Dessert First
January 24th, 2012If you watch The Food Network, tune in sometime to the Dessert First program. A track from my second album has been used in a bunch of the episodes.
News
August 19th, 2011So, I haven’t been too active lately, what with this toddler running around. However, there are two records coming out that I played a part in. One project, a great Brazilian jazz album by my friend Laura Dreyer, will be out in the fall; I played on eight tracks. The other, to which I contributed one track, is an album by my singer-songwriter friend Markeisha Ensley.
I do have two projects of my own that I plan to eventually record. One is my jazz quintet with trumpet player Alex Norris and guitarist Tom Guarna, and the other is a new album of songs with lyrics. (This will probably be years in the making.)
Summertime…
April 10th, 2011… is close at hand! And we’ll be spending the summer at home in NYC. As you might know, we’ve been in Winnipeg, Canada for the past two school years, but our Canadian experiment is about to draw to a close (it’s darn cold up here)! In August, we will be moving to Portland, Oregon, as George will be an assistant professor of jazz studies there. I have never been to Portland, but I have heard wonderful things about it, and it’s convenient to Seattle, Vancouver and San Francisco. So maybe we will catch you at shows on the West Coast.
For Your Consideration…
December 1st, 2010RE: Grammys 2011
To: All Voting Members!
Check out:
KERRY POLITZER
“Blue In Blue”
Thank you!
Double Bill at Miles Cafe this Saturday!
August 4th, 2010George and I have a our last summer gig in NYC this Saturday at the Miles Cafe from 7:30-11:30. Come by for some sushi and jazz!
Last-Minute Gig at Neighborhood Church of Greenwich Village
July 9th, 2010The George Colligan Trio and the Kerry Politzer Quartet are playing at the Neighborhood Church of Greenwich Village (269 Bleecker Street) tonight at 8:30. If you’re in the area, please come!
Blue in Blue is now on iTunes
June 22nd, 2010You can download it here.
Blue in Blue Release
April 3rd, 2010Blue in Blue will be released by Piloo Records very soon.
Back to Square One…
March 24th, 2010As I’ve written, I recorded an album in December 2008. A record label promised to release it in January 2010, then April, then on June 15. I was very excited about this, and I paid for a publicity campaign and booked some shows in support of the album.
I have now received an E-mail from the label saying that my CD release has been cancelled. Now I’m in the process of waiting to get my master back so that I can release the album some other way. At any rate, I hope you will soon be able to enjoy “Blue in Blue.”
Rest in peace, Charlie Banacos
December 9th, 2009My greatest influence and favorite teacher just passed away - Charlie Banacos.
I studied with Charlie for years and he was a magnificent person and teacher - sometimes the only inspiration I had. The last contact I had with him was an inspiring letter he wrote me in January after I sent him my latest recording. Thousands of musicians are going to miss him.