On Saturday me and the String Consort group are driving out to Idyllwild to be part of the annual Jazz Festival in the Pines. This event too is set in there with the trees and the whole vibe of the festival with the different bands and different stages, mixed in with great food, it’s something you really ought to consider checking out. We’re playing Saturday around 2:30 PM and with all of the luck in the world we’ll also have our new CD “The Wild Blue” in our hands. It’s down to the wire on this one weather or not it’ll be done in time but we’re planning on some great music either way.

Last week when I was in Denver with Dianne Reeves I got to play for the first time with Munyungo Jackson on percussion. Fantastic! Among the zillion different bands he’s played with I particularly loved talking with him about his experiences playing in Stevie Wonder’s group. He to this day still plays with the Stevie and he had some classic tales of road time with one of my heroes. And that’s what we’re planning for this Sunday at Anthology, a night of Stevie Wonders music filtered through our jazz and Brazilian angles on music. It’s a natural fit morphing from Stevie’s “I Wish” into Coltrane’s “Resolution” and going full on samba with Stevie’s “As” from the Songs in the Key of Life album. We’ve got a great band lined up and from the opening piano figure of “As If You’ve Read My Mind” we’ll lead you through an inspired sonic journey of one of oue worlds most inspiring musos. Hope to see you there to share in the Stevie-ness!

That’s it, Peter