New Lights

I am finally settled into my own place and so much happier not to have a roommate. There comes a point in life when you need your own space. It is time to make up for lost time and create even more.

Sweet Georgia Brown has invited me to sit in with her at the Lenox Lounge. She performs every Tuesday there. I sat in with her band this past Tuesday and will continue to do so since she has laid out a nice welcome mat. Stew Cutler was on guitar, Greg Lewis was on organ, and Warren Grant was on drums. They play their a---- off every time I see them. Georgia has become a mentor for me. I watch her and absorb all the seasoning. She is a great entertainer. She is so fun to watch. She calls herself one of the Last Red Hot Mamas. She definitely is. The room was full of tourists. There were people from Morocco, Russia, and Mozambique. I am very grateful to be surrounded by wonderful musicians who are positive. When I am singing, I feel most alive and free. I have a lot of covers to learn and a lot more songs to write. It is still so on. :)

I want to say Rest in Peace to Phoebe Snow. She was such a kind woman. We went to the same temple and I remember looking up to her. Someone once told me we have a similar voice. So, I began listening to her. When I moved to NY, she actually came to where I lived to help enshrine my Gohonzon. You never know in life.

Georgia' s Bday

Georgia had a great turn out. She as always put on a great show. A good part of it was letting the fellas in the band have it for not following all of her cues. It was fun and funny. I sang "Feeling Good". Stew and I had a very dry run through before. It was good.It could have been better. Then Georgia sang "I Feel Good" to get the momentum back up again. I sang background vocals for her and I was between two saxophone players. Saxophones are vocals when you think about it. There were two. One was from Australia. He was easy on the eyes and ears. He liked to be near the crowd. The other sax player liked to be closer to the band. He knew all of the licks for the covers.