Global Premiere Streaming Event Mario will be appearing LIVE at a series of world-premiere streaming events:May 7, 2021 – North America May 8, 2021 – […]
Tammy McCann named Chicagoan Of The Year In Jazz by Chicago Tribune
Tammy McCann named Chicagoan Of The Year In Jazz in 2020 by the Chicago Tribune. Click the link or go to https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/howard-reich/ct-ent-coty-tammy-mccann-1227-20201221-mmt6vfavdffxlmkpsuo4hi3uce-story.html to read the […]
NEW YORK STATE OF MIND
Talked to my new band today and these guys are fantastic! Bruce Barth on Piano, Richie Goods on Bass, Joel Frahm Tenor Saxophone and Steve Williams […]
WHAT A NIGHT
I had a great time with Jeff Lindberg and the Chicago Jazz Orchestra. We did some wonderful Count Basie arrangements and the crowd was rockin’.
TRIBUTE TO A LEGEND
Half of my travels in Europe were as a leader of a Gospel group “Tammy McCann and the Voices of Glory. I shaped this tour […]
Herb Alpert and Lani Hall
Wow, I had an amazing experience at The Viper Room in Lincolnshire, IL tonight Herb Alpert and his wife Brasil 66 vocalist Lani Hall put […]
Kurt Elling, New York, NY
What a treat tonight I got to see my old friend Kurt Elling at Chicago’s Symphony Center in the United Sounds of America concert. Kurt’s […]
Freddy Cole
I had the pleasure of catching Mr. Freddy Cole at The Jazz Showcase here in Chicago tonight. Oh my goodness what phrasing and lyricism. I […]
Creative Juices
Heard from Bailey today, that’s Craig Bailey from the Brooklyn Big Band. We’ve been collaborating on some of my original music and he called to say […]
3 Degrees of Separation
I have always said that 6 degrees of separation has now become 3 degrees and it was really exemplified today. I got a call from […]