Todd Bashore

@toddbashore
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Saxophonist, arranger, composer, educator. Artist-in-Residence @ Temple U. #Yanagisawa & #Vandoren artist.
So ... I decided to build a turntable stand this week. I had brushed off my woodworking skills a couple of years ago to build my studio desk, and was feeling like it was time for another project so I designed this out of walnut and zebrawood. As it's still raw wood I've got a few days of finishing ahead of me, but it's always a relief to take the clamps off and still have right angles, LOL. Fun project! #woodworking #jazz #vinyl
Great rehearsal with Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band yesterday! Come check out our gig featuring Lisa Fischer and Bilal at the Charlie Parker Festival tonight!
https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/cpjf-orrin-evans-2/?date=20230825
Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band featuring Lisa Fischer & Bilal / T.K. Blue / DJ Sets by Uptown Vinyl Supreme

One of the world’s top jazz vocalists will pair with a sprawling band of virtuosic players and risk-taking soloists for an exciting performance worth writing home about.

City Parks Foundation
Fundraiser for Drum Legend Victor Lewis. I've played with Victor probably hundreds of times with Charles Tolliver's band, and of course he's on all my favorite Woody Shaw recordings. Please help out if you can. https://www.gofundme.com/f/uh2mx7-victor-lewis
First gigs of the New Year! Playing at Smalls on Friday and Saturday with the Valery Ponomarev Quintet! Sets at 7:30 and 9, hope to see you there! #jazz #smallsjazzclub #valeryponomarev #jazzmessenger https://www.smallslive.com/events/24991-valery-ponomarev-quintet/
Valery Ponomarev Quintet

Friday, January 6, 2023 -

SmallsLIVE
I wish other national political reporters were as clear-eyed about the trajectory of the GOP as @[email protected].
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2022/12/gop-lawmakers-distancing-extremism-trump-fuentes-ye/672328/
The GOP Can’t Hide From Extremism

A perfect storm is brewing among Trump, Fuentes, Ye … and Twitter.

The Atlantic
Nice reading session at Princeton University today for Darcy James Argue's students! Of course, I had to drop by Princeton Record Exchange after ...
#jazz #vinyl #prex
Great rehearsal with Art Baron today for our gig in Long Branch, NJ on Sunday. It's always cool to realize the book you are playing was originally written for and played by an Ellingtonian! (of course Art is as well) #jazz #ellington
Very productive trip to Princeton Record Exchange today!
#jazz #vinyl

To be completely honest, I kinda dig the turkey soup the day after Thanksgiving even more than the turkey.

#turkey #soup #thanksgiving

So ... I've got a birthday coming up in a couple of weeks. To celebrate, I'll be leading a quintet that weekend at Smalls featuring Duane Eubanks, Benito Gonzalez, Kenny Davis, and Mark Whitfield Jr. Hope to see you at the hang on 12/4!!!

#jazz #saxophone #smallsjazzclub