After a brief cancellation, the Orleans Casino and Hotel temporarily revived Jazz Tuesday’s at Brendan’s Pub.  I performed on January 5th and again on February 16th, singing selections from The Great American Songbook and more.

Unfortunately, it looks like the jazz series is on hiatus again. I am not sure why the series was cancelled, but I do know that low drink sales and low attendance has something to with it.  Tuesday nights are always tough to market, especially during the winter months, and I applaud the Orleans for trying something new.  Without sponsorship from a true jazz radio station, the series was an uphill climb from the start.

The setting at Brendan’s is intimate and spacious, and the series had turned into something of an “after-show” hang for musicians and show people. Guests such as Clint Holmes, Lena Prima (daughter of the late great Louis Prima), trumpeter Michael Ray Tyler, singer Serena Henry (Smokey Robinson’s band), singer Jerry Jones (5th Avenue) and many others have sat in with me at Brendan’s.  My hope was that I could create a standing gig that promoted jazz and lured in jazz fans across the Valley.  I was also hoping to increase foot traffic at the property.

Throughout the run I am proud to have shared the stage with pianists Peter Radd, Cocho Arbe, and Billy T., bassists Frank Fabio and Bob Sachs and drummers Mike Mechem and Mike Tramontana.  My special guest in February was saxophonist Dave Stambaugh.  These gentlemen are not only outstanding musicians, but they are also my friends.  We all love what we do, and we are hoping to keep the tradition of classic American jazz alive.

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