Five Questions plus one with Dereck Higgins *updated

This past Sunday night I played a gig with Dereck Higgins. It was a groovy thing. His happy countenance lit the whole scene. As a bass player, he is more of a rocker than a blues/jazz man. This is surprising to some who know that he comes from deep jazz roots. His late father, Red […]

Five Questions with Orenda Fink

I moved to Los Angeles in January, so that was pretty exciting. Our 26-foot U-Haul with a car on the back broke down four times on the way out, so that added an extra element of ridiculousness to the move. But, we made it and are having fun adjusting to our new surroundings.