April 14th. Day before Tax Day and my taxes are all screwed up. Obviously my Accountant of 25 years is taking it easy in his old age and my return is now being done by 100 Monkeys wearing Green Eye Shades using Texas Instrument Calculators from 1988 to do my forms.
Have today and tomorrow to get it right before I am forced to go the Extension route and find someone who knows about the Music Biz to do it all over for me.
Music Stuff...
Two Concerts last week with my Band and the Four Freshmen. Sacramento on Thursday night and then the Napa Opera House on Friday. 2000 people attended the Sacramento Show and the Napa gig, with a seating capacity of about 400, was a swell place to play.
First of all, the Freshmen sound great. Those great harmonies and the amazing musicianship on display by all of them is a pleasure to watch and listen to. We did about 5 tunes with them and I always love to channel Jimmy Campbell, Stan Kenton's drummer on the Road Show album with his band, the Freshmen and June Christy. Nice rolling energy and I love to try and get that feel.
Sold out all the CD's brought so we took orders in Napa and sold some more. True to my word, all were shipped out on Monday and they should arrive in California as we speak.
Home until Friday when I go to Santa Rosa again, (you ask, "Why didn't he just stay in California for the week?"...Too much to do and also there's the lovely Deirdre at home.) to do a John Denver Tribute with Jim Curry and his Band. Shows on Saturday night at 8 and Sunday at 3. This guy looks and sounds like John. Nice arrangements done by Lee Holdridge and some lovely slides and film to accompany the music. Come on out all you John Denver fans...Wells Fargo Center!!!!
Then, I will be off to Baltimore to conduct 4 concerts with the BSO and Spectrum, the World's Greatest Motown Tribute Show. Love these guys and looking forward to 4 great performances.
Still waiting for Susan Boyle to get her self ready to tour. We've been on Red Alert for months about this and we all hope that it will come to pass in the months ahead.
Miss Minnelli has decided to work with a trio for the present, ridding herself of the 12 piece band that has played behind her for over 30 years. We wish her luck and look forward to her returning to the format that has worked so well for her all these years and that her fans expect. The band is such a large part of her show it's a shame that her new advisors don't understand that fact.
In the meantime, I'm back booking Corporate talent with some nice projects looming overseas for some high end clients. More about this next time.
Is this just a place to discuss upcoming gigs or should I start telling people things I know and talk about how I feel about them?
If you have an opinion, email me. berkowitz66@msn.com
Talk soon.
Best,
MB
