As promised at the end of page four, here I am with saxophonist Eric Marienthal, the
night (July 14, 2006) he was part of David Benoit's band. After I spoke with him, I
told him to say hello to his Rippingtons bandmate, and my fellow acquaintance, Bill
Heller. He told me that Bill had been backstage during the show. So, Eric took me
back inside the theater to say hi to Bill. As I said in "News From Mike," it turned out
to be quite a night at IMAC.
Peter White and Jeff Golub. On the tenor saxophone was Richard Elliot, who is
pictured above with me following the very exciting concert. And on the alto , who is
pictured above with me following the very exciting concert. And on the alto
saxophone was...me following the very exciting concert. And on the alto saxophone
was...
...Gerald Albright, seen above with yours truly. Gerald actually played the bass at
one point during the concert. I had no idea he also played bass, which I was telling
him as we posed for the picture.
Thanks again to Gerald, Richard, Peter, Jeff, and all others involved.
For those of you keeping score, that's three saxophonists in a row that I'm pictured
with.
On August 18, 2006, I went to IMAC--for the ninth time overall--and saw the
Rippingtons. This was part of their 20th Anniversary tour. I am pictured above with
percussionist Steve Reid, who was very energetic in his playing, especially during
one of the songs where he had an extended solo. Along with Steve, there was Russ
Freeman himself on guitars, Kim Stone on bass, Dave Karasony on drums, Bill Heller
on the keyboard (it was Bill's birthday as well as David Benoit's, Kim Cattrall's, and
my father's), and on saxophone was...
...Jeff Kashiwa, seen above. At the end of the show, the first song of the encore was
"Tourist in Paradise." During the song, Jeff came up into the audience and--would
you believe?--walked up to the row I was sitting in and played within a few inches of
my seat. Not only that, he was facing my direction. I did not bring that up when I saw
him after the show. Instead, I told him who I was, that I had interviewed him before,
and that I spoke to Dan Siegel (a good friend of his) the week before. Be on the
lookout for a return interview with Jeff in October.
On September 7, 2006, the Dharma All Stars were once again at the Long Beach
Jazz Festival. This time, they were at City Hall Plaza, and this time, there was a sax
player. From left to right in a picture taken afterward: Chieli Minucci (guitar), Carl
Fischer (trumpet/flugelhorn), Mike Chimeri, John Favicchia (drums), Bill Heller
(keyboard), and John Scarpulla (tenor sax). Jack Knight (bass) is not pictured
because he had to leave shortly before this picture was taken. It was another great
performance. Thanks again, guys.
On to "People I've Met, Page Six"...
