Check out this event: GIG CIRCUS OF SAINTS |
Hosted By: Nick CostaWhen: Sunday Nov 02, 2008 at 4:00 PMWhere Greenbelt Community Center15 Crescent RoadGreenbelt, Maryland|21 20770United StatesDescription:Nick Costa Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Nick Costa on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:36:00 PST |
DC /Baltimore area jazz/R&B open mics |
Hi folks:
Those of us who like to work might want to be aware of these opportunities to network:
Sunday, 7-11, HR 57, 1610 14th St NW. $4.00 cover for sitters in. Acoustic, straigh...
Posted by Nick Costa on Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:00:00 PST |
audio and video links |
On the web: - Streaming video; go to Google, and type in Mfa Kera+Kennedy Center , or O'Donel Levy and Kennedy Center, and the appropriate link will come up. Click it and view. ...
Posted by Nick Costa on Mon, 03 Jul 2006 11:10:00 PST |
What a vocalist! |
I was in NYC over the weekend and was privileged to witness Mr. Grady Tate, with whom many of us are perhaps familiar as a drummer (he was a leading NY studio cat in the 60), sing.Oh My God.If there'...
Posted by Nick Costa on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:39:00 PST |
New tunes - prog project |
Some of you may have heard me allude to a prog project I've been recording with. This is original music, composed by Jason Denkvitz and/or Ori Shokek. We finally have some recordings...
Posted by Nick Costa on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:01:00 PST |
Kendra Holt trio video footage |
There is now some footage of this unit, here:
http://takomapark.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=62
Go to the 30:49. point. It's one tune, Manteca.
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Posted by Nick Costa on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:40:00 PST |
Influences |
I was talking with Adrian Green about how some of us don't pay respect to those of us we learned from.
Usually when people ask me who I admire, or was influenced by, I tell them all the masters....
Posted by Nick Costa on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:29:00 PST |
What have I been up to ? |
About 5'7"....Also- Mfa Kera and Mike Russell of Black Heritage were back in the US on October. We played at Alliance Française in DC on 10/19. The massively...
Posted by Nick Costa on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 08:57:00 PST |
Collage news |
There are remixes, new tunes, and newer versions of old tunes, on the Collage page (www.myspace.com/collagedc). The remixes are on the new CD, which you can get through myself -- send me a...
Posted by Nick Costa on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:37:00 PST |
Bio |
I was born 1951 in Pennsylvania. The oldest of 7 kids, I lived in Connecticut until I was 18. I learned to play harmonica at age 7 and was deeply into that for a few years. My mother...
Posted by Nick Costa on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 07:50:00 PST |
