by Dan Yessian | Jan 5, 2022 | Music, Musicians, Musicology
I was all of 11 years old when I saw the film “Pinocchio.” I was so touched! How it lingered with me! You know the story – Geppetto wishes that Pinocchio would become a real human boy… … after a series of trials and tribulations, Geppetto finally gets his wish. In the...
by Dan Yessian | May 24, 2021 | Interviews, Musicians, Musicology
Go to Dan’s Bandcamp page to stream and purchase! https://danyessian.bandcamp.com/ Behind the scenes of “Ring Around The Moon” with vocalist Kenny...
by Dan Yessian | Jun 11, 2019 | Musicians, Musicology, Singers
On June 1st I was privileged to work an afternoon concert with the renowned vocalist Kate Patterson. And what a great crew of jazzers to back her! We had Chuck Shermetaro on Keys, Rich Michaels on Drums, Danny Kolton on upright bass, Dave Tatrow on trumpet, Steve Wood...
by Dan Yessian | May 21, 2019 | Business of Music, Comedy, Musicology
On another particular gig, my band was hired out to play a college event. Our pianist who often complained of his arthritic condition (to which I wasn’t totally convinced) requested that I’d call the venue to see if there was an in-house piano to save him the...
by Dan Yessian | May 11, 2019 | Comedy, Musicology, Stories
Some of my earliest recollections of playing in a band had nothing to do with music. I used to get calls from Skip, an accomplished accordion player and leader of a Polish band. He liked the way I played Clarinet so he’d bring me in for gigs. On one particular...
