these last days
Saturday, April 14th: I'm in DC for a Childrens' Hospital benefit performance with Diana Krall... Thursday was NYC for a Jazz @ Lincoln Center benefit... and Tuesday was a late-night set at Smalls with the Nonet. It's all been good. Weather still cool as Spring begins its gradual bloom on the East Coast. Thursday, a morning rainstorm that I watched from my 45th floor room; finally got out that day to see the Joe Brainard exhibit at Tibor de Nagy gallery. Great to finally see these works from an artist whom I'd only heard about. One whole room of erotic works was great, and another room with various selected works. He did lots of collage/assemblage, some interesting drawings, even quilting. Catalogs are available from the gallery.
Ate uptown at Sfoglia. I hate to give that secret away, because it's already a tough restaurant to get into. But if you are in NYC you should go there. At the corner of Lexington and 92nd St, Sfoglia is a small restaurant, owned by a husband and wife team. They serve beautifully rendered Italian food, osteria-style, and their wine-list features some beautiful Italian gems. I had a spectacular dish of Pappardelle alla Bolognese---a real meat-fest, that includes veal, beef, pork, and lamb. The atmosphere is soothing, not loud but also not hushed, beautifully designed, and the people there were really friendly. I saw a Zuni Café cookbook on their shelf... They have good influences.
I'm getting excited to be visiting the Bay area next month and bring my Brazilian friends to some of my favorite places, of which Zuni Café is one... Our first gig is on the 15th, at Yoshi's in Oakland. We hope you'll be there. It's me and Chico Pinheiro on guitars, Edu Ribeiro on drums, and Danny McKay on basses. We'll be playing music from our upcoming release, NOVA. With any luck, we'll have a limited edition of the CD for sale at the gigs. There are also shows in Santa Cruz (17th), Fresno (18th), LA (19th--LACMA, 22nd--Spazio, and 26th--Steamers Café), San Diego (20th), and Albuquerque (24th)...
The summer is pretty much booked up with Diana Krall dates that are still to be announced, but rest assured that I'll be booking another NYC gig for the Nonet soon. I expect that it will be just after our performance at the Monterey Jazz Festival on September 21 (where I'll also be performing with my father's band, and Diana's quartet). Thy NYC gig will probably be at Smalls again, maybe the early set this time. There's also a possibility of a Boston gig during the month of July. So far, Diana has announced some June dates, at Yoshi's and at the Las Vegas Hilton. There will of course be more to come. Also, my father is making a recording of new music, in NYC, during the first week of June. All dates will be posted here and on my websites (www.anthonywilsonmusic.com, and www.myspace.com/anthonywilsonmusic) as soon as I know them.
Somewhere in the middle of this, I hope to re-do my garden, write several new pieces for the Nonet, finally record my solo record in hotel rooms while on tour, come to terms with many new realities in my life (personal, emotional, creative) and see friends as much as possible.
Jesse Harris' new record will be out soon on Velour Music Group... it's really good. And Jessie Baylin's fine, fine, fine debut is already available for you to download at Itunes. I'll be playing with Miss Baylin on May 11th at the Hotel Café in Hollywood.
I'll keep posting here as much as possible to give some news about what I'm doing, how I'm feeling, and what I'm eating and drinking... I'll post some images too.
Beer recommendation of the day? "Lagunitas IPA" from Northern CA.
Wine recommendation of the day? Love the Aglianico grape variety from Italy.
Restaurant? "Sfoglia" NYC
Movie? "Blades of Glory"
Be seeing you soon,
AW
Ate uptown at Sfoglia. I hate to give that secret away, because it's already a tough restaurant to get into. But if you are in NYC you should go there. At the corner of Lexington and 92nd St, Sfoglia is a small restaurant, owned by a husband and wife team. They serve beautifully rendered Italian food, osteria-style, and their wine-list features some beautiful Italian gems. I had a spectacular dish of Pappardelle alla Bolognese---a real meat-fest, that includes veal, beef, pork, and lamb. The atmosphere is soothing, not loud but also not hushed, beautifully designed, and the people there were really friendly. I saw a Zuni Café cookbook on their shelf... They have good influences.
I'm getting excited to be visiting the Bay area next month and bring my Brazilian friends to some of my favorite places, of which Zuni Café is one... Our first gig is on the 15th, at Yoshi's in Oakland. We hope you'll be there. It's me and Chico Pinheiro on guitars, Edu Ribeiro on drums, and Danny McKay on basses. We'll be playing music from our upcoming release, NOVA. With any luck, we'll have a limited edition of the CD for sale at the gigs. There are also shows in Santa Cruz (17th), Fresno (18th), LA (19th--LACMA, 22nd--Spazio, and 26th--Steamers Café), San Diego (20th), and Albuquerque (24th)...
The summer is pretty much booked up with Diana Krall dates that are still to be announced, but rest assured that I'll be booking another NYC gig for the Nonet soon. I expect that it will be just after our performance at the Monterey Jazz Festival on September 21 (where I'll also be performing with my father's band, and Diana's quartet). Thy NYC gig will probably be at Smalls again, maybe the early set this time. There's also a possibility of a Boston gig during the month of July. So far, Diana has announced some June dates, at Yoshi's and at the Las Vegas Hilton. There will of course be more to come. Also, my father is making a recording of new music, in NYC, during the first week of June. All dates will be posted here and on my websites (www.anthonywilsonmusic.com, and www.myspace.com/anthonywilsonmusic) as soon as I know them.
Somewhere in the middle of this, I hope to re-do my garden, write several new pieces for the Nonet, finally record my solo record in hotel rooms while on tour, come to terms with many new realities in my life (personal, emotional, creative) and see friends as much as possible.
Jesse Harris' new record will be out soon on Velour Music Group... it's really good. And Jessie Baylin's fine, fine, fine debut is already available for you to download at Itunes. I'll be playing with Miss Baylin on May 11th at the Hotel Café in Hollywood.
I'll keep posting here as much as possible to give some news about what I'm doing, how I'm feeling, and what I'm eating and drinking... I'll post some images too.
Beer recommendation of the day? "Lagunitas IPA" from Northern CA.
Wine recommendation of the day? Love the Aglianico grape variety from Italy.
Restaurant? "Sfoglia" NYC
Movie? "Blades of Glory"
Be seeing you soon,
AW
1 Comments:
oh man. i have a shoot on the 19th or i would catch you at LACMA. One of these days we'll get together -- maybe at Flatbread pizza! hope you're well. did I tell you my bermuda story?
louk
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