Rick McLaughlin | Bassist
More Video
My “watchful eye to the music industry” is rapidly evolving – I’ve been thinking about recasting this blog as something more like what it is turning into. More on that later. In the meantime, here is yet another video (courtesy of Youtube) that highlights the Either/Orchestra.
All About Cecil McBee
Not my title; not my headline. It comes from JazzVideoGuy on Youtube. He has posted a wonderful podcast that is, um, all about Cecil McBee. I studied with Cecil for almost four years when I was getting my B.M. at New England Conservatory. He is still my mentor, and I can’t [...]
Ethiopiques in London, take 2
In my last post about our recent trip to London, I included links to Youtube video of Getachew Merkurya at our Barbican show, and a link to BBC footage of our Glastonbury show. As predicted, the BBC show seems to have been made unavailable, so here’s hoping some of you got a chance to [...]
I Play GK
A wonderful turn of events has come from a pretty challenging experience. A few weeks ago, my car was broken into and some very serious gear was taken from it. The tricky thing about the experience is that it left me somewhat paralyzed, because the most important things stolen from me were the [...]
Vicente Lebron Benefit Concert
Hello everyone. As you might recall from my recent post, or perhaps a recent email from me, my friend Vicente Lebron has been in jail for something incredibly minor. Here’s a recent Boston Phoenix article.
As promised, a benefit concert has been arranged, and it will feature an extraordinary lineup. Here are the [...]
Ethiopiques in London
In my previous post about traveling, I said that it takes me one month to sort things out after a trip. Well, since one of the links embedded within this text may expire in less than one week, I’m getting this post up pronto.