Every so often, something interesting happens...to me. (I mean , LOTS of interersting things are happening all the time, right?) This time it seems like something extraordinary - my picture, along with the Mahavishnu Project, in JazzTImes magazine!

But, as usually happens, it's not all roses & glory. There are no NAMES listed with the picture. That this has happned to me multiple times means I've gone from excitement, to frustration, to resignation. But it's still pretty damn cool, so I'm posting a scan pf the page here. The musicians in the picture are, rom left to right:

Zach Brock (Violin); Neil Alexander (me); Gregg Bendian (drums, leader); Chad MCLoughlin (Guitar); Jim Cammack (bass).

What's even funnier (or not so funny, depending n your point of view) is that Jim is no longer with us, being replaced by Peter Brendler almost a year ago. Ah, the joy of press. :)

Here ya go:

Holy smokes! Here are some pix from my recent show with the Mahavishnu Project, one of the most fun bands I've ever been in. The lineup for this show was Greg Bendian (drums), Peter Brendler (bass), Glenn Alexander (guitar), Zach Brock (violin) and myself (Neil Alexander) on keys. We really turned up the heat and blew the room away, receiving 2 standing ovations during the course of the set. For me, it doesn't get much better than this. As an added bonus, we were opneing for "3 Friends", playing the music of Gentle Giant (with 2 original members) An excellent evening all around. :)

I have audio as well, and will post that at a later date. All pix courtesy Vincent Mineo (a.k.a. Vinnie The video Guy), who does an excellent job as archivist, capturing all kinds of great local shows (local being NY City area). We're lucky to have him in our corner. 

P.S. - if you think I've posted too many pix for the reader (that's you) to assimilate, let me know. I'll post fewer pictures next time. :)

Taken at our show at the Bean Runner Cafe in Peekskill on May 1st. This band is more fun than a barrel of monkeys!

These pics were taken by our good friend Vinnie the video guy, who makes awesome video archives and includes
audio files and around 100 photos(!). I've uploaded my favs to flickr. Thanks, Vinnie!

Neil