Posts by Jim O'Halloran
Jim with Farko, D’Vonne and special guest Paul Nelson 3/11; trio with Farko and Jacques 3/12
Next week we’ll have two opportunities to play, and you will have two opportunities to hear us create! We’ll be at Kezira Cafe’ on Friday, March 11th from6-9 PM; Farko on bass, D’Vonne on Drums, and special guest Paul Nelson reading from his new book,Haibun de la Serna. Great food, all ages, full bar, no…
Read MoreJim O’Halloran Trio with Farko Dosumov, D’Vonne Lewis, and special guest Poet Paul Nelson! 2-25
We are looking forward to a REALLY excellent night!! February 25 6-9 PM It is always a great pleasure to share the stage with Farko and D’Vonne, and the pleasure will be compounded by the appearance of Paul Nelson reading from his new book, Haibun de la Serna. He will have copies available onsite. Kezira…
Read MoreVideo! Greg Bem, Poet with Osama Afifi, Jacques WIllis and me!
Jim with Osama Afifi, Bass and Jacques Willis, drums at Kezira Cafe’ Friday February 11th 6-9 PM
WooHoo! With Osama Afifi on bass and Jacques Willis on drums! Two super happy and wildly talented guys! This makes me feel lucky! I believe this will be the first time the three of us have played together, although both Osama and Jacques have been on the gig many, many times. No cover, full bar,…
Read MoreHere’s a video of poet Greg Bem with Osama Afifi, D’Vonne Lewis,and me at Kezira Cafe January 14th.
This was a lot of fun! Free improv! Whee!! THANK YOU, Greg, for joining us!
Read MoreJim, Farko Dosumov, and D’Vonne Lewis at Kezira Cafe’ Friday January 28th 6-9PM
Wow! This will be the first time Farko, D’Vonne, and I have played together since 2018! I’m expecting magic. Trio jazz, African/Latin music with flute, bass, and drums. Excellent music, excellent food, full bar, and a warm and welcoming atmosphere, courtesy of Nigist! As usual all ages, no cover. I’ll also be playing Kezira February…
Read MoreJim, Osama Afifi, and D’Vonne Lewis at Kezira Cafe’, Friday January 14
Hey! Happy New Year!! These guys are so fun! Our last time playing together was great, and this should be even better! Come on by! We’re going to be back for more fun at Kezira! Excellent music, excellent food, full bar, and a warm and welcoming atmosphere, courtesy of Nigist! It is my hope that…
Read MoreReturning to Kezira Restaurant Friday December 3rd!
WooHoo!! More fun with Dean Schmidt on bass and Jacques Willis on drums! It was revelatory for me when we played together in mid-October, as we had not played together since April 2019-and that gig was so darn cold my flute was almost 1/2 step flat. I said to Dean on the first tune “Hey…
Read MoreLive November 19th at Kezira Cafe’ with Farko Dosumov, Jacques Willis, and special guest Greg Bem!
I’m really looking forward to this! It will be the first gig with Farko in over a year and a half (for the obvious reason); and the first time EVER that I will have the pleasure of playing with both Farko and Jacques together! Come on by-we’ll be playing some new material, and some tunes…
Read MoreJim, Osama Afifi, and D’Vonne Lewis!
I’ll be back with the superb rhythm section of Osama Afifi on bass and D’Vonne Lewis on drums; and some new material. We had a great time last week with Dean and Jacques Willis; and the wildly talented Greg Bem sitting in on poetry. Apologies, the picture shows Dean Schmidt… We’ll be playing jazz trio…
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