Author: doncaverly

I am pleased to announce that Crush Wine Bar is going to be re-opening Wednesday the 31st of October and Open Mic Live will return every Thursday starting the 1st of November.  The open mic at the Crush Wine Bar has fast become a staple of Whitefish nightlife giving local and traveling musicians a way to perform and network while giving a classy hip atmosphere for the public to enjoy some of the best music in the valley.  Hosted by Marco Forcone long time Los Angeles musician and producer and yours truly!  We will open every night with a performance of new material that we have worked out just for open mics!

Every performer has the option to have their performance recorded by one of the top industry professionals around and musicians have the chance to perform with the best musicians in town!

Hope to see you at Open Mic Live!

This week I am lucky enough to be traveling out of town once again to begin an education and performance tour with Erica von Kleist.  Spokane Washington is our first destination where I will be playing a show with long time friend and collaborator Rachel Bade-McMurphy and her husband Brendan McMurphy at Jones Radiator.  The next day we will do two masterclasses at Whitworth University.

I am so exited to play with Erica again, we had an amazing performance at the Lincoln Center last month and have some very well thought out music that is close to both of our hearts.  The idea of the east coast vibe meeting the west coast vibe is working amazingly and I feel this group has some outstanding music to share.

October 10 – with RBMC jazz                                           – Jones Radiator Spokane, Wa

October 11 – Masterclass with EVK                          – Whitworth University Spokane, Wa

October 12 – EVK sits in with Andre Floyd and Mood Iguana                    – Whitefish, MT

October 13 – East meets West a Duet with EVK/DRC                    – Blondies Bigfork, MT

On the 28th I went to the best bass retailer/repair shop that I have ever seen, David Gage Stringed Instruments.  I have never seen so many basses and after playing a few of them realized that they are all amazing.  I got a chance to explore some travel bass options and talk shop with Ben Blumgart (the bass expert on hand for the Czech-Ease as well as the showroom)  This visit helped me dig deeper into the mystery that is owning and caring for an upright bass and gave me some goals to shoot for as far as future purchases.  Thank you David Gage Stringed Instruments for the friendly service and knowledgeable staff!

to visit David Gage Stringed Instruments click the link below:

www.davidgage.com

Later that night I went to the production of “Sleep No More” at the McKittrick Hotel and was amazed at the level of thought, art direction and production that went into the show.  The whole hotel was the show and we were allowed to travel to each floor and check out the action.  The audience (hotel guests) were silent and wore white masks and performers were unmasked.  The show developed over the course of two hours on different floors of the hotel so the audience could follow a performer around or just explore the hotel.  The show was loosely bassed on Shakespeare’s MacBeth and that is all I will say of what happened other than it was a surreal experience with a lot of like minded people running around having fun like we were in a haunted house!

to see more about the production visit:

http://sleepnomorenyc.com/

Wow is all I can say to the night life in New York City!

I went to a jam session at the Tea Lounge in Brooklyn last night and it was unlike any jam session I had ever seen.  The house band was awesome and started the night with a quirky arrangement of Bernie’s Tune that set the vibe on chill for the rest of the night.  When the band opened up the session for jammers I looked around and realized that there was metric ton of musicians waiting to jam.  I played with my long time bass playing friend Seth Myers on a tune and when we were finished a whole other band came up.  This trend continued until the end of the night as there were about 15 full bands in the room waiting to play.

After that session I went to the village to the Fat Cat to check out Ned Gould and his quartet.  Very nice arrangements as well as swingin’ musicians made this pool hall/ jazz club stand out as one of the most unique places I have been yet.

Proceeding to Smalls we arrived just in time for a jam session there.  A completely different but equally chill vibe encompassed the club and once again my friend and I got a chance to connect on the stage.  The jam was very nice as everyone was listening to one another and truly making music instead of letting the rest of the world and it’s energy affect the moment.  This is a jam I will not soon forget!  Thank you to all the musicians and my friends Seth and Erica for showing me these jams.