Happy New Year!
I hope you enjoyed your New Years celebrations. We certainly did! I had the pleasure of welcoming 2010 while playing with some of the best musicians and friends one could ever hope for. Below is a snapshot of me and my lovely wife, Vicky, during a break.
After the excitement died down the next day, our two oldest kids, Jeremy and Jessica, went to their uncle's house in San Diego to wish him a Happy Birthday. That left us with Olivia, our youngest, to spend a quiet weekend together – well, as quiet as a weekend can be with an active four year old!
And here we are, settling into the second week of January 2010 already!
News:
I was priviledged to be interviewed in December by Jeffrey Callison, host of KXJZ's (NPR) Insight radio program. If you missed it, you can listen to my segment at my website.
My cowriter, Mark Morris, and I are in discussions about some new music. He sent me an mp3 of a song he's been working on that is incredibly funky! I can't wait to give it a whirl!
And, for you musicians and educators, I'm in the process of rolling out minus one mixes and charts for all instruments to the songs on my debut CD, Never The Same. Play along with your iPod, stereo, or digital audio workstation. Next New Year's Eve, punish your neighbor's dog by hosting an instrumental karaoke night! :-)
The January 2010 Giveaway Winner is...
...Elaine Hamilton of Issaquah, Washington. Your CD is in the mail! Congratulations!
The Next Performance:
Friday, February 26, 2010, 7:30 pm
Special Concert with Steelin' Dan and Chicago Tribute Authority
Folsom Community Center
52 Natoma Street, Folsom, CA
Doors Open: 6:30 pm Show Starts: 7:30 pm
Ticket Price: $25 in advance, $30 at the door
Tickets may be purchased in advance at the Carrera Productions website. Carrera Productions always does first class events, and I am really looking forward to this one!
Featured Artist: Matt Bissonette
I couldn't have been more pleased to have Matt Bissonette holding down the primary bass seat on on my debut CD!
Matt grew up in Detroit Michigan, where he performed with such groups as The Kingston Trio, The Ink Spots, as well as a number of different jazz combos, big bands, and local bar bands. He attended college at North Texas State until 1981, when he went on tour with Maynard Ferguson. Matt recorded two albums with Maynard – Storm and Live In San Fransisco. In 1983, he found himself moving to Los Angeles to further pursue his music career.
Matt has performed and recorded with such icons as Boz Skaggs, Gino Vanelli, Julian Lennon, Brian Wilson, Steve Perry, Rick Springfield, Peter Frampton, Johnny Mathis, Phyllis Diller, Sheena Easton, Jeff Lorber, Dave Koz, David Lee Roth, Joe Satriani, Don Henley, Cristopher Cross, The Captain and Tennille, and numerous others. His TV and film experience includes Friends, The Tracey Ullman Show,The Weekenders, and Just Shoot Me.
In 2003, he and his brother, Gregg, backed Ringo Starr on a promotional tour of the United States. The two brothers backed Starr again in 2005 at a number of live shows in New York, Illinois, and California; and on several TV appearances including CBS This Morning, and PBS's SoundStage.
Matt is currently the bass player for Rick Springfield and the lead singer of The Squirts. Rick Springfield and Matt collaborated on Rick's new CD, Venus in Overdrive (release date: July 2008).
Matt now lives in Orange County California with his wife, Chariya, and two boys, Brandon and Joshua. To find out what he's currently up to, stop by Matt's website.
iTunes:
Please visit me at iTunes. You can help make me more visible by writing reviews, creating iMixes that include my music, and voting favorably for iMixes with my music. Your support is truly appreciated!
See ya next month!
Intelligent Smooth Jazz
http://www.charleylanger.com
    
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