Music Fans, The Kareem Kandi World Orchestra has two great performances this week if you're in the mood for some live music: Friday February 18th we’ll be performing at The Social Bar and Grill in Tacoma WA. I’ll be joined by Ryan Donnely on bass and Jacques Willis on drums. 8pm, all ages welcome, no cover charge. Reservations are highly recommended. Sunday February 20th we’ll be performing at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma WA. We'll have drummer, composer, and educator Greg Williamson as our guest. 1pm to 4:30pm. All ages welcome, museum admission required for in person attendance. The livestreams are free to view. Museum admission fee is required to attend the performance in person and can be purchased at: www.museumofglass.org<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.museumofglass.org%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR02vqUo1X_3anC4MSOt2A5AOlPy0klAcrd2doz6rsh91VwgtIQrUCZT1wM&h=AT06gaqo_g-Lwh2l23mIfYTDGktcD5VTEGjAqHDOMHIsJzMb8KbLZ6Brw1uCcZNtQmC7dJiMPOmrbfNOAwV8xOYHhb-TmqhSTqnwNhmrvLgbPauAEViqo2s5_sNoxHCYnQ&__tn__=q&c[0]=AT3lZv8hVf32OK4e-W5qkEyrlydQD8nfSKOjQq6vD_KLau3p5PPvrL70Xdi4V3LEsWOiQTv5rPuUsPwsZV4qWAZMVuVUhZWtSJVFd371eP0t7wP1sHqpB7nmrhJ7ttB-e08BAucyQADxmwwxrOqK-P-0> ( $17 adults, $5 children 12 and under ) Both the interview and performance will also be live streamed from these links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/kareem.kandi<https://www.facebook.com/kareem.kandi?__cft__[0]=AZXtuLWnVfzWsoAzzfgTgXpC1ew4BrXrRXuhMZvn4Pk2DvcrwXR56LcvFsfVFtNE0u_KiyapSrMwj7ybEkSnaIUOUu6o4SYcXbP2H9aVCfMF7yomh0IdlMrTHzXknCR3EBM&__tn__=q> Youtube: www.tiny.cc/kkwo<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiny.cc%2Fkkwo%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1h3IyoTNHwFi70MWQDQyaPjVYXRs2IK8V--2JsitMwteOA0EwKVp93iFI&h=AT0fHWruJ5K51OtrjS2BsTrviszYEWD-Pq2GDo2z65tLGQkBGEfTLgCjoLO7tUmbIUuDWjta08vzv_2Wo8vPcAtuWkhdcCfuhFKftn3rq9j9RFJamQ6XRZnR5eyVgjfwSg&__tn__=q&c[0]=AT3lZv8hVf32OK4e-W5qkEyrlydQD8nfSKOjQq6vD_KLau3p5PPvrL70Xdi4V3LEsWOiQTv5rPuUsPwsZV4qWAZMVuVUhZWtSJVFd371eP0t7wP1sHqpB7nmrhJ7ttB-e08BAucyQADxmwwxrOqK-P-0> The livestreams are free to view. Interview: 1:00pm to 2:00pm Performance: 3pm to 4pm About our guest: Greg Williamson is a jazz drummer, percussionist, composer, musical instigator, and keeper of a jazz flame. Early musical highlights include stints with Woody Herman’s Young Thundering Herd (1988-89), The Glenn Miller Orchestra (1988) and The Harry James Orchestra. He toured many times with Steve Allen’s re-creation of the Tonight Show alongside classic entertainers like singers Joe Williams and Rosemary Clooney, pianist Paul Smith, comedians Louis Nye and Bill “Jose Jimenez” Dana, and others. Through the 1990’s Greg was seen often onstage leading and contracting with icons like Don Rickles, Bob Newhart, and Joan Rivers; and as a regular member of jazz vocal icon Ernestine Anderson. Williamson’s early influences included Count Basie and Thelonious Monk. Personal mentorships with jazz hero’s like Ray Brown, Mel Lewis, Buddy Catlett, Jeff Hamilton, John Clayton and Red Kelley set him up for a long association with Grammy nominated vocalist Ernestine Anderson. Starting as her drummer of choice for many tours of the United States, Japan and South America, he eventually acted as her musical director. Mid 1990’s also saw the formation of Pony Boy Records, an independent record label made up of straight ahead jazz artists with a Northwest focus. PBR has over 60 releases to date, including CD’s by Williamson’s Big Bad Groove Society, GW Quartet, Pony Boy All-Star Big Band, Double Sax Quintet (listed in the Jazz Times Year in Review Critics Picks 2002), and many more. PBR is distributed worldwide by Burnside Distribution. Williamson produced the annual Pony Boy Records Jazz Picnic for 10 years, which won awards for contributions to the community by Earshot Jazz, and whose t-shirts still adorn the fans and musicians of the Northwest.