Singing and Playing Jazz at Wine Unwind
♫ Monday, May 3rd, 2010First off, let me say that Wine Unwind is a really cute little shop in Portland’s Pearl District. The ambiance, the acoustics, the owner… it’s truly special. Reminds me of the awesome independent book store in the movie You’ve Got Mail that Meg Ryan’s character lovingly tends. (side note, let’s make sure that some massive wine conglomerate does not move in and crush this little neighborhood gem!)
Our set list included a number of jazz standards—Our Love is Here to Stay, But Beautiful, Solitude, If I Were a Bell, What a Difference a Day Makes, Moondance… plus a few of my original songs. We used the little tiny Mackie amp you can see in the video and it was totally perfect for the space.
It’s fun playing with a big group but it’s also awesome to be able to work with just Dave—he is a really great musician and friend.
Here’s an mp3 clip of one of my favorite standards—hope you enjoy it!
Earlier on Saturday, I played at Troon Winery’s tasting room in Carlton with two wonderful musicians and friends—Nate Macy (guitar & vocals) & Bill Nippoldt (super cool hand percussion.) We’ve done music together off and on since 1996 under the name QLO. Nate had organized this show and his set list was eclectic and fun. We did everything from Miles Davis’s Four to some Celtic fiddle tunes like After the Battle of Aughrim. The music was a big hit and I’m hoping the folks who grabbed our card will remember to e-mail me about their benefit event in August.
All in all it was a really great day and I’m thankful for the chance to go out and play and sing and for all of you who support live music!