Posts by ron

Here is a taste of our performance in celebration of the late, great Dawn Hampton from Lincoln Center’s Midsummer Night Swing concert series, held every summer in Damrosch Park on the upper west side of Manhattan. We shared the stage on July 6 with the George Gee Swing Orchestra, who sounded outstanding. Our special guest for the evening was our old friend, Grammy-winning vocalist Catherine Russell, who has sung with David...

  Howdy Folks! We are very excited to be featured in this years Midsummer Night Swing at Damrosch Park at New York City’s famed Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. On Thursday night, July 6 we will be part of a special evening celebrating the life and legacy of our dear departed friend, Dawn Hampton.   We will play one set at 7:30 pm, followed by one set of the George Gee Swing Orchestra. Our special guest for the...

I believe I met Paul Tillotson at Tramps, the classic, beloved NYC nightclub that was on 21st Street, just east of 6th Avenue, where I had a regular Friday evening gig for many years. This must have been around 1991 or ’92. I have no idea who introduced us. But I do know that as soon as I heard him play, it was like a door opened for me musically that had never been open before. Here was a guy who was a great jazz piano player,...