Mikes Music Emporium

It was another  Tuesday jam  at the Cambalache in Cadiz and  International Piano Day.  Sometime ago someone decided to  market the 88th day of the year and call it that.  And you know I'm grateful for that . Without the…

Despite the unsual abundance of wind and rain we manged to have a pretty good turnout for this concert . 17 people  . When I started this about 2 years ago we had an audience of 6 and 2 musicians…

It's been 10 months since I wrote in this blog and you may ask what happened to te concerts . Well in June of last year the city reworked the infrascruture  and ripped up  the block  And it actually looked…

It was great to play with Javi Bermudez last Sunday which marked the first piano/bass duo here. Its been one year since I started these concerts and was great to see 5 new faces to the emporium . We played…

It's good to know that  the curfew in Cadiz has been lifted , the vaccine is available to more people who want it , and that people are coming out going out , enjoying the beautiful weather  but still no…

FI n a celebration of Spring , I was very happy to be able to put a little concert together with the collaboration Antonio Ortiz. In this concert we both played mostly newly registered compositions  which were well received…

You would think with all the time on my hands that writing a monthly blog would be easy. But it's not . There are distractions and things to do , and promises to keep.  I am writing this the day…

It is 2021 and the third wave of COVID -19 cases are on the rise at an alarming rate as predicted . Here in Cadiz more small busineses , cafes , and restos  are voluntary closing  as a saftey  precaution…

Wishing everyone  who is reading this a very Happy and safe Holidays . Thats all of them , Hannukah, Christmas, New Years Eve  and all the socializing , family dinners ,reunions, parties, and shopping in crowded areas  that goes with…

I cant believe my blog got wiped out so I will write it again. The Covid Curfews continue and so are the concwerts . i am so appreciative that Antonio Ortiz agreed to present his Flamenco Improvisations  as well as…

Once again  a big thank you to guitarist  Jose Maria Lopez assisted  once again.  In the latest session of Mikes Music Emporiums concerts we  played mostly new tunesw from the gig we were supposed to have played at Serendipia which…

Something out of the ordinary happened in September . I was asked to play at the new venue the Serendipia  in Cadiz  in trio where I played a set on the keyboard with two dear friends and musicians Tony Barbara…