Live from Andy's in Chicago

Hi there,

I just got back from visiting The Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and I also performed at Andy's Jazz Club there too. I'm telling you, the people in Chicago really like to have a good time. Sold out and happy crowd for a Thursday night. After my show ended I headed to the opening night at Legends to see the famed Buddy Guy for some real Cook County Blues. What an entertainer he is! Wearing a velvet coat and red patent boots he walked right out of the venue riffing the blues through the snowy Chicago street!

After Chicago, I headed to NYC to hear jazz - got to meet Lionel Loueke at The Jazz Standard. What a warm person he is. I stayed for 2 sets I was enjoying the music he played from his album, Karibou, and the cozy atmosphere of the club on a snowy January night. Also saw the Blue Train Revisited at Iridium, as well as Kurt Rosenwinkel and Aaron Parks at the Village Vanguard which I enjoyed. I also found time for the Broadway show, Billy Elliot - Elton John wrote the music for that, but I didn't find that either the show or music was particularly inspiring - especially considering how expensive theatre tix are now.

I will be playing in SF this Saturday night the 17th - two shows at Biscuits and Blues in Union Square. Hope you can come by. btw, the outlook on "Sunny Day Theory", our latest release, is turning out to be excellent - still on two radio charts and fan interest appears to be growing. How nice! After the SF show, I've got to buckle down on new music - hopefully recording in April again.

Take care,

Lisa

Happy New Year to you!

Happy New Year to you!

Hope you made it through the Holidays well with time for family, friends and yourself too. The new year inspires me, but it is also my birthday time - January 5th, so I feel especially energized by the start of the calendar year as well as a new personal year.

I'm off to Chicago to perform at Andy's on January 8th, and to stop by The Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind to lend support for the great work they do for the visually impaired in their state. Please come by at 8pm for the show if you are around. I'll spend next weekend soaking up jazz in NYC, before heading back to perform in SF on January 17th at Biscuits & Blues - 2 shows to catch there if you're in the city.

"Sunny Day Theory" continues to do well, appearing on two radio play charts entering it's fifth month, and still receiving good reviews - so that's a great gift right there! Besides preparing for the tour, I am composing new music and feeling very creative. Hopefully I will be in the studio in April, but there's a lot of work to do before then!

Take care, and I hope that 2009 is a good year for you.

Lisa