Category Archives: Music

"I am reminded of a old but true tale about Westerners in Japan. It is said that after one week they know everything there is to know about the culture, after one year they find that there is a bit more … Continue reading →

 A close friend of my who is a stellar bass and guitar player gave me a CD that he cut last year. It has Christmas songs and the song you listen to on this site is an example of Brad Benefeld’s work. … Continue reading →

Ah, another year gone by and it must be time for the Woodinville Community Band (WCB) Christmas concert at Crossroads Bellevue. This year the program was mostly popular and not as jazzy as we’ve done in past years. The audience … Continue reading →

There are many cheap instruments currently being shipped in from overseas. They come and go by many names and are sold at the famous "big box" stores as well as some on-line retailers who may or may not have an … Continue reading →

After a number of years listening to , studying, and researching the bass sax, I have finally bitten the bullet and purchased a Buescher bass sax vintage 1921. ONe of the best sites that discusses the challenges of owning a … Continue reading →

Ray Guyll on reeds and Kim Dare on keyboards played their first night with the Second Story Rep pit orchestra for ‘Anything Goes’. I can’t imagine the stress associated with being a sub and coming in to an ensemble with … Continue reading →

  Nigel: Gandalfe, I read your blog on Live Spaces regularly, through an aggregator. However, I don’t comment because you have to be a member to comment. I bet that cuts down on comments that you receive.   Gandalfe: Hmm… … Continue reading →

For the up-coming Second Story Rep production of Cole Porter’s ‘Anything Goes’ we need a sub for November 17 & 18. I pretty quickly exhausted the list of people who could do it even if we had to write the … Continue reading →

Nicky, my grandson, and I went to hear the Route 66 Big Band at the Bellevue Crossroads. Nicky and I are aspiring saxophone players and we had hear great things about this band. We were not to be disappointed. The … Continue reading →