These drums…I can’t tell you how much I loved playing them every night on the road at my show Ain’t Too Proud. I just set them up in my drum booth at their new home at The Imperial Theatre in Times Square. I can’t wait to get started again. Finally!!!
Read moreIt feels good to get started on the broadway production of this show. It’s been a long journey, but I feel it’s worth it. We started with a workshop in January of 2017, then we traveled to Berkeley, CA to mount a full production at the Berkeley Rep. We took time off due to no…
Read moreLady Day At Emerson’s Bar And Grill-Cast Recordig
Last Day At Emerson’s Bar And Grill. My first number one album. Well, it was the first and only jazz album I’ve ever played on. I’ve recorded a few instrumental rock records, but nothing like this. Lady Day topped four of the Billboard charts in its first week of release: #1 in Cast Albums, #1…
Read moreWhen To Say No To Gigs
I recently had a discussion with some colleagues about the crazy gigs we all used to have when we first started in the music business. I chimed in about one gig I did in Jamaica Queens that started at 9PM and ended at 3AM. We played six 30 minute sets, playing be-bop all night long…
Read moreDazzling!
One of the many signs outside of the Imperial Theatre on 45th street in Times Square. My new musical, “Ain’t Too Proud – The Life And Times Of The Temptations” opens here in March 21st, 2019. I canr wait to get started!
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NO DANCING!
Ladies & Gentlemen To ensure everyone enjoys the performance, we request that you show respect to your fellow audience members at all times. There will be an opportunity to sing and dance at the end of the performance so we kindly ask you to please refrain from doing so until the appropriate time. No cell…
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It Never Gets Old
Tonight is opening night for Ain’t Too Proud here at the Princess Of Wales Theatre. It’s our last out-of-town opening night. The next, and last opening will be on March 21, 2019 at the Imperial Theatre in New York City. People ask me if I ever get tired of playing the same songs, the same…
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The Only Reasons Why I Live In New York City-Reason 4
The only reasons why I live in New York City. Number four and pretty much main reason right now…because the other three reasons are mobile: Ain’t Too Proud – The Life And Times Of The Temptations. If I wasn’t playing this show, I would stop playing the drums. I’m done. Had it. Been there and…
Read moreAin’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of The Temptations Tuesday, June 19, 2018 – Sunday, July 22, 2018
A comment from this youtube video: “I hope the band will be able to perform in the pit at The Kennedy Center and especially when the extraordinary show goes to Broadway. I saw the show at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Due to space restrictions at the Rep, the band had no choice but to play…
Read moreAudra McDonald – “God Bless The Child” – LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR & GRILL (The View 22-May-2014)
Here is a video of me working with one of the greatest performers of all time – Audra McDonald. I was fortunate to have played this show on Broadway. She is a force of nature. So good!
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