Rick McLaughlin | Bassist
Fomytskyi iReport
A really great iReport hit CNN yesterday: (Either JavaScript is not active or you are using an old version of Adobe Flash Player. Please install the newest Flash Player.) Plays great, no? R.
Beiderbecke & Beirach
The next several records have been astonishing! A 3-LP collection of the music of Bix Beiderbecke, and two Richie Beirach LPs are next.
E/O’s New Alto
Reported today by AllAboutJazz.com, the Either/Orchestra has a new alto saxophone player, Hailey Niswanger. Looking forward to some great music, Hailey. Best, R.
E/O with Mulatu Astatke
In February, 2008, I was fortunate enough to perform with Mulatu Astatke in Oakland, CA – a fantastic night it was, albeit a soggy one. It was monsoon season in Oakland, so everyone – the entire band, everyone working at the club, the audience – we were all soaked. Happily, some of the concert has [...]
Marina @ Iridium
Earlier this summer (July 1, 2009), I had the opportunity to perform at Iridium in NYC with three fantastic musicians, Gary Fieldman (drums), David Zoffer (guitar), and Eyran Katsenelenbogen (piano) – it was the New York release of Eyran’s newest CD 88 Fingers. One of the tunes we performed is my “hit,” Marina. Happily, this [...]
Freddie Hubbard’s Melodic Material
Ok, so really this should be the subject of a dissertation. I recently (last fall) acquired a slew of Freddie Hubbard albums and have been checking them out slowly but surely. Today, I launched Backlash at 7am (which felt like 6am) because it stars Up Jumped Spring. We needed that this morning. Yesterday, it was [...]
Very, Very Important Fundraiser
As you know, I teach at New England Conservatory. One of our students was mugged recently – he was beaten up and his baritone saxophone was stolen. Kelly Roberg, a friend and colleague at NEC, has organized a fundraiser that will (one hopes) help our student acquire a new instrument. If you are in the [...]
Excellent Mashup
Actually, it’s more of a remix. Anyway, last year, I mentioned that I was digging some mashups (by “last year,” I mean 2007). A friend of mine just sent me this very excellent mashup (again, more of a remix, but very very excellent nonetheless):
Shameless Self Promotion
I guess I should consider “Shameless Self Promotion” as a category, rather than a title. Note to self. Anyway, for those of you who love your iPod and/or iTunes and don’t yet have a copy of Study of Light (my totally rockin’ debut as a leader), here is a convenient way of solving this problem. [...]
