A very special drummer-less version of the Matthew Wengerd Trio will be playing tonight at Keel and Curley Winery in Plant City. It’s a great venue with plenty of great food and drink. We’re playing all night (7-12), so come out before or after you visit the Strawberry Festiv ... Continue Reading
See the guy standing next to the electric bass player with all the hardware on the top of his bass (that’s called an extension)?  His name is Bill Moring and he’ll be playing at the University of South Florida tonight as a part of their Monday Night Jazz Series.   ... Continue Reading
Jazz isn’t the only music I play.  Tomorrow, I’ll be playing Schubert’s Mass in G at First Presbyterian Church of Lakeland.  We had a rehearsal today under the direction of Dr. Dan Gordon.  It will be an excellent afternoon of music. Sunday, 22 February 3:30 pm ... Continue Reading
Unclutterer has a great series called Workspace of the Week, where various desks and other workspaces make their way onto this blog about how to simplify and organize.  This week, they highlighted the studio of Brendan Burns, whose guitar-focused space is set up for instrument-musician- ... Continue Reading
You’ve got two great opportunities to hear me play with some of Central Florida’s finest! You can hear the Wengerd|VanVoorst duo at the Tarpon Springs Winn-Dixie from 3-6 pm today It’s at 955 S Pinellas Ave in Tarpon Springs View Larger Map Then, you can drive to Lake ... Continue Reading
A phenomenal comparison: Radiohead’s 15 Step from In Rainbows meets Dave Brubeck’s Take Five.  Ingenious! Continue Reading
From Do the Math, the blog of the inimitable The Bad Plus: For All I Care Our latest is officially released in the US today. — Reviews: Rolling Stone (“…It’s about as badass as highbrow gets”) Boston Globe (“Bringing in an unknown vocalist, Minneapo ... Continue Reading
