shows. I finished my EP, and had my release concert/celebration, and then…um…(head hangs with a sigh)…I just haven’t gotten it together to start booking gigs. (commence busy musician whining) It’s sooo hard to be an artist, with all the practicing,...→ Read More
Theodore at TEDx!
“If ever there were a spring day so perfect, so uplifted by a warm intermittent breeze, that it made you want to throw, open all the windows in the house…”– Billy Collins, “Today” Today was another beautiful day in Northern California. The Billy Collins poem perfectly sums up the...→ Read More
