74--Jimmy Mak's

Babaganoush. Tasty word. Tasty Eggplant goodness. At Jimmy Mak's. Tonight.

Just home from Portland. Great food, world-famous Jazz. We got there in time to catch the second half of Stephanie Schneiderman's set. Guitar/Vocal with keys and drums. Sweet, O so very.

Mel Brown's B3 Organ group came on at 8:30 and they were magnificent! You find yourself in Portland on a Thursday night, you gotta catch this.

There were 8 of us, Open Door worship community. Musicians in awe of Masters. And masters they were: Dan Balmer on guitar, King Louis on B3, Curtis Craft on Percussion, Renato Caranto (holy smokes) on saxophone, and the Gentleman of Jazz, Mel Brown on drums.

Dawna's observation was that Mr. Brown has the obvious skill to play all over the music, but he instead provides opportunities for the other musicians to shine, creating space for the rest of the band, unmistakably the leader, hardly ever out front.

Thanks for driving, Jonathan