Saturday, March 29, 2008

Jazz cabaret

Enjoy these clips from a gig with Dane Figeroa at Catholic University.

A Train
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4shYzjVnQ8s

Summertime
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkvW6f1z-LE&feature=user

Busy!!!

Well the life of dan p is really busy right now.

Gigging is in full swing and school is wide open.

Recital is about a month away.

Combo concert is coming up soon, we're playing the whole thing from memory.

Just got done playing Wizard of Oz, the conductor really complimented me on my playing and my work ethic.

I really take pride in working hard and trying to produce results. I am glad people notice these things.

Life and music is about the journey. I don't understand why Chris V. doesn't get this. He only values people that are good when they come into school. I feel that he doesn't care about how much students grow and develop as musicians while at UMD.
Isn't that the point of attending school, and spending countless hours in the 'shed and rehearsing.
Just throwing it out there folks.

Bird and Miles

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Sick, sick,sick,sick

Well I have been out of commission since late Saturday evening. I guess I got a stomach virus or something along those lines.

I haven't been that sick in a long long time. I basically stayed in bed or on the couch all Sunday and a large part of Monday. I was up sick all night Saturday.

I am not 100% yet, but I feel alot better than yesterday.

My roomate Dan was great, he brought me some gatorade, and some medicine. I really owe him.

Now it's time to try and catch up on everything that I let go for a couple of days.