Touring California and Michigan With the Lunar Octet

Our all-originals latin/jazz band, the Lunar Octet, is currently on tour in California, with a two-week tour of Michigan to follow. Drummer and Stanford professor Jon Krosnick booked 12 gigs for us in 11 days in California, including a theater, a college, a jazz club in downtown San Francisco, vineyards, a brewery, and several libraries in the Bay area. I'm musical director for the group, and compose most of the material, along with compositions by bandmembers Aron Kaufman and Jon Krosnick, and a couple covers by Tito Puente. 

Check out videos of some of the performances at the Lunar Octet's facebook page. And please "follow" the facebook page. A large following on social media helps us to book gigs. 

Among the hightlights thus far is the Cameo Theater in St. Helena, with a great audience and standing ovation. 

We've been lucky with the weather, with outdoor gigs at Mission College,

and another big crowd at Portola Vineyard.

The backdrop for a performance at Las Positas was a beautiful vineyard and tawny hillsides.

The jazz club is called Mr. Tipple's Recording Studio, with great food and an enthusiastic crowd.