1. My AM church gig--we had all of July off. That worked out just fine for me because I was out of town almost every Sunday morning. August, I'm back. Time to make the money!
This gig was pretty low key. I played four horns (tenor, flute, soprano, clarinet). No choir, no extra players--easy stuff.
2. My PM church gig was also easy. I forgot my headphones, but I think the mix that I had was pretty good. I mostly played soprano on this one, as I continue to get more comfortable on my new horn. It feels like I've finally found the right spot on the neck for my mouthpiece to play in tune.
3. I left straight from my PM gig and went straight to Ventanas for a House Live gig. We haven't played this venue in a long time--good to be back! It's a beautiful view.
This one was an hour and a half (with a five minute break for speeches). Unlike some previous gigs, this one was a lot of fun. I felt engaged in what we were playing the whole time. Good, creative stuff between the four of us--Guy Strauss and Nico Gutierrez on percussion, Huda Hudia DJ'ing, and myself. The balance between the live instruments and the DJ stuff was perfect. Ordinarily, I'd say two cajons is a red flag, but these guys were both very good.
Even better was the fact that we were quiet enough that I didn't use a microphone, even for the flute stuff, so at the end of the night, I put my horns away and I was gone!
