Stuff in May

I've put up a new song, "Chowdah a la Mode," from the album. This is the first tune we recorded, I liked the way it came out. It shall humbly live on my blog until we find a better avenue for said recording.

Here is the poster for our next big gig at Blue in Portland on Saturday. Clicking on the image gets you a bigger and higher fidelity picture, which I recommend.

Oh boy!

I have had a great week. I know the greatness of the week officially ended Friday night once I started my taxes. And today it definitively hit a brick wall with my Self-Employment payout to the government. I can see why some get up in arms about where the money goes and what our legislation funds. Still I diligently wait for my bailout check....

The week was so great because I attended a concert with Man Size Safe, the current ensemble of the bassist Ben Allison. The following morning I took a private lesson with him and captured it on my girlfriend's digital recorder. Parts of that lesson may be posted on this here blog down the road as a resource. Now considering all of this I must update my resume. For not only am I "internationally performing bassist" Duane Edwards (one festival in Canada), but I have also studied with Ben Allison.

Its those little things in life that really add up (like my write-offs).

New Music!

Today I am posting the title track from a new album with a new trio. According to the sleeve it is recording "AC-014" put out by the Avant Coast. As impressive as that sounds it is quite grassroots. This was originally conceived by Thom Keith for entry in the RPM challenge. And now we have another gem/diamond-in-the-rough for the greater independent music scene in the tri-state area. Oh boy. Follow down the blog to my music box courtesy of Box.net and click on "Under the Moose" by Keith, Edwards, Barnette.

New Recording

A couple weeks back I got together with two gentlemen; Thom Keith on saxophone and Mark Barnette on drums. We recorded an album for the RPM Challenge within one evening. I don't know if it will be slated as an official release or become one. The energy got better and better as the session went on (particularly for me and stepping away from that darn G harmonic). I may end up hosting it upon my website, which means its a free album for you. Granted it was pumped out in one night, so it may not be up to all of our personal standards. Come to think of it that's why it may not be an official release. But my hunger for an impressive discography will be satiated! Speaking of which I should list what I have done before. Its a little cumbersome with this blog format. We'll see how that turns out.