My main instruments are upright bass, guitar, and mandolin. Plus some other stuff that I'd be too ashamed to admit.
I enjoy playing a variety of styles, staying mostly in the acoustic realm: bluegrass, swing, country, gypsy jazz, french folk, musette, eastern european, klezmer, mexican, tango, etc. I also teach online or in person.
Past bands included The Baguette Quartette (French cafe music, musette and tangos), Way Blonde (country swing), The Mandorian Candidates (mandolin trio), French Toast (French traditional folk), Danubius (Hungarian and easter european folk), Special Delivery (country rock), Rhythm & Romance (gypsy swing), Blue Plate Special (bluegrass), Back At Two (jazz), Westwind (dance company), and a few others that disbanded before they could get a name or play a gig, or simply that I forgot.
Current active bands:
Visit these sites for bios, calendar and sound clips:
Bistro Moustache (french cafe music) -- [Listen] -- [Watch]
Swing Shift (Swing and Classic Jazz) -- [Listen] -- [Watch]
Redwing (bluegrass with a twist, and, yes, no banjo) -- [Listen]
Douce Ambiance (jazz, swing and other bizarre stuff) -- [Listen]
Swing Tonic (western swing, country, tex-mex, and more) -- [Listen]
Also on You Tube and Facebook at:
Upcoming shows (see the band sites above for details and listen to sound clips):
Sorry I'm woefully behind filling out this section,
and with more than 150 gigs to add this list for 2018 alone
I'm not sure if / when I'll ever catch up!
Recent shows:
--- 2017 ---
November 4, Saturday 6:30pm: Cafe Leila, Berkeley with Bistro Moustache
October 28, Saturday 6pm: Ale Industries in Oakland with Bistro Moustache
October 19, Thursday 6:30pm: Mathilde in SF, with Bistro Moustache
October 19, Thursday 6:30pm: Mathilde in SF, with Bistro Moustache
October 11, Saturday, 3pm: private party in Berkeley with Bistro Moustache
October 8, Sunday 5pm: Club 1220, Walnut Creek, Bass with Swingularity
October 7, Saturday, 6:30pm: Cafe Claude in Sf, bass with Belinda Blair and Mark Holzinger
October 6, Friday, 8pm: private party in Berkeley with Bistro Moustache
September 22, Friday, 7pm: private party, solo
September 21, Thursday 6:30pm: Mathilde in SF, with Bistro Moustache
September 14, Thursday 7pm: Alliance Francaise in SF, with Bistro Moustache
September 9, Saturday 2pm: Bass at Club Deluxe in SF, with Dukes Of Manouche
September 9, Saturday 6:30pm: Cafe Leila, Berkeley with Bistro Moustache
September 3, Sunday 5pm: Club 1220, Walnut Creek, Bass with Martin Pendergrast
September 1, Friday, 6pm: Oakland Museum, with Bistro Moustache
August 24, Thursday 6:30pm: Mathilde in SF, with Bistro Moustache
August 20, Sunday 4pm: Jupiter brew pub in Berkeley, bass with Redwing
August 20, Sunday, 2pm: Campovida in Oakland, with Bistro Moustache
July 14, Friday: private party in El Cerrito with Mike James
July 8, Saturday 6:30pm: Cafe Leila, Berkeley with Bistro Moustache
July 2, Sunday, 2pm: Campovida in Oakland, with Bistro Moustache
June 24, Saturday, 2pm: Drake's in Oakland, bass with Mountain Fire
June 22, Thursday 6:30pm: Mathilde in SF, with Bistro Moustache
June 18, Sunday, 6pm: private party in SF with Bistro Moustache
June 17 Saturday 6pm: Grass Valley Vern stage, with Redwing Bluegrass
June 11, Sunday, 2pm: Campovida in Oakland, with Bistro Moustache
June 4, Sunday, 2pm: Monkey House in Berkeley, with Bistro Moustache
June 2, Friday 8pm: Ale Industries in Oakland with Bistro Moustache
