• Performance Schedule:
  Saturday 9 September @ Jimo Cafe
  Saturday 16 September: Stick Seminar @ MI JAPAN
  Tuesday 19 September @ Rakuza
  

Last Friday I had my first rehearsal with a drummer friend. I suppose it went well for a first rehearsal; we spent the two hours with three of my songs, taking our time as he learned them and just generally getting a feel for how each other plays. Our plan is to rehearse together once a week, and I’m hoping we may be able to perform together for at least one of my gigs in September.

The link below is an excerpt from a song I call “Jive”. It was recorded at the very end of our rehearsal on Friday.

Jive with drums (11 August 2006 rehearsal)

I’ve been invited to perform and talk about the Chapman Stick at the Hiroshima Branch of Musicians’ Institute Japan on Saturday 16 September. The seminar is open to the students and faculty of MI Japan anyone who would like to attend.