Music

My main instruments are upright bass, guitar, and mandolin. Plus some other stuff that I'd be too ashamed to admit. 

I enjoy playing a variety of styles, staying mostly in the acoustic realm: bluegrass, swing, country, gypsy jazz, french folk, musette, eastern european, klezmer, mexican, tango, etc. 

Past bands included The Baguette Quartette (French cafe music, musette and tangos),  Way Blonde (country swing), The Mandorian Candidates (mandolin trio), French Toast (French traditional folk), Danubius (Hungarian and easter european folk), Special Delivery (country rock), Rhythm & Romance (gypsy swing), Blue Plate Special (bluegrass), Back At Two (jazz), Westwind (dance company), and a few others that died before they could get a name or play a gig, or simpy that I forgot.

Current active bands:

Visit these sites for bios, calendar and sound clips:
  • Swing Tonic (western swing, country, tex-mex, french and more)
  • Redwing (bluegrass with a twist, and, yes, no banjo)

Upcoming gigs (please see the band sites above for details):

  • Friday January 27, Spice Monkey, Oakland, with Redwing
  • Thursday February 16, Armando's in Martinez, with Redwing
  • Friday February 24, Spice Monkey, Oakland, with Dearly Beloved

Recent gigs:

  • --- 2011 ---
  • Friday December 9, Spice Monkey, Oakland, with Redwing
  • Friday November 4, The Frog And Fiddle, in Alameda, with Redwing
  • Sunday October 23, Kensington farmer's market with Chris White's Jazz Quartet
  • Saturday October 22, Bar Mitzvah with California Klezmer Orchestra
  • Friday October 21, Speisekammer restaurant in Alameda with Redwing
  • Saturday October 8, Point Richmond Fall Festival, with Redwing
  • Saturday September 17, Walnut Creek Wine Festival, with Redwing
  • Monday July 11, Mission Pie, San Francisco, Mission St, with Douce Ambiance
  • Friday July 8, Armando's, Martinez, with Redwing 
  • June 28, Jupiter brew pub, Berkeley, with Redwing
  • June 16 Grass Valley CBA, with Redwing
  • Saturday June 11, 1st Street Cafe, Benicia, with Redwing
  • Monday June 6, Mission Pie (25th and Mission, San Francisco), with Douce Ambiance
  • Friday June 3, Bluegrass For The Greenbelt festival
  • Sunday May 29, private party, Point Richmond
  • Saturday May 28, Spice Monkey with Ray Bierl
  • Saturday May 14, Spice Monkey, with Redwing
  • Thursday May 12, Rayko Photo Center, San Francisco, with Douce Ambiance
  • Sunday May 1, private party, Emeryville
  • Saturday April 30, Sunday May 1st, 2-day Town, Livermore
  • Friday April 22, Frog And Fiddle, Alameda with Redwing
  • Monday April 4, Mission Pie with Douce Ambiance
  • Wednesday March 30, Spice Monkey, with Redwing
  • Saturday March 19, private party
  • Saturday February 5, Armando's, Martinez, with Redwing
  • Friday January 21: McGrath Pub, Alameda, with Redwing
  • Saturday January 22, 2011: Aqus Cafe, Petaluma, with Swing Tonic
  • Friday January 21: McGrath Pub, Alameda, with Redwing
  • Friday January 14, 5-6pm, private party, Alameda, with Redwing
  • Saturday January 8: Speisekammer restaurant, Alameda, with Redwing
  • --- 2010 --- 
  • Sunday November 12, 3pm: MacGrath, Alameda, with Red Dust
  • Saturday November 6, 8pm: 1st street Cafe, Benicia, with Redwing
  • Sunday October 24, 4pm: on the radio in Pig In A Pen, KPFA 94.1FM at 4pm, with Redwing
  • Saturday October 23, 8pm: McGrath Pub, Alameda, with Redwing
  • Sunday October 17, 1pm: Spice of Life festival, Freight and Salvage stage, Berkeley, with Redwing
  • October 2: Speisekammer restaurant, Alameda, with Redwing
  • September 25: Aqus Cafe, Petaluma, with Swing Tonic
  • September 18, wedding in Napa, with Redwing
  • September 12: Lagunitas Brewery, Petaluma, with Swing Tonic
  • September 4: 1st street Cafe, Benicia, with Redwing
  • July 22, Spice Monkey, Oakland, with Swing Tonic
  • June 26, Armando's, Martinez, with Redwing
  • June 11, Spice Monkey, Oakland, with Redwing
  • June 5, 1st Street Cafe, Benicia, with Redwing
  • June 3, Socha, San Francisco, with Swing Tonic
  • May 8, McGrath, Alameda, with Redwing
  • April 24, Two-day-town festival, Livermore, with Way Blonde
  • April 23, Bacheeso's, Berkeley, with Redwing
  • March 12, Sweet Basil, Redwood City, with Swing Tonic