May 18, Thursday 6:30pm: Mathilde in SF, with Bistro Moustache
May 13 Saturday, 2pm: Bass at Club Deluxe in SF, with Dukes Of Manouche
May 12, Friday 8pm: Britt Marie in Albany, with Bistro Moustache
May 7, Sunday, 2pm: Campovida in Oakland, with Bistro Moustache
May 1, Monday 7pm: Bass at Saul's Deli with Klezmer ensemble
April 30, Sunday 6pm: Bass at the Milk Bar, SF, with Howard Simon
April 29, Saturday 6:30pm: Cafe Leila, Berkeley with Bistro Moustache
April 20, Thursday 6:30pm: Mathilde in SF, with Bistro Moustache
April 7 to 10: Bass TA, guitar instructor at Walker Creek music camp
April 1, Saturday: 6:30pm, private function
March 28, Tuesday 7pm: Bass at Bazaar Cafe, SF, with Howard Simon
March 21, Tuesday 7pm: Bass at Bazaar Cafe, SF, with Howard Simon
March 19, Sunday, 2pm: Campovida in Oakland, with Bistro Moustache
March 14, Tuesday 7pm: Bass at Bazaar Cafe, SF, with Howard Simon
March 9, Thursday 7:30pm: Blush Wine bar, San Francisco, with Bistro Moustache
March 7, Tuesday 7pm: Bass at Bazaar Cafe, SF, with Howard Simon
March 3, Friday 7pm: Armando's in Martinez, with Rick Horlick Bluegrass
February 19, Sunday, 2pm: Campovida in Oakland, with Bistro Moustache
February 16, Thursday 6:30pm: Mathilde in SF, with Bistro Moustache
January 22, Sunday 2pm: Campovida in Oakland, bass with Redwing
--- 2016 ---
December 11, Sunday, 2pm: Campovida in Oakland, with Bistro Moustache
December 10, Saturday 7pm: private party in Albany, with Bistro Moustache
December 2, Fiday, 5pm: private party in San Ramon, with Bistro Moustache
December 1, Thursday 6pm: Campovida in Oakland, with Bistro Moustache
November 17, Thursday 6:30pm: Mathilde in SF, with Bistro Moustache
November 13, Sunday, 2pm: Campovida in Oakland, with Bistro Moustache
November 3, Thursday, 6pm: Campovida in Oakland, with Bistro Moustache
October 23, Sunday 11am: Terrace Room in Oakland, with Bistro Moustache
October 20, Thursday 6:30pm: Mathilde in SF, with Bistro Moustache
October 13, Sunday, 2pm: Campovida in Oakland, with Bistro Moustache
October 16, Sunday 5pm: Club 1220, Walnut Creek, Bass with Martin Pendergast
October 13, Thursday 6:30pm: Campovida in Oakland, with Bistro Moustache
October 6 to 9: TA at Walker Creek music camp
September 30, Friday, 12noon: People in Plazas, SF with Bistro Moustache
September 18, Sunday 5pm: Jupiter brew pub in Berkeley, bass with Redwing
September 18, Sunday 12:30-1pm: LaFayette Arts and Wine Festival, with Bistro Moustache
September 17, Saturday: 12noon, private party in Oakland, with Swingularity
September 15, Thursday 6:30pm: Mathilde in SF, with Bistro Moustache
September 12, Monday 7:30pm: Bass with the Baja Taqueria band, in Oakland
September 4, Sunday 5pm: Club 1220, Walnut Creek, Bass with Martin Pendergast
September 1, Thursday 6:30pm: Campovida in Oakland, with Bistro Moustache
August 18, Thursday 6:30pm: Campovida in Oakland, with Bistro Moustache
August 13, Saturday 5pm: Gallery Mercury 20 in Oakland, with Bistro Moustache
July 14, Thursday 6:30pm: Campovida in Oakland, with Bistro Moustache
June 30, Thursday 7pm: Terrace Room in Oakland, with Bistro Moustache
June 25 Saturday 5pm: Wedding in Sta Helena with Bearcat
June 23, Thursday 6:30pm: Mathilde in SF with Bistro Moustache
June 5, Sunday, 5pm: Club 1220, Walnut Creek with Swingularity
June 4, Saturday 7pm: Bazaar Cafe, SF, with Howard Simon
June 3, Friday 6:30: Clos Soma, SF with Bistro Moustache
