I hope you had a peaceful and blessed holiday season. I’ve been having a great time with the family here in Virginia. Nothing beats being at home with the family!
As I take stock of 2013, I feel so incredibly grateful. It was another year to do what I truly love and share it with a lot of really wonderful people, here on the east coast, as well as venturing out to the magical land of Los Angeles. And, it was a blast performing around the world with Quincy Jones and company this summer!
An unfortunate side note is the end of a two-year run I had at Havana Nights Jazz Club, VA Beach. It was a dream come true to have a venue right in my backyard, not only to play in, but for people to listen to great live music in such an amazing, intimate setting. I learned so much and will always be grateful to Dana Rice and Bert Lowry for having us. It shut its doors in October and will be sorely missed.