On October 6, 2006, I went to IMAC--aren't I always there?--to see Nelson Rangell.
Nelson is pictured on the left, and his long time friend and bandmate Jay Rowe is on
the right. (I'm not on fire; it's just the artwork behind me.) Nelson's band also
featured Dave Livolsi on bass and Trevor Somerville on drums. I was blown away by
their performance. When either of them had a solo, they played the heck out of it.
And they did the same as a whole. Thanks, Nelson, Jay, Dave, and Trevor.
Nelson was actually the first jazz musician I saw in concert when he opened for David
Benoit at Planting Fields Arboretum on July 12, 2003. So, to steal David's most
recent album title, seeing Nelson brought me full circle.
You've seen me pictured with Nelson and Jay, but below, I am pictured with Nelson
only.
