Troy on Bass

The year was ending with a thud, then the universe provided an alternate ending. 

Station 18, which was becoming Two Eyes' Seattle home base announced that they were closing in October. Our remaining bookings were cancelled, of course and with…

It is a serious hustle to work as a local musician. There are a limited number of venues in every market for any given type of music and in a city like Seattle, there are more bands and musicians trying…

Jazz Jam Sessions are unique, I think, in the world of music. They're not performances, they're not rehearsals, they are “anything can happen day”. On any given night in Seattle or New York or Chicago or any major city with…

It is truly blissful to play a large acoustic instrument. The body of the bass sits against our own rib cage and our ear is close to the fingerboard and in the good moments, it seems like it is part…

I promise that I'm not getting lazy with my writing yet, though this is the second post in a row where I'm linking to someone else's article. This one, though is about my personal model of jazz doublebass, Butch Warren…

Blogging is hard. Sometimes it's best to share someone else's excellent work.

https://thehardtimes.net/lists/10-signs-your-bass-player-is-living-in-the-practice-space/

…and those rats have names, it's common courtesy to learn them.

 

Last weekend, my newest project made our Seattle debut. Two Eyes, as I mentioned in a previous post was formed early post-pandemic. Tacoma opened up before Seattle and I met drummer Tom Hume on a call from a Tacoma-based guitar…

I've been avoiding this post for over 2 months because I didn't know what to say and I still don't. I got news on New Year's Eve that my friend Wayne Porter lost his tough fight with cancer.

He with…

"When I was young, I dreamed of fame and fortune,

Walking the city, head high in the sky,

Youthful and naive, I would make believe,

I was on a stage and playing the saxophone."

- Chased Out, composed by singer…

I disappeared from the web and practically the scene during COVID and now I'm making my return, both in the world and on-line. Why? Well, because I want new connections, new projects, new collaborators, and frankly more music in my…