Monday, October 16, 2006

Highlights...

Hey everyone! It's been awhile since i last blogged
something.....i've really been humping it!!!!!! People always ask me
how can i stand all the travel. Quite honestly....i don't really
think about it much. It all becomes a blur once i finally get the
bass in my hands.
Since i last blogged i've been to Europe,toured the states,to
Australia twice(wheew) and just came back from Japan.....
Here are the highlights.....

1.Played a celebrity showcase in Nevada with Dianne Reeves(late
jul)....alot of fun staying and playing in a casino
atmosphere....things don't shut down!!! kinda like NY........

2.Had 2 spectacular nights in Atl. mid Aug. Thank you to all my VI
extended family that came out.....it really touched my heart to see
all of you. words can't express......thanks for sharing the night
with us.

3.Played 3 unbelievable nights at the Sydney Opera house in Australia
with the Sydney Symphony and Dianne Reeves(+ trio)!!!
So sweet to feel the sound of woodwinds and strings smack you in the
neck....:) love it.
The audience was soooooo into the show.....it inspired all of us to
give it that extra thang!! than you Sydney!!!

4.Played a private engagement for "Tiffany's in London with DR.
Guess who sat in with us for a couple tunes??Actor Kevin
Spacey.....great guy....and he sounded good!

5.The Monterey Jazz fest:.....had the oppurtunity to play hear with 3
groups... Dianne Reeves,Aaron Goldberg trio and last but not least
the legendary saxaphonist Charles Lloyd.
It was his 40th anniversary of a record that he recorded live at the
same festival......that same piece of vinyl catapulted him into some
serious mainstream success!! It was an honor to be part of this sax
masters festive occasion.

6.AUSTRALIA(trip 2).....Aaron,Eric and I did a 3 city tour
introducing the trio to the Aussie's......we were embraced with very
open arms. We also did masterclasses in the 3 cities we
visited.....Jazz is alive and well in Australia folks!!!

7.RR trio in JP: Wow....words can't express how much i appreciate
all the support we got in every city and venue.
The Japanese folks loooove this music.......thanks for coming on the
Journey with us folks!!!
Special shout out to Kohei!!! We gotta do it again bro!!!!

Well everyone...thanks for coming by...i know yall got alot of better
things to do than hear me brag about my travels!!! :)
Take care and do leave a message letting me know how your are doing.
I promise it won't be so long till my next blog....
Out....

RR

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

<< Home