| Hey All, just getting back from Yuma, Arizona and recouping from a multi directional ear episode. It turns out the mix of surfing one day without ear plugs (had an exceptional wipeout that blasted one of the plugs skyward) plus going over the high altitude pass on the outskirts of San Diego was all that was needed to bring about a roaring ear ache. I was hurting yesterday and ended up at the urgent care. I’m doing well this morning and yeah, us musos need fully functioning ears to continue the revolution.
On the box right now is Les McCann belting out “Compared To What” and this forever will be one of the classic tracks from a classic album. If you don’t have Swiss Movement, you might want to hunt it down and listen up. It’s one of my favorites!
So, funky piano is setting the stage for a catchup with all things SpragueLand. The brew has been some nice empty days composing music for an upcoming Camarada concert. I was awarded a commission to put together a piece called “The Sanctuary Suite” and I’ve got the three movements in pretty good shape. It’ll still require some hashing out and it’ll be a fine day debuting the new music. The composing days had continual surf sessions mixed in too. The surf has been up for months now. El Nino, thanks from all of us wave heads!  PS streaking at Beacons Leonard and I blasted to and fro to Yuma for a music clinic and concert. What a stoke sharing the vibe with the desert rats! Warm eves, enthusiasm every which way, a slammin’ veggie burger from Chili’s, and the ear ache invoking altitude swing at Jacumba.  Yuma jazz nights!  People like FREE! Big turnout for the Yuma gig. Up for this week, tomorrow (Sunday) it’ll be an afternoon session at the Encinitas Library. At 2pm brother Tripp, Mack on bass, and I will bring the music to the cool setup of the library. Full on listening, free to the public, good sound, and taking in the magic bohemia of North County. Hope to see you there!  Peter, Tripp, and Mack! Rounding the bend into next week, we’re playing a special show at the Rancho Bernardo Library. I’ll have more on this on Monday but just thought I’d share the news in case you want to plan ahead. The band is our 2003 tour de force ensemble called Pass The Drum. The angle is Brazilian music and the spirit is up there! We just finished rehearsals yesterday and it sounded great even through my misaligned left ear. Look below for the details…  Pass the Drum a few years back. That’s the scoop for this week. Thanks for your interest and for reading along… adios, Peter |
