Of course its all about the food!
We were looking for a title for the new show that Thom Allison and I are writing and performing that celebrates the coming together of Black and Jewish cultures musically…
Read moreMar 10 2019
Of course its all about the food!
We were looking for a title for the new show that Thom Allison and I are writing and performing that celebrates the coming together of Black and Jewish cultures musically…
Read moreApr 1 2018
Why have the entertainers that worked the strip during the classic Vegas era held our attention all these years? While working on my new album and creating the new concert evening “Micah Barnes At The Sands” I…
Read moreSep 28 2017
Nothing compares to the thrill and creative energy when an artist is taking new music to the recording studio.
My band, Micheal Shand, Russ Boswell and Al Cross and I have been developing arrangements for a new batch…
Read moreJul 4 2017
Birdland is a famous jazz club in New York City located at 1678 Broadway at 44th Street. Owner Morris Levy rnamed the club Birdland in honor of Charlie “Bird” Parker and it is that club after which this…
Read moreJul 1 2017
The title of the beloved swing standard “Stompin’ at the Savoy” refers to the Savoy Ballroom in the Harlem originally taking up the entire block on Lennox between West 140th and 141st Streets where the Savoy Apt. complex…
Read moreMay 19 2017
I was singing with my band in Canada when The Nylons came calling and I was suddenly in a three week boot camp on my way to becoming an a cappella singer!
Having sung lead vocal all…
Read moreNov 28 2016
Audiences tell you what they like. You just have to listen.
Many years ago while living and making music in LA a friend took me to a Frank Black concert at the Troubador a legendary venue on the Sunset Strip…
Nov 12 2016
Here in Canada Mister Cohen was more than just a singer-songwriter. North of the border Leonard has been and will remain a deeply respected "man of letters" who managed to became a world renowned songwriter without ever having written…
Read moreNov 4 2016
Being able to sing in support of a cause or a charity is something that I take very seriously these days. In fact from the very beginning of my career the charity component has been an important focus, but recently…
Oct 13 2016
"Songwriter Bob Dylan wins the Nobel prize for Literature"
The thing is that Dylan's powerful determination to find "new ways to tell the old stories" began long before we ever heard of him. First he worked inside the tradition…
Sep 6 2016
I was playing piano in a teenage rock n roll band playing T Rex, The Velvet Underground and Iggy Pop when I discovered jazz.
When I heard Billie Holiday I quit the band and went home to learn…
Read moreSep 1 2016
Music fans crave discovery.
Thats why we love the festival experience. And of course Music Festivals are all about discovery. The music lover may be there to see a favorite artist but along the way will have the opportunity to…