Doug and I playing George Shearing’s “Lullaby of Birdland” at Dry Land Distillers’ First Wednesday Jazz in February.
Tag: Live
“Cantaloupe Island” with The Vic & Doug Jazz Duo
Here’s Doug Carmichael and me playing the Herbie Hancock classic “Cantaloupe Island” at Dry Land Distillers on February 5th, 2025.
“Work Song” with Doug Carmichael at Dry Land Distillers
Doug and my take on Nat Adderley’s “Work Song”
“My Little Suede Shoes” with Doug Carmichael at Dry Land Distillers
Here’s Doug Carmichael and me playing Charlie Parker’s “My Little Suede Shoes” for Dry Land Distillers‘ First Wednesday Jazz:
“My Father’s Eyes” on mandolin with Forever Man Unplugged
Here’s a bit of an Eric Clapton tune with me sitting in on mandolin. It’s from Forever Man Unplugged’s debut performance at the Louisville Underground:
Community Infant Program Benefit
Almost every year, Pete Ehrmann, Tim Carmichael, and I play a Mothers Day fundraiser concert for Mental Health Partners’ Community Infant Program. They’re a team of psychologists, therapists and public health nurses who offer relationship-based support services for pregnant women and families with children under 3. We’ve seen the difference they make in the lives of people in our community and it’s extraordinary.
This year the concert was cancelled due to the coronavirus lockdowns. So we’re going online instead.
If you’d like a bit of music, Graphite’s “best of” is available for free streaming here. You can also listen to our albums on Spotify or Apple Music.
But, most importantly, we’re asking you to give. If you have the means and want to lend a hand, please donate to Mental Health Partners.
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The 8 Laws of Guitar Etiquette
If someone is checking out a guitar, don’t sit next to them and play louder and faster. Find your own space and let them have theirs. If you must go nuts, wait until they’re gone. Take a deep breath. Feel that nagging sense of entitlement and one-upmanship slip away. Good. There you go.
If people would just observe this one rule my days at Guitars, Etc. would be a whole lot quieter….