Introduction Just Rejoined - The goat from the desert

[logdrum]

Had an account for a while, but system made me rejoin. Not a prolific member of SOTW but been there for a while - Hari was still running it, I've always liked the Cafe. Pretty chill atmosphere. I have for the most part been a silent listener

I am based New Mexico although I work out of the bay area (East Bay) 1-2 months a year with my sister since COVID, but we are going back to office soon. Little known fact Lenny Pickett was born in Las Cruces NM and Frank Morgan called Taos his home and his ashes were "buried" here. Santa Fe has a lot of NYC "avant-garde" alumni ex-pats.

I am self taught on the sax and had been blowing here and there since 1990 or maybe earlier, Bass player. My horn bandmates in a dance band in NYC did teach me how to play properly but no formal woodwind instruction. In 2022 - I got me a Bari and discovering I really like Bari and rediscovering alto. I barely play my soprano anymore and one can say that I am a tenor player and that's what I get "hired" or asked to play.

My mom did introduce me to jazz and she instilled in me the love for John Coltrane even late Coltrane. She dug the hard to listen to music like Ornette, Don Cherry, Sun Ra, AEoC/AACM When I was in NYC I loved going to the Vison Festival, Knitting factory and all the "out" venues.

Looking forward to the hang and the continuing the learning

Thank you!

 

[Jeanette]

Welcome to the café looking forward to hearing more from you.

Jx

 

[Dr G]

Had an account for a while, but system made me rejoin. Not a prolific member of SOTW but been there for a while - Hari was still running it, I've always liked the Cafe. Pretty chill atmosphere. I have for the most part been a silent listener

I am based New Mexico although I work out of the bay area (East Bay) 1-2 months a year with my sister since COVID, but we are going back to office soon. Little known fact Lenny Pickett was born in Las Cruces NM and Frank Morgan called Taos his home and his ashes were "buried" here. Santa Fe has a lot of NYC "avant-garde" alumni ex-pats.

I am self taught on the sax and had been blowing here and there since 1990 or maybe earlier, Bass player. My horn bandmates in a dance band in NYC did teach me how to play properly but no formal woodwind instruction. In 2022 - I got me a Bari and discovering I really like Bari and rediscovering alto. I barely play my soprano anymore and one can say that I am a tenor player and that's what I get "hired" or asked to play.

My mom did introduce me to jazz and she instilled in me the love for John Coltrane even late Coltrane. She dug the hard to listen to music like Ornette, Don Cherry, Sun Ra, AEoC/AACM When I was in NYC I loved going to the Vison Festival, Knitting factory and all the "out" venues.

Looking forward to the hang and the continuing the learning

Thank you!

Have you played with either Los Alamos Big Band or Santa Fe Great Big Jazz Band (SFGBJB)?