Honing Our Skills
Band of Gold Trio
One of the perks of being a professional musician is the occasional ability to break away from the "everyday" cover songs and play something bold and exciting. I can't think of a better way to hone a musician's skills than to throw him in a new environment with songs he has never even thought of playing before. The performance becomes a learning situation where musicians become better players and more importantly, better communicators with each other. Spontaneous, live performances create an excitement for the musician and, at the same time, the guests are uniquely entertained. I am fortunate to have this opportunity every week at various restaurants and clubs with 2 of the greatest musicians I've ever performed with.
Band of Gold Trio
photo by Orpheus and Aphrodite
photo by Orpheus and Aphrodite
I can't think of a more appropriate way to showcase our trio. We create nice, classy jazz mixed with non-classy rock and pop. Guests never know what we'll play next. And neither do we.
We take requests. We play them if we know them, we fake it if we don't and most of the time, we get away with it. There's an amazing reward for that. It makes you feel like you can do anything. It also makes guests feel included. By communicating with the band and yelling requests through the open air THEY become the show. That's magic.
Band of Gold Trio
