The Blues Walk is Back October 4th with 22 bands across 18 venues downtown North Bend, WA One ticket, one night: 6 p.m.–midnight in historic Downtown North Bend NORTH BEND, Wash. — August 26, 2025 — The North Bend Blues Walk is back on Saturday, October 4, 2025, transforming Downtown North Bend into a walkable, … Continue reading 2025 North Bend Blues Walk
Category: Thoughts
Well, here we go again. It’s time to push the go button on another project. I’m excited to share that my new book, Bebop by the Numbers – Band Director Handbook, “A Super Fun, Super Simple Step-by-Step Guide on How to Teach Jazz Improvisation,” is now available — You can order it online here. It will soon be available on Amazon and other retailers once another round of revisions is approved, but if you want to get a jump on the school year in jazz band, you can grab the first edition now.
I know what you’re thinking: Really, Danny? Another music festival?Yeah. I guess I can't help myself. This time, it's not jazz. It’s something that’s been rattling around in my brain for a while—like this has been three years in the making. Something rootsy, honest, and a little dustier. It’s called Haystack Music Fest, and it’s … Continue reading Here We Go… Starting a New Music Festival – Haystack
It used to be a really big number, 95. Not anymore. And he was so healthy up until a few months before he was gone. It was cancer that took his life, not old age. I still think at 91, he was too young. Maybe that’s because now when I look in my own rearview mirror, there are a lot of years behind me, and I am closer to 95 than zero. So are so many of the people I love.
I woke up this morning thinking about this lesson again and I thought it was worth sharing, again. It’s from my book, Lessons from My Father Available on Amazon and wherever you buy books these days. #4 We are all individuals, each one of us. We are God’s unique creation. You can never be what … Continue reading Lesson #4 – We are all individuals…
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