We had a splendid show last night in Baltimore. Now it's Northern Virginia's turn! This Saturday (8/8) at Creative Cauldron Stage in Falls Church! A fabulous, intimate venue. Advanced ticket purchase is a must! Both in-person and virtual livestream tickets available.

Get in on the latest trend -- Clarinetmaxxing! I'll be doing it this Wednesday at Keystone Korner Baltimore! Both in-person and virtual livestream tickets available! www.instantseats.com?fuseaction=h...

Tonight! A free concert at the Gaithersburg Concert Pavilion (31 South Summit Ave) from 6:30 to 8 pm. The weather looks to be absolutely SPECTACULAR! Swing, jazz, and klezmer. Food truck, beer, wine sales on-site! Bring a chair or a blanket.

Alas! Tonight's concert had been canceled due to the double whammy of extreme heat and wildfire smoke! We're working on rescheduling (perhaps at an indoor venue in the neighborhood) for this winter.

BREAKING NEWS: I'm going to be surprise guest performer on this star-studded evening to benefit Terry Irons in her courageous battle against cancer. I'll be joining SONiA disappear fear and the band (Howard Markman, Pete Strobl, and Steve Raskin) for one song!

Come hang with me this Wednesday (7/15) in lovely downtown Annapolis for Dinner Under the Stars. West Street gets shut down, and it turns into one giant party! I'll be playing from 6 to 9 pm with vocalist Flo Anito, pianist Sean Lane, bassist Jeff Reed, and drummer Wes Crawford.

Thursday evening! A FREE concert with The Natty Beaux at Glen Echo Park. 7:30 to 8:30 pm in the fully-covered Bumper Car Pavilion, so it's a rain or shine event! Plenty of parking, places to sit, and room to dance! Jump blues & swing, with yours truly on sax.

Tomorrow (Saturday)! I get to play with the Girls From Mars, a swing band from the Philly area! Another Gottaswing dance at Glen Echo Park. The band plays 9 to 11:30 pm, but there's an intro dance lesson at 8 pm included. Save $10 and get your tickets BEFORE noon tomorrow!

Tomorrow: A special 1 pm show for with Geoffrey Himes at An die Musik. All-original, political music. I'll be playing a few of the songs from my album "Songs of Snark & Despair." I wrote all those songs in 2017, so you'd think they'd be completely dated and obsolete by now. Sigh...

Tonight, at Terrapin Nature Park on Kent Island, brought to you by Queen Anne's County Parks and Recreation. The weather looks be absolutely PERFECT! 6 to 8 pm! Free, with food trucks and more! Bring a chair or blanket. Sean Lane on keys, Derek Wiegmann on double bass, and El Torro Gamble on drums.

Sunday!! 2 to 4:30 pm. Rosensteel Hall in Silver Spring for The Potomac River Jazz Club. Trad jazz, swing, klezmer, and more. Free parking, plentiful seating, a big dance floor, cash bar, and snacks. Tickets available on the PRJC website and at the door.

This Sunday! I get to perform in my (almost) backyard at the "Art is Alive Arts & Crafts Festival," brought to you by the good folks of the Pikesville Improvement Corporation! I'll be playing klezmer, jazz, swing, and more from 12:30 until 2 pm.

aturday! I'm honored to be playing the closing set at this year's Greenbelt Jazz Festival, brought to you by the good folks of the Friends of The New Deal Cafe. 6 to 7 pm, along with vocalist Flo Anito, guitarist Jan Knutson, tubist Tom Holtz, and drummer Wes Crawford.

This is gonna be a super fun one! Definitely a "power quartet" with Craig Gildner at the helm, and William MoBetta Ledbetter and Nick Ruggieri powering the ship! Tonight, from 9 to 11 pm, at the Josephine Butler Parks Center for New Columbia Swing!

See everyone tonight!

Today (Monday)! 1:30 to 2:30 pm. A FREE concert with yours truly, along with guitarist Michael Raitzyk at the Loch Raven Branch of the Baltimore County Public Library! Come on by, check out a good book, and then hurl it at us if our music displeases you.

What??? You don't have Mother's Day plans yet??? Well, if you're really quick about it, you might be able to grab one of the few remaining tickets for this Sunday's klezmer brunch at the Edlavitch DCJCC as part of JxJ - Washington Jewish Film and Music Festival! www.edcjcc.org/jxj/show/set...

Playing this Friday evening with Shorty Slim at Rockwell Brewery in Frederick, MD. 8 to 11 pm. We plan to ROCK well, BLUES well, and JAZZ well! Yours truly honkin' on the horns, Giorgio Cafiero on guitar, Vince Evans on keys, Joe Norman Lawrence on bass, and Nick Costa on drums.

In the NOLA airport at the moment, but I'm bringing a lot of NOLA back to Maryland with me, both in terms of musical inspiration, as well as food and alcohol still in my belly! Welcome me back this Wednesday evening at The New Deal Cafe, where I'll be playing from 7 to 9 pm.

Less than a week away! I'd recommend heading there NOW so that you'll: 1) Save on gas, since it might be over $5 by next week. and 2) Get a good seat. Yours truly, along with Flo Anito, Sean Lane, and Bob Abbott, at The New Deal Cafe. Jazz, swing, klezmer, and more!

Two things I LOVE doing: 1) Making a lot of noise in a library. 2) Leading a parade. I'll get to do BOTH on Saturday afternoon at the Light Street Branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library. 3 to 4 pm. The weather forecast looks perfect!

I put the "no sense" in "nonsense." Tomorrow (Friday) night! Sean Lane and I will be on Capitol Hill, playing jazz, blues, klezmer, and more at Music on the Hill, a wonderful neighborhood music store. You should be there, too! 7:30 pm, with a suggested $15 donation at the door.

Playing this Friday night at Marx Cafe in DC with blues/jazz band Shorty Slim. 10 pm to midnight. No cover! Giorgio Cafiero on guitar, Joe Norman Lawrence on bass, Vince Evans on keys, and Nick Costa on drums. It'll be a fun hit!

It's a treat when I get to perform with the fabulous Mariah Bonner, since she now spends most of the year south of the equator! But I'll get to do so a week from today at Baltimore's An die Musik. Both in-person and virtual livestream tickets available. www.instantseats.com?fuseaction=h...

Today, at 5 pm, on Capitol Hill!

See everyone TONIGHT at The Limerick Pub in Wheaton! 7 to 9 pm. No cover, with Steven Gellman and Margaret Wolfe!

See everyone tomorrow! I expect more standing ovations than were given by the Republican side during the State of the Union. 5:30 to 8:30 pm at Brookeville Beer Farm in Brookeville, MD. Jazz, swing, and klezmer. No cover, tasty beverages, and wood-fired pizza!

Hey! I'm going to be celebrating Mardi Gras this coming Tuesday at the legendary Blues Alley in Washington DC, with the superlative trombonist Marcel Penzes! Tickets available for both the 7 and 9:30 pm shows!

Sunday! A rare performance of Phraseology with Sambarta Rakshit on sitar, Sid Lahiri on guitar, Haroon Alam on tabla, and yours truly on assorted woodwinds. 6 to 8 pm at The New Deal Cafe. You should still be able to get home in time to watch Bad Bunny (or Kid Rock, if you lack taste and decency).