NYSMF AT IAJE

Greetings from hot, sunny, city-once-again-on-fire Los Angeles. Despite the heat, I've been battling either stomach flu, food poisoning, or something equally unpleasant for the last week, and that's why I've been so slow to put anything else up here. Sorry about that, folks.

Bob Sabin, however, has been on the ball in my place. Our resident Jazz Bass extraordinare recently sent me a bunch of photos from NYSMF's presence at the January IAJE Conference
in New York City. Have a good look -- all these handsome mugs will be joining us at NYSMF this summer and make you greater players.

Here we've got the NYSMF triple threat of Gernot Bernroider, Bob Sabin, and Jason Rigby, which will be replacing all memory of the Stan Getz Trio very soon now.


Here's a shot of the legendary Mike Holober with some fellow who also plays bass ... no, seriously, it's the incredible John Patitucci on the left. He will be coming up to NYSMF to blow us away with his great playing, and hopefully some good stories about Holober!


Bob also got us a shot of John Riley, a master drummer who will also join us at NYSMF this summer of 2006.


And one more shot of some of NYSMF's exalted Jazz Faculty. Ladies and Gentlemen, Joe Verderese & Bob.