May 12, Thursday 6:30pm: Campovida in Oakland, with Bistro Moustache
May 19, Thursday 6:30pm: Mathilde in SF, with Bistro Moustache
April 24, Sunday 4/24: Croatian Cultural Center, Festival of the Mandolins, with Mandorian Candidates
April 23, Saturday 7pm: Plough and Stars in SF, with Savannah Blu
April 21, Thursday 6:30pm: Mathilde in SF, with Bistro Moustache
April 7, Thursday 6:30pm: Campovida in Oakland, with Bistro Moustache
March 26, Saturday 3:30pm: Cleophus in San leandro, with Savannah Blu
March 17, Thursday 6:30pm: Mathilde in SF, with Bistro Moustache
March 6, Sunday 4pm: Club 1220,with Swingularity
February 18, Thursday 6:30pm: Mathilde in SF, with Bistro Moustache
January 21, Thursday 6:30pm: Mathilde in SF, with Bistro Moustache
January 14, Thursday 7pm: Caffe Trieste in Berkeley, with Bistro Douce Ambiance
--- 2015 ---
December 23, Wednesday 7:30pm: private party in Piedmont, with Bistro Moustache
December 19, Saturday 12:30-4pm: Cleophus Brewery, San Leandrom with Bistro Moustache
December 12, Saturday 6:30pm: Bazaar Cafe in SF, with Howard Simon
December 11, Friday, noon: private party in SF, with Douce Ambiance
December 3, Thursday 6:30pm: Mathilde Bistro in SF, with Bistro Moustache
November 28, Sunday 6:30pm, Chouchou in SF, with Bistro Moustache
November 27, Saturday 6pm: private party in Piedmont, with Bistro Moustache
November 15, Sunday, 6pm: Chouchou Bistro in SF, with Bistro Moustache
November 12, Sunday 6:30pm: private party (Beaujolais Nouveau) in SF, with Bistro Moustache
November 8, Sunday, 6pm: Chouchou Bistro in SF, with Bistro Moustache
November 1, Sunday, 6pm: Chouchou Bistro in SF, with Bistro Moustache
October 25, Sunday, 6pm: Chouchou Bistro in SF, with Bistro Moustache
October 24, Saturday 6:30pm: St. Francis Church in San Francisco with J.D.'s Bluegrass Kitchen
October 22, Thursday 6:30pm: Mathilde Bistro in SF, with Bistro Moustache
October 21, Wednesday, 6pm: Michel Bistro in Oakland, with Bistro Moustache
October 18, Sunday, 6pm: Chouchou Bistro in SF, with Bistro Moustache
October 11, Sunday, 6pm: Chouchou Bistro in SF, with Bistro Moustache
October 8, Wednesday, 6pm: Michel Bistro in Oakland, with Duo Gadjo
October 4, Sunday, 6pm: Chouchou Bistro in SF, with Bistro Moustache
October 2, Friday, 12noon: People in Plazas, SF with Bistro Moustache
September 27, Sunday, 6pm: Chouchou Bistro in SF, with Bistro Moustache
September 20, Sunday, 6pm: Chouchou Bistro in SF, with Bistro Moustache
September 19, Saturday 6pm: La Casbah, in Pleasanton, with Bistro Moustache
September 17, Thursday 6:30pm: Mathilde Bistro in SF, with Bistro Moustache
September 13, Sunday, 6pm: Chouchou Bistro in SF, with Bistro Moustache
September 12, Saturday, 7pm: Monaghan's in Oakland, with Bistro Moustache
September 6, Sunday, 6pm: Chouchou Bistro in SF, with Bistro Moustache
September 3, Thursday 6:30pm: Mathilde Bistro, with Bistro Moustache
August 30, Sunday, 6pm: Chouchou Bistro in SF, with Bistro Moustache
August 23, Sunday, 6pm: Chouchou Bistro in SF, with Bistro Moustache
August 14, Friday 6pm: Chevalier Restaurant in Lafayette, with Bistro Moustache
June 14, Sunday, 6pm: Chouchou Bistro in SF, with Bistro Moustache
June 7, Sunday, 6pm: Chouchou Bistro in SF, with Bistro Moustache
May 31, Sunday, 6pm: Chouchou Bistro in SF, with Bistro Moustache
May 29, Friday 6pm: Chevalier Restaurant in Lafayette, with Bistro Moustache
May 28, Thursday 6:30pm: Le Charm Bistro, with Bistro Moustache
May 26, Tuesday, 7pm, Bazaar Café, SF, with Howard Simon
May 24, Sunday, 6pm: Chouchou Bistro in SF, with Bistro Moustache
May 22, Friday 6pm: Chevalier Restaurant in Lafayette, with Bistro Moustache
May 21, Thursday, 6pm: Monaghan's in Oakland, with Bistro Moustache
May 19, Tuesday, 7pm, Bazaar Café, SF, with Howard Simon
May 14, Thusday, 5pm: private party in Berkeley
May 12, Tuesday, 7pm, Bazaar Café, SF, with Howard Simon
May 10, Sunday, 3- 6pm: Chouchou Bistro in SF, with Bistro Moustache
May 3, Sunday, 6pm: Chouchou Bistro in SF, with Bistro Moustache
April 30, Thursday 6:30pm: Le Charm Bistro, with Bistro Moustache
April 26, Sunday, 6pm: Chouchou Bistro in SF, with Bistro Moustache
April 26, Sunday, 12 noon: Festival of the Mandolins, SF, with Instant Klezmer Orchestra
April 25, Saturday 7pm, Bazaar Café, SF, with Howard Simon
April 24, Friday, 8pm: Caffe Trieste, with Bistro Moustache
April 19, Sunday, 6pm: Chouchou Bistro in SF, with Bistro Moustache
April 16, Thursday, 6pm: Monaghan's in Oakland, with Bistro Moustache
April 12, Sunday, 6pm: Chouchou Bistro in SF, with Bistro Moustache
April 5, Sunday, 5:30pm: Chouchou Bistro in SF, with Bistro Moustache
March 29, Sunday, 6pm: Chouchou Bistro in SF, with Bistro Moustache
March 27, Friday, 8pm: Caffe Trieste, with Bistro Moustache
March 22, Sunday, 1pm: Jewish Music Festival, Berkeley, with Instant Klezmer Orchestra
March 7, Saturday, 8pm: Berkeley, with Baguette Quartette
February 14, Saturday, 6pm: Baker Street Bistro, SF, solo
February 10, Tuesday San Francisco private event with Bistro Moustache
January 30, Friday, 8pm: Caffe Trieste, Berkeley, with Bistro Moustache
January 22, 8pm: Atlas Café, San Francisco, with Continental Breakfast Club
January 19, 7pm: Caffe Trieste, Berkeley, with Douce Ambiance
January 10, 8pm: Caffe Trieste, Berkeley, with Bistro Moustache
--- 2014 ---
December 18, 6pm: Mercury 20 Gallery opening, Oakland, with Bistro Moustache
December 12, 6pm, private event, San Francisco, with Douce Ambiance
December 11, private event, Berkeley with Eve and Martin
October 2, 8pm: Caffe Trieste, Berkeley, with Douce Ambiance
October 2, 2pm private event, San Leandro, with Darn Good Roots
October 1, wedding at San Francisco City Hall, with Continental Breakfast Club
September 2, private event, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, with Continental Breakfast Club
June 28: noon to 4pm at Drake's Brewery in San Leandro, with Mountain Fire
June 22: private function in Hayward with Darn Good Roots
June 8: Studio opening in Berkeley with Redwing
May 31: Piedmont Maker Fair, with Industrial Bluegrass
May 26th: Point Richmond city wide garage sale, with the Hot CLub of Marin, 10am-noon
May 26th: Point Richmond city wide garage sale, with Douce Ambiance, 8-10am
May 4th: private function in Berkeley, with Douce Ambiance
May 3rd: private function in Berkeley, with Redwing
April 24, Thursday: Creativity Explored, 3245 16th St, San Francisco, with Douce Ambiance
March 28, Friday 6pm: private party in San Francisco, with Douce Ambiance
February 15, Friday 8pm: Monaghan in Oakland, with Savannah Blu
February 2, Sunday 2pm: Aqus cafe, Petaluma, with Sugar Moon
January 26, Sunday 10am: Kensington farmer's market, with Douce Ambiance
January 25, Saturday, 7pm: Django Festival, Freight and Salvage, in Berkeley, with Douce Ambiance
January 11, Saturday 4pm: EDF audition, Zellerbach Hall, with Jubilee dance company
For 2013 and before, see past gigs.