November updates

November has been a very busy month for me.  In addition to bass and guitar, I have been practicing a ton of piano lately.  My Language Arts teacher from high school gave me her old Steinway M, a 5' 7" grand piano.  It sounds incredible and has great action.  I am very grateful for her generosity...thanks Ms. Roberts!  

The Jake Freeman EP is coming along nicely.  All the edits are done and it's off to Snow Angel to be mixed.  I played with guitar phenom Andrew Bailie at Bayside Bowl last Saturday and it was super fun.  We had Tyler Newsom come up from Brooklyn and rawk drums with us...that dude is KILLER!!!  I've been getting a project together with my friend Henry Redman, which is currently just drums and bass.  Henry is an incredible improvisational musician and the project will be springing from that place.  Dan Boyden, from Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds, had a meeting regarding songwriting and some other projects too, so be on the look out for that.  I've also been speaking with my friend Joe Crispiano, 2nd guitar for the Dap Kings, about getting into the studio and working out some new stuff.  I am eager to see where that hang will lead us!  Finally I am pleased to announce I will be playing with Kenya Hall at the State Theatre in Portland, Maine for here annual Stevie Wonder Tribute on New Year's Eve!  I am so stoked to play this show.  I have been shedding the S%$# out of these tunes already...they're so challenging, but SO FUN!  If this interests you at all, please come through and hang with us!

Thanks again for taking the time to read this lil ole blog.  I am doing my best to bring y'all the  current info about what's going on with my music life.  Please feel free to contact me sometime.  Cheers!