Hi All,
Hope the New Year is treating you well. Pleased that we have a new President and wishing him the best. As for the pundits already nipping at his heels, I realize they have airtime and column inches to fill but to begin carping on Day One and for Rush L. to say that he hopes Obama fails, is really quite unfortunate.
Moving on...
Liza At The Palace closed January 4th. Great gig and Liza was amazing for each and every show.
January 13th, The Gene Krupa Band was at Iridium in New York City, celebrating the 100th Birthday of Gene Krupa. Sold out the 8 pm show. Some local drummers like Ray Marchica and Ronnie Zito were kind enough to stop by and hear the band and Liza showed up as well with Jim Caruso, Mr. First Nighter!
The band was roaring. Craig Johnson, Nicl Marcione, Dave Trigg, Brian Pareschi, Dan Levine, Clint Sharman, Bruce Eidem, George Flynn, Chuck Wilson, Andy Fusco, Dan Willis, Ben Kono, Ed Xiques, Chip Jackson and Kenny Ascher were all on the bandstand along with great LA singer Cassie Miller and special guest, Frank Perowsky.
February 7 & 8th I'm in Santa Rosa, Ca. for the 2nd Concert in the season with the Santa Rosa Pops. The show is "My Kind Of Broadway" and the singers are Valerie Perri, Christina Ashford and Norman Large. All the best of Broadway as well as some personal recollections from me about the Composers I've worked with over the years.
The Krupa Band hits the road the first week in March. We'll be in Sun City, Fl on March 2, then on the 3rd I'll be at the U of Miami, working with the Big Band and doing some Seminars for the Students. On March 4th we're in Palm Beach Gardens and on the 5 in Stuart, Fl. Great band and the lovely Lisanne Lyons will be joining us as vocalist.
Feb. 24 we're back on the road with Liza. Naples, Fl. and on the 26th we're in Key West. Check her website, http://www.officiallizaminnelli.com/ for dates, times and venues.
Still have drums for sale. Here's what I have.
Ludwig Be Bop Set...all Maple 18x 20 BD, 8 x 12 and 14 x 14 Floor. Black Lacquer. Great shape, like new.
Ludwig Buddy Rich Set. WMP, 24 x 14 BD, 9 x 13, 14 x 14 and 16 x 16 Floor toms. 5 x 14 Maple Snare with tube lugs. Hardware too!
1938 Radio King Set, Slingerland of course. Yellowed WMP. 26 x 14 BD, 9 x 13 and 16 x 16 Toms.
Bob Yeager at the Pro Drum Shop in Hollywood put Ludwig legs on the floor tom and a Slingerland Set O Matic Tom Holder on the Bass so there's been some alterations which some true blue die hard collectors might object to but that being said, these drums sound just like Krupa's. If you want to really do Sing Sing Sing, contact me at berkowitz66@msn.com and let's make a deal!
Hope the New Year is treating you well. Pleased that we have a new President and wishing him the best. As for the pundits already nipping at his heels, I realize they have airtime and column inches to fill but to begin carping on Day One and for Rush L. to say that he hopes Obama fails, is really quite unfortunate.
Moving on...
Liza At The Palace closed January 4th. Great gig and Liza was amazing for each and every show.
January 13th, The Gene Krupa Band was at Iridium in New York City, celebrating the 100th Birthday of Gene Krupa. Sold out the 8 pm show. Some local drummers like Ray Marchica and Ronnie Zito were kind enough to stop by and hear the band and Liza showed up as well with Jim Caruso, Mr. First Nighter!
The band was roaring. Craig Johnson, Nicl Marcione, Dave Trigg, Brian Pareschi, Dan Levine, Clint Sharman, Bruce Eidem, George Flynn, Chuck Wilson, Andy Fusco, Dan Willis, Ben Kono, Ed Xiques, Chip Jackson and Kenny Ascher were all on the bandstand along with great LA singer Cassie Miller and special guest, Frank Perowsky.
February 7 & 8th I'm in Santa Rosa, Ca. for the 2nd Concert in the season with the Santa Rosa Pops. The show is "My Kind Of Broadway" and the singers are Valerie Perri, Christina Ashford and Norman Large. All the best of Broadway as well as some personal recollections from me about the Composers I've worked with over the years.
The Krupa Band hits the road the first week in March. We'll be in Sun City, Fl on March 2, then on the 3rd I'll be at the U of Miami, working with the Big Band and doing some Seminars for the Students. On March 4th we're in Palm Beach Gardens and on the 5 in Stuart, Fl. Great band and the lovely Lisanne Lyons will be joining us as vocalist.
Feb. 24 we're back on the road with Liza. Naples, Fl. and on the 26th we're in Key West. Check her website, http://www.officiallizaminnelli.com/ for dates, times and venues.
Still have drums for sale. Here's what I have.
Ludwig Be Bop Set...all Maple 18x 20 BD, 8 x 12 and 14 x 14 Floor. Black Lacquer. Great shape, like new.
Ludwig Buddy Rich Set. WMP, 24 x 14 BD, 9 x 13, 14 x 14 and 16 x 16 Floor toms. 5 x 14 Maple Snare with tube lugs. Hardware too!
1938 Radio King Set, Slingerland of course. Yellowed WMP. 26 x 14 BD, 9 x 13 and 16 x 16 Toms.
Bob Yeager at the Pro Drum Shop in Hollywood put Ludwig legs on the floor tom and a Slingerland Set O Matic Tom Holder on the Bass so there's been some alterations which some true blue die hard collectors might object to but that being said, these drums sound just like Krupa's. If you want to really do Sing Sing Sing, contact me at berkowitz66@msn.com and let's make a deal!
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C U Soon,
Mike Berkowitz
