
Pacific Mambo Orchestra @ SFJAZZ – El Cantante – Alexa Weber Morales LIVE
Live performance by Pacific Mambo Orchestra of El Cantante, arranged by Mike Rinta and sung by Alexa Weber Morales, at SFJAZZ on June 15, 2013. Photo credits: Bill Evans Photography Benny Torres – http://www.bennytorres.com/ Henry Hung – http://www.henryhungmusic.com Alexa Weber Morales – http://www.alexajazz.com Music credits Christian Tumalan – http://www.tumalanmusic.com Steffen Kuehn – http://www.steffenkuehn.com Pacific...

Effortless Mastery, the Myth of Flow and Other Green Room Conversations
After making music with them, what I like most about musicians is talking to them. The hang before and after a gig is usually a source of inspiration. Last night was like that. We filed off stage, all 19 of us, either onto the dance floor or into the green room. One thing that’s annoying...

The Singer’s Survival Guide: 12 Ways to Save Your Voice
After the gig, you never see a sax player toss his $5000 instrument on the ground and let it get kicked around by the sound man a few times before throwing it into a garbage bag and dragging it to the car. Gigging singers often treat their instrument like it’s a $5 kazoo. Broadway singers...

Thank you, KRTU San Antonio!
Just a note of thanks to KRTU, the jazz radio station in San Antonio, Texas. Multiple DJs, including Katchie Cartwright and Carl Stewart, have played songs from all three of my full-length albums — and I think I’m forgetting another DJ who played Calling You. Here’s today’s show with Carl Stewart, who opened with All...