If you read the previous post about the Richie Cole projects, well here's an interlude to that project.  During the mixing process, my good friend and a truly soulful guy, George Heid came out and asked me if I wanted…

I met Richie Cole in the Fall of 2014.   I was asked to play in his Alto Madness Orchestra rehearsal band that met on Wednesdays on the North Side of Pittsburgh.  Richie had moved to Pittsburgh earlier in 2014…

In 2005, Mark Perna put together probably his best, most versatile group.  Cleverly called Perna, Sakash, Susoeff & Wendt after the last names of it's members, the band boasted some heavy writing talents in alto and bari saxophonist Mike Sakash…