Come to the vocal JAM Sunday 5 pm @ Oakland Public Conservatory
Sunday afternoon, I’ve been invited to host the vocal jazz jam at 5 pm at the Oakland Public Conservatory, 1616 Franklin Street! This is where the lovely miss Valerie Troutt hosts 1st Fridays jams and where the amazing James Gayles’ series of paintings of Bay Area jazz musicians is hosted (and yes I’m one of...
Si Mes Vers Avaient Des Ailes
Si Mes Vers Avaient Des Ailes (“if my verses had wings”) is a poem by Victor Hugo set to music in 1888 by child prodigy Reynaldo Hahn when he was 14 years old. It was published by Le Figaro and was a hit. I recorded this as a first test of my new Zoom H2N...
