• I just came back from a whirlwind tour-10 days in Germany and Austria with Hayes Kavanagh and the NYC6.

• Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie, NY has recently given me an adjunct position in their Music Department. I've been working with some (great) students there during the past year, and this fall will continue working with students of jazz piano, jazz composition, theory, and improvisation.

• Maybe the worst of the recession is behind us...the first few months of 2010 were great, especially for traveling-two trips to London in January, with Michael Gold and JazzImpact, a concert in Portsmouth, VA with The Byron Stripling Quartet, and a few days in the Midwest.

• Also had a very busy and successful three-week tour in April, with gigs in Arizona, Texas, New Mexico and Florida. Met so many great musicians and jazz people!

• Please click on this link to read a recent review of my CD Carousel, written by Mike Neely at All About Jazz. Carousel is still available on the CDs page.

CD Release!
My solo piano recording on Arbors Records Just Me, Just You is available on the "CDs" page. It features jazz standards, and a few of my own compositons. The liner notes were written by the renowned jazz critic Nat Hentoff.
 
All About Jazz recently posted a review of Just Me, Just You...please click on the link and take a look- http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=30153

And they've released a group review of solo piano recordings, including mine. Please take a look at http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=30290
 
2008 Highlights:
Fairbanks, AK teaching at the University of Alaska. Here's a link to a radio interview I did in preparation for our gig at a great local club, "The Blue Loon." http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kuac/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1415192

New York State Tour: The LH Trio with Lee Hudson-Bass and Tom Melito-Drums.

With JazzImpact www.jazz-impact.com -gigs in Mainz, Germany and New Orleans, in Banff, in the Canadian Rockies in July and August, and in Mannheim, Germany in September.

Marian's Jazz Room in Bern, Switzerland with an 8-piece group led by Warren Vache.

Gigs with Catherine Russell and her band in North Carolina and Virginia.
 
New Jersey JazzFest All-Star tribute to Earl May. The band was myself, Dave Glasser, Eddie Locke, Catherine Russell, Houston Person, Benny Powell, and Lee Hudson.
 
The Cape Cod Jazz Festival with Dave Schnitter's Quintet. Check out Dave and the band on YouTube, playing "Misty" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOXGOEt_mK4 

More recent recordings: 
 
Businessman's Bounce, Bill Easley's recent CD on 18th & Vine Records, with myself, Hassan Shakur on bass and Michael Carvin on drums. There are also guest appearances by Frank Wess and Warren Vache. The CD was on the Top 10 jazz radio playlists for many weeks in fall-winter of 2007-08.

Almost Modern-The Swing to Bop Project, by Dan Block and quintet. Music and arrangements from the '40s, when jazz was evolving from the swing era into "modern" jazz, or bebop. This was a very enjoyable project-Highly recommended!

Carousel, my 2007 trio release, features Lee Hudson on bass and Tom Melito on drums. Of the twelve tracks, seven are my compositions, including the title track, Carousel. It is available on the "CDs" page.
 
Sentimental Streak, Catherine Russell's new CD, is a gem. I'm on just three tracks, but it's a really fine recording throughout; with a great selection of tunes and arrangements, and of course the always wonderful Cat!