4tet:
Geof Bradfield-saxes
Matt Ferguson-bass
Ted Sirota-Drums
Influences
Von Freeman, Charlie Parker, Steve Coleman, Ron Dewar, Lin Halliday, Hermeto Pascoal, Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, Kenny Burrell, all Chicago guitarists, all World guitarists, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Ron Perrillo, Dennis Carroll, Noam Chomsky, poets, Geof Bradfield, Brian O'Hern, Nanas and Papas, Maria Allemana, Gabriela Allemana, Chalice and Tom, Norman Finkelstein, Gingi Lahera, Paulinho Garcia, Lenny Lynn, Hinda Hoffman, etc.
Guitarist with tenor saxist Von Freeman since 1997. I have my own band with Geof Bradfield, Ted Sirota, and Matt Ferguson. Vocalist Gingi Lahera and I have a duo. My musical interests lie in all things interesting. The musicians I have played with: Charles Earland, Lonnie Smith, Ron Dewar, Lin Halliday, Mickey Roker, Jimmy Cobb, Sergio Assad, Dennis Carroll, George Fludas, Pete Benson, Perry Wilson, Pat Malinger, Robert Berry, Jon Logan, Chris Foreman, Hinda Hoffman, Kimberly Gordon.
I compose, improvise, practice my guitar, fix my guitar, play with Gabriela, love Maria, cook, drink wine, speak Portuguese, travel in Brazil, love baseball (White Sox), talk about politics and life with my friend Matt Ferguson, bounce my musical ideas off of Geof Bradfield, complain about the music scene with Dennis Carroll, love to go hear Bobby Broom, Jeff Parker, Dave Miller, Scott Hesse, Andy Brown, Peter Bernstein, Kyle Asche, Nick Fryer, Alejandro Ursegaste, Neal Alger, all the Chicago guitarists play guitar, read, think, and listen to Von Freeman.
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Our first show back @ Morseland in over 3 months, are you ready? We’re working on a new album, so when you join the party this Saturday, June 21st @ 10pm, groove to the ? Take a look @ the video below, it sounds like HUDSON!
mike! yes, i'm hoping to come to chicago this summer. it's been waaay too long! you know it's always an honor to play with you, so i look forward to it. take good care and take care of Von for us all too! ciao ciao, jen
Almonds, (get it?) I'm really digging the new tuneage up here--supa fresh and beautiful;) I wonder, though- will you ever be content with common time? Also, you're fickle with your number one spot--who will it be next week, Ron Paul?
Hey you- it really made my day seeing you at the Shtarbucks the other day. Could you tell by the way I jumped up and down? You're getting a student of mine btw @ Old Town, a voice student- super talented.
Yeah, Mike! You sounded great as always. It was a blast--I hope we can do it again soon. I'm definitely up for the south side hang--I ditched my 13 game plan this year, so I'll be itchin' to go. . .
Akemashite Omedeto! (have Maria translate) Hope you had a great gig last night (I had lots of fun!) and love and best wishes to you and the lovely Brazilian ladies in your life.
