Friends in the digital realm:
Last Saturday I was proud to be a part of the CD release for the new release by Cha Cha & the Ndor Band, "Food for Thought." The record has been incubating for over a year, and features collaborations by members of Big Mean Sound Machine, Mosaic Foundation, John Brown's Body, and Super 20. The songs were written and sung by our friend Foli Yao "Cha Cha" Augustine, and features arrangement and engineering by Angelo Peters at Big Mean Studios, and horn parts by yours truly. Profits from the show and the record will be going to benefit the Ndor Eco Village in Cha Cha's native Ghana. Pick up a digital copy today from http://chachaandthendorband.bandcamp.com/ and donate anywhere from nothing to millions of dollars at your free discretion and financial capability. Also, be sure to check out this article on Cha Cha's mission: http://www.ithacajournal.com/article/20130807/ENT/308070028/Soundoff-Yao-Foli-Big-Mean-Sound-Machine-collaborate-new-project
Last week, Big Mean Sound Machine made substantial steps in the invention and incubation of the band's next album by spending three days recording wild new material and some old favorites live at Electric Wilburland studios. Keep an ear out for that release sometime within the next five years.
Lastly, last Sunday I was happy to share the stage with guitarist Damien Scalise, bassist Jordan Morton, drummer Will Sigel, and special guest alto saxophonist and professor extraordinnaire Mike Titlebaum at the Gates in Ithaca to play the music of Thelonious Monk. It was great fun, and if you weren't there for reasons of sloth or apathy, shame on you.
Stay tuned for new releases, and perhaps semi-regular updates.
Cheers,
Bob
Last Saturday I was proud to be a part of the CD release for the new release by Cha Cha & the Ndor Band, "Food for Thought." The record has been incubating for over a year, and features collaborations by members of Big Mean Sound Machine, Mosaic Foundation, John Brown's Body, and Super 20. The songs were written and sung by our friend Foli Yao "Cha Cha" Augustine, and features arrangement and engineering by Angelo Peters at Big Mean Studios, and horn parts by yours truly. Profits from the show and the record will be going to benefit the Ndor Eco Village in Cha Cha's native Ghana. Pick up a digital copy today from http://chachaandthendorband.bandcamp.com/ and donate anywhere from nothing to millions of dollars at your free discretion and financial capability. Also, be sure to check out this article on Cha Cha's mission: http://www.ithacajournal.com/article/20130807/ENT/308070028/Soundoff-Yao-Foli-Big-Mean-Sound-Machine-collaborate-new-project
Last week, Big Mean Sound Machine made substantial steps in the invention and incubation of the band's next album by spending three days recording wild new material and some old favorites live at Electric Wilburland studios. Keep an ear out for that release sometime within the next five years.
Lastly, last Sunday I was happy to share the stage with guitarist Damien Scalise, bassist Jordan Morton, drummer Will Sigel, and special guest alto saxophonist and professor extraordinnaire Mike Titlebaum at the Gates in Ithaca to play the music of Thelonious Monk. It was great fun, and if you weren't there for reasons of sloth or apathy, shame on you.
Stay tuned for new releases, and perhaps semi-regular updates.
Cheers,
Bob
