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The Bates Update January 2014
January 14, 2014
I'll keep this one short and sweet. I'm not super busy gigging but parenting and planning for the rest of the year. Writing music, booking, teaching, practicing, exploring collaborative options and prepping for the release of the Good Vibes trio
The Bates Update Dec 2013
December 5, 2013
Hey all you true believers! It’s WINTER. Damn. Ok - don’t let it get you down. There are a bunch of musical gifts coming your way to help get you through the season. More on that below but first let’s
Winter is coming, Scorpio Rising
November 9, 2013
Ever since my brother JT urged me to many years ago, I’ve taken time to try and listen to music for pleasure instead of analyzing it to death. I don’t always have time to do this because my schedule dictates
The Bates Update – Full Circle
October 1, 2013
This month’s Bates update is a little more loose than some of my others. I usually edit down these newsletters quite heavily in order to bring you the most concise and direct show info. But I liked the way this
September Already?
September 5, 2013
September already? Where did the summer go? I’ve been Running Around with Todd Clouser, Mixing with Axis Mundi, dancing with a Suave Walrus and the Bill Simenson Big Band, staring at the Skyline with Adam Meckler and his Orchestra, going
The Bates Update – Red 5 standing by
August 14, 2013
The Bates Update August 2013 Viva La Musica! I'm a little jet lagged but super excited to be back and playing some pretty amazing shows for you all this month. Why am I jet lagging? Well I was just
July – wha happen?
July 23, 2013
Well I failed this month to get up some promo for my gigs here on my website. However I now have updated the calendar through the end of the year with what is going on. There will of course be
June Tunes! What a boon!
June 5, 2013
The Bates Update - June Tunes, what a boon! It has been a really busy year so far and I’m very happy about everything that’s happened and I’m looking forward to some great music making this month with a
May the Bates be with you!
May 7, 2013
Bad pun intended.... That's how I roll! OK - we've all been crazy slogging through this so called 'spring' but we also know it's inevitable that the seasons will change around here. The transformative power of change is truly a
April showers bring May flowers.
April 8, 2013
The Bates Update Last Friday I was playing a gig on a hotel deck in San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico with my friend, guitarist Todd Clouser. John Medeski (from Medeski, Martin and Wood, John Scofield etc) played keyboards and
March Performance Update
February 28, 2013
February was fun! After some great music with Bryan Nichols and JT Bates, the debut of my series Magica Improvisado and the Todd Clouser CD release and short tour I'm excited to be back in town to play music for