ON THURSDAY, ON SATURDAY

Excuse the continuing gig spammage... I'm heading up to the Bayarrhea this week for a few things worth noting, first is the debut of my duo with drum master Donald Robinson. We have been talking about putting this together for a while now and I'm psyched it's going to happen. Donald has played with a number of my heroes (among them: the great Raphe Malik), and he is a real sensitive drummer who is capable of just about anything. So there's no telling where this will go...

Thursday we hit at the Luggage Store Gallery in San Francisco, and then Saturday afternoon we'll do a live set at KFJC in Los Altos Hills. You can stream it on iTunes radio or here.

Late on Saturday I'm playing with another distinguished colleague, Long Beach composer/guitarist/producer Chris Schlarb's Twilight and Ghost Stories ensemble. The story behind that provocative band name is Schlarb's intensely beautiful (and conceptually brilliant) new album of the same title. He's assembled a completely different group to perform the music at the Mission Creek Music and Arts Festival this weekend:

Expect a thorough analysis (and regular blogging to resume) after I get back...