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September 14, 2005

September in the studio

I have always marked my new years in September. It may be a hold over from my school days, but it has always made more sense to me than the traditional January new year. There is a pronounced change in the smell of the air and the natural world announces a change as well. So.. Happy new year to one and all.

September is a great time to start new projects. As you may have noticed in the news headline above. I’m starting work on my third record later this month. I’m really excited about this. We’re starting out with a round of demos. This will in time lead into the recording of the actual album. This first round is sort of a sketching phase. Joining me in the studio in a few weeks will be John Raham, Kevin White and Chris Gestrin.

I’m very much looking forward to working with these guys. John was the drummer on Be My Habit as well as the mixing engineer on the album. John is really one of my favourite people, apart from being one of the finest and most intuitive musicians I’ve ever played with. Hanging with John is like hanging with the Buddha with a back beat. diggggg!?

Kevin and I have been talking about hooking up this recording session for over 5 years. Kevin was the bass player in my band when I lived in San Francisco in the late 1990’s. Kevin is the real deal. He’s been playing the blues full time since he was old enough to hold the bass. He’s toured with Shelby Lynne and Chuck Prophet and played shows with Etta James and Billy Preston!!! I love Kevin because he is a living classic. He’s consistent. This is something goods to have in a bass player. Despite having toured the world and sampled a diverse variety of cultures and tastes, if you ask Kevin what he want to drink he’ll say “Pabst blue ribbon.” The same crap beer he’s been drinking since his teenage years in rural Massachusetts.

Chris Gestrin I don’t really know personally. We met years ago at a pot luck dinner at a mutual friends home and shared a home made bottle of wine together. I don’t know if Chris even remembers this. I know Chris primarily by reputation. He is a nationally recognized Jazz keyboardist having put out a number of his own recordings. Chris has worked with Canadian Hip Hop legends, Rascaz as well as K-os. In short the word on the street is that Chris is what Miles Davis would call with the most reverent of intentions, “a Mother fucker”

So you can see why I’m looking forward to getting into the studio. I’m eager to hear how these cats interpret the songs I’ve been collecting.