Studio "V":
So much going on in my project studio; My co-production album with singer/guitarist Jono is almost completed after a couple weeks of bass and drums tracking along with some guitar solo over dubs. There is a wonderful feeling of accomplishment along with a sense of mental and physical exhaustion that comes with being the engineer, producer, arranger, bassist and guitarist on this collection of Jono's tunes. It's a little like the feeling I had when I ran the NYC Marathon a few years ago! This week is vocals and acoustic guitar tracks and then, finally the mixing followed by the mastering sessions. The sound of the recordings is like Steely Dan meeting Pat Metheny and Miles with Michael Franks or Eric Clapton on vocals. (That would be a pretty cool group to see!) My next post should give you a completion date for the project and the reaction of our audiences to hearing the songs done live at our next few shows.
No rest for the weary! "Acoustic Meditations": That's the name of my solo acoustic guitar album. I just finished the demo recordings of all the tunes and will be starting to do the actual master recordings sometime next week here at Studio "V".
The jazz quartet project: I am just about done arranging and writing for my next jazz CD. We expect to start our recording sessions by mid-June with Onaje Allen Gumbs on piano, Buddy Williams on drums and the great Bob Cranshaw on bass. I am so looking forward to that one.
The live jazz scene: Thanks to all who came out to see us at the Cafe Mozart gig last Saturday. You definitely made my night. My next solo date there is June 12th. (Check the itinerary at www.louvolpegroup.com for updates.) The end of June will bring a new venture of mine called the "Lou Volpe Summer Jazz Series" which will be a weekly jazz series featuring different artists playing along with the trio/quartet probably at the Starving Artist Cafe and Gallerie in City Island .... more on that in the next post.
Well thanks so much for reading this update of our events here at the Lou Volpe Group and I hope to see you at my next solo gig this Sunday at Frank's Waterside (www.frankswaterside.com).
All the best to you,
Lou Volpe Jazz Guitar
