Who am I and what am I doing? These questions are usually reserved for self- reflection. But now, since I’m taking up space in the town newspaper, you may also be wondering who I am and what I’m doing. So…

This is a big week for The Cat's Pajamas Old School Jazz Band because our new album is finished and our release party is this Thursday night in the An Sibin Speakeasy room at Tellus 360 in Lancaster, Pa.  The…

Last week I played the longest bridal procession of my career.  About 4 solid minutes with about 50 “brides” coming down the aisle.  It was a Thursday morning “gig” at 7:30am in an elementary school cafeteria.  If this sounds like…

Me time.  A phrase a we hear often.  True, everybody needs a little “me time”.  But the problem for many of us, and for our culture in general, is that our whole existence is about me time.  It’s always 5…

My mom has this silver coin with the words “round tuit” engraved on the front.  As a kid, I grew up walking past that coin on our dining room shelf, always wondering what it meant.  At some point, somebody finally…

Last weekend I played a ballroom dance gig where a guy was celebrating his 100th birthday.  He zipped across the floor with several different partners all night long, rarely taking a break.  He outlasted most of the other dancers, sticking…

As expected, last weekend's Lancaster Roots & Blues music festival was seriously fun, a great learning experience, and also a bit exhausting.  After letting everything sink in, surviving the ensuing work week and power-sleeping half of my Saturday away, here…

Lancaster Roots & Blues is, in my opinion, the best weekend of the year for music fans in the southeastern Pennsylvania region.  It happens next week, March 9-11 and if you haven't attended before, this would be a great year…

My daughter Bailey was at most, three years old.  We were going somewhere in the car, with her belted into her car seat directly behind my driver's seat.  I don't know what was bothering her, but whatever it was set…

Today I had the honor of playing at the funeral of a great man.  I never met him.  Wasn't aware of his accomplishments.  Didn't know any of his stories.  Not until his service and wake did I know anything about…

Finally, my new website is up and running!  It's not completed or perfect yet, but for the first time in several months, I've been able to do normal things like updating my performance calendar.  Yeah, I know- real exciting.  But…