Wonderful Places to Go:

AllAboutJazz.com - cd reviews and artist/venue listings
Arcadia Recording - John Stites mastered my cd and has a jazz audio collection to rival many radio shows’ vaults
Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo - THANK YOU for the grant in 2004!
Big Green Lamp Recording - no one beats the Gorman
BossaNovaGuitar.com - resource for standard bossa changes and English/Portuguese lyrics
Discmakers – CD/DVD replication house
GrooveBone.org - online streaming radio featuring jazz trombone and hosted by Dave Dickey
Illinois Arts Council - includes grant programs for individual artists
International Association of Jazz Education – includes convention info and other opportunities such as grants and teacher training
Iron Post – supportive venue of jazz in Champaign-Urbana, IL
JazzConnect.com - Online jazz resource, home of the annual online vocal competition
JazzSingers.com - A listing of more jazz singers than you ever feared to exist
Kraftbräu Brewery - venue with live recording
PeoriaJazz.com – resource for jazz events and artists in Central Illinois
Robbie’s Restaurant and Uptown Friday Night - Great supporter of regional jazz in Springfield, IL supported by the Springfield Area Arts Council
SonicBids.com - Innovative propagator of the EPK (electronic press kit); view mine at Holly’s EPK.
VIV Wine Shop & Bar - Delightful venue in Bloomington, IL where, “Vino i Vitae” (Wine is life!)


Delightful People to Know:

Matt Warnock - Stellar guitarist/educator; appears with me on the Climb
the Butterfat Trio - Killing organ trio out of Chicago and Michigan featuring three great friends, Rob Cookman, Mark Ziegler, and Jeff Moehle
Craig Russo - percussionist and band leader
Dave Dickey Big Band - killing big band in Champaign-Urbana
Desafinado - 9-piece Brazilian band in Champaign-Urbana, IL
Down The Line - acoustic soul band
Fred Knapp – drummer/pianist
Jeff Helgesen - trumpeter/transcriber, including postings of Champaign-Urbana jazz events
Jeff Moehle - drummer/compose; appears with me on the Climb
Joe Ayoub - bass player; appears with me on the Climb
Jon Wert - drummer
Keith Hall - drummer
Ken Schreiner - “…an independent video producer and former corporate news executive putting the “real” back in realism…” as well as a blogger of sharp-tongued and insightful social commentary
Kevin Hart - vibraphonist/pianist/drummer
Mark Ziegler - bassist/composer; appears with me on the Climb
Quincy Davis - drummer/composer; appears with me on the Climb
Rob Cookman - pianist/organist/composer; appears with me on the Climb
Scott Anderson - guitarist/singer/composer of Brazilian music