Cylinder in Sacramento 11-30-2009
Last night played up in Sacramento with Cylinder (myself, Darren Johnston, Lisa Mezzacappa, Kjell Nordeson). Ross Hammond has a series up there called Nebraska Mondays at the Luna Cafe, a small spot on 16th street in between N and O streets. Gotta love the grid style in Sacramento.
This was the first date for Cylinder since we had a recording session at the beginning of October, and though we were a little rusty on parts, it felt great to play together. I brought my Conn 6M for the show – it’s an alto that I got a few months ago – has a different kind of sound than my Pan American – maybe a bit more refined with more modern mechanisms, a really fast horn, built in ‘37. The stage was on the small size, a few times I moved backwards into Kjell’s ride cymbal, but in a perfect position in the room with tables in front and flanking. A good sized crowd came for the show, especially considering that it was Monday night, and they really responded to the music – such that we had to expand our set by three tunes… I was glad we played up there, it’s a quick trip from the Bay and completely worthwhile.
Tags: cylinder, johnston, mezzacappa, nordeson, Sacramento
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