My band, ET Collective, has been invited to perform at this year’s Monterey Jazz Festival in September. We’re really excited and humbled about this opportunity to perform at one of the best and biggest jazz festivals in the world and in the same lineup as some of our musical heroes like Herbie Hancock, Joshua Redman, Chris Potter, Poncho Sanchez, Terence Blanchard, and more!

Check out the full MJF lineup: http://et4.us/335 and http://et4.us/336.

Taking a band of 6 people costs a good deal of money so we’re asking for your help so we can make this amazing opportunity become reality.

To thank you for your donation, I’m offering a lot of goodies. Things like a copy of first CD, handwritten sheet music, lessons, web site and iPhone app development, and more!

Please visit our Kickstarter campaign page and support us today.

I want to give a quick mention to a new website that I developed that has launched today.

The site is coolyourjetsdesigns.com and is for my friend, Mike Harnisch. Mike’s tall and he wears glasses. He’s also a talented graphic designer and “Blue Note Enthusiast and feeds his family by working on video games for geeks at BioWare, Austin, a division of EA.

The design of the site is all Mike’s. I took his Photoshop mockups and created  a custom WordPress theme for him that allows him to manage his site like a full-fledged CMS. This allows him completed control over all of the content on the site.

Besides Cool Your Jets Design being a hub for Mike to show off his creative work, it also serves as the place where he can publish his weekly podcast Fresh Friday which is a presentation of about 30 minutes of R&B, soul, and jazz mixed together straight from vinyl recordings centering around some central theme or artist.

So check out the site and especially the podcast and let Mike know what you think.

I’m happy to announce our next concert will be at The Hideout Theatre. If you missed us the last time we performed at the Hideout – way back in June of 2009 – now’s your chance to come and hear us before we head out on the road for a few dates in California.

How To Get Tickets

You can purchase tickets directly from me. You’ll be able to pay with a credit card or using your PayPal account. Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door so be sure to get your spots reserved early!

Purchase Advance Tickets for ETC at The Hideout Theatre