http://mwengerd.blog.usf.edu/2007/01/19/why-i-have-not-been-blogging bassist.student.educator Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:46:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://mwengerd.blog.usf.edu/2007/01/19/why-i-have-not-been-blogging#comment-428 104 weeks » The Long-Anticipated (Yeah, right!) IAJE Post! Sat, 20 Jan 2007 03:19:16 +0000 http://mwengerd.blog.usf.edu/2007/01/19/why-i-have-not-been-blogging#comment-428 [...] I left Joey D early (The whole program started well over an hour after the published time) to get a good seat for John Patitucci, and boy did I get a good seat! I was second row, just house irght of center for the whole set. I’ve admired Patitucci since long before I ever picked up a double bass. I have been hot or cold on his tone, but his contributions to the advancement of the instrument technically and in terms of bass PR are inarguable. The trio was JP, Antonio Sanchez, and Adam Rogers. Sanchez was a drummer of impeccable time and a deep pocket. I recall at least on Rogers composition that just floored me. I wish I had more to say, but time and the medication has fogged the memory a bit. [...] […] I left Joey D early (The whole program started well over an hour after the published time) to get a good seat for John Patitucci, and boy did I get a good seat! I was second row, just house irght of center for the whole set. I’ve admired Patitucci since long before I ever picked up a double bass. I have been hot or cold on his tone, but his contributions to the advancement of the instrument technically and in terms of bass PR are inarguable. The trio was JP, Antonio Sanchez, and Adam Rogers. Sanchez was a drummer of impeccable time and a deep pocket. I recall at least on Rogers composition that just floored me. I wish I had more to say, but time and the medication has fogged the memory a bit. […]

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