Performances

  • Bob Dylan’s Birthday - 2012

    Dizzy’s is doing it again this year – celebrating Bob Dylan with a tribute concert on his 71st birthday, Thursday May 24. It will be an evening dedicated to the poetic music of the man who has had such a profound impact on popular music and American culture. In the spotlight for this special night… [ read more ]

  • the sonic squeeze - 2011

    I remember, as a boy, sitting spellbound listening to the sonorous tones of masterful Welsh actor Richard Burton reading. Somehow he was always able to tap the innate tempo of whatever he was interpreting, and make every nuance, every meaning clear, and the words themselves appear as almost new. I’ve carried this early inspiration throughout… [ read more ]

  • Mary T, Mickey D, & Evie Sands - 2011

    Even though my sister’s Mary’s been gone almost 9 years now, I think of her at every dizzy’s show when I look up and see the wondrous collage of jazz icons she made. Ever since she gave it to me, it has hung on the left side of the dizzy’s stage where it has fascinated… [ read more ]

  • Soka Jazz Festival - 2011

    Contrabass virtuoso Bertram Turetzky and I will be performing together next at the Soka Bluport International Jazz Festival on Saturday afternoon, October 29 @ 3PM. We will be showcasing the highly entertaining piece for solo double bass & narration “Mingus Live In The Underworld” – along with some of my original music. Following our set… [ read more ]

  • Workin with Bert @ dizzy’s - 2011

    Being an acoustic guitarist, I am partial to the rich tones and expressive percussive qualities of the contrabass. San Diego happens to be home to some world renown bassists, and the mentor to most of them is UCSD Professor Emeritus Bert Turetzky. He has been a key figure in the renaissance of the contrabass.  Since… [ read more ]

  • Longing for the lost bohemia - 2011

    I rarely get the opportunity to perform my own music live anymore. Hosting dizzy’s events keeps my nights busy, but doesn’t stop me from playing guitar & writing music during the day. Every once in a while, I take the opportunity to pull together some of my favorite players & present the music I’m hearing… [ read more ]

  • Neilfest - 2010

    On Thursday,  November 11, 2010 – the eve of Neil Young’s 65 birthday – dizzy’s presented 5 acts paying tribute to this enduring songwriter/performer.  Each act performed 5 of his songs – 25 great Neil Young compositions in all! The performers were Sven-Erik Seaholm, Berkley Hart, Lisa Sanders,  myself – with special guest Jamie Shadowlight,… [ read more ]

  • Beat.itude Revisited - 2006

    On September 29, 2006 – a dozen years after recording a series of songs I had composed based loosely on the themes & writings of the beat & jazz poets of the 1950′s – I thought it would be interesting, as well as fun, to gather some of the musicians involved in those recording sessions… [ read more ]

  • 44 Minutes Of Love CD release - 2006

    Making this album was a true labor of love, involving the talents & time of many creative people.  Once the album was complete, it made sense to gather everyone who had been involved, & celebrate with a live performance of the album @ dizzy’s.  So that’s just what we did – on the 44th day… [ read more ]

  • Outside The Lines - 2002

    It was time to take some chances with my live performing.  I was writing some interestingly edgy pieces that bordered on theatre, so I decided to explore what I could do with the warehouse space & some visual aids.  The concept for the performance was to put myself into 11 different unrehearsed musical combinations, &… [ read more ]

  • Live in the desert @ Jacumba - 1999

    My friend filmmaker Rob Amato came up with this idea to try to film a live performance of a song out in the middle of nowhere.  I was game & pulled in my audio specialist buddy Peter Carpentier to see if he thought such a thing was possible.There were a couple of obvious challenges.   The… [ read more ]

  • Beat.itude – the live performance group - 1998

    For the fun of performing live, I put together a groove-oriented quartet that featured Troy Jennings on the baritone saxophone, James East bass,  & Eric Comer drums.   I called the group Beat.itude, because the groove or beat was what we were all about. Our song list included many of my compositions, along with select recognizable… [ read more ]

  • Chuck & Mary – live on campus - 1971

    In the fall of 1970,  we became associated with The Bitter End College Coffee House circuit, coordinated by a woman named Marilyn Lipsius. They sent us on a tour of college campuses, a week at each school.  We would stay at the school,  interact with the student body & social commission, and perform every evening… [ read more ]