June Update: Announcements and Audio

Hi listeners--I hope everyone is enjoying his or her summers. In lieu of lemonade and hot dogs, I have one gig announcement, one travelogue, and one absolutely-free mp3 download for you.

First, I'd like to announce a performance next month which I'm really excited about: on Saturday, July 8, from 8 to midnight, the Quintet will be playing at the Octavia Lounge on Market Street. This will be our first public performance since April, and will feature some new original music as well as selections from our CD (and most likely a few standards and classics). The regular line-up (myself on trumpet, Evan Francis on alto & flute, Adam Shulman on piano--last chance to hear Adam before he heads to France for the rest of the summer!--Fred Randolph on bass, and Jon Arkin on drums) will be there. There's a $10 cover, but it's a small price to pay to hear the band in a beautiful club (with a beautiful piano). So save the date, since I know Saturdays in the summertime book up fast.

Second, Linda and I just got back from a whirlwind tour of Kansas City, where we were able to make it to several jazz-related events. See below for the full story.

Finally, as a bonus for remembering who we are after these past few gig-free months, here's a complete tune from our final House of Shields gig in April. Enjoy!

• Con Alma (Gillespie) Dizzy's classic Cubano chorale. You might subtitle this rendition "Requiem for a Steady Gig." I especially like interplay between Evan and I toward the end of the tune.