Elephant gigs...
As a child of 5 with my 4 year-old brother in tow, while leaving a circus and ahead of our mother, we were suddenly in the path of stampeding elephants. I vividly recall people screaming and a man grabbing and rolling us safely out of the way. For years I would say when asked to play a gig "I just don't do elephant gigs." Leave it to Ronny Pierce who called to offer me a gig and, after a very long pause when I flippantly said "I just don't do elephant gigs!", Ronny said ....(pause).. "but there are only two of them." And there were. And immediatley upon disembarking from their truck, they left their trainer marching ahead and came directly up to the musicians who, of course, were playing Elephant Walk. I was already safely sitting inside the building watching elephant trunks entertwining with the trombone slide, the clarinet, and stunned musicians.
Barney
Welcome!
Barney McClure has six feature CDs on the market and one book on improvisational theory entitled There Is No Such Thing As A Mistake. Check them out.
Barney's book, There Is No Such Thing As A Mistake, is a "how-to" in improvisational jazz and is a popular hit with teachers who use it as acurriculum guide, and with instrumentalists and vocalists at any level who can use it as a self-help guide.
Performances
Feb 2 at Boxley's, North Bend with Bassist Chris Clark. 7-10 PM
Feb 4 at Amantes, Issaquah. 6:30 PM
Mar 2 at City Wine Bistro, 175th & 15th, Seattle with Stephanie Porter and Steve Husen. Barney on B-3.
Mar 9 & 10, Wild Vine Bistro, Seattle with Stephanie Porter and Steve Husen. Barney on B-3. 8-11 PM both nights.
May 5-19 - Barney at the Juneau Jazz & Classics conducting a Cabaret for the first five days, solo performances, and the Barney McClure Trio (with Hammond B-3) both as a feature and also with the Fabulous Dee Daniels.
July 15 - 28 at the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival with Barney McClure Trio, and with Greta Matassa..
Productions
CONCERTS at ROY'S PLACE
4918 196th St.SW, Lynnwood
* Series postponed until 2012. Please stay tuned and thanks for your support to date!