Announcements: Jazz @ The Mixing Bowl, 4/25 & 5/2

One of the downsides of being a musician is that you rarely get the chance to walk to work. Fortunately, I have two opportunities to do so in the coming weeks--I'm going to be playing two Saturday day-shows at The Mixing Bowl Cafe here in Oakland, which is a cool new neighborhood spot I really like (and not only because it's two blocks from my house).

I'm going to be playing with a swinging rhythm section of bassist Noah Schenker and drummer Bryan Bowman, and we'll be joined by two special guest pianists--first, on April 25th, the great Ben Stolorow, recently back from a tour of Japan; second, on May 2nd, Adam Shulman, who has played with such notables as Bobby Hutcherson, Stefon Harris, Marcus Shelby, and a group called the Ian Carey Quintet (which I've heard is pretty good).

So come on down--it's free, the food and coffee is good, and we'll be playing everything from standards to originals to God-Knows-What. (Come to think of it, that's a good name for a tune...)

What: The Ian Carey Quartet featuring Ben Stolorow (4/25) and Adam Shulman (5/2)
When: Saturdays, April 25 & May 2, 11:30am-2:30pm
Where: The Mixing Bowl Cafe, 4920 Telegraph Ave (@ 50th), Oakland
How Much: Free!