Pleased With Music Again

Several things have conspired to get me excited about music again. First, I've been playing bass with some of Worcester's finest musicians. Paulo of Pueblo Nuevo, and wonderful singer, called to have me fill in for his bassist/guitarist at Bocado Tapas Bar on Winter Street. We had a quick rehearsal with Jonathan, his conga player and I had a ball accompanying Paulo on a bunch of Latin songs I didn't know before (I like a challenge). Then he asked me to put a group together to sub for Pueblo Nuevo the next Thursday, again at Bocado. Chet Williamson put me in contact with Miguel Almestica, a wonderful percussionist, who brought two other percussion players along just for fun, and guitarist and Berklee "cat" Mitch Seidman tore it up on guitar as we turned every jazz tune we could into a merengue, samba, salsa or bossa nova.

Another musical addition has been created by using http://www.gigmasters.com/jazz/richfalco to advertise for bookings. The site allows folks to hear the duo and lets them know how affordable we can be, plus how the group can expand to a trio or quartet. And I had a great time at a wedding in Rhode Island, right by Newport Bay, playing straight-ahead mainstream jazz as a quartet with Sonic Explorers Jerry Sabatini on trumpet and Mike Connors on drums, and Mitch Seidman filling in for Rich Falco on guitar . We've been filling up our calendar with private parties and getting some great feedback from customers.