Nicey Nice World continues on its course of exploration, discovery and surprises. I'm having a great time playing with Jim and Marcelo. Marcelo has been recording all of our lab time so we have hours of material to work from. Some pieces get more and more developed into actual song things but they always have a slight difference so no two performances are exactly alike. It keeps things interesting and sometimes on the edge of chaos. The way I've pretty much worked in the past is to learn a song or piece either on paper or from the songwriter and then play it. This new approach is organic, things just come out and we have created some real gems. I continue to work on playing my cello and singing simultaneously, sometimes it's easier than others. My voice and cello are very similar so I have to make sure that both are in tune with each other and I have to sync vocals with my bowing and fingering. Like walking and chewing gum...
We're playing tomorrow at Ducky Waddles as part of our regular monthly recitals and we'll be playing at Soda Bar on Saturday as part of Bike The Boulevard. Come on down